The Washington herald., 1913-01-23
FAIR RDEMOCRATS
TOPRESENTPLAY.
|"His Secretary" from Pen Of
Mrs. A. S. Burleson, to Be
Played Friday Night.
PLAN OTHER GAYETIES
Southern League Women's Wilson and
Marshall Organization
Sponsors.
PLAN OTHER GAYETIES

| Active preparations are being made
| for a round of gayeties during inaugural
week by the District branch of the South
ern League Women's Wilson and Mar
shall organization.
The floor committee, consisting of 100
well-known men prominent in Congress
sional, residential, and army and navy
circles, will compose the floor commit
tee in charge of all these entertainments.
| About 100 OF the most prominent women
| socially have consented to act as patron
esses, and fifty young women, mostly
! debutantes in residential, Congressional,
| and army and navy circles, under the
| leadership of Mrs. Morris Sheppard. and
Mrs. Leonard G. Hoffman, will act as a
committee on decoration and entertain
ment.
The first entertainment which will be
given before inauguration will occur at
the New Willard ballroom tomorrow
evening. and will consist OF a presenta-
\ tion Of a one-act sketch. His Secre-
| tary," written by the wife of Hon. A. s.
Burl son, Representative from Texas. and
| who will. in all probability, be President
Wilson's Secretary of Agriculture. The
| little play is very cleverly written de-
picting the adventures of Congressman
from a Western State serving his first
| term in Congress, and the many difficul-
ties which he encountered. having for
MS secretary, MS VIE
Dance to Follow.
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith. so well and
favorably known in Washington theatri-
cal circles, will take the part of the wife,
ana Mr.. Weston will impersonate the
Western Congressman. Following the
play. there will be dance in the bali
room of the New Willard
Following are the committee:
The floor COmOnittee-Mr TObu p0Ola
president of the Federal National Bank,
chairman, Col. Garrard, commander at
Fort Myer: Senators Luke Lea, Thomas
S. Martin, w. A. Massey. Lee S. Over
man, Kirkland l. Perky. F. N. Simmons,
Ellison D. Smith. Hoke Smith. Benjamin
r. TilIman. John Sharp Williams; Rep
resentatives Akin. Ansberry, Ashbrook,
Ayres. Barnhart. Bathrick, Beall,
Broussard, Bankhead. Bulkley, Burle-
son. Burnett. Galloway, Gambler.
Cantrill. Carlin. Carter of Okla
homa Clark Of Florida, Claypool.
Clayton. Cravens. Cullop, Davenport,
Dent Donohoe. Dupre. Edwards, Garner.
Goodwin. Goodwin, Gudger. Hardy. Hob
son, Hughes of Georgia. James, johnson,
Kitchin. Linthicum. Littleton. Macon,
Mcguire. Oldfeld, Pujo. Hef1in, William
lerbe, Ferguson, Flood, Fornes, Carter
Glass, Goldfogle, Hardwick. Hardy,
James Hay, Helm, Robert L. Henry.
William S. Howard. Humphreys of Mis-
sissippi, Jacoway. William 4. Jones,
Konop. Gordon Lee. Miller. Padgett, Pep
per- Peters, Pou. Raker, Randell. Red
field. Reilly, Roddenbery, Rucker OF Colo
RADIO, Rucker OF Missouri. Saunders,
Shackleford. Scully, Sisson. Slayden.
Small, Stephens of Texas. Stephens OF
Nebraska. Talcott. Tribble, Underhill.
Underwood. Webb. Wilson of Pennsyl-
vania. Young of Texas, and Col. Mac
Donald, Col. Hancock, Lieut.. Leonard
G. Hoffman, secretary to the Admiral
of the Navy: Theodore Tiller, William
T Poole. of the District National Bank:
Dr. Wycliffe Rose, Southern Educational
Association: DR.. Clarence J. Owens, man.
aging director Southern Commercial Con-
gress; Maj. Charles n. Rhoades, DIR.
Hammond, Messrs. John P. Story. jr..
John H Clapp, S. ]. Henry, William A.
Mearns. Thomas P Morgan, A. G. Chap
man, Richard E. Claughton, William ].
Eynon. Charles Mulliken. John Hender-
son, fr. Robert Hinckley, Ira ID. Dali
rymple, Charles E Howe. George W.
White, o. II. p. Johnson, Avon NJ.
Nevius Robert /. Fleming. Murray A.
Cobb. ]. Wilmer Latimer. James A. Ca
hill. jr-, George E. Fleming. Edward b.
Mclean, Herbert T. Shannon. J. Albert
Shaffer, Harry G. Meem. J. NJ. Stoddard.
George A. Weaver. Edward Lockwood,
Col. George A. Armes. and Louis p.
Shoemaker, John Costello. Jerry Souta.
and Senior Mendez.
Patronesses-Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mrs.
!. Alexander. Mrs. Henry d. Clayton,
Mrs. Philander P. Claxton. Mrs. Bank
herd. Mrs Hubert Dent, Jr.. Mrs.
Charles A. Douglas, Mrs. William r.
Hearst, Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins. Mrs.
Dudley NJ. Hughes. Mrs. William A.
Jones, Mrs. Norman f. Mack, Mrs. John
F. Shafroth. Mrs. Louis p. Shoemaker,
Mrs. Theodore Tiller, Mrs. Benjamin r.
TiIIman. Mrs. Oscar Underwood, Mrs.
Frank l. Woodruff. President OF the
Southern League, Wilson and Marshall