Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18

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lions for the marriage. reception of
their daughter, Mary Monfort, and
Lieut.. Commander Alva Douglas Bern
hard, u. S. N. The ceremony viii take
place on Saturday, January 70, at the
residence of the brides parents, on
New Hampshire avenue, and VIII pc
followed by a small reception at
Rauscher's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Speed Morris an
nounce the engagement OF their
daughter. Adelaide Prescott. 70 Lieut.
w edding will take place in the spring.
Mrs. Coe, wife of Maj. Gen. Coe, en-.
tertained at luncheon YESTERDAY a.
Rauscher's. in honor OF MRS. MURPHY.
wife of Col John Murphy. The guests
asked to meet her were Mrs. William
Chamberlin, Mrs: Henry Hatcn; Mrs.
Bradley Mrs Hause, Mrs. Ihomas
Knox. Mrs S. B. Embick. Mrs G. T.
Brigham and Mrs. Walter Baker.
A number of dinner parties are be-
ing arranged preceding the welcome
home ball next Wednesday evening,
to be given in the ballroom OF the
Willard for the benefit OF the Episeo
pal Eye. Ear and Throat HosPilai.
tain party at dinner in honor OF
Gen. Co1ardet, military attache OF
the French embassy. and Nine. Col
lardet. Admiral and Mrs. Clover VIII
entertain at dinner. and Mrs. William
Morton Grinnell will be hostess at
young peoples dinner for her debu-
tante daughter, in celebration OF MISS
Grinnelrs birthday. taking the com
pany to the bail: The Serbian MINIS
ter and Nine. Grouitch will be enter
tanned at dinner by Capt. and Mrs. W.
H. Schoelkopf.
Mr.. and Mrs William Giblin of New
York. the latter formerly Miss kath-
leen Carmody, daughter of Pay lnspec-
tor John r. Carmody, U. s. N. are at
the Shoreham Hotel for couple of
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson II. Ralston re-
turned to Washington today from their
country place and are at the Willard
for the rest of the winter.
Mrs Abram Silon left Washington
today for New York to meet DR..
Simon, who will arrive on the Chicago,
after having spent several months in
France as a field representative of the
American Red Cross Society.
De Korzybski-Edgerly Wedding.
The marriage is announced of Mrs.
Mira Edgeriy to Col. Count Alfred Skar-
bek de Korzybski of the Russian army.
The ceremony was performed privately
yesterday morning in the chambers of
| Associate Justice Ashley M. Gould by
that justice in the presence of a little
group OF relatives and intimate friends
The bride wore a travelling costume and
the bridegroom the uniform Of his rank
The bride is a. well known painter of
| miniatures on ivory and has made por-
traits of the royalty and nobility of
England and Europe and some of. the
/ most prominent men and women in this
country. She spent last winter in Wash
ington and returned here for this sea-
son. A collection of her work is being
shown this week in the home of Capt
Perry Belmont, between the hours of IL
and 1870. Col. de Korzybski, who is of
eral staff of the Russian army, saw ac-
tive service at the front and was Sc
vere1y wounded. He has recently been
on duty with our Army in an advisory
capacity.
In a luncheon party at the Arts
Club yesterday were Mrs. Avery
CoonIey. Mrs. Flora NJ. Keefer. Mrs.
Maud Mcguire. Mrs. Arthur Boyd. Mrs.
James II. Jennings. with Mr.. and Mrs.
Caleb w. O'connor as host and
| hostess.
There will be an informal dance
given by the officers of Washington
barracks tonight.
The free milk for France commit
tee gave moving picture exhibition
of the Washington and st. Paul
pageants at the War College at II 80
O'Clock this morning. many of the
girls who took part In the parade in
this city going out to see themselves
| on films for the first time.
Mrs. Thomas S. Crago. who is at her
home at Waynesburg, Pa, will go
returning to washington the latter
part of next week. 1
Mrs. v. EverIt Macy has issued in
vitations for talk on Women in
War and in Peace" to be given in her
Wednesday afternoon, January %, at
A o'clock Mrs. Edward p. Costigan
will speak from personal observations
in France and England before and
after the signing of the armistice. and
Miss Pauline Goldmark will speak on
aspects of the reconstruction program
in America.
.. At the first ball to be given by the
Allotment and Allowance Association
of the war risk bureau in the ball
room at the Raleigh Hotel tonight.
Mr. e. C. Brown, superintendent of
the allotment and allowance division
and president of the association. will
receive. and with him will be Mr..
Harry White, vice president; Mr.. W.
Donahue, second vice president; Mrs
Sara Clark, third vice president. and
Mrs Marie Downey Werner, social
secretary; and the other officers and
members of the executive board on
which are: Miss Louise Proctor, Miss
Dorothy Lanis. Miss Anna p Starke,
| Miss Elizabeth Bell. Mr.. Samuel w.
Lacy, Mr.. Harry Taylor and Mr.. On