The Washington herald., 1918-04-01

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lN WASHINGTON

1t was a very quiet Easter at the
White House. Mrs. Wilson attended
early service at st. Johns. and ac-
eompanied the President to the
IL o'clock service at the Central
Presbyterian Church. During the
afternoon they went for a drive into
the suburbs. There are no Easter
guests at the White House.
The Archbishop of York, who
reached Washington Saturday night.
and has been the guest Of Blsop
Harding over the weekend. goes
to the British Embassy today. where
he will be the guest OF Lord and
Lady Reading for the remainder
OF his stay. The trustees of Cor
yoran Gallery of Art. and the War
Mission of the Episcopal Church
have cards out for a reception in
his honor at Corcoran gallery. to-
night. between 2 and IL.
The British Ambassador and Lady
heading are to join the interesting
colony Of diplomats, who have Sc
lected Blue Ridge Summit for their
summer quarters.
Miss Catherine Harlow entertained
al luncheon yesterday in honor OF
two OF the Easter week brides.
Miss Anne Hopkins, who will marry
Capt. John Gregory Hope. of the
Royal Flying Corps. on Tuesday:
and Miss Margaret FahnestOck. who
will become the bride OF Lieut..
Sylvanus Stokes, jr.. U. S. N. r. F.,
on Wednesday: for both of whom
she is to be bridesmaid.
Miss Lillian Birney entertained at
tea in the afternoon at Chevy Chase
club. for Miss Hopkins. of whose
charles l. Sturtevant Is announcing
the engagement of hts daughter. Ruth
Howard, to Lieut.. Curtis Ripley
Smith, of the aviation section OF the
Signal Corps. Lieut. Smith Is the son
of former governor Of Vermont, and
his home is at St. AlbanS, VT. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Washington will be greatly interest
cd in the announcement made in New
York ny Capt. John Oakman, L. s.
n. and Mrs. Oakman, of the engage
meut of their daughter, Miss Mar
Earet CUrzOn Hale. to Lieut.. Gilbert
q. ThOrns, jr.. u. 5. A, son of Mr..
Gilbert G. ThOrne, of "A West Fifty
first street.
Miss Hale is the daughter of the
late Herbert ID. Hale and granddaugh-
ter Of the late Rev. Edward Everett
Hale. of Boston originally, but for
some years before his death chaplain
Of the United States Senate. and pas
tor of All Souls Unitarian Church at
Fourteenth and L'streets.
Miss Hale's stepfather, Capt. Oak
man, is with the American army in
France and her brother, Lieut.. Her
bert u. Hale. also is in France with
the American Aviation Corps.
Lieut.. Thorne left Williams College
TO study for commission at Platts-
burg and is now with the 3l3th Ma
chine Gun Battalion at Camp Lee.
Another announcement in which
Washington will be generally in
Isrested is that of the marriage
Of Mrs. Hester Singer Browne,
widow of Jesse E. Browne. of Wash
ingtOn, to Lieut.. r. Hoflyday
Scmple. of Louisville, KY, now OF
the Ordnance Department. u. s. A.
stationed at Springfield. Mass. The
ceremony was performed quite pri-
vately at noon on Saturday. in the
winter home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Horton Singer. of
Pittsburgh. at Pasadena. Cal
The date was set suddenly on ac-
count of possible war orders, and
the party was Il very small one be-
cause of the family mourning for
the brides grandmother. The late
Jesse B. Browne was a brother Of
BTittOn Browne. of this city. and
the bridegroom of yesterday Is a
brother of Mrs. Britton Browne
The engagement was announced to
the families several months ago.
The bride and bridegroom will go
at once to Springfield. owing to the
inability of the bridegroom obtain
ing leave for a longer period than
the ceremony.
Mrs. McA doc. wife OF the secre-
tary of the Treasury. will be in
Baltimore Friday, where she will
address a meeting of the women's
committee of the Maryland liberty
loan. Mrs. MCAdoo will be the guest
Or honor at luncheon the commit
tee will give at the Emerson Hotel.
Miss Nataline Dulles, niece of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing.
who has spent the past two winters
with them. will leave during the next
cial course Of nursing with a view