The Washington times., 1906-05-28
Extensive Preparations
for Playground Benefit
at Boundary Castle

bis week. az for several weeks past.
the most important events are for the
oeneht Of charity The big lawn fete
Thursday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs John B. Henderson. is 10 be
given for the benefit OF the public play
grounds. and the garden tea at Garfield
Hospital tomorrow afternoon will be for
the benefit OF that institution.
There viii be FIVE tables at the latter
affair-a tea table. a candy table in
charge Of Miss Wheeler. OF the Homeo-
path.c Alumnae. assisted by Miss Reba
Taylor. Miss Mary Fowler. Miss BiIlip
and Miss Cameron. From the other
tables will be furnished delightful re-
freshments of a varied nature. and all
OF them in charge Of women interested
in the work.
Plans grow In proportion to the i'm
portance OF the garden fete 10 be given
at Boundary Castle Thursday evening.
and a large number Of tickets have al
ready been sole Entrance fee will be
81, and refreshments Will be % cents,
thus curtailinC the expense for everyone
while the affair viii bring together hun
dreds Of people interested ir. the play
grounds Mrs. Fred Dubois Is indie
ratigable in her efforts for the SUCCESS
cf the event. and has the sanction and
favor Of the President. anI in fact. al
most the whole Official world Of Wash
ington.
The late Senator Mcmillan, OF Mich
isan. was the first person 10 interest
himself in the public Fairgrounds, and
had a large vacant lot set apart as a
sporting field for the boys Since then.
Miss Mcmillan has always shown an IN
bounded interest in the Fairgrounds.
and with liiss Wetmore. will contribute g
all Of the refreshments for Thursday
night. free Of charge.
Mrs. F-ed DUBOIS e chairman OF the
executive committee. and has as her as
slstants Mrs. W II. Taft, Mrs. James
Pinchot, Mrs. William Boardman. Mrs.
Robert Shaw Oliver. Mrs. Henry Cleve-
land Perkins, and Mrs Francis B. Lor-
ing.
The reception committee is composed
OF Mrs John p Henderson. Mrs Charles
Warren Fairbanks. Mrs Franklin Bell.
Mrs Converse. Mrs. -. 3. Scott. Miss
BoardmGn. and Miss Isabelle Hagner.
The floor committee includes Major
Niche. L. S A. Paymaster AfcCIowan n.
= ; y, who viii have as aids Majo=
Cawley, Colonel BrOmwell. Colonel
Symons, Colonel Biddle. L. s. NJ C:
A<l-At trildul CpTuuduler y a ACl'EllN.
Lieutenant Commander A T. Long.
Lieutenant Commander ShackfOrd. Lieu
tenant Commando s 5 Wood. Lieuren~
ant Commander Harry Phelps. Paymas-
ter c J. Peoples, Paymaster I. Q. Kerr
Paymlster john Il Merriam, Pa yma ster
J. ;. BeecheT. George Howard. clifford
Pinchot Lieut. r. l. Berry, Paymas ster
b II. Brooks, Paymaster a NJ Adee
PaymasJer Il e. Hoek, Paymaster r.
Il. Williams, Lieut. john Timmons. Dr.
Ohmsorg, DT. J. T. PryO-. Naval Con
stIuCtOr Richard Robinson, and Pay d.
rector c W Littiefield-
Tne committee on arrangements COM
prises Dr. and Mrs. Curtis. Mrs. Rich
ard Sylvester Mrs Niche. Mrs Eberly.
Mrs. G. Galbraith, Ms Driscoll, and
Mrs. Fred T. Dubois.
Miss Florence Gilliss and Miss Baird
president and secretary Of the Army
and Navy Girls Club. will represent
that organization. and twenty-five young
girls VIII servo ice cream and cake and
other dainties-
The press committee includes Miss
Ridgely. Miss Halford. Miss Bradshaw
ClUm- Tickets. which viii be in charge
Of Miss Alice Slater. chairman OF the
committee. Mrs. Charles Wilbur Fair
fax. Miss Hannah Taylor, MISS Cal
deron. Miss Marian West, Miss Taylor
and Miss Sylvester. will be for sale at
Sanders & Stayman's, r. F. Dro0p. the
New Willard. the Raleigh. tne Shore
ham, and al apartment houses
Ar and Mrs. Lyman Tiffany have
closed their Washington residence and
have gone 10 the Laforge villa, at New
port