The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11

A. @. Batchelder. c. g. Reeve. James
T. Lloyd. J. A. Hobson. Fred w. Cast.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Toombs. Loren
johnson. Miss J. L. Simpson. e. Q. Hor-
| ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Lund. Mr..
and Mrs. c. Bates. Dr. and Mrs James
&c. p. 8. Ridsdale. Mr.. and Mrs. N. K
Gillian. d. ]. Price. A. p. Greeley. H.
F. Ash, L. A. Wolfe. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
8. Elwell. James F. J. Archibald. A. H.
Radmun. Cliff Crowell. John C. Brennon.
Miss M. NJ. Braswell. Miss L. Oden. Miss
NJ. NStringer. Miss NJ. Temple. Miss J.
Adams. Miss Grace Davis. Miss Glider
sleeve, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Garthe. Ed
ward c. Galligan. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E.
Blumer and children. Miss Ruth Craw-
! ford, ]. W. Babson. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lyon, H. d. Brink. and c. Sanborn.
Miss Olive Russell Chaplin made her
first appearance as an Interpreter Of
romantic legend before q Washington
audience Friday evening in tho Church
Of Our Father. Miss Chaplin presented
The Soul Of Melicent." colorful me-
diaeval romance. and The Lonely
Heart of Me-" q fragment Of ancient
Irish legend. Her methods are quiet
and untheatrical. her speaking voice is
winning, and her manner attractive to
her audience. Miss Chaplin appeared in
a handsomely embroidered princess
gown. Her stage setting was of clip
ped box. ivy-grown stone seat, ivy
wreathed torch, and scene of an in
formal park. Mrs. Edythe Marmion
Brosius, harpjst. played during the in
|termissions, her selections being "Priere"
(Hasselmans). "Marionette" tTobeschD.
'.Menuet" CHasselmans), "Au Monastere"
(Hasselmans), and "Mazurka" (Scheuck-
err.
The patronesses were Mrs. James
Branch Cabell.. Nine. Ali Kuli Kahn.
Mrs. lockwood Hoar, Mrs. Henry N.
Couden, Mrs. Kate Langley Bosher, Miss
Elizabeth v. Brown, Mrs. John Van
Schaick. jr., Mrs. Claude U. Stone. Mrs.
Frank II. Briggs. Mrs. James r. Branch,
and Mrs. r. Thomas West.
The Excelsior Literary Club was enter
tanned on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
Blanch Tyler Beaton at the home of Mrs.
Hawkes.. The president, Mrs, Briggs,
had the chair. and the report of the OIL
GERS showed the club in good condition.
Members of the club were especially glad
to welcome Miss Chamberlain, a member
who resides in Cambridge. Mass. The
first paper was THE Story Of Prone
thus" read by Mrs. Hawkes.. Mrs. Tai
bolt gave some readings from PRONE
thus Bound" The subject OF next
years study was announced to he THE
Islands of the Pacific and the Panama
Canal" The book committee was chosen
as follows: Miss Flora McCreery, Mrs
Bowen. Mrs Dash. and Mrs. Miller. Mrs.
Hawkes. gave a musical recitation on the
victrola. Responses to role call were
made by Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Bradlet. Mrs.
Foster. Mrs. Frisbic, Mrs. Gravett. Mrs.
Holmes, Mrs. Tracy. and others. The
hostess was assisted in serving refresh
ments by Mrs. Inez Gravett and her
young son. Martin Norman Beaton. The
next meeting will be held at the home Of
Mrs. Ellis Logan at 1883 Irving street.
Four Of the pupils of Miss Victoria
Siddons presented a miscellaneous pro-
gram at the weekly recital given yester-
day at her studio. before a distinguished
gathering. Miss Grace Meyer, Miss Olive
Hodges. Miss Duchess Hodges. and Miss
Katherine Whitcomb gave an extremely
interesting program, which included
scenes from Macbeth" and Romeo and
Juliet recitations from Tennyson, An
derson. and others. Miss Siddons has
been engaged to read Mrs. Belle Bush
nellis play of the Revolutionary period
before the Daughters of the American
Revolution at Memorial Hall on April 1s