The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
J. Edison Briggs. Mrs H. Ball and Mrs.
J. e. Mcclellan received.

j. EdiSOn BrlggS, MrS- h BAH ana ME-
J. {. Mcclellan received.
A unique costume concert will be given
for the benefit of the war sufferers IN
Belgium and France by Washington
musicians on Thursday evening, Decem-
ber ;, at Rauschers. under the manage
ment of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stuart
Alden. The artists will be Helen Dono-
hue De YO. soprano; Adrienne Kirkman
Wentz. meZZo-soprano; aime. de Guerin-
KIttredge, violinist; Marguerite O'Toole
harpisC: Richard Backing, tenor, and
Felix Garzislia, pianist. The concert is
the third and last of a series of enter
tainments being given in Washington for
this worthy cause Mrs Alden is the
chairman of the committee on tickets,
and Mrs. Morton. wife of Gen. Charles
Morton. L. S. A. is the treasurer of the
entire fund A list of distinguished pa
tronesses is almost complete, and dona-
tions have been graciously offered in the
matter Of the hall, printing. and every
thing that is necessary.
The Georgetown University Hospital
Thirty-fifth and n streets northwest,
will give a Thanksgiving tea and linen
shower on Wednesday, November y,
from to s O'Clock. Mrs Milton E. Allies
Mrs Wifred NJ. Barton. and Miss Mar
garet Mitchell will pour tea, and Mrs
Cans president, and other members of
the ladies' board will assist the sisters
in carrying out the arrangements for the
evening, which includes a delightful
musical program. inspection OF the hos
pital. etc The occasion. which promises
to be especially enjoyable will afford the
public a splendid opportunity 10 become
acquainted with the hospital and its
work.
Mrs. Simon Wolf, Mrs. A. Lisner, Mrs
4. T. Britton. Mrs. Carl Casey, Mrs. Carl
Droop, Mrs. George johnson, Mrs. A. 2.
Lacey, Mrs. r. Sylvester. Mrs. T. =
Ames. Mrs. J. f. Baines. Mrs. c. H.
Bates, Mrs. l. Berman, Mrs. Sherley W.
Bowles, Mrs. J. L. Cassin, Mrs Frances
Dickens, Mrs Giles Heilprin, Mrs. Her
man Howenstein, Mrs. J. X. Jones jr
Miss Kate Mccartney. Mrs. Albert NJ
Reid, Mrs. S II. Smith. Mrs. c. ]. Will
hanson. Mrs. w. NJ Weaver, and Mrs.
Easby-Smith will he hostesses at the an
nual donation tea and sale at the Found
ling Home. 17l5 Fifteenth street north
west. on Tuesday afternoon. November
q, from 3 until o'clock There will be
homemade cakes, flowers, candy. and
fancy articles on sale. The home will
be open to the guests and the children,
sixty in number. will be happy to see
their friends.
The annual meeting of the First Needle
Work Guild of Washington City will be
held at the residence Of Mrs. Robert
Craig, 1872 1 street. tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock. Contributions to be sent to
25O5 X street northwest where applicn-
tions for clothing can be made by letter
on Saturdays OF each week. Parcels to
be called for the Wednesday following.
Attention is called to the change in ad-
dress.
Miss Mary Ledyard, the president of
the board of trustees of the Young
Woman's Christian Home. with other
members of the board, will be at the
home, 81 c street northwest, on wednes-
day, November ., when they will be
happy to see their friends and receive
Thanksgiving donations for that worthy
cause
A special benefit performance of the
Story of the Rosary will be given to-
morrow night at the Belasco Theater un-
der the auspices of the Countess Dumas,
who is in Washington. for the purpose
Of raising funds for the destitute and
suffering men, women and children of
France. The full list of patrons and
patronesses now includes Mrs. Joseph
Letter. Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs John
Henderson, Mrs. Robert NJ. Tuttle, Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh. Mrs. Edward B. Nc
Lean, Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs. Miles
Poindexter, Mrs. J. H. Bankhead, Mrs.
William L. Marshall, Mrs.Alb L. Mills,
Mrs William Barrett Ridgely. Mrs,
Frank Hatton, Mrs. James Hartman.
Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mrs. George Bliss,
Mrs. Frank Mitchell. Mrs. Thomas TaIia-
ferro, Mrs John B. Henderson. Mrs.
Medorem Crawford. Mrs. John p Jack
son. Mrs. Allan McLane, Mrs. Sheldon
Evans. Mrs. Christian Hemmick, Mrs.
Tuckerman and Mrs. Louis Lombard.
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand and
others associated with the French EN-
bassy will be present. Society folk of
Washington have responded generously
to the efforts of Countess Dumas to make
this benefit success. The boxes have
all been taken. The trustee for
funds collected is the Commercial Ma.
tional Bank. and Mr.. T. K. Tucker,
cashier of the Commercial National
Rank Is fiscal agent. The financial COM