The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

tableauz ViVants which for two
afternoons filled the Belasco Theater with
representative audiences of the Capitals
smart society.
The tableaux were pronounced by all
who saw them the finest produced here.
Friends of those who took part and of
the two ladies who worked so hard for
the success of the entertainment. Miss
Boardman and Miss Gwynn. responded
nobly to the call of charity. The result is
that the Red Cross Day Camp and the
Washington Diet Kitchen cleared s2.Oo0.
This means that Miss Boardman. whose
interest lies in the Red Cross Day Camp
will be able to build two shacks and that
hundreds of invalids and delicate people
of the poor can spend the long, hot days
OF the summer in the open air, and need
only go home to sleep,
The camp is to be built in the woods
adjacent to the tuberculosis camp, for
which Congress has made appropriation
Thus near the camp it viii be in touch
with medicinal service that day patients
may need, as, of course, physicians will
be In charge Of the tuberculosis camp.
Fifteen hundred of the two thousand
dollars viii be put to this use The re-
naming $500 viii go to Miss Gwynn's pet
charity the Diet Kitchen. She hopes with
this financial aid to save the lives of
many babies this coming summer, the
little ones of the poor. whose lives may
be snuffed out as easily as d candle
flame during the hot months because their
mothers DO not know how TO feed them.
Through the Diet Kitchen the young
sters will be properly fed and chance
given them TO become sturdy. healthy
children.
Friday afternoon the tableaux had
rival in the drill at Fort Myer This was
the last drill Of the season. Many so
ciety folk who had attended the tsbleaux
on Thursday went to the drill the next
day.
Every day has been more or less OF a
gala day at Benning. Grandstand and
clubhouse were filed daily with an eager
crowd of people who love the sport
Though the clubhouse has been we'll
patronized every pleasant day, yesterday,
of course. drew the greatest crowd The
second race, yesterday. was for the Din
ner Stakes.
This event is always Of interest to so
ciety. Most Of the horses who ran are
owned by the people of their set. The
dinner which follows Tor the winner is
always more or less % a social event.
Last nights dinner was at the Metro
politan Club. The new quarters make It
an attractive place for such affairs. and
bid fair to take away patronage from the
hotels.
Apropos Of the Abruzzi-Elkins engage
ment, which, like Banquo's ghost, viii not
down, comes another incident, which
seems to throw open the doors for more
speculation and gossip, and 10 keep IN
terest alive in the international love af-
fair
Rumor has it that the dinner which
Senator and Mrs. Elkins gave Wednesday
night 10 Cardinal Gibbons was for the
purpose of hearing from his eminence
some of the salient points about Catho-
licity. The cardinal himself admits as
much. Another poignant fact is that the
Italian Ambassador and the Baroness
Mayor des Planches were of the COM
psny.
Moreover. Miss Elkns was one of sew
ersl Young people 70 dine at the Italian
Embassy last Monday night On this
coming Tuesday. when the Doyen Of the
Diplomatic Corps and the Baroness Mayor
viii again entertain at dinner-Which. by
the way. is to be complimentary to the
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks -sena-
Tor and Mrs. Elkins are to be of the party.
The intimacy which has lately sprung
into existence between the representa-
tive Of Iatys King and the family of
the young American girl whose hand is
sought by the cousin of that King IS at
least noticeable Gossip is again wagging
her tongue ana knowingly shaking her
head, as she whispers. L told you SO.
From now on till Easter and some time
afterward, Washington is to be besieged
with demands in the name of charity.
Entertainment after entertainment is on
foot to wheedle coin from generous pockets.
1t is remembered that the great Dean
Swift, in making a plea for aims from
his pulpit one day startled his parish
toner's by saying; Whose so giveth to the
poor lendeth TO the Lord If YOU ike
the security, come down with the dust
Capital society evidently likes the Sc
eurity. Every charitable affair is always
generously supported here To be sure.
most OF them deserve Il, not on philan-
thropical grounds alone but on their own
merits as entertainments Leaders of So
eiety who have year after year. arranged
entertainments for their various net
charities. know that only the best will
satisfy the critical audience composed Of
their friends who have annually respond
ed many times season to calls for help
BY having done we'll in the past. the
ladies arranging these charitable affairs
have established a standard they must
maintain. EXacti0ns of these amateur
performances have become almost as
trying as though they were professional
THE Prince of Parcheesi'' is one OF the
star attractions Of coming charity events.
Every effort is being made By the man
ayers and the cast to make It come up
TO professional pitch in quality
Amateur plays by the Mask and Wig
Society and by the Paint and Powder
Club are drawing cards at the Capital.
Large audiences wiz as usual, welcome
the boys when they come in the near
future
Miss Hawkes. annual dancing carnival
this year. 20 share its proceeds with one
Of the Capitals pet charities, Is an event
no one can afford TO miss who loves the
poetry Of motion and the blending Of
color effects.
President Roosevelt yesterday was host
at luncheon at the White House. COM
plimentary 10 Mr.. Henry watterson, Of