The Washington herald., 1911-04-15

Revel'' to be~given at the Playhouse on
Thursday evening for the benefit Of the
Arts and Crafts School are progressing
delightfully."-. under the clever direction of
Mrs. John Jay White. who wrote 1t. 1t
tainments ever. The music was written
by Miss Flora McGill. the well-known
contralto singer, soloist in the First
Church of Christ, Scientist. The whole
thing is an original conception and will
be not only interesting but beautiful
The revel opens with the entrance Of a
herald, who blows his bugle and brings
to life Ruskin and Morris back to the
scenes of their literary triumphs In merry
England. The scenes are all attractive
pictures Of rural England. A vender of
dreams then arrives and is greeted by
the authors. and he brings in his train
a company OF old English dancers. There
| is a group of cloth weavers, four young
women and four young men, who sing
quaint song and do some pretty dane
ing; then some metal workers afterward
the bookbinders. basket weavers wood
carvers, all with appropriate songs and
dances. The factory girl. who cries
Enough Of dreams; we live while we
live" will be Miss Ruth Wynne, who will
do the Grizzly Bear" dance and shock
the ancient gentlemen who have returned
to life for a revel. Two giants, repre-
senting Supply and Demand, will make
protest and invoke a change of pro-
gramme. and with a gay dance will lead
the way for the players to the supper
room. followed by the audience. They
return to the ballroom in the same
fashion, and a May pole dance is then
given, which opens the dancing for the
players and the audience. Miss Eliza
beth Reside will take the part of the
Arts and Crafts Girl. and will do some
Spanish dances. Mrs. George Bowie
Chapman will head the basket weavers,
and some OF the other actors and singers
will be Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss Ger
trude Greedy, Miss Jeanette Allen, Miss
Hunt, Mr.. Sampson. Mr.. Morgenstierne
of the Norwegian Legation: Miss Mac
Murray. Mr.. Thomas Hinckley. and Dr.
Hotchkiss
MacVeagh. who will be hosts at dinner
on April IS in honor of the President and
Mrs. Taft, will go to Charleston, S. c.,
Monday. where the Secretary will deliver
an address,
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop will spend this
weekend in New York, where they will
be the guests of the latter's mother. Mrs
John D. Wood.
Col. and Mrs. Henry May and family
will spend tie summer months abroad.
sailing early next month. They will go
first to England.
Miss Maitland Marshall. daughter Of
Gen. and Mrs. W. L. Marshall, will have
as her house guest next week Miss Mary
Bayne, OF New York, who will come on
for the wedding of her cousin, Miss Ger |
trude Bayne, and DR. Scott Dudley Breck- !
enridge. which will take place next We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Sherman left Washington Thurs |
day evening for the Sherman home in |
Utica, n. Y, where she will be Joined |
by the Vice President to-day. They will |
return 10 Washington On Monday.
Miss Margaretta Brooks one Of the
buds of this season. will go to West Point |
to-day to be the weekend guest Of |
Commandant F. w. Sladen, U. s. A., and |
Mrs. Sladen.
Miss Mabel Scott Smith is the guest Of |
her brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and |
Mrs. Whitney Kipp. in Brooklyn. N. Y.
for the Easter holidays.
Miss Margaretta Symons. daughter Of
Col. Thomas W. Symons, U. s. A, and
Mrs. Symons. will leave here on Monday
for Buffalo, where she will visit Mrs.
George B. Matthews for a fortnight
Thomas w. Symons. jr., Yale II, has ar
rived in Washington and is spending
Easter with his parents.
Miss Julia Heyl has issued invitations
for a card party on Friday evening. April
q, for Miss Frances Dodge, daughter OF
W. Beall Bowie will take place early in
June.
The wedding party Of Miss Gertrude
Bayne and DR.. Scott Dudley Breck-
enridge, who will be married wednesay,
will include Miss Harriet Bayne, sister
of the bride. maid of honor; Miss MabelIe
c. Houghton, of Geneva, N. Y; Miss
Beatrice Cluett, of Troy. N. Y; Miss
Edith Needham, of Washington; Miss
Margaret Breckenridge, sister Of the
bridegroom; Miss Louise Bayne, sister
of the bride; Mr.. Henry C. Brecken-
ridge, best man; Messrs. Laurence c.
Fuller, of Philadelphia: Lucien Brecken-
ridge of New York; David Tenant, of
Virginia; John Ridgely, Of Baltimore;
E. s. Theall, and DR.. A. Y. P. Garnett,
of this city, ushers. DR.. ]. Breckenridge
Bayne will give his sister in marriage.
Rev. William L. DeVries will preform