The Washington times., 1915-02-18
ACTRESSES ASSIST
FOUNDING ASYLUM
&nding Little Enthusiasm at
Their First Stop, They Later
Discover Welcoming Hands.
BY GARDNER MACK.


Charity should not only begin at home
1T should arrange to stay there when
visitors call bringing gifts
Otherwise. II the visitors happen to be
musical comedy stars and chorus girls
they will consider their gifts as things
that are not wanted and take them tc
the place where other things not wanted
go-to the founding asylum.
Likewise when the press agen. of a
musical comedy company crranges fol
the reception of group OF his prin.
cipals and the chorus he wants TO be
sure that he tips OFF, receivers as to
what Is about to happen as well as the
At least that is the way q party OF
chorus girls Rnd leading ladies feel
about 1t aftof trying to hand Il sum OF
money to a large national organization
for charity in Washington yesterday.
Starts Idea For Asylum.
Florence webher. the fair young lead
Ing woman Of the Lady Luxury" COM
pany. IL the person who started the idea
which led to the founding asylum by
way Of the national charity. Miss Web
Der Is the forewoman OF as comely a
gang of song and dance hands as has
ing tho city she organized her cohorts
into chapter Of the national organiza-
tion that has been referred to- The busi-
ness Of the members Of the chapter Is
to sell made in America" buttons to
whoever will buy, and turn the proceeds
over to the organization for relief work.
The scheme has worked nicely else
where. and tidy sums have b"cn turn
ed over to the local officers OF the or
ganization in towns where lad Lux
Here. however. the singing and dam
cling chapter struck snag. The MEM
bers spent Tuesday disposing Of their
buttons and drove a thriving trade.
webber's hotel for the purpose of
marching in a body to the headnuarters
Of the organization for which the money
was intended. to turn it over 10 the
treasurer. They were all dikcd out IN
their best-and these girls arc swell
dressers of as we'll as on" as the ad-
Vertisements would say.
Money Is Refused.
Whether It was the sight Of so much
feminine loveliness in the office that
scared the organization heads or the
idea Of someone coming to give them
what they usually are compelled to go
out after. the officers Of the national
organization seem to have lost their
heads and-charity was not at home.
The young ladies We're told they were
not authorized to form themselves into
branch OF their OrganiZation-that
their chapter hadn't been properly proof
read, or something like that. And the
money could not be turned over.
Thereupon the delegation turned its
steps toward Washington founding
asylum. where the matron and the in
mates received it with open arms and
accepted the money without question.
The girls spent so much time at tho
asylum that they were late for the
matinee. and the curtain was held. And
now. II anyone should happen to 70 to
this founding asylum he will find q
number Of infants wearing names that
have never been used before except on
a musical comedy program. When that
lot of infants grows to maturity a CEN
sus Of 1t will look exactly like the pay
roll Of Lady Luxury" for the found
lings have all been named by the chorus
girls, the prettiest girl baby-one with
the big blue eyes and the pretty little
humorous twist to the corners Of its
mouth-has been named - Florence
WAbher