The Washington herald., 1918-02-13

relatives ana friends In rev York.
Tea will be served every afternoon for
such parties. and chaperons will be
supplied to the sisters or nancees OF
enlisted men coming to New York
alone. Miss Helen Farquhar is direc-
tor of the hostess house.
Mrs. Pomerence will be at home in
formally at The Highlands tomorrow
afternoon from $3.50 to 6.
Mrs. Daniel LIE Roy Borden will be
at home this afternoon in her apart
ment at 1876 New Hampshire avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Mcdonald, of
New York, have taken possession of
their apartment at 2ll Wyoming
avenue, which they have leased from
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron Haw-
kins. Mr.. Hawkins, who has just
been commissioned assistant pay
master, L. S. N, and his bride are
with her parents. Senator and Mrs
Robert l. Owen.
Mrs. S. P. Brown will be at home
Informally this afternoon at o'clock
at her apartment in the Cordova in
celebration Of her birthday.
Mrs. Browns daughter. Mrs. c. NJ.
Conger, who Is spending the winter in
New York, has arrived in Washington
to remain a week. and is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Ward Brown, at
3O1O N street.
Mrs. Alexander Mccoy and Miss
Alberta Sterns, of Pasadena, Cal,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kent. They received with Mrs.
Kent yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin
had guests dining with them in
formally last evening.
Capt. J. Watson Webb. OF West
bury, L l., who is stationed in
Washington, has been Joined here
this week by Mrs. Webb who pass
ed the first part OF the winter in
Westbury.
Andre Tardieu, of the French High
Commission, is at the Plaza in New
York for a short stay.
Lieut.. Theodore Marburg. Jr.. OF
Baltimore, who was in Canada. is
ping at the Plaza Hotel.
Miss Ada Birmingham entertain
ed at bridge yesterday afternoon.
Additional guests were entertained
at tea later in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick McKen-
ney gave dinner last night for
Mrs. James Channon. Of Chicago.
who is visiting Representative and
Mrs. Fred Britten. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Gravener will give an informal
theater party for Mrs. Channon this
evening and on Saturday she and
Mrs Britten will lunch with Mrs.
George Bass. of Chicago. who has
been in Washington the greater
part of the winter.
Mrs. Channon will accompany
Mrs. Bass to New York on Sunday.
probably returning within a few
days to complete her visit to Mr.
and Mrs. Brltten.
Mrs. S. Fosdick Jones, OF Washing
ton. d. c., is spending the winter at
the fashionable Huntington Hotel in
Pasadena, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Duffy, of New
York, have announced the engagement
of their daughter. Miss Mary Tyler
Duffy. to Lieut.. Seth Barton French,
son of DR.. and Mrs. John Herndon
French, OF New York. Miss Duffy,
who was presented to society this sea-
son at the bachelors cotillion. has
been one of the bellies of the winter
Lieut.. Franch, who Is a grandson of
the late Seth Barton French. OF New
York, is now stationed in this city
with the ordnance department. He
was graduated from Yale University,
class of 1911. and belongs to the Union
Club, the Racket and Tennis Club
and the Yale Club OF New York, and
the Scroll and Key. the senior club
of Yale University. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Representative and Mrs. II. c. Clay
pool announce the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Berenice Claypool, to
Max r. Wissler. of Chillicote, Ohio.
The ceremony was performed on Sat-
urday, February 3, in private parlors
at the Willard, only the immediate
members of both families being pres
ent
The guests included Lieut.. r. Kite,
Of Fort Myer. a cousin of the bride.
and NJ. and Nine Jose de Tibble Ma
ChadO. of Brussels and Chevy Chase.
The Rev. Charles Wood officiated.
The bride wore a smartly tailored
suit of dark blue, with hat to match,
and a corsage Of violets and garde-
MAS. After the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served and the bride
and bridegroom left for a trip through
and Mrs. Wissler will be at home in
Chillicothe later on. Mrs. wissler
was educated in Washington and is
well known here.
Miss Madeline Lloyd Hope, daughter
OF the late Robert Morriss Hope, of
staunton, Va, a hneal descendant Of
Sir Francis Hope. and Lieut.. Paul A.
Shackleford, Of the United States in
fantry, now stationed at Camp Hill,
were married Monday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock in the apartment of the
bridegroom's sister, Mrs. Howard
Felix Moore. OF Somerset House in
Sixteenth street. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. DIR. Robert Talbot
of st. Paurs Episcopal Church. The
marriage was very quiet one, only
close friends and relatives of the two
families being present. The bride
wore becoming gown OF mauve-coI-
ored tricotine with cream lace. After
the ceremony DIR. Horace Montague
was host at a dinner at the Raleigh
Hotel. entertaining the bridal party,
after which Lieut.. and Mrs. Shackle-