The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
md Vews of Interest the Women Readers of The Herald

will play Portia. After the marriage
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd they both
retired from the professional stage.
Others In the cast who are gifted
and well-known Washingtonians are
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith. leader
in amateur theatricals: Miss Imo-,
gene Fairchild. daughter Of Mrs. l..
Stoddard Taylor, who came down
from New York to assume the role
OF Jessica; Miss Helen Griffith, Miss
Hunter Gait, brother-in-law OF Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, who has always
been interested in amateur theatre
calls and has had many successes
In light opera in amateur circles;
Henry +. Dolan. Maurice Jarvis, Ar
thur b. White, Dennis Connell, Fin
Thomas Green and Lawrence Downey.
Mrs. r. d. Shepherd Is general chair
man of the arrangements for the
performance and Mrs. Alexander
Hunter Gait. sister of Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson. is the vice chairman. The,
executive committee includes Mrs.
OAahoC ~ oNuhcOIir oleDnGu %.
Elkins, Mrs. Joseph Z. Thropp, Mrs.
U. s. Grant and Mrs. Delos A. Blod-
gett. The finance committee is COM
posed Of Mr.. A. H. Gait, Mrs. Al
exander Sharpe. Mrs Stimson Brown
and Mrs. Birnie John Liutich Is
the stage director, and the orchestra
will be assisted by the Alhambra
Quartet, composed of Frank A.
Dougherty, John E. Mckenzie, Thorn
as A. Cantwell and Gerald Whelan.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Garrison Nc
Clintock have as their guest the
latter's sister, Mrs. Rudolph Degen-
er, of New York, who will be with
them for several days. During her
stay here Mrs. Degener will assist
the Red Cross helpers, of whom
Mrs. McClintock is chairman, in
their liberty loan drive. The Red
Cross is meeting with tremendous
success at the Raleigh, where 1t
conducted a booth on the opening
day. April 6, and yesterday afternoon
opened another booth, where Mrs.
Deneger will give her services, at
Y. NJ. c. A. headquarters, 1732 G.
street. This booth will be open
daily from to 8.
The many friends Of Robert
Lister Macneil, known in his own
country as The Macneil of Barra,"
will be interested to learn that he
has received a commission as a
lieutenant in the Royal Engineers
of the British army, and has al
ready gone to st. Johns. Canada.
He will remain there for the next
three months prior to joining his
regiment. Mr.. Macneil was asso-
ciated with Chauncey P. Anderson,
Of the War Trade Board. He was
also a leading architect, and among
his last work here is the building
of the Cuban Legation, on Sixteenth
street. Mr.. Macneil is chief of the
clan of the Macneils of Scotland.
The War Service meeting Of the
Anthony League will be held as
usual Wednesday at $3.50 p. m. at
the home OF the president. Mrs. An
ma E. Hendley, 207 Columbia road.
Miss Ellen n. Stone will speak on
her experiences in the Balkan
states. The illustrated lecture by
Marian Longfellow announced for
this evening has been postponed on
account of the loss OF the slides.
The announcement of the engage
ment OF Miss Mary Lindsay Wat
kins. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert II. Watkins, to o. w. Good
loe, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Goodloe, of Nashville. Tenn. will
be of interest to the Southern
colony here. Miss Watkins is the
granddaughter of the late Gov.
Robert b. Lindsay. of Alabama, and
a greatniece OF former Gov. John
Anthony Winston, of that State.
Mr.. Goodies family has been
prominent socially and politically
in the South for more than a half
century. The marriage will take
place April 20.
Miss Kate Dickinson Sweetser and
Miss Mary Isabel Smithson, both of
lington. Miss Sweetser dedicated her
from History" to Mrs. Woodrow Will
son:
Miss Judith Atwater. daughter of
Mrs. Louis Lombard. has returned to
eral months. Mr.. and Mrs. Lombard
and the younger members OF the
family are in Cuba, en- route from
Barcelona. Spain, where they spent
the winter.
Mrs. Fred Ball. of Clinton, H.. is
in Washington attending the Con-
gress Of the D. A. R. She is registered
at the Raleigh.
The Misses Alice and Mabel Grandin
are at the Laurel House, Lake wood,
New Jersey, for two weeks.
The Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde,
rector of Grace Church, has issued in
vitations to a reception to be held in
the parish hall of the church on Tues
Gay evening. April 16. from $50 until
1890 o'clock to meet his mother. Mrs.
John MacLaren MacBryde, and mis-
aunt. Miss Bolton. who are listing
friends in the city. Mrs. Frederic
Vaughan Abbot OF the Washington
barracks and Mrs. Albert Rhet Walk
or oS South Carolipa will aosis+ l.,