The Washington times., 1916-01-16
JEAN ELIOTcH
LETTER.


Council of Women, and now this week
we are to have the National CIVIC
Federation with us! Which goes 10
show that Washington isn't entirely
given over to social doings and frivol-
ity. However, each event has its so
cial side. .
One of the most unusual entertain
ments of those arranged in connoc-
tfon with the meeting of the fedora
tlon is the luncheon which the Dis
tfict of Columbia section of the wom-
ans department wilb give on Tuesday
for the members of the woman's de-
partment and their guests. invita-
tions have been sent out. through Mrt
Archibald Hopkins. preaident Of the
section. and the party will be given
at the lunchroom of the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing. The meal
will be the same that is served to the
employees every day.
You see. it was largely due to the
efforts of the womans department,
cooperating with Director Ralph,
that the lunchr6om, restroom and roof
garden at the bureau were installed.
During rush work the employees are
not allowed to leave, the building un-
Ill evening, and before the lunchroom
was added they often went eight
hours or more without food. or sub
sisted on what an old friend of mine
calls pressed sandwiches" have
been told that when the emergency
currency was put through there was
stretch of twenty-one days when
neither men nor women were allowed
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time they arrived in the morning un-
til they went home at night.
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To the work Of the Civic Federation
1lso are due the rest rooms at the
Treasury. the Department of Commerce.
and the Government Printing Office. 1t
may be worth remarkinG in passing that
he new Interior Department building
was To have sbeen' provided with lunch
"ooms. rest rooms. and all the improve
'ucnts that are now considered neces-
cary adi,lncts to. any modern plant
where numbers of men and women are
employed. However. 1t was decided that
the building must be of stone instead OF
red brick: that pushed up the price. and
IN order to bring the expenditures within
he appropriation. these modern i'm
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Of course. there are many other in
.erestine functions on the tapis. with
the luncheon at the Willard on Monday
10 start the ball rolling. That Is given
hN the woman's department for the en-
lire Civic Federation IT was this Or
Samzauon. by the way. which first
introduced the custom of bringing
nay,
bc and semi-public banauets. Their
Vah'uets In New York are nota-
hlv interesting. and seldom are so
many important people gathered to-
gether. The woman's department will
also have dove" dinner on Tuesday
evening at the shoreham.
Relief relief. relief! The appeal comes
y MS from all sides and in spite of the
reduent demands OIL our gympathi.s
md our pocketbooks, there are certain
'hilanthropies We can't bring ourselves
% refuse. The Junior Auxiliary of the
Providence Day Nursery is to have its
annual tea dance next Saturday: It's
20 be the Highlands this year. and
wouldn't miss that for the world. Not
only do they deserve all the support
"e can give them for the splendid work
hey are doing Cor WashnSton's Kid
lies, but the party is sure Ia be great
IN. Boernstein Is to play, and then
COX at the list of girls who are get
ing UP the entertainment: Dorothy
slobyns-she's president of the auxili-
ary--May Power, the vice president: !:
Virginia Wallis, treasurer: Hannah
Taylor, corresponding secretary; Ethel
Hickey, recording secretary; Rita
Weller, Helen BriGsett, Pauline Hedian,
derccdes Godoy, and a dozen more.
Then there's the piano recital which
Mrs. Buckner Randolph is arransing
or the War Relief. She has selected
January q as tnc date, ii is to be
:Iven at IL O'Clock. a morning affair.
md Mrs. Hennen Jennings has loaned
ner house for the occasion. Best of
Ill, Harold Randolph director of the
l'eabody Institute, is giving the recital.
md his program ~ unusually interest
rE, The Romantic Composers, Schu-
mann, Chopin, etc" The patronesses
re Mrs. LansinS. Mrs. Lane, Mrs.
hughes. Mrs. Herncn Jennings, Mrs.
harleS S. Hamlia. Mrs, Marshall Field,
.irs. Calderon CaIlise. Mrs. Walter
1ruce Howe, aud Mrs. Buckner Ran
soIph.
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Richard Peyton Whiteley gave his
.ister. Mary Ireland Whitcley, away
hen she was married yesterday
..,urning to Perry Narfeld browning.
N OF Mr.. ana Mrs. Theodore +.
IuwninG, of Prince George county,
ID. The ceremony took place at st.
.uhn's Church. the Eev. Roland Cot
on Smith officiating, with just the
MEMBERS of the two families present.
rhe bride wore a travelling dress and
VAS unattended. John Benton. OF
Iaryland. acted as best man. The
.ounG couple LETT immediately after
he ceremony for their wedding trip.
,hsy will live at the Browning coun-
ny place, "MouGhon." near Riverdale.
Iary, YOU know, u the daughter OF
.i,s. Charles Fullerton Whiteley. also
# Prince George county. "Dick
NhiteleY married Polly Shepard
-.adghter of Robert Fitch Shepard.
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Pity the poor hostess! This. indeed
= no joke. for she is having her trou-
Dies now that every other person in
own is captivating to the grip germ
Trs. Lansing was obliged to send
.gurd at the last minute that she