Evening star., 1918-04-17
Boxes for Spring Ball.

| Boxes Tor .Spr1nG Ball.
| Miss Helen Blodgett will be chairman
Of the young ladies committee and MISS
Margaret McChord- chairman OF the pox
COMMITTEES for the ball to be held al
| the willard May 4, for the benefit of
the washington Diet Kitchen Associa-
tion.
George Vanderbilt, Nine. Hauge. Nine.
Wichfeld, Mrs. E. H. G. Slater. Mr..
Barnard Baruch, Mrs. William A. Stat
er. Mrs nian william Wa r. FoWier' Mrs 1ames mrs
McDonald, Nine. da Cana, Mrs. James
Wadsworth, jr., Mrs. Marye and Mrs.
! Hinkle.
The ball promises to attract the smart
| assemblage that usually lends its pa
| tronage to this charity.
Misses Lucille and Harriet Clark,
| daughters of Representative and Mrs.
Frank Clark of Florida, are entertain
ing at a box party this afternoon. fol-
lowed by tea at the Willard. In com
pliment to Miss Burbank and MISS
Robertson, who are the guests Of Maj.
and Mrs w. c. Harlee for the D. A. K.
convention.
A musical program will be given at
the Congressional Club on Friday, by
Mrs. Ethel Holtzlaw-Gawler, soprano.
and Nine. Scudo-Ragland, pianist.
The usual reception will be held at the
close of the program. The president,
Mrs. Towner, will be assisted in recetv-
ing by Mrs. Mondell of Wyoming and
Mrs. Eagle of Texas, vice presidents of
the club. Mrs. Fairchild of New York.
Mrs. Crago of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Cram
ton of Michigan and Mrs. John A.
Logan will pour tea, and the assisting
hostesses viii be Mrs. Nolan and Mrs.
Elston of California, Mrs. Taylor of
Colorado. Mrs. Mclean of Connecticut.
Mrs. James Brown Scott, Mrs. Wise of
Georgia, Mrs. French of Idaho. Miss
Maths and Mrs. Ireland of Illinois and
Mrs. Denton and Mrs. Purnell of In
diana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Hanson
Robertson of Baltimore announce the
engagement of their daughter, Kath-
crime. to Mr.. William Corcoran Hill. I'd.
of Pittsburgh. The wedding will take
place very quietly in the chapel of En-
manuel Protestant Episcopal Church at
noon Saturday. May II. The Rt. Rev.
John Gardner Murray, bishop Of Mary
land, will officiate, assisted by the Rev.
DR.. Hugh Birckhead, rector of the
church.
Mr.. Hill. who formerly lived at Wash
ington, is a brother of Capt. Charles
Phillips Hill. U. S. A.
Mrs Ernest George Sewell of Miami,
Fla, is at the Raleigh Hotel. attending
as regent of Everglades Chapter (of
Miami) the National d. A. r. Congress.
Mrs. Sewell is also vice state chairman
The state regent of Florida, Mrs. Arthur
B. Gilkes of Jacksonville, is also pres
ent at the congress.
Mrs. Burnham, wife of Gen. w. P.
Burnham, with her niece, Miss Helen
Burnham, has arrived at 1854 street
with DR.. and Mrs Curtis. Mrs. Curtis
was before her marriage Miss Frances
Burnham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Polk are guests at
the Powhatan on their way from Miami,
Fla, to indianapolis. Mrs. Polk will
sing some of her own compositions while
here for Red Cross benefits.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo have leased a cottage at
White Sulphur Springs The cottage
is known as the Colonnade. Admiral
and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson have taken
the cottage adjoining that which the
Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo are to oc-
cupy.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. Grant, jr.. enter
tanned at dinner last evening in COM
pliment to Miss Annette Lyman, who is
a house guest of Mrs. James s. Petit.
Mrs James R. Mann. wife of the
minority leader of the House, will sell
bonds this afternoon at the women's
liberty loan headquarters in F street
near 18th. A number of speeches will
be made and the old liberty bell will be
set up at o'clock.
Mr.. John Barrett entertained at
luncheon today in compliment to Mrs.
Charles Whitman, wife of the Governor
of New York.
Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk and Mrs. Will
liam Phillips will pour tea on the open
ing day. April "a, of the French Off
cial exhibit of aerial warfare paint
ings by Lieut.. Henri Farre, "Sky Fight
ers of France" at the Washington
i Club. The exhibit will last several
days. the proceeds going to the chill
! dren of French aviators killed in bat
tie.
! Mrs. J. A. Swift, daughter of Gov AL
J corn, former senator from Mississippi, is
guest OF Mrs. Barker Gummere, at her
residence. 1919 New Hampshire avenue