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New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

of perfect weather For golfers there
ls 20 sporty nine-hole course within %
half mile Of the Colonial Hotel, about
which Che social life OF the island
ceutrrs. Tennis is only question Of
stepping from the hotel verandas for
play upon either turf CT dirt. I'm the
middle o. February each year a tourna-
menf i- held. for which the Lauder
cups are offered.
Member, of the dancing set look 10
the ballroom OF the Colonial for their
good times. The Wednesday and Satur-
day dances throughout the season be-
ing q pleasant feature Of the Nassau
vian social life. For the lovers ot
strenuous oUi-of-door sports surf bath
lug tennis. pony races and Rugby foot.
bali ale leading attractions. The suri
bathing az Hos Island in particular Is
enjoyable both in the mild temperature
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

making arrangements for dances TO be
given during the coming year. Appli-
cations for membership should be
made to Miss Sylvia j. Marks, l West
g2d st.. or Miss Sylvia Nonheimer, IA
Morningside av.
Andrew jackson Chapter. National
Society United States Daughters OF
1872. held its first meeting of the sea
son Saturday. November II. at the
home of Mrs Washington l.. Mann.
Programmes and plans for l9ll-15
were arranged. The nominating com
mittcc io choose candidates for offices
TO be filled 10y informal ballot at the
ncNt election was appointed as follows:
Mrs. John T. Stevens. chairman: Mrs.
Edward Treadweil and Mrs. W. L..
Mann.
The annual dinner Of the Congress
Of States Societies was gwen last
Thursday al the Hotel McAlpin. The
speakers were D. +. Page, for Maine
Mrs. John Fowler Trow. for New York:
Charles Eeclcr. for California: George
4. Sheppard, for Texas; Mrs. Lois
Pcircc Hughes. Tor Indiana; Mrs. Fred
cr.ck a. Wallace. for Kentucky, and
Mrs. Nellie B. Van Sliugerland, for
Michigan.
Last Tuesday. 40 the Waldori-As-
t0r.a. the National California Club held
It's monthly reunion. Mrs. Secley vii
COS was chairman of programme, and
as speaker. she introduced Charles
Kccler. poe; and naturalist. who spoke
ora california as an Inspiration for
Writer'S" and recitcd poems from his
own "Eiin Songs of Finland - and the
Re-. Charles W. Wcndtc. formerly Of
Oakland, Cal. nov OF Boston, who gave
personal reco!iectious OF the literary
conditions in California iu the sos.
Mrs. r. q. stark Iecited the poems
"Playthiucs." "Failylaud" and The
Tuhccdcd Pageant" from Tagore's
Crescent Noon
AT the meeting Of the Post PaIlis-
mert. 20 be held or Friday. there Will
r,.... ,t,+.t.,. I,t1f enrIust ad lfr
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

The Bcttcrmcnt League Of New
York. Mrs. Royal S. Copeland. chair
man Of reception, will hold a presl-
dents day az It's headquarters, II East
3Jth ST.. Monday, November so, at 3
o'clock, I'm honor of its honorary pres
idcuts. Mrs. William Grant Brown.
Mrs. Elmer Black and Miss Florence
GLernscy
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

less. white-ringcd convict fish, Gin for
iic'; finger sponges that beckon in
vitingly; Draw Scotch porFies. Hanna
buehsh. Jolly bewhiskered goat fish.
slender yellow banana fish and terribly
superior looking angel fish, floating by
sea Urchins with haughtlly upturned
npeqe
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

the Washington Heights Society Chill
drcn OF the American Revolution. Mrs.
Stanley Lyman Otis, president. viii be
held on Friday afternoon at o'clock,
at the home o. Mrs. Wright B. Hait,
256 West 18Th ST. The other officers
are: Honorary members, Mrs. Samuel
J.. Kramer. Mrs. Henry Allowav. Mrs
O. NJ. BOstwick and Mrs. IT, CrOsweI
Tuttle; first vice-president. Mrs. John
Hudson Storer; second president,
Mrs Wright b. Half; secretaries. the
Misses Dorothy Wade and Olive NJ.
Rostwicb: treasurer. Courtlaudt $.
Otis. historian. Miss Marguerite On
derdonk; color-bcarer. Master Frank q.
Fowler, jr
The Bel-Cauto Club, Nine. Beatrice
Goldie. pres ident. will hold its first
informal reception OH Saturday after
noon. November p. at the Waldorf
Astoria A programme has been ar
ranged under the chairmanship OF Mrs.
II. J. Ekman. The Bel-CantO Choral,
under the direction of Nine. GOld'c.
will sing selections by Ofenbach,
Grieg and Mildenberg.
The reception committee consists Of
Mrs. James G.. Blaine. Mrs William
Croxton and Mrs. William Winter.
a poverty party was hcid last
evening at LenoX Hall.
Mrs. Charles Duane Baker gave a
reading on the subject Henry NJ. stan
ley" at the home of Mrs. William t..
Trotter. 26 East 12Gth ST., on Wedues-
day. A reading. "Mary Queen OF
Scots" will be given at the home of
Mrs. Arnold Schramm.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman gives
the second of her discussion lectures
tonight at Assembly Hall, United
Charities Building. 109 East 22d ST..
"War. Waste and Social Economy the
topic Mrs. Gilman takes up, follows
as q natural sequence that OF "What
humanity Is For the initial discus
sion i'm the series War and the World
Hope.
The New York Theatre Club. Mrs.
Belle de Rivera. founder and president,
held Presidents Day ON Tuesday IN the
grand ballroom of the Astor Hotel.
The vice-presidents of the club. Mrs.
Harry Hastings, Mrs. Sara NJ. Foster,
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

A regular meeting OF the Woman
Forum was held Friday morning IN the
MYRTLE Room of the Waldorf Astoria.
The topic for discussion was "tducat. =.
ing the Boy and Girl for Citizenship
Vr Charles A. Prosser. secretary OF
The National Committee for Promotion
Of Industrial Education. was the prir-
cipal speaker Miss Florence Marshall,
member of the National Commission on
State Aid for Public Vocation Schools,
presented another phase of the subject.
The programme was arranged by Mrs
Rov Emery Fletcher. educational chair
man Of the Forum.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

Dr Arthur D. Dean. chief Of vocation
division. New York State Department
of Education. spoke on "Nothercralt in
Education" ON Friday evening IN the
Young Women Christian Association
auditorium. 600 Lexington an. This
was the first public meeting of the
school Of Mothcrcraft Auxiliary. Miss
Mary L. Read, the director. gave an ac-
count of the first three years of this
work. A reception was given Dr. Dean
al the close of the addresses.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

Al the meeting Of the Post PaIlis-
mcut. 20 be held or Friday. there will
be q parliamentary drill. conducted by
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

A meeting Of the Cambridge Club
was held on Monday afternoon. Novem-
ber Is. at the home Of DR. Harrette
Peckham. l5O Ialsey ST. The subject
for the afternoons study was the nov
els of Mrs. Humphry Ward. DR.. Peck
ham gave "a short biographical sketch Of
Mrs. Ward. Two papers followed: "A
Study Of the Coryston Family by
Mrs. A. ". Parker. and The Religious
Novels of Mrs Ward" boy Mrs. Flor
ence Walbridec. The programme con-
cluded with a general discussion OF
Mrs. Ward and her novels.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

The first of a series OF card parties,
Of which there viii be five, arranged by
the building and ways and means com
mittees Of the Twentieth Century CLUB
was held IN Association Hall, Richmond
Hin. Long island. on last Tuesday al
ternoon. Both bridge and five hundred
were played and q very enjoyable time
was spent.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be
am especially interesting meeting given
as memorial go JACOB Riis. An address
bv Dr. Jane Robbins. head worker OF
the Jacob Eiis Settlement. and selcc-
tious from the writings of Mr. Rms by
Mrs. Willis Robb. intcrsper5cd with
music by Mrs. Thompson. of New York
City. will comprise the programme.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

The inst meeting Of the season Of.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

.hc committee on parliamentary law
of which Mrs i. +. Trow is chairman.
The subject will be 90 ommittcc of the
Whole" Mrs. Mortimer Menken will
be In charge.
The Light Horse Harry Lee Society,
Children Of the American Revolution,
will give a dance for the benefit Of
its scholarship fund iu the Rose
Room of the Plaza. Friday evening
November -.
The Pacific lntoruatonal tN-
po.ition Committee OF thc National
california Club viii iuaugIratc series
of california nights az the Broadway
Rose Gardens. The first date viii be
announced I'm a few days.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

Play commenced Friday u the annual
fall tournament. Sixteen qualified In
each flight. and the finals will be
played Monday.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
GAYETY.
Gay New Workers..

THE Gay New Workers." with Carol
Shredder and James ]. Lake, both Wash
ingtonians. opened its weeks engage
ment at the Gayety yesterday. Both are
warm favorites here and to them be-
longs a large share Of the success of the
show. Will Fox and Harry Stewart form
a comedy pair that is hard to beat They
kept things going at a lively clip from
the time the curtain went up until its
final fall and at no time we're they at a
loss to gain a hearty laugh.
Carol Shredder, besides possessing a
pleasing personality, can sing and Is a
clever dancer. Her song, Let's All Go
to Mary Ann" was the hit of the show.
Rose De Young. made a pleasing SOU
brette and won favor with the audience.
Beatrice LOTUS also was especially good
In her part of a department store floor
walker
The other members of the supporting
cast proved most capable and Eddie Nell
son pressed the principals hard for first
honors. His song numbers were warmly
and the principals were forced
to stand by while he sang a number of
encores.
The chorus is one of the bright spots
Of the performance. Besides being un-
usually young and attractive 1t is well
drilled and can sing and dance. The en-
tire production is deliberately staged and
costumed.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
CASINO.

a famous troupe of Russian singers
and dancers heads the Casino Theater
bill this week. 1t is not the boris Frid-
kin but the GodIewsky Troupe which has
been seen here before. L'Aiglon. with
a novel speciality in midair on horizontal
ladders. walks on the ladders head down.
ward The Pepper Twins introducing a
battlefield scene, closes with a rousing
Scotch medley in which the bagpipes and
the Highland fling are features. "A
King for a Night" is a laughable farce
by the Conry lie Marie Players, while Al
Wild makes a hit with his mimicry. Last
night the surprise party, the added fea-
ture. gave great deal of amusement and
some rather nice presents to lucky pa
IL ons- The motion picture plays furnished
additional entertainment
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
B. F. KEITH'S.
Refined Vaudeville.

Prominent display of the 5. r. o. sign
at B. F. Keith's all this week is an abso-
Lutte certainty: Gertrude Hoffman is the
headliner. star attraction. cause, princi-
pal reason and sole provocation for
crowded houses.
1t has been a long time since patrons
OF the two-a-day have enjoyed such an
elaborate entertainment as is provided
by Miss Hoffman's sixty-six-minute-
twelve-scenes-forty-p layers-revue. The
fair exponent of the terpsichore in
gracefulness and charm personified, an
excellent impersonator of big stars and
withal the most versatile luminary of
vaudeville seen here in long, long time.
Notable among the scenes in the revue
is a a subway travesty on the dance.
the exterior of the Moulin Rouge and a
desert
Despite the big Hoffman act. the rest
Of the bill has plenty of merit. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Castle, society dancers
present in motion pictures their interpre-
tations of the Castle Walk. the Hesita-
tion. the One Step. Maxixe and the Ar
gentine Tango. The Haywood-Stafford
Company were well received in a sketch
they call THE Devil outwitted." A
novel act is offered by Dane CIaudius
and Lillian Scarlet, banjoists. II is a
memory stirring novelty style. The Call
OF the SiNties,'' in which they give a
comparison Of popular songs of today and
fifty years ago John and Winnie Hen
nings are clever funmakers, the former
especially keeping~his audience in an up
roar. The Dare Brothers. who open the
bill. were rewarded for their acrobatic
work. The whole shows class.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
COLUMBIA.
"Neariy Married."

Two hours of laughter-that describes
Edgar Selwyn's latest farce. Nearly
Married" which had its first production
in Washington at the Columbia Theater
last hight It is the most extravasant
congl0meration of absurdities that any
human brain could well conceive. II all
hinges on the whim of young wife to
be divorced from the husband she still
loves, her brother. a young lawyer, vino
lives with them, having stirred up trou-
BILE.
Husband. In order to obiige wiley. nires
q professional divorce fxer in the person
of an attractive young woman, who in
consideration Of 1900 agrees to place
herself In a compromising position-.n the
presence of witnesses-with husband A
friendly married couple. knowing that
husband and wifey are just as much IN
love with each other as ever, bring about
a chance meeting between these two.
The differences are patched up and hus :.
band and wifey elope for a second honey
moon.
Meanwhile the divorce has been
granted. and now the mix-up begins
Tho ruraways have to take refuge in
a wayside inn, kept by an Indian prince
and his shrewd little Irish wife, who,
on hearing the approach of an auto
mobile, quickly throws some bottles
into the roadway, thereby causing sew
erai puncturedy tires. The elopers are
pursued by their married friends and
by the brother. and are informed that
they are no longer married, and that
their proposed sojourn at the inn is a
great scandal breeder. Likewise, the
female divorce fixer is on the trail
after her thousand dollars.
Ali sorts of ludicrous complications
sre developed. but finally husband and
rvffox- NJ In H.o
away from the others in a convenient
taxi. bound for New Jersey. where they
will be married all over again.
Bruce McRae and Jane Grey as Harry
and Betty Lindsay are the husband and
wife around whom the turmoil revolves.
The part fits Mr.. McRae like the paper
on the wall. He shines In roles like this
one. His comedy. while always striking
the right key and provoking merriment,
never goes beyond the bounds of refine
ment- Whatever he does is done well.
Always a favorite in Washington. he
still further ingratiated himself with his
admirers last night. and their applause
gave him ample assurance OF the pleasure
he afforded them
Jane Grey was as dainty a little wife
as one could meet in a days journey
She portrayed the varying moods OF the
romantic young woman most delightfully."-
ana ueserSeuly SHARED in the taVor OF
the audience with Mr.. McRae.
Ruth Shepley as Gertrude Robinson.
Betty's friend, and Mark Smith as Tom
Robinson, her husband, contributed a
good part of the funmaking. but Mr..
Smith would probably be even more ef-
fective IL he were to tone down his ex-
ertions little. His comedy comes dan
gerously near the line OF buffoonery.
Mabel Acker gave just the right touch
to the part OF Hattie King, the divorce
fixer. John Westley as Dick Griffon.
Betty's brother: Schuyler Ladd as Prince
Ranjabolle. host OF the inn; Phebe Bates
as Norah. his wife: Robert Fisher as
Peter Doolin. a justice OF the peace. and
William Phinney as the chauffer rounded
the cast
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
POLI'S.
.Kfndling.''

Whoever hit upon the phrase "a flare
OF truth" to describe Charles Kenyon's 3
play called ''Kindling" went straight to
the heart of the matter. A vivid sense
of life illumines every speech and i'm
parts to the simple and tender tale the
thrill of actuality. The Poll Players this
week are offering real drama, in the light
of which all the muck Of farces, meio-
dramas. musical shows and even the
pretentious efforts of our best known
playwrights must shrink abashed.
The Poll production is splendid. Give
this company a chance at a fine play and
they will show the metal they are GnaGe
of. In no other part this season has Miss
Nelson disclosed talent of SO high an
order as she displays in this role of an
ignorant woman of the slums, whose des-
perate desire to gain a fair chance Tor
her expected child leads her to thievery.
Mr.. Buhler as the stevedore husband
plays with more than ordinary force and
fervor.
Dudley Hawley offers a convincing por-
trait as Steve, a fiashy young thief.
Helen Tracy as Mrs. Bates, the Irish
woman who advises the young wife, pre-
sents a character study not often sur
passed on any stage for ease and finish.
Mr.. Corbett has a realistic bit as a
plain clothes man. Stanley James is a
young doctor, who makes
love to the pretty young lady visiting
the slums, pleasingly presented by Hazel
May. Miss Kent is good as the pat
ronizing lady of wealth who finally learns
that human passions are as real and vital
in the slums as elsewhere.
"Kindling'' is far too good and too
well presented for any theatergoer to
miss, and the opportunity is fieeting.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
DANCERS WIN SUCCESS.
Margaret Hawksworth and Basil VI
Durant Seen at New willard.

Two members OF exclusive New York
families. pretty eighteen-year-old Mar
garet Hawksworth and Basil Mapin
Durant danced themselves into fame
amidst the plaudits OF members of the
diplomatic corps. official and resi-
dent society at the supper dance at
the New Willard last night
Miss Hawksworth and Mr.. Durant
INST came into notice by their inter-
prstations Of the new dances, at the
dinner given by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
in honor of the Duke and Duchess Of
Manchester last month in New York.
Miss Hawksworth is the daughter of
the late Robert Hawksworth, of New
York. Mr.. Durant is the son of Will
lam West Durant of New York. and
the grandson OF the late Thomas c.
Durant, builder of the Union Pacific,
Rock Island and Adirondak rail-
roads. His family has long been
on the membership roll of the Met
ropolitan and Atlantic Yacht Clubs.
This was the first time that Miss
Hawksworth or Mr.. Durant have
danced in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
AT THE THEATER,S LAST NIGHT
BELAScO.
-.lhe I'lca.ure seekers.o

''The Pleasure Seekers" filed the
Beiasco Theater Iast night on what might
be termed Cooks tour through vaude-
Vile, which disclosed beauty, mirth, song,
and dance In abundance. During the
progress of the tour" various perform
ers contributed specialties, proving that
producers ~ this latest New York Winter
Garden show wished to do the right thing
by their patrons.
The various happenings are strung to-
gether by a SUFFICIENT plot. and the music
To the happy result of the evening
william Montgomery and Florence Moore
contributed largely. They are a team OF
buoyant and spontaneous appeal and
wear well. Miss Moore walked away with
the feminine honors Of the evening.
Says genial Mr.. Montgomery, by way
Of suggesting refreshment, 'I feel like
a nut sundae." which causes the lively
Miss Moore to remark. You look like a
nut Sunday and every other day"
why do you smoke a pipe with such
a long stem?' asks gingery Florence
Moore 81 am trying to keep away from
tobacco" replies smiling Billy Montgom-
cry.
Many local gentlemen whose craniums
are devoid of hirsute adornment bad Sc
cured front seats, In the hope that Flor
ence Moore would perform her usual os-
culatory act on their bald spots as an
aid to hair restoration and were greatly
disappointed at the discontinuance of
this practice Of her former visits to this
city.
Vera Michelena uses her pleasant voice
to advantage in Love Me to a Viennese
Melody" and looks stunning In several
beautiful gowns.
Max Roger, Bobby north. and Harry
Cooper are a trio of good comedians.
Most of their lines are finely pointed.
Bobby North works the hardest and gets
the most laughs. Hugh Cameron occa-
sionally succeeds in being funny also.
Clay Smith. of the dentifrical smile.
gives a dance on skis that Is worth see
ing; as is his other dance, "Serpentine."
with pretty irginia Evans. Myrtle Gil
bert and Flo May accomplish their task
of looking well without difficulty. Alfred
and Sigrit Naess are remarkable ice
skaters.
Some of the ten scenes in the produc-
has been displayed in the
elegant costuming. the color schemes be-
ing splendid. The snow scene in the
Alps with the snowballing and skating
is beautiful The inte- creations Of the
Paris modistes worn by the girls were
of late fashion and in good taste.
Generous praise must be extended to
the numerous, graceful. and well trained
chorus The female members set a
standard for feminine beauty and vivacity.
The chorus made the pantomine dance,
"Une Mutt Paris particularly effective.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
CRANDALL'S.

crandalrs Theater showed to crowded
houses yesterday Miss Helen Gardner.
the famous international motion picture
actress. In farce comedy In three parts,
The Girl With a Hole In Her Stocking"
written by Charles L. Gaskill. The pic
ture deals with the loss Of a valuable
pearl which is found finally after many
humorous incidents Helen Gardner will
be seen again today In The Girl With
the Hole in Her Stocking" followed by
several interesting comedies and dramas
Tomorrow. The Black L." thrilling d.
tective story with many startling adven-
lures, VIII be the feature. and Friday
"Hoodman Blind In five parts. featur-
ing Wilson Barrct and an all-star cast.
will be the main photo. Saturday, ''rhe
Race for the Rubies.' an episode in the
life Of Nat Pinkerton. the detective, will
be shown.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
COSMOS.

The Eleven Merrie Macs. in their offer
ing Of Scotch songs. dances. ensembles,
and characteristic specialties were rivals
with Alice Hanson, the grotesque c"me-
dienne. and Walker and Ill. in their
laughable sketch, "Just Girl" for head
line honors yesterday at the Cos
mos Alice Hanson's number wins its
big laughter toward the end when a
diminutive company" is dragged on the
stage to complete a waiting at the
church" situation. Just a Girl" derives
its fun from a mistake in assigning a
young girl to a room i'm a hotel formerly
occupied by the young man she expects
to marry and the latter's unexpected re-
turn. The bill opens with the Daily
Brothers in an exhibition of acrobatics.
Cole and Rogers, as the "Suffragette and
Boob and the Wheeler Sisters in a new
act combining some good singing. and
the Pathe Weekly moving pictures and
the photoplays are up to their usual
Cosmos standard.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
ORPHEUM.

The most important film attraction of
the season. Little Mary" Pickford in
"A Good Little Devil drew capacity
audiences to Moore's Orpheum Theater
yesterday. Miss Pickford is seen as the
blind girl Juliette, the role in which she
attained stellar prominence on the regu-
lar stage. The play has been adapted
and staged by David Belasco in collabor-
alton with Daniel Frohman. Supporting
Miss Pickford was Ernest Truax, Will
liam Norris. and others Of the original
cast. The drama gains strength in the
filming and many of its wonderful out
door scenes are presented on the screen
with mother nature herself as a back
ground. The many little deft touches
and finely thought out bits or business
that Mr.. Belasco, throws about his pro-
ductions are everywhere visible in the
reproduction. These films
arc now in their third week in New York
and Washingtonians through the enter
prise Of Tom Moore, are enabled to have
the first peep at them outside the Me-
tropolis. A special musical program ar
ranged by Theodore Bendix. OF the Metro
politan Opera House, was given by the
orpheum Symphony Orchestra.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
NORRIS ASKS CHEAPER
GAS FOR WASHINGTON
Senator Introduces Amendment Pro-
vidins that Companies Adopt
IS and IS Cent Rate.

Senator Norris. of Nebraska, yesterday
Introduced an amendment to be offered to
the District appropriation bill requiring
the Georgetown and Washington Gas
companies to furnish service at the rate
OF $ cents and 70 Gems per 1000 cubic
feet. respectively. after July ]. 1914 At
present the companies are charging 81
and s. cents, respectively.
A second amendment vests in the Dis
trict Public Utilities Commission author
ity to fix the price at which the George
town company shall be taken over by the
Washington company in the proposed
merger. The committee provision on this
point fixes the price at sl55 per share of
stock Of the Georgtown company.