The Washington herald., 1908-03-29


and a winter home at Anacostia and is
supported by a board Of lady managers
from each Episcopal church in the Do
cese Of Washington The home received
its name from Prof alexander NJ. Bell.
who gave property at Colonial Beach and
a generous amount of money to start a
building where seventy-fve children are
cared for each summer
The winter home at AnacOstia only ao-
commodities thirty-six children and is
thoroughly inadequate TO the demands
upon IL and larger building Is to be
built
The home has been lately Incorporated.
the incorporators including Rev W. G..
Davenport, Mr.. J. II. Gordon, Mr. Henry
Blair, Mr.. ]. l.. Weaver. Mr.. Charles J.
Bell. Mr.. William H. Singleton. Mrs
Davenport. Miss Koones. and Mrs. r J.
Earnshaw. The name is 10 be henceforth
The Diocesan Episcopal Home (for poor
chlldrem
The officers Of the institution are: Mrs
W. c. Davenport president: Mrs. Fl Y
Satterlee. vice president; Mrs A. A. Bir-
neg, second vice president; Miss Yictorine
Koones, corresponding secretary; Mrs. j.
n. Steed, recording secretary: Mrs. ]. r.
Johnson, treasurer; Rev. Mr. Davenport,
chaplain. and the American Security and
Trast Company, trustee.
The late Bishop Satterlee said:
The work of the Bell Home is TO be
recommended not only as a charity de-
serving the hearty support Of the diocese,
but as an institution whose beneficial In
fuence extends beyond the mere physical
welfare Of the poor. and sends a ray Of
light into many homes darkened by igno-
rance and often by vice
Il heartily commend its work. and ask
that it be fully supported and its many
needs supplied by generous offerings from
the people Of the diocese.
This is ,he programme:
ANNUAL SPRING CARNIVAL,
For the Benefit of the
EPISCOPAL HOME FOR CHILDREN
formerly Bell Hcnel
introducing Fancy and Character Dancing
with
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD.
By the Pupils Of Miss Hawkes..
BELAsCO THEATER
"Wednesday Afternoon and Eve. April p 1905
Two Performance
Red Riding Hood IN the afternoon az SIS O'Clock
And Grand Carnival az night. at SIS O'Clock
Beautiful Spanish Scenes. Indian Dance Lovely
Fairy Dell and Many Other Attractions
G+A4VN ANNAe4A "a SNAAEN dAA4
stories of the Southland will be the So
ciety event OF Monday, and much inter
est is taken in the success Of the affair,
which IS for the benefit OF the work Of
the Southern Industrial Educational AS
sociation among impoverished illiterate
whites OF the Appalachians.
The entertainment will be held at the
residence Of Mrs. Augustus c. Downing.
I774 Massachusetts avenue, at o'clock.
The patronesses are Mrs. Bryce. Mrs
James A. Bayard. Mrs. Bankhead. Mrs
Alexander S. Clay, Mrs. Dewey, Mrs.
Richmond Pearson Hobson, Mrs. Joseph
Johnston. Mrs Thomas II. Paynter, Mrs.
Robert L. Owen. Mrs Tillman. Mrs. Ran
dolph II, MeKin. Mrs. A. c. Downing,
Mrs. William Wilson Finley. Mrs. n c.
Bolton. Mrs. Charles NJ FfOulke. Mrs.
Edmund X Goldsborough, Mrs. Monte
Griffith. Mrs. Morehead. Mrs. George
Huntington Hull. Mrs. Frank o. LoWden,
Mrs. Lincoln. Mrs. John A. Logan. Mrs.
B. r. Mason, Mrs. William Belden Noble,
Mrs. Murray Addison, Mrs. George NJ
Pullman, Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs.
G. T. Smallwood. Mrs. Fannie Ricks.
Mrs. Leigh Robinson. Mrs Seth Shepard.
and Mrs. c. David White.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
Aid Association for the Blind will be
given at the home Of the president.
Charlotte Emerson Main, 2o09 Nassa-
chusetts avenue, Thursday, from 3 to 6
o'clock
Photographs OF Carmen Silva, Queen OF
Roumania. with her autograph. will be
exhibited and offered for sale. Mrs. Vim
ME Ream Hoxie will model bust OF
the Queen during the afternoon
The third and last social meeting for
this season of the State organization Of
the D. A R of the District of Columbia,
will be held at the George Washington
University Hall. Fifteenth and H streets.
on Tuesday. March 81, at o'clock. The
chapters entertaining this time are the
Nary Washington, Martha Washington.
Army and Navy, Katherine Montgomery.
Potomac. Continental Danes, Marcia
Burns, and Judge Lynn.
No invitations have been issued. bu;
it is expected there will be a large at
tendance at thfs-the last-meeting Of
the season. The programme will consist
OF music and an address by Mr. Henry
E. Davis.
Mrs. Hartman and Miss Hartman in
vlted a few friends informally to tea
Friday afternoon to meet Miss Maxine
Elliott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Smith gave musi-
Gale for young people Thursday evening
in honor OF their niece, Miss Wheeler
daughter OF Representative Wheeler, Of
Pennsylvania.
Miss Leefe sang. Miss Chapman, Mr.
Rollins, Mr.. Meyer. and Mrs. Theirry
gave vocal and instrumental selections.
A number of the daughters Of Senators
and Representatives were present. also
Mr.. Parker and Miss Parker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joerrison. and others The decora-
tions were daffodils, candles and shades
carrying out their brilliant yellow. also
cakes and candies assuming the golden
hue.
Unusual interest is being taken in
Washington social circles in the produc
ton of .'Conauering Cupid" the Dutch
comic opera, which will be presented by
the Paint and Powder Club of Baltimore
at the Belasco Theater on Monday. April
z. The performance will be given for the
benent of the Christ Child Society. Al
ready the call for seats and boxes prom
ises the affair great financial as well as
social success.
The story of the opera is that of a
frolicsome young Queen of Holland, who,