Evening star., 1924-04-19

IL. annual COnEre>s, ana Will sing 10
eights Presbyterian Church.
shipman John Steele and Midshipman
Lew Wallace.
Mr. Willis c. Cook. American min
lister to Venezuela, arrived in WASH
ington today and is at the New VIII
lard, where he will remain until early
next week.
Col. and Mrs Henry S. Graves OF
New Haven are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
George Il. Putnam. Col. Graves was
for many years chief of the forest
service and now is director OF the
Yale forestry school and also provost
of Y ale University.
Miss Dorothy Croissant is spending
the Easter holidays in Pittsburgh, Pa,
visiting Miss Caroline Marsh. for
merly of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Cloyd Byars have
issued invitations to the marriage OF
their daughter, Virginia Douglas, TO
Kenneth Lee Coontz, lieutenant,
United States Navy. on Tuesday aft
ernoon. May 6. at $50 o'clock az the
Church Of the Covenant
Judge and Mrs. William L. Lamb Of
extended stay at Hot Springs. Va.
are at Wardman Park Hotel for
Easter. They are accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Dayton Keith of Chicago
Miss Fredericka washburn Wade.
daughter Of Mrs. Peyton Lisbey Wade.
and Mr.. John Shaw Billings. will be
married today in the Presbyterian
Church. at Beach Island, n. c. Mr.
Billings and his bride will be at home
aft 40, ;x,,,t
avenue. Mr.. Billings. who is son
of DR.. and Mrs. John Shaw Billings
of New York, is a graduate of Har-
ward in the class of 1921 and served in
days of the war, later becoming lieu
tenant in the air service. He is a
grandson of the late John S. Billings.
who was at one time surgeon general
in the Army and later librarian of
Congress in Washington.
The League of Republican Women
of the District of Columbia will give
a reception this afternoon from 4 to
o'clock in the Gordon Hotel to the
Republican women of the D. A. r. All
Republican women of the District as
we'll as visiting Republican women
are invited.
Mrs. Samuel Eells of Cleveland,
Ohio, is visiting her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. marry G hickey, a. lheiI hoiie
in Wardman Park. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hickey are entertaining at dinner
this evening. and Mrs. Rickey is ell
tertaining at luncheon Monday at the
Hamilton. Mrs. Harley p. Wilson and
Mrs. Harry Delano are entertaining
on Wednesday for Mrs. Eells.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Livingston
Crounse are spending a fortnight in
New York. Mrs. Crounse will not be
A,.A hnr
days at home Monday, May 5.
Mrs. c. f. Corwin, formerly of
Washington, but now residing in
Naples, n. Y, is visiting Mrs. Arthur
A. Chenay, 2069 Park road. Mrs. Cor
win will be at home to her friends
tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Edward T. Bingham was
hostess at luncheon Thursday in
honor of delegates from Columbus,
Ohio. Chapter. d. A. R., and Ohio state
officers. Mrs. Bingham has been
elected delegate from Columbus Chap
ter to the annual congresses of the
D. A r. for fifteen years.
Chemical Warfare IIO~ts
at Gard Party md Dance.
Plans are being perfected for the
card party and dance to be given by
the members of the Chemical Warfare
Branch of the Army Relief Society
and their friends, in the Officers Club.
Washington Barracks, April %, at 9
O'Clock Reservations may be made
through any member of the Chemical
Warfare Service, or direct through
Capt. George F. Unmacht, 1748 Cor
coran street northwest.
Those in charge of the arrange
nents for the evening are Capt. and
Mrs George +. Unmacht, dancing;
Mrs Claude f. Brigham. cards. Of
1cers of the Chemical Warfare Branch
II the Army Relief are: Mrs. George
E. Unmacht, president; Mrs. A. NJ.
Prentiss, vice president; Mrs. William
N Porter, secretary, and Mrs. Charles
r. Alley, treasuref. 1t is expected
that Gen. Amos A Fries, chief of the
Chemical Warfare Service, will be
present.
Mrs. Samuel NJ. Ralston, wife OF
the senator from Indiana, gave a de-
lightful tea Thursday afternoon at
Congress Hall, honoring the Indiana
delegation to the ID. A. r. Congress.
Receiving with Mrs. Ralston were
Mrs. Harry S. New, wife of the Post
master General; Mrs. MindwelI
Champion Wilson, Indiana, state re-
gent of the d. A. r., and the wives
of the congressman from Indiana,
The tea table was beautifully ar
ranged with narcissus. Assisting were
the Indiana pages to the d. A R.
Congress. Miss Dove Wilson of In
dianapolis, Miss Elizabeth Nation OF
Kokomo. Miss Eloise Wilson of Wa
bash and Miss Elizabeth Sappenfield
of Evansville. More than 100 guests
were entertained.
The Southern Society of Washing
ton announces that Gutzon BorgIum
distinguished sculptor, will address
the society in the large ballroom OF
the New willard Hotel the evening
of May 5, at s o'clock. on Lee. the
American" The lecture will be H.
lustrated and will tell of the me-
mortal to the leaders of the Confed-
eracy now being carved on the face
of Stone Mountain, near Atlanta.
Mrs. Edward G. Walker left here
yesterday for New York to remain
several days.
Mrs. Walker has moved from 1855
Massachusetts avenue to 1857 n
street.
The Georgetown School of Foreign
Service will have its annual prom at
Rauscher's Monday. The patrons and
patronesses include the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes
the French ambassador and Nine. J.
J. Jusserand, the Chilean ambassador
Don Beltran Matthew; the Persian