The Washington herald., 1919-04-07

Order OF the Saints Maurtxio and Laz-
faro, First Glass, for distinguished
civil and military service. The dec
grafton is the oldest given. by the
kingdom Of Italy, established in l4s4
and rarely conferred on a foreigner
Col. Jones has Just retired from the
air service, having returned a month
ago from overseas.
or interest to Washington Is the an
nouncement made by Mrs. Joseph Tod
hunter Thompson. OF New York, of the
engagement of her second daughter.
| Miss Elizabeth Remsen Thompson, to
Lieutenant the Rev. Gilbert s. B.
Darlington, U. s. N, son of the Right
Rev. James Henry Darlington. Bishop
OF Harrisburg, Pa, and Mrs. Darling
ton. Lieut.. Darlington returned re-
Gently from England, where he had
served for year as a chaplain In the
naval air force.
Miss Thompson Is a member Of one
of our New York families established
here during early colonial days by
Rem Jansen Vaanderbeek, who died
In 1851. Her father died several years
ago. Mrs. Thompson was Miss Jane
Remsen, daughter of the late Mr.. Will
liam Remsen and Jaane Suydam.
daughter of Mr.. John Suydam. She
Is a sister of Mr.. Charles Remsen and
Mrs. William Appleton Burnham. Fol-
lowing her introduction to society
three years ago Miss Thompson has
| been actively engaged in relief chari-
table work through the Junior League
and the Red Cross. Miss Jane R.
| Thompson is her older sister.
The Rev. Gilbert s. B. Darlington
was graduated from Columbia In 1914
and studied for the Episcopal ministry.
( He gave his services to the govern
ment soon after the United States en-
tered the war. Lieutenant the Rev.
Henry V. B. Darlington. his brother,
was for a year and a half chaplain
( OF the Fiftieth Coast Artillery. An
other brother is Mr.. Elliott c. B.
Darlington, an attache of the Ameri-
can Legation in Copenhagen. Mrs.
Joel Ellis Fisher. whose wedding took
place in Harrisburg in February and
Miss Kate B. Darlington are his
sisters.
| Mr.. Francis Burton Harrison rov-
ernor OF the Philippines, and Mr..
Manuel Quezon, president of the Phil
iippine senate. head of the Philippine
mission now in Washington, have
both taken boxes foE the Joint recital
by John Powell, pianist. and Francis
Rogers. baritone, on Thursday after
| noon in the ballroom OF the Biltmore
| Hotel. in New York, for the benefit
I OF the church and Industrial schools
! organized in the Philippine Islands
by Bishop Brent, Bishop Restarick in
the Hawaiian Islands and Bishop
Colmore in Puerto Rico. The recital
will be under the direction OF the
islands committee Of the Episcopal
Diocese Of New York and the patron
! age Of Mrs. Charles B. Alexander,
! Mrs. John Jay Chapman. Miss Eliza
/ beth r. Delafield. Mrs. oliver G. Jen-
nings, Mrs: Thomas s. McLane, Mrs.
y. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. EtheIbert
Neyin, Mrs. George B. Post and Mrs.
James Speyer.
Maj. John Dunlop, who has been
for eighteen months a surgeon In the
American Expeditionary Forces, at
tached to the British reconstruction
hospitals, has returned to town and
rejoined his family. at 31O2 Q street
! Mr.. and Mrs James Marion John
ston will entertain at dinner tonight
before the Free-M MiIk-for-Fr dance
at the Club de Vingt, for their debu-
tante daughter. Miss Eleanor John
stOn. Miss Carolyn Nash will enter
tain company of fourteen Young
people at dinner before the dance.
Others entertaining at dinner before
the party will be Capt. Pickard, Lieut..
J. B. Waller and Col. Henry D. I.ins-
ley, who will have a party of eight.
/ Mrs. Larz Anderson will receive the
guests tonight at the Club de Vingt.
\ which Is the second of the series,
Mrs. Anderson will be assisted by the
hostesses for the evening, Mrs. G.
F4oulke-Smith, Miss Eleanor Johnson
Miss Carolyn Nash, Miss Virginia
Hunt and Miss Anna Hamlin. who
will receive on the stairs. Mr.. A. NJ.
, F. Greig. Of the British embassy staff
Will sing solo. The date for the
third of the series has been changed
from Tuesday, April %, to Thursday,
April "a. At this dance Mrs. Breck-
inridge Long. Mrs. Charles Boughtor