Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-12
OUT-OF-DOORF ETE
AS MONEY RAISER
Entertainment to Provide Fund
for Benefit of ChiIdren's
Hospital.
SOCIETY FOLK GATHER
ON FRIENDSHIP LAWNS
Attractive Program Under the Di-
rection of the Institutions Board
of Managers.

Friendship. the country place of john
r. Mclean. on Wisconsin avenue is one
of the busiest places around the capital
this afternoon. A fete to raise funds to
install elevators in the Childrens Hos
pital is IN progress on the beautiful lawns
around the old mansion. Mrs. James f.
Curtis, wife of the assistant secretary OF
the Treasury. is general manager. and
is being assisted by the members of the
board of lady managers OF the hospital
and their friends.
Along the green way near the mansion
are booths of many sorts, where
great variety Of articles desir-
able both to the feminine and mas
runs from picture frame or pin cush-
ion to a pure-breed shepherd dog, with
an ascending scale in which figure tailor
made gowns. At the win-dup an auction
of the models and French hats and para
soils, imported and domestic, is In pros
pect.
A dancing pavilion in charge of Henri
de Sibour and John Cotton Smith, Win
two colored rag-time artists from New
York playing, is expected to De an II
resistible attra elton. to which the weather
lends itself admirably. The Marine Band
will play on the lawn throughout the
fete.
Managers of Booths.
Those in charge of booths are
Parasols and hats-Mrs John H. Mer'
Ram, assisted by Mrs. j. Mandevilie Car
| isle Mrs Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs. La
bouisse Mrs. Mckee. Mrs. Henry speh-
Ger, Nine. Henri de Sibour. ana Mfs
Edward Bonnaffon.
| Picture frame table-Mrs. Frank
Moves assisted by Countess Gizycka
Cosby and Miss Helen Jones' -
| Flower table-Mrs. Reynolds HIT, as
sisted by Miss Gladys lngails, "
Ormsby McCammon, Nine Won H G.,'s;s
Mrs. Laughlin, Mrs Grant Mrs. a ND
and Miss Sheridan, John r "hN'7 ~
Ice cream table-Mrs. Horace Westcott
assisted by Mrs. H. c. Moses. Mrs. Gar,
ence Wilson. Nine. Hauge. Mrs. Na1haniel
FRANCIS. Miss Eleanor Reynolds, MISS
Reid Rodgers, Miss Frances Hoar, MISS
Rebekah Wilmer, Miss Katherine Mccnh-
took. Mrs. Corbin, Mrs. James r. Mitch
| ell and Nine. de Sibour. Mrs raymond
Rodgers and Miss Margaretta Symons-
Ladies Who Pour Tea.
Tea table-Mrs. George Howard, assist
ed by Miss Perrin, Miss Gladys Mum ane
Miss Ethel Moves.
Candy tabIe-Mrs. Preston Gibson, as
sisted by MIS-. Wolcott ucheii mai "ii'
| Miss Isabel May.
| Fancy table-Mrs. William Mearns am
| Mrs. William c. Hill, assisted by Mrs
| T. NJ. Gale, Mrs. George i. Hamilton
Mrs. +. j. Stellwagen. Mrs. George DUN
| lop. Mrs Reeve Lewis, Miss Mccartney
Mrs. William A. Hill and Miss Barbara
| Kaufman.
Cigarette booth-Mrs. Charles Mum, as
sisted by Miss Cecilia May.
Soft drink bar-Basil Miles, whose as
| sistant "barkeeps'' will be Capt. Mccoy
Mai. James A. Logan. Elliott Goodwin
| Chauncey Hackett and Reginald Hulde
kOper. \,
Capt. Louis McCarty Little. Z. s n.
will sell peanuts and popcorn Clark
Kerr of the British embassy Will MAKE
sale of the pure breed shephefd oot
given by Preston Gibson
Post Office for Children.
James F.Turtis will run a post office
grab bag for children. an entirely
novel feature. and William II. Mer-
RAM at the very last half hour will
auction off everything remaining un-
sold.
Ponies for the Children.
William Hit will manage string OF
ponies for children to ride and jerome
Bonaparte and William Marrow, Punch
and Judy show. Other speclaities Iof
children will be the doll table. which Is
i'm charge of Mrs. G. c. Marsh, who VIII
be assisted by Mrs. Marshall, Mrs Dan
iels. the Misses Whiting. Miss Eudora
Glover, Miss Adelaide Heath, Philips
Robinson, Hugh Rowland, Frederlch
| Brooke and Stirling Larrabee.
Paymaster j. IL. Merriam, Charles Ben
nett and Lieut.. c. r. =. Rodgers have
| charge of the gate. Mrs. Harold Sewall
Paymaster J. II. Merriam and William
| c. Marrow are the active assistants &c
| the general manager, Mrs. James +.
Curtis.
The fete will last until o'clock.