The Washington times., 1912-03-24
Countess Moltke to Man,
age Benefit Performance
Tomorrow Night.


~ Another and an exceedingly worthS
charity--the Playground Association
i has at last found favor in the eyes OF
,lWashington society folk and tomorrow
slevening at the Playhouse will be the
beneficiary at one of the most exclusive
1dran1atic performances ever presented
at the National Capital.
!. Countess Moltke, wife of the Minister
tpf Denmark, has undertaken the man.
Rgement of the affair, and has been di-
Erecting rehearsals, the stage arrange
smerts, and other features. AS Miss
Cornelia Van Rensselaer, Thayer, of
i Boston, al1e was a member of the fa-
mous Vincent Club, one of the most
i widely known dramatic clubs in the
FCountry, and is exceptionally talented
,along these lines. !.
h Viscountess d'Azy, wife of the French
Naval Attache, and the moving spirit in
1.-THE Wednesday Afternoon Skating Club
and other like enterprises, is cast for
4 the leading role in the French play,
which comprises half of the program.
ait Is called "LeCoeur a ses Raisons''
C'The Heart Has Its. Reasons'O and is
the collaborated effort of Nine. de Flers
and Nine. Caillavet. ..-
: Others in the cast are Mrs. Preston
sGihson, Count Csekonics, of the Austro-
: Hungarian embassy; Mr.. de Bach, of
the Russian embassy, and Mr.. Maugras,
or the French embassy.
! Mrs. Albert S. Burleson, wife of Sem
f, tator Burleson of Texas, is the author of
; the skit. His Secretary which will
: also be included in the evenings enter
tainment.
, His Secretary" was produced at the
! Playhouse once before several weeks
. ago, and has been much discussed since.
/. Viscount and Wife
I. To Entertain at Supper.
d, Following the performance tomorrow.
: ,Viscount and Viscountess day will en-
, tertain at a gay little supper, having
among their guests those appearing with
. the viscountess in the play.
; Preston Gibson, who has been absent
from his usual haunts for several weeks
: because of an operation for appendicitis,
: which he underwent without the aid OF
: an anesthetic, is about again and will
, be much in evidence Monday. He APP
peared for the first time during the
,NNeek at a surprise dinner and theater
marty, which Mrs. Gibson gave in his
; honor in celebration of his recovery.
\ SFarly in April he is booked to sail for
ttEurope. taking the trip because of his
sDhealth. Mrs. Gibson, who is very de-
= &voted mother, will Join him a month or
six weeks later, when the weather is
.- more suitable for their small son. =
Military circles are muCh cohCeIheu
:over the holding up of certain batch OF
orders detaching a number of army otti-
tvers from the Capital, and transferring
them TO less desirable posts at various
points of the compass. Brig. Gen; w
~ |
| of the Army War College, recently or,
dered to command the Department OF
the Gulf, has been remanded to montr
or more of further duty in washington
awaiting impending orders. .,
Several similar delays have occaSlonec
much surnising as to the possibility OF
further trouble in Mexico, requiring the
speedy dispatch of detachments from
Washington under such capable leader
ship. Col. John T. knight, - 5 A.
and Col. George +. Downey; L.. ). a..
who were assigned to duty elsewhere IN
the same mandate removing Genera
Wotherspoon' also yet much in eNi'
denCe about town
Noticeable Lull
In Social Activity.
A noticeable lull. Indicative perhaps of
the coming storm of Easter festivities
was quite apparent this week in the
social life of the Capital. The absence
Of the Presidential family was also nc
doubt primarily responsible. Following
the departure of the President Sun
day night for the Hub city, Mrs. Taft
and Miss Taft and Charlie Taft. who
is home for the Easter holidays, ac.
companied by Mrs. Taft's sister and
niece, Mrs. G. l.. Anderson and Miss
Catherine Anderson, left Washington for
New York for a week in the shops.
Mrs. Taft has maintained a high
sartorial standpoint since entering
the White House. and patriotically
adhera5 to American fashions oh
tanning her entire wardrobe from
domestic shops either in New York
sor Washington. She is most unas-
suminS and Democratic, too, when
abroad on her numerous shopping
tours and an amusing incident is re-
lated of one of her experiences at
Christmas time. It seems that in the
usual Iuletide crush in one Of F