The Washington herald., 1919-03-12

, Clark waggaman, Mrs. Luke McNa-
NEE, Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Edwards,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Walker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Berkeley Simmons and many
others,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman Will
give dinner this evening.
Brig. Gen. Collardet, military at
tache of the French Embassy, and
Nine. CoIfardet will be dinner hosts
this evening.
Senior Don ]. e. Lefevere, charge
d'affaires of the Panama Legation,
will entertain at luncheon today
when the United States Minister TO
the Dominican Republic. William w.
Russell, will be the honor guest. MIR.
Russell was at one time charge
d'affaires of the United States Lega-
tion at Panama
Mrs. Sidney Ballou was hostess at
luncheon yesterday. entertaining an
interesting little company in her
apartment at the Altamont. To-
morrow evening Judge and Mrs.
Ballou will entertain at dinner.
Miss Betty Burnett, daughter of
Mrs. BalIou. and her guest Miss
Natalia Fisher, OF California. will go
to New York the latter part of this
week to attend the house party
which Mrs. Edward Rawle is giving.
Mrs. Charles Warren, wife OF the
former Assistant Attorney General,
will be at home this afternoon and
the following Wednesday afternoons
| in March after 4:30 o'clock.
Nine. Grouitch. wife of the minis
ter of Serbia, will speak this after
noon at the regular meeting OF the
Anthony League, to be held at 20O7
ditions in the Near East.
Mrs. Harriet f. Herbert, of 24Os
Eighteenth street, has been called
to Columbus, Ohio, by the illness of
Mrs. Platt. Mr.. Platt is at present
in Bermuda with his sister. Mrs
Hastings. Mrs. Hastings, formerly
Mis- Emily Platt. was married from
the White House during the Hayes
administration.
Representative and Mrs. J. T. Wat
kins, of Louisiana, have announced
the engagement of their daughter
Miss Ruth Watkins, to Capt. Will
lam NJ. Taliaferro. L. S. A, OF
Tampa, Fla. The wedding will prob
ably take place the latter part of
March.
Capt. John Ballantine Pitney, L. S.
A, who has recently returned from
service in France with the Ameri-
can ExpeditiOnary Force, and Mrs.
Pitney are visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. o. H. Pitney at their
home in New Jersey. During her
husbands absence Mrs. Pitney stay
ed with her parents, Col. and Mrs.
John r. Williams, in Washington.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Society of Daughters of Found
ers and Patriots of America will hold
a meeting tomorrow. at 1920 O'Clock.
at the home of the vice president,
Mrs. John ]. Myers, at Stoneleigh
Court The members are urged to at
tend.
IulS evening lle ldlh, III fTenCn, DN
Lieut.. L'Huillier. of the French high
commission, who is speaking for the
fund to aid the devastated villages
Of France" will take place at the
home of Mrs. c. VI. Ffoulke. 2Oll Mas
sachusetts avenue. at . O'Clock
The cast Of amateur artists. fnclud-
ing more than a score of the younger
representatives. of the diplomat tic and
resident set. who gave several clever
performances recently for the benefit
Of the British-American war relief.
will give r similar performa nee this
evening at the Red Cross convalescent
house of the Walter Reed Hospital
for the entertainment Of the wounded
men.
A St. Patrick's Day social will be
given by Mrs. Sharpe's Sunday school
class at the Clarendon Methodist
Church on Friday. March "A. at D. m.
The public is cordially invited The
small admission fee will be deter
mined in an unusual manner.