The Washington herald., 1912-04-21

Mrs. A. Harmon Wilmer. Mrs Leonard
Wood. Miss Ellen N. b, woodruff. Mrs.
William W. Wotherspoon, Mrs. Horace
Wyfie. Mrs. Harry C. Yarrow. Mrs.
George Young.
Dixie Chapter. United Daughters OF the
coufederacy, held most interesting
meeting Thursday evening at the home
,of the president Of the chapter. Mrs.
Howell Smith. 143 Massachusetts, Ave
nue.. The historian OF the chapter. Mrs.
n. C. Knox. gave a resume Of the work
Of the chapter during the previous year
and concluded with a most interesting
talk on Gen. Albert Sydney johnson.
the anniversary Of whose death at Shi-
loh was April 6. II is the intention Of
the chapter TO prepare papers each
month relating to interesting historical
events connected with distinguished
Southern men whose anniversaries oc-
cur In that month. to be read at the
regular monthly meetings.
The board of lady managers Of the
Northern Dispensary and Emergency
Hospital. 3121 Fourteenth Street North
west. VIII have a linen shower on Tues
day. April .. from TO s. at the hos
pital. when they hope to greet all their
friends Linen OF all sorts is needed.
also surgeons suits. cotton. and ban
dages- Refreshments viii be served.
The Club Of Colonial Danes has
cards out for q reception from 10 On
the afternoon OF May / at the Play
house. to meet the council OF the Ma
tional Society OF Colonial Danes OF
America
Washington society will be well rep
resented at the Boy Scout performances.
to be given at the Arcade on the after
noon and evening Of April q. for the
benefit Of the boys department OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. Ernest Thompson Seton. the
popuar author of nature stories and
chief scout Of the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica, viii personally conduct the perform
ancs.
The young ladies' Of Bristol School.
Cathedral School for Girls, Belcourt
Seminary. Gunston Hall, Martha WASH
Ington Seminary, Colonial School.
Friends School. and other fashionable
seminaries viii attend in large delega-
tions The stage OF the Arcade will de-
plct a beautiful woodland scene. and
Mr.. Seton will be seen for the first time
In public in Indian costume. He will
deliver a brief lecture in explanation Of
the programme. Included in the pro-
gramme will be an athletic drill.
Plans are now under way for a bene-
ht entertainment at the Willard for the
sufferers from the Titanic, when Mrs.
Gurley Kane viii give her famous musi-
"Ben-Hur." Mrs. Cur
ley-Kane has given a series Of these
musical monoIogues at the Waldorf
social affairs.
Mrs. James F. Slayden, wife Of Repre-
sentative Slayden OF Texas: Miss Bessie
Kibbey, Hon. II. d. Flood, OF Virginia;
Mr.. r. Walton Moore. Mrs. Marion But
Ter. District president, United Daughters
OF the Confederacy. and Mrs. Martin |
viii entertain box parties at
the performance OF the University Of
Virginia Glee Club at the Columbia |
Theater on Friday afternoon. April IS. |
at 40 o'clock. Between parts two and
four OF the programme Mrs. Martin Lit
Teton win give a short illustrated talk |
on Monticello. the Home OF Jefferson"
Unique souvenir programmes have been |
prepared by a committee consisting OF
AirS Littleton, Mrs. Howell Smith, and !
Mrss Beverly Buch1Aan. and will be sold |
by a bevy of young girls, including Miss |
SImms, daughter OF Congressman Sims. |
n Tennessee: Miss Anne Seymour Jones, |
of Congressman Jones, of Vir- |
ginia: Miss Genevieve Clark. daughter Of |
the Speaker Of the House; Misses Kitty |
Te nnant, Nora Pepper. Lucinda Penne- |
baker, Anne Elliott Pennebaker. Grace |
Townsend, Nannette Brundidge, Helen |
Townsend, Mrs. James, Miss Louise Pat |
t.son, Miss Gertrude Pattison. Miss Nell |
daughter Of Senator Fletcher, |
IF Florida: Miss Caroline Morton, repre-
senting the Dixie Chapter: Miss Sue Ri !
ey, representing the Robert E. Lee /
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