The Washington herald., 1910-04-07

President and Mrs. Taft, Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Sherman, Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Dickinson, Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. Meyer, the German
Ambassador and Countess Won Bern
storff and their daughter, Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott. the Bishop of Washington, SEN
ator and Mrs Elkins, Mrs. and Miss
Satterlee, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs. McCallum,
Rear Admiral and Mrs MCGOWAN. Mrs.
Julian James, Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins. Mr..
and Mrs Thropp. and Miss Kibbey will
be in the audience tonight at d. A r.
Hall to see the tableaux of American his
tory, given under the direction OF Mrs
Barney by members OF Washington's
smart set.
Mr.. Gist Blair, who has charge of the
ushers, has as his assistants Capt Sow
erby, naval attache of the British En-
bassy; Rustem Bey. Ottoman charge
d'affaires; Baron Hardenbroek. of the
German Embassy; Col c. G. Treat T. s.
A; Col. Downing, L. S. A; Commander
Cleiand Davis, L. S N; Col Frank
Denny. L. S. NJ. c: Mai Porter, L. S
M. C; Maj. Hooker. L. S. NJ c.; Mr.
William COrcoran Eustis. Mr.. Archibald
Hopkins, and Mr.. AIpheus Snow.
Society Leaders in Charge.
Each tableau is in charge of a society
leader. who has chosen her subject and
selected the characters and representa-
tives. Mrs. Barney has charge of two
'Pocahontas at the Gourt of ST. James
waiting TO be presented TO the Queen. +"
and Benjamin Franklin at the Court of
Louis XVI" the latter TO be one Of spe-
cial brilliance
Miss Jean Walsh, daughter of DR..
Ralph Walsh. an old resident of Wash
ington, will recite the poem, 1.-The Last
Meeting Of Pocahontas with the Great
Capt John Smith, just before the cur
tain rises on the first mentioned tableau.
The personnel Of the picture will be as
follows: PocahOntas. Miss Marjorie
SHIELDING; Capt. John Smith, Mir. Kari
Rakemann; Sir Walter Raleigh. Mai.
Pierre Stevens; Rolfe, Mr.. William Bowie
Clarke; Earl Of Leicester, Lieut.. Hall,
L. S. A.; ladies Of the court. Mrs. En-
mons, Mrs. Fremont-Smith, Miss John
ston. Miss Stickney, Miss Hinckley. Miss
De Land. and Miss Mason. of New York.
who is a house guest Of Mrs Julian
James; pages. Miss and Master Free
mont-Smith and Master Bell
Second TabIeau Cast.
In the second tableau the cast will be:
Benjamin Franklin, Mr.. CharIemagne
Koehler; Louis XVI, Mr.. Christian Hem
mick; Marie Antoinette. Miss Laura Mer-
Ram; court ladies, Mrs, David Porter,
Mrs. John Biddle, Mrs Guidet- Duryee,
Miss Jennings. Miss Dorothy Williams.
Miss Perkins. Miss MacClusly. her house
guest, and Miss Mason, of New York;
cOurtiers, Mr. Robert Fleming and Lieut..
Edgerton. L. S. A.
Miss Roberta Amies will dance some of
the classic dances which Mrs. Barney has
taught her between these tableaux.
The throne scene of Napoleon in the
tableau of James Monroe being presented
at the court Of Napoleon will be a thing
of splendor. This is the largest of the
series, and will in many ways be the
most interesting. James Monroe will be
represented by his great-greatgrandson
Gouverneur Hoes, son Of Chaplain RAN
dolph R Hoes L. S y.
Has Identical Costume,
He viii wear the identical court cos
tune which his distinguished ancestor
wore on this occasion. Mrs. Hoes and
Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe are in charge
and the characters are: Napoleon, Mr.
Ellery c. Stowell; Empress Josephine,
Miss Henrietta Fitch, who traces her an
cestry through her mother 20 Marie
FRANCHISE Navarro and George McDougal,
thence back in unbroken line to Antoine
de Bourbon, Duke de Vendome, father
Of Henry " Of France; Robert Living
ston, American Minister 10 France at the
time of Monroe's mission and presenta-
ton at court, viii be represented by Mr..
Henry F. Parker. great grandson of limo
thy Pickering. Of Massachusetts, who was
quartermaster general in the Revolution
airy army, Secretary of War, of State,
and Postmaster General under Washing
ton. Mr. Parker Is a great-grandson of
Robert BOgadas Of the Revolutionary
army He is a grandson of Foxhau Parker.
commodore of the United States Navy,
and a son of Commander FoxhaH A.
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