The Washington herald., 1918-03-04

worth, Jr., nave as tner Buesls tne
latter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Payne Whitney, of New
York, who are en- route to their home
from Thomasville, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whitman
Wetmore will be hosts at dinner this
evening at the Washington Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Henry Purdy have
leased the home of Mrs. James Biddle
at 1910 Twenty-first street. Mr.. Purdy
is connected with the American Red
Cross in Washington.
Lieut. and Mrs. Stanhope Nixon.
who have been frequent visitors at
the Shoreham this winter have taken
a house in Chevy Chase for the
spring.
Col. and Mrs. Walter ]. Comstoek,
are visiting their son-in-law and
daughter, Mai. and Mrs. Frederick
Snowden Skinner. before they start
for Palo Alto Cal. where Mai.
skinner will be stationed.
Mrs. Robert Lamont, NJ Chicago.
is in Washington, as the guest OF
George Eaton Scott and Miss Cor
! nelia Scott, at their home on Mas
sachuetts avenue. Mrs. Lamont is
the wife OF Col. Robert Lamont,
| L. S. r.. C, who is stationed here
" ith the Ordnance Department.
Lieut.. and Mrs John Francis
Proctor. who spent a few days last
week with the latter's mother. Mrs
John W. Bayne, left Washington
| Friday morning for Syracuse, n
Y, where Lieut.. Proctor. who is a
member Of the Royal Flying Corps
will be stationed for the present.
They are making the trip by motor
ano will stop for a few days at
New York. Lieut.. and Mrs. Proctor
were married at the home of Mrs
Bayne, February 20.
Mrs. Victor Kauffmann and Mrs.
! Richmond Day were the hcstesses
at the weekly tea given yesterday
afternoon at the United Service club.
Miss Katherine Let's, Miss Dorothy
Mason. Miss Dorothy Rerthoh. Miss
, Edith Lester and Miss Kathleen Les
I ter assisted I'm receiving.
Mrs. Edward F. Carry and Miss
Margaret Carry will be at home this
afternoon at the Shoreham. after
, o'clock.
Among the subjects that Miss
Janet Richards will discuss this
morning in her weekly review OF
public questions will be: Can Japan
. -,
Siberia" The danger of too much
peace talk" to the cause OF democ-
racy: Can Hindenbcrg break
through and more about Rumania,
A!saCe and Lorraine. She will also
give a brief account of a recent visit
to the base hospital at Camp Meade.
( The lecture is given at the knicker-
I booker Theater and begins at 1915.
Miss Hetty c. Green and Lester A.
Lawrence. both OF Washington. were
quietly married i'm Baltimore or
Thursday. February q. Mr. and Mrs,
f. L. Powell stood as best man and
maid OF honor. They were also aC-
! cumpanied by Mrs. George Green,
Miss Elsie Green, Mrs. George Law
renee and Mrs. c. W,Richmond Rev
Arthur B. Kinsolving. OF st. Paul 5
Episcopal Church of Baltimore. per
I formed the ceremony.
Mrs. Richard Harlow is conduct.
ing series Of free lectures for the
liberty war kitchen. every Tuesday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock, which are
rCusing considerable interest. TIL,
lecturers are all experts from thu
Department of Agriculture. who
| speak on the subject OF food COnser.
walton and cookery. Practical dem.
onstrati0n is given of the use OF
substitutes for foods which mus
be saved and of methods Of pre-.
I pairing them.
The artillery branch of the army
enc rSency committee will hold it.
! monthly meeting at the residcnc,
| of Mrs. MaCMurray. FPS Massa.
( chusetts avenue. Thursday after.
noon at o'clock promptly. Chap,
! lain Oliver, who is attached to ar,
! tillery headquarters and soon to sal
| for France. will speak at the meet
! ing. All interested in the ARTILLERY
! work are urged to be present anC
| to bring in as many finished wool
| en- garments as possible
An important business meeting o
! the cavalry branch of the Arm,
! Emergency Committee will be hell
! today at 1870 at the residence o
Mrs. Charles Carroll Walcutt, 1856
| wyoming avenue. The usual Mon
day morning meeting will follow
when work will be distributed ant
hnlshed garments returned.
The comforts committee Of tn
| Navy League will celebrate the an
niversary Of its organization will
an all-day-lOng reception Friday
beginning at 10 o'clock and lastin!
till in the afternoon, at it's head
quarters, in H street Mrs. Jane
! Carroll Frazer. chairman, and man,
OF the women associated with he
in the splendid work of the yea
will be there during the create
part of the day.
Mrs. JosepEus Daniels is chairman
! of the committee in charge of tn,
hostess house. which will be opened
at Quantico next week. Those as
sisting Mrs. Daniels include: Mrs
George Barnett, Mrs. LeJeune, Mrs
| Henry Roosevelt, Mrs. William
! Eaches Fendall. Mrs. John New
bold. Mrs. Henry Marquand, Mis-
Marion Oliver. Mrs. Hamilton
! Wright and Mrs. S. e. Neale. Mrs
Arthur Ross of Warrenton, Va, will
! be the hostess in charge. Mrs
! Fendall and Mrs. Newbold will hav
! charge of the cafeteria, and Mrs
Neale will be the treasurer. Quar-
| ters used for the hostess house is 4
room thirty by sixty in the Iarg,
gymnasium. which was openet
| early in the winter. About 400
| books will fill the shelves outlinfn.