The Washington herald., 1912-01-30

| will go to Fort Sill. Okla. for temporary
service at the school OF fire.
Miss Frances Miller and her house
guest. Miss Annie Darcie. Of Pittsburg,
will go to Annapolis on Saturday to spend
the weekend.
Rev. and Mrs. George W. Atkinson,
jr.,, have returned from Atlantic City,
where they have spent the past two
| weeks on account Of Mr.. Atkinson s
health.
] Mrs. John NJ. Nelson. wife OF Repre-
sentative Nelson. 1907 P street, will not
receive to-day.
! Mrs. Albert Joseph Carrico has returned
TO Washington after spending the past
week in New York City.
Mrs. GieIow left yesterday for a visit
to New York to attend the ''Thackeray
centenary as guest OF honor OF the New
/ York Auxiliary Of the Southern Industrial
Educational Association, The New York
Auxiliary is giving the Entertainment for
the benefit OF the work OF the associa-
/ ton.
Mrs. David Eagan, OF Charleston, W.
Va, is visiting at tn home of Judge and
Mrs. Atkinson, in Thirteenth street.
Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper, wife of the
Representative from Wisconsin, will be
at home this afternoon from to o'clock
at the Farragut, Mrs. Cooper will be
assisted by Mrs Stanley Dent, OF Ala
bama, and Mrs. CuIlop, OF Indiana.
Mrs. William A. Jones and her daugh-
ter, Anne Seymour Jones, will be at home
to-day from 3 TO s. This will be the last
they will receive informally this season.
Mrs. n. B. Graves, Mrs. ]. W. Graves.
and Miss Brewer will be at home in
formally to-day from TO 6.
From all indications, when Mr. Edward
S. Curtis takes the stage OF the Belasco
this afternoon in his Indian picture opera.
"A Vanishing Race" he will be greeted
by thoroughly representative Washing
ton audience. This afternoons perform
ance and the differing one OF Thursday
afternoon will be under the joint auspices
of the Washington branch of the Ar
Genealogical Institute OF America and the
League Of the Covenant. The league will
devote its profits~toward maintaining its
district nurse. President Taft heads the
honorary committee for a Vanishing
Race which includes. besides the
French, German. and English Ambassa-
dors. three dozen other persons of Wash
ington society. Ambassador Tier at
the BelascO this afternoon will be filled
with prominent people. Thursday after
Moons performance will differ fundament-
ally from that OF this afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Howell. wife of Congress-
man Howell, Of Utah. will receive this
afternoon at her residence. lT42 p street
northwest, from 10 O'Clock.
Representative and Mrs. George E. Foss. |
Of Chicago. entertained at dinner last
night in honor Of the Secretary of the In |
terror and Mrs. Fisher. Those invited to |
meet the guests OF honor we're Represent
alive and Mrs. George W. Fairchild. Rep |
resentattTe and Mrs. John w. Weeks. |
Representative Mckinley, Mai. Gen. and |
Mrs. Biddle, L. s. A, Mr. and Mrs Theo- |
doro- w. Noyes, MIR. and Mrs. J. w. Bid |
die, Of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs John /
Callan OLaughlin, and Miss Maths.
Mrs. Mary Burke somervelI, OF Belcourt
Seminary, will be at home on Friday aft
ernoon. February ., from Z to O'Clock.
\ quartet OF singers who are not only
famous in Washington. but are well
known throughout the country for their
musical talent, are included in the cast
Of the twenty principal characters who
will grace the stage on the opening night
Of the musical extravaganza. The Col
lcge Hero" The quartet is composed of
Miss Mary Sherier, who has been con-
nected with the Hammerstein Opera Com
pany and possesses voice of unusual
range: Mr.. Arthur II. Deibert, the SOLO
ist Of st. Johns Church: William G. i
tenor OF the Church Of the
Ascension, and Miss Anna Brett. This
body Of singers is known as the Orpheus
Quartet. They have all been educated
abroad. Their parts in The College
Hero" suit them to perfection, and one
would almost think that the music had
been written especially for. them.
There are to be 500 native Washing
tonians in this production. and not only
his famous quartet, but every one Of the
performers. has been chosen for the spe-
,ial parts which have been assigned to
hem and are perfect in their lines The
characters are being especially
coached by Capt. Warren Dean, who is
he stage manager Of the production. and
nothing Is being left undone to make this
production a huge success in every way.
The sale OF seats opens at the Columbia
Theater box Office tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock, and Judging from the great
interest that is being taken the advance
ale VIII De large one.
The much-heralded dance of the Debu-
antes' Club took place at Rauscher's last
light from 10 to o'clock. A committee
" twelve debutantes were in charge of
he AFFAIR. four from the Congressional {
et. four from the army and navy set. :
md four from residential society. Mrs.
Joseph E. Thropp received for the COM
nittee, and the chaperons were ths {
Mothers Of the debutantes. The Congress G
ional committee consisted OF Miss Ruth c
Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain. a
diss Anne Seymour Jones, and Miss S
aura Burleson; the army and navy COM Il
nIttee members were Miss Dorothy GrayI
Brooks, Miss Katheryn Hitchcock, Miss I
;mily Beatty, and Miss Margaret v
and the residential COM Il
nittee was composed OF Miss Elizabeth s
Soyes, Miss Estelle Crane, Miss Eliza L
eth Munford. and Miss Glllett-HIl L