Evening star., 1915-03-13
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
The Receiving Line at the League
Easter Monday Bene-
fit Ball.
Dinners and Luncheons and Other
Happy Occasions-Per-
Sona1s.

Mrs. Emerson NJ. Liscom. president
of the Army and Navy League, will
receive at the Easter Monday benefit
ball at the navy yard.
Mrs. Garrison. wife of the Secretary of
War: Mrs. Daniels, wife of the Sec
retary of the Navy, and Mrs. Eberle,
wife Of the commandant of the yard,
will also be in the receiving line.
Mrs. Dewey. Mrs. Liscom, Mrs Lodge,
Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Lincoln and Miss Kib-
bey have taken boxes
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane entertained at
dinner last night in compliment to the
Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory.
Mrs. Robert NJ Thompson had guests
dining with her last night in New
York, where she is making hotel stay
The annual dinner at the Little Sis
ters of the Poor, which is always fea-
ture of ST. Joseph's day, will be post
poned until Wednesday, April 81.
1t is the friends of the Home for the
Aged, conducted by the Little Sisters.
who supply this dinner, and then take
pleasure in helping to serve it. making
the occurrence always most notable
one.
Mrs. NJ l.. Thurber received at the
tea dance given at the administration
building at Fort Myer yesterday after
noon. following the weekly drill Mrs
Jones, Mrs. Manus McCloskey and Mrs.
Cunningham were at the tea table.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles /. Cragin are
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wheatley of this city, who arrived yes
kar hnty
Beach, Fla
MT and Mrs. Lawrence V. Benet sailed
today for Europe, going by way or
Genoa. They will go to their home in
Paris
Representative Robert n. Page is Wis
iting in North Carolina for ten days.
Mrs. Page will remain here until the
end of May, as their young daughter is
here in school.
"a Tour of War-Ridden Europe" will
be the subject of an address by Mr j.
Cal OLaughlin before the Club of Co
lonial Danes Monday, March 10, at 4:5o
pm Mrs. Huestin will sing.
Mrs. Wallace Mulcare has announced
that the annual Dixie ball Will be given
at the Raleigh Hotel "Wednesday, april
81 Miss Louise Mattingiy IS chairhaah II
Joseph c. Zirkle is chairman OF the
floor committee.
Mrs. Albert l.. Mills entertained at a
pretty luncheon today. when her guests
we're Mrs. Hubert Dent, Mrs. Frank II.
Phipps of Philadelphia; Mrs. Zallnski,
Mrs Parke, Mrs. Thomas Knox, OF MOI
folk; Mrs. Dudley Knox, Mrs. w. X;
Hall, Mrs. f. NJ Ladd, Mrs. Gheen ana
Mrs. Charles G. Matthews
The last public drill by the troops at
Fort Myer will be held next Friday,
March 10, and on March 26 and ~ there
will be the closing exhibitions or the
season given as benefit for the en-
listed mems branch of the Young Men $
Christian Association. There viii be an
interesting program of Jumping ana
Cossack riding. drills with horses
driven tandem and polo game De
tween the men of the Sd Field Artillery
and the 5th Cavalry. There will also be
wrestling by men on horseback, anu
bareback riding. The artillery part OIL
the exhibition will be unusually inter
esting as demonstration Will be given
Of the methods used IN range hhalhs
in time of action, and the various
means of communication, field tele-
phone, wigwag, etc, after which Bat
tery F. of the Sd Field Artillery VIII
give drill.
These drills are given through the
is in command of the post and also the
5th United States Cavalry.
President Wilson is expected to re-
view the drill Friday, the 2bttl, ana
Secretary of War Garrison on the 2Ith.
A committee of army and navy Wom-
en-, of which Mrs. Hugh Scott is chair
man. will serve tea in the hop room
in the administration building inme-
diately after these drills. Music Tor
the occasion will be furnished by the
5th United States Cavalry Band
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gerry entertained
at tea dance yesterday AFTERNOON OF,
board their yacht, which is here until
their departure for the Panama canal
and the Pacific within short time.
Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh has gone to
New York and will continue her travels
to the Pacific coast shortly.
The annual meeting of the Army Re-
lief Society will be held at the New
Willard Monday, March ID, at 10
o'clock. 1t is hoped there will be a
who feel an interest in this excellent
work.
The Geographical Society of ,Phila
deIphia invited its members to meet
Miss E. r. Scidmore of Washington at
a reception at the societys rooms,
Tuesday afternoon. Miss Scidmore was
the guest of the New Century Club at
the annual charter luncheon. WedneS-
day, when a company of more than 800
women listened to her after-lunch ad
dress on Peace with the Far East
every one to help toward maintaining
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