The Washington herald., 1917-12-09

ca, thus extending its membership
to all branches Of the service.
The movement <on foot II to make
this club the nucleus or center Of
numerous other clubs located at most
Of the training camps and canton
ments- In fact II Il the mother club
Of all those to be founded both here
and in France. 80
The main feature Of the club IL its
cordial relation with the Army and
Navy Club. and IL Is founded for the
express purpose Of co-operating with
the Army and Navy Club In taking
care of the social interests OF the
officers while in the city, and for
bettering the morale Of the army,
navy and marine corps. The secre-
taries Of the Army and Navy Club
are backing this organization.
One Of the first men to sign the
membership card was Brig. Gen.
Richard. u. s. NJ. c., president of the
Army and Navy Club.
Rear Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN. U.
s. N, and his star have taken q suite
Of rooms at the club already.
Some Of the officers OF the various
branches OF the service who signed
for charter membership of the new
club were Brig. Gen. Richards. Of the
U. s. NJ. c.; Rear Admiral S. p. Nc
Gowan. and sixteen members Of his
stafrs Maj. NJ. A.>Cole. Judge Advocate
Generals office; Mai. H. B. Shaw.
Provost Marshal Generals ONCE; Maj.
y. w. Southard, Provost Marshal Gen.
erals ONCE: Lieut.. Col. Geo. B. Com
by. cavalry, Maj. Eyans Shelby, Q.
II. r. c., Mai. Howard W. Adams, J.
A. G. o. R. c.; Lieut.. Col. R. II. Will
Iiams, Medical Corps U. 8. A; Lieut..
William E. Horton, Q. M. c., U. s. A;
Capt NJ. J. Simmons, Medical Corps
L. S. R.; Maj. r. D. Maddox, Medi-
cal Corps U. s. r.
The defacto organization has limited
the charter membership to 800 and ii
is the hope of the temporary officers
that this number will be exceeded be-
fore the Thursday meeting. It Is the
duty of every officer to become a
member and to Join in this great or
ganiZation of a world wide club for
officers. Officers can attend the Thurs
day meeting without obligation. The
aim Of the club Is to promote social
intercourse between its members, to
provide dormitories and officers quar-
ters for permanent and transient
taurant and in general maintain an
official home for all officers Of the ser
vice.
The Drama League Players start
upon a most interesting season to-
morrow evening with an all-Shaw bill
of plays which they will give again
on Tuesday evening at Polls Thea
ter.
Last year the players, both by their
productions and by by their work
rooms where they made their own
scenery. and many of their costumes,
attracted such wide attention that
they have been compelled to move
down town, instead of continuing their
productions at the Wilson Norm!
School auditorium.
Their premiere performance this fall
will include a Shaw play, "Augustug
Does His Bit" which Is a satire on
certain phases Of England's early war
experiences which Is being produced
by them, through special permission
Of Mr.. Shaw, for the FIRST time in this
Their other play, The Ad-
rniraole Bashville," will be given for
the first time in Washington.
In the cast OF Augustus are such
society folks as Maud
Howell Smith. Louis McHenry Howe
and G. A. Lyon. The cast for BASH
ville' includes Maurice Jarvis, Kath-
eryn Hitchcock, Robert Bell. John
Betley Tuttle. Finley s. Hayes, Fran
ces Carpenter, Denis e. Connell, Leo
and John W. Crawford