Evening star., 1909-04-30
OF THE FETE.
Society Folks Interested in
Neighborhood House.
CHILDREN GIVE PLAYLETS
Scores of Youngsters Appear in
Creditable Performances.
FINANCIAL SUCCESS ASSURED
Handsome Sums Realized From Sale
Of Fancy Articles Made by the
Young Club Members.
FINANCIAL SUCCESS ASSURED

A large number of Washington society
people are displaying their active interest
In the Neighborhood House. 456 and 46S
N street southwest, by attending the
opening exercises of the seventh annual
May fete OF the house. which began yes
terday afternoon. and continued in the
evening and today.
Every feature of the fete, especially
the numerous playlets presented by the
children yesterday, was a success.
Iabieaux. songs, plays. based mostly
on historical fact or fancy. formed the
entertainment presented by the children
who, In their various little clubs, have
been preparing and rehearsing for weeks
Fancy and edible articles were on sale
by attractive young society saleswomen.
A beautiful display Of flowers and plants,
for which the generosity of Washington
florists was responsible, was an added
attraction.
Much of the handiwork of the children
OF the Neighborhood House was placed
on sale. Artistic basket work. neatly
woven rugs and other specimens of the
work OF the women and children under
the mouse training proved attractive to
visitors, and financially, as well as So
ciabiy, the fete thus far Is surprising
Five Little Plays.
The program given by the children in
the afternoon yesterday consisted of five
playlets. founded on folk lore of different
countries. "Hansel and Gretel' proved to
be the feature Of the performance, and
was presented with the following cast:
Caroline Barghauser, as Hansel: Mar
garet Utler. as, Gretel: May Gives. as Pc
ter; Irene Raum, as Gertrude; Ruth Ho-
YER as Sandman; Ethel Coghill as Fairy
Goodthought and Ruth Turner, Bessie
Hennesy. Marital Page. Evelyn Grigsly
and Louise Prestile, as fairies.
This cast was of members Of the Neigh
borhood Peace Club. Other plays given
in the afternoon included "The Princess
and the Swineherd,'' THE Green-away
Drill and The Milk Maids" all given
by members of the Golden Rule Club, and
the "Masque Of the Sonbonnet Babies"
Club.
In the Open Air Theater.
In the open-air theater at 46s street
the boys Of the Iroquois Club and of the
knights of the Round Table also enter
tanned during the afternoon and evening.
A series Of historical tableaux vivants,
king Arthur and His Knights" was
given in the afternoon. In the evening
they gave an historical procession of
floats and tableaux. illustrating the Pill
treaty Of peace with the Indians, Uncle
Sam in the District Friends from Dixie
the Wild West boys. and others
Closing the day the boys had May
pole dance last night. while the girls
produced an artistic little operetta, ..The
Rebellion of the Daisies" The same pro-
gram given yesterday will be repeated
this afternoon and evening and tomor-
row likewise.
Patrons of the Festival.
Patrons of the May festival are as fol-
lows: John Taylor Arms. Mrs. Albert
Clifford Barney, Justice and Mrs David
]. Brewer. Gen. and Mrs. John w. Fos-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Fraser, Col and
Mrs Archibald Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs
Hennen Jennings. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl B.
keferstein, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lisner Com
missioner and Mrs. H. B. F. Macfarland,
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean, Mr.. and
Mrs E. p. Mertz, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Van
Vechten Olcott, Mr. and Mrs. Henry T.
Rainey. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Francis Riggs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Sheridan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas w. Sidwell, Mr.. and Mrs
George Otis Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Smith.
Officers of Neighborhood House are: A.
M. Lothrop. president: j. Philip Herr
mann, treasurer; Mrs. Clara D. Neigh,
secretary.
Trustees-Mr. and Mrs Charles F. We'll
Ter. John B. Sleman. jr., Mrs. Gardiner G.
Hubbard, Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney.
Mrs. Charles j. Bell, Mrs. Adelia Gates
Hensley. DR.. George M. kober Mrs
Alonzo w. Skunk, Cuno H. Rudolph, Mrs
Milton j. Rosenau, John p S. Neigh. d
j. Kaufman. Miss Clara j. Van Trump
and James E. West
Executive committee-Mrs. Clara d. Ne
lish, chairman; j. Philip Hermann
treasurer; John p. s. Neigh. Miss Maud
Taylor Dobie. Miss Dora Gilletly, Miss
Jessie Holeman. Miss Eugenia NJ Bray
and Miss Ellen Sundholm