The Washington herald., 1919-03-17

partment at the Rockefeller Institute. |
Miss Slater to do her part In the war.
took a course in a business college in
Washington and then went into the
West Division OF the State Depart
msnt 1t was there she met, some
two years ago, DR.. Murphy. who was
under Gen. Gorgas, and while in the
service attained the rank of major In
the United States army. After the
armistice Mrs. Slater took an apart
ment in New York and Miss Slater
Joined her there. Her sister, Miss,
Esther Slater, married B. Summer
Welles, OF New York and they are in
Buenos Aires, he being with the
American Embassy.
Mr.. Murphy was graduated from the
University OF North Carolina in 1905
and from John Hopkins, where he
received his medical degree. in 1909.
He Is a member of the American So
ciety Of American Bacteriologists, and
others, and Is the author of, many
articles in medical and scientific
journals
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Newton Ma
son announce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Dorothy Mason, to
Lieut.. Samuel B. Brewer, U. s. n.
The wedding will take place In the
early spring.
Mrs. George Barnett, wife of Mai.
Gen. Barnett. and her daughter, Miss
Anne Gordon. have gone to their coun-
try home, Wakefield Manor. at Hunt
ley, Va, to spend several days.
Mrs. Blanche A. Bellak. who has
been making her home in Washington
for more than a year, expects to re-
turn to New York shortly. Mrs.
Bellak closed her home at. the out
break of the war, to be with her son,
Joseph Faussett Bellak, who entered
the naval branch of the service with
the rank Of ensign in the Intelligence
Bureau He contracted pneumonia and
died in Washington last October.
Mrs. Bellak was chosen as one of
the leaders in the gold star section
OF the parade recently held in Wash
ington. and to her was accorded the
privilege Of carrying the banner bear
ing the gold star.
Hon. Miles Poindexter. L. 6 Sem
ator from the State of Washington,
viii be the speaker at the Chapel or
the George Washington University
today at 1920. This is one of the Sc
ries of addresses by eminent men ana
women that has been arranged by
President Collier of the university, to
which the public is invited.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Edward T. Dom
nelly announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Flora Mcdonnell
Bewtck. to Brig. Gen. Wallace Wright,
V. c., D. s. o., NJ. G.. officer Legion
d'Honneur. of the Queens Regiment.
l ne wedding will take place in the
late spring Miss Bewick, who Is
now in Paris, has passed the greater
part of the last two years abroad
driving an ambulance and assisting
in reconstruction and canteen work
with Miss Anne Morgan and the Y.
NJ. c. A.
Miss Bewick was very popular in
Washington when Gen. DonneIly was
stationed at Fort Myer about tive
years ago.
Gen. Wright has been wounded sew
eral times during the conflict since
1914, and of the twenty-eight times
the Victoria Cross was awarded dur
ing the war it was presented to him
twice.
OF interest to Washington is the
marriage IN Philadelphia Saturday OF
MISS Margaret V. Jandine. daughter
OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. George Jar
dlne. and Lieut.. Norman K Berry,
1. 5. y, in the Arch Street Presby-
terrain Church by the Rev. Clarence
Mccartney.
The bride was given away by her
II ~
ley Park, and was attended by Mrs,
Emily S Bettridge, Of washington.
Miss Hilda Partington, Of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Eleanor Whitehead.
Of Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Turner Howard
OF New Orleans have announced the
engagement OF their daughter, Flores.
to Mr.. Louis Sussdorf. jr., of the!
United States diplomatic service, sonI
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sussdorf, Of
New York. Miss Howard, who num-
bers many friends here, is a niece of
Mrs. Richard Weightman and has
been freuent visitor to this city.
Mr.. Sussdorf has been attached to
the American Embassy in Paris and
Rio de Janeiro and was for some time
charge d'affaires of the American n
legation in ASCENSION. He is now as
signed to duty in the Department Of
State.
Mrs. ]. Kingsley Oil will leave
Washington on Wednesday for New
York to join Mr.. Oil and Miss OH
upon their return from Atlantic City,
where Mr.. Oil has been for some
weeks convalescing from an illness.
Mr.. Oil has leased from April to Oc-
tooer the furnished apartment of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Buel, at So East
Stxty-hfth street, and his family will
make their home now in New York,
and in the autumn will move into a
home OF their own. Miss Oil will re-
turn to Washington the end of this
week and remain until April 1, when
she viii join her parents in New York.
Col. and Mrs. Robert III. Thompson,
who have been familiar figures in
Miami for many years, have gone to
Palm Beach aboard their luxuriously
appointed houseboat Everglades. Ac-
companying them were their son-In-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ste
phen H. P. Pell. and Miss j. sykes.
They will proceed leisurely from Palm
Beach to New York, visiting st. Au-
gustine, Charleston and Jekyll island
on the way.
On April 8 a concert will be given
at the New National Theater under
the auspices of Trinity College for
the benefit of the destitute Sisters
of Notre Dame of Namur in Belgium.
Trinity students will act as ushers.
The patrons will be Rev. DIR. Pace,
Rev. DR.. Aiken. Rev. DR.. Mccormick,