The Washington herald., 1918-01-01

Herbert shipman and Mrs. William
Disston, who are their guests.
Mrs. Disston will leave Washington
wednesday for Florida, but Mrs.
shipman viii remain In town over
Sunday.
Mrs. Bradley will be at home this
afternoon according TO her custom ON
New Year Day. Mr.. and Mrs. Brad
lev will go to New York on January
Is to remain about week.
The italian Ambassador and Count
ess ". Maccni di Cellere viii enter
tain at a dinner at the embassy this
evening. The guests will include the
members of the embassy stan and the
Italian consul at New York. Chew
alier 9. Poccardi. and Sonora Poe
cardi.
The Secretary of the Navy, Jose
phus Daniels, is making his annual
visit to his mother in North Caro-
lima and will return to Washington
at the end of the week. Mr.. Dam
ieIs always visits his mother on the
Sunday between Christmas and New
Years Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. T. Mann enter
tanned at an informal dance last
evening. Supper was served at mid
night, and breakfast followed at the
close Of the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Campbell Graef
gave a dance last evening for their
young daughter, Miss Olive Graef.
The engagement Of Miss Loalse
winslow Cogswell to Ensign Thomas
Robins, jr., u. s. N. r.. was an
nounced in New York yesterday.
Miss Cogswell is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Van Rensselaer,
Cogswell. and Is the first debutante
Of New York to become engaged.
Ensign Robins is a son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Robins. of Saddle Rock
House. Stamford. Conn. and New
York.
The members of the Congress
sional Club will keep open house
this afternoon from 4 to Z. In the
evening there will be a dance from
7 to IL for the members of the
club. when the following ladies
will constitute the floor commit
tee: Mrs. Thomas s. Crago, Mrs.
Martin Morrison, Mrs Henry Wood
yard. Mrs. Alvin Barclay, Mrs.
Joseph Byers, Mrs. Joe Henry
Eagle, Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mrs.
Charles Caldwell, Mrs. Edward
Robbins and Mrs. Bertram Smell
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick v. Coville
announce the engagement of their
Katherine, to Lieut. Ches-
ter A. Woodburn. U. s. r. C. Lieut..
Woodburn graduated from CorneI1
in 1917 and received his commits
sion at Plattsburgh last summer,
and is now attached to the field ar
tillery at Camp Wadsworth, s. c.
One of the most interesting of
the war weddings will be that of
Miss Martha Marquart, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Marquart, of SPRING
field, Ohio, and Lieut.. Henry Sloan
Austin. U. s. NJ. c., son of James
S. Austin, of Rocky Crest, Ard
more, tomorrow evening at the
home of the brides parents, at
Springfield. The bridegroom's
brother. DIR. ]. Harold Austin, of
the Rockefeller Institute, New
York, will act as best man. After
a short wedding journey, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Austin will live in Washing
ton. Among the guests who will
leave today to attend the welding
are Mr.. Austin's cousin. Mrs. Henry
Wiley, wife of Capt. Wiley, U. s.
N, of Washington. and her daugh-
ters, Miss Elizabeth Wiley and Miss
Roberta Wiley.
Mrs. Sherman McCallum will give
a tea Saturday, when she will pre-
sent her debutante daughter, Miss
Cecilia McCallum.
Mrs. Francis Bacon James enter
tained at a tea for young people
at her apartments at the Connecti-
cut yesterday afternoon, in COM
pliment to Miss Mary Duncan Glib
son. Miss Sybil Fletcher and her
daughter, Miss Theresa James. Miss
James will return to Bryn-Mawr
tomorrow.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. Harlow,
who have leased their home in Twen-
ty-frst street, have taken until June,
the historic mansion in Georgetown,