The Washington herald., 1916-03-20

Chinda and the former Amba ssador to
Japan, Mr.. O'Brien. The other guests
were Mrs. Dimock, Mrs. Thompson, the
former Minister to Spain and Mrs. Ar
thur Hardy, Princess kananawakOa, Dr.
David Jayne Hill, Miss Cannon, Mr..
Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. StrObel, of Chicago;
Miss Elizabeth Clark. Miss Sevear, Count
LimPurg and Mr.. Arthur Campbell.
1t should be understood that the
bag sale and Mi-Careme ball to be
held March % at Rauscher are for
the benefit of American Red Cross
preparedness" to care for the sick
and wounded of our own armed forces
in the misfortune of war.
The sale promises 70 be a great sue
cess. Through Mrs. julius Kahn there
has been received from ladies OF Cali
fornia a gift of over a hundred bags
nese and Japanese embroiderles. A
hundred bags have been sent from
Massachusetts,. a number OF which are
mesh bags given by a jewelry manu-
factuyer. From Cincinnati many eX'
Quisite work bags and opera glass
bags have arrived. 1t hardly seems
possible that there should be sucn an
infinite variety of bags as have been
sent by the ladies of Congress and
many others in Washington. The bags
vary in price from a fraction OF a
dollar to much larger amounts, but
all are very reasonable.
The comfort bags OF the United
Service Ladies are made largely OF
khaki. with the strings to denote the
makers belong. Dainty bags useful
for other purposes will contain the
candy. What "A Mere Bagatelle" may
be has not been revealed; while the
sportsman has a chance to bag his
game according to his skill. score
of little girls have charge of the
Grab-bags, and. even the tea Will be
served in bags by pretty mattresses
whose white dresses will be decorated
with a red cross.
The mysterious bag dances for the
Mi-Careme ball. are being rehearsed
busily and will prove a notable at
traction. The Marine Band will play
| during the afternoon and Boernstein's
Orchestra for the ball in the evening
The ladies of the Columbia Country
| Club will hold their semi-monthly card
party at the clubhouse, Chevy Chase,
Nd, at o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Everett Earle Tanton, of Minneapo-
lis, who is a student at the Tome School.
Port Deposit, Nd. is spending the spring
vacation in Washington.
Mr.. Z. Kenpeth -Haviland, son of Mr..
Edward Hayiland, who is supervisor of
the Tome Lower School, and Mr. Willard
| w Aldrich, son of Mr.. Willard c. AL
drich. of the manual training department
at Tome, and Mrs. Aldrich, are visiting
friends in Washington during the spring
holidays.
Two well-known speakers were the
guests of the evening at the meeting of
the Florida Society last Wednesday, at
the Logan Hotel. Commander ]. H.
Tomb, U. S. N, gave an interesting and
Instructive talk on Guns" The subject,
as developed by Commander Tomb, was
not as mIitaristic as its title indicated,
being an outline sketch of the develop
ment of firearms. particularly cannon,
/ from the earliest times to the present
day Mr.. Robert G. Wall took for his
subject. What is the Matter with the
World" and in a forceful and entertain
| ing address convinced his hearers that
nothing is the matter with the world.
but that many of the disturbances and
troubles that are visited upon people are
the result OF their own selfshness, for
the law Of compensation is always at
work, and that IL happiness would be
gained 1t unjust be given.
Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe's delightful
rendering of a darby dialect story, AN
Easter Symbol" brought enthusiastic de-
nands for an encore. swallows was
beautifully sung by Ars. John Trice, who
responded with THE Fairy Pipers." !vo-
cal solos by Mr.. Ross z. Pollock and
Mr. Arthur Chester Gorbach were also
wen received. Mr.. Arthur McCreight