The Washington herald., 1917-12-19

with the snow. The last was too
much for our hero.
They cut the picture there" he
said, land 1t was Just as WELL"
those who have members of their
now in the service, either In
the regular, national or reserve
branches, will identify themselves
with the work Of the league.
Through its instrumentality an ef-
fort will be made to supply all the
men in the various camps with neces-
sary knitted garments and other COM
forts before they leave the camps for
their point Of embarkation.
The next meeting Of the league will
be held at the residence of Mrs. Dim
ock January 4 at 3 o'clock. when the
appointed yesterday will
be heard.
Mrs. Albert l. Mills was elected
president; Mrs. j. w. MacMurray,
first vice president: Mrs. Clarence Ed
wards. second vice president; Mrs.
Charles P. Russ. secretary. and Miss
Lucy Lee Perrin, treasurer.
The chairmen Of the various sub
are: Mrs. Erasmus NJ.
Weaver, for the CoastArtillery Corps;
Mrs. William n. Cruikshank. for the
Field Artillery Corps: Mrs. George H.
Sands, for the cavalry; Mrs. Dennis
Nolan, for the infantry: Mrs. William
c. Gorgas, for the Medical Corps;
Mrs. Charles NICK. Saltzmann. for
the Signal Corps; Mrs. George r.
Downey. for the Quartermaster's
Corps: Mrs. william NJ. Black. for the
Engineer Corps, and Mrs. William
for the Ordnance Corps. Mrs.
Carroll walcutt was named
publicity agent. Mrs. John A. Logan
and Mrs. Logan Tucker, who Joined
the organization. offered the services
Of the Legion Of Loyal Women.
Mrs. Elsie Slater. daughter OF John
editor OF the National
retU~7ed today to her home
in FL Paso. Texas. accompanied by
her son. John McElroy Slater. Mrs.
Slator and her son will go Immediate
ly to San Antonio. Texas, to join her
husband, Capt. H. D. Slater, who is
on duty at Fort Sam Houston. Capt.
Slater will probably be ordered to
France in the course of a few weeks,
when Mrs. Slater and her son will
come to Washington to remain with
her father during Capt. Slater's SER
vice abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Taber Nc
have gone to New York. and
are at the Waldorf. They were
among the charter members of the
Night Skating and Dancing
Club, which held its first meeting of
the season on the ice ring and roof
garden of the Waldorf-Astoria last
The club will meet every
Saturday at the hoted for the bal
ance of the season and later on will
hold winter carnival in costume.
An artistic program was presented
evening under the au-
spices of the Home Club. at the au-
1itorium Of the New Interior building,
IS an expression of appreciation OF
The war relief work being done by
members of the club, employees of the
Interior epar m t, and their
friends.
Miss Jennie A. Hayden, in charge of
the program, with characteristic
had the stage set as a
drawing room during war times, a
arge American flag forming a grace
'ul background of drapery.
The entertainment opened with the
on Of the lights by the hos
Tess, Miss Shirley Gallagher, accom-
panied by Helen Gibbon, who seated
themselves cozily and began to knit;
while at an escritoire. earnestly writ
ng to one Of the boys lover there"
appeared Miss Hazel Claxton. daugh-
er Of the commissioner Of education.
The performers entered graciously as
yuests and rendered selections of
brilliant talent in a manner whiC,
vas charmingly informal The + B
owing was the program:
" Mrs. David Hays Kincheloe. Wis.,
on Fair, Massenet, by Earl Car
,augh. Characterizations, Anony-
Mrs. George Roscoe Davis.
'Br'er Washington's Moonshining
Whisky" Moore, Mrs. David Hays
<incheloe. Farewell Rondel," Isl
Earl Carbaugh. Whist
ing solo, Improvisation. Mrs. David
lays Kincheloe. My Lover VIII
,ome Today" de Koven. Mrs. George
Roscoe Davis. Triste Ritorno, Bar
helemy, Earl Carbaugh. Viney on
Blanche Goodman, Mrs.
David Hays Kincheloe. America"
Mrs. David Hays Kincheloe is the
wife Of Congressman Kincheloe and
) quite noted in Washington society
or her musical versatility, and fire.
uently plays her own accompani-
nents. She also is a splendid imper-
onator.
Miss Jennie A. Hayden was in
harge Of the program, and through
ersonal friendships, secured the tall
mt mentioned. She is OF the Pension
'ureau and she Is very active in de-
artmental society affairs; is one OF
drs. franklin X. Lanes most effici-
mt assistants in war relief and social
FORK relating to the Interior Depart
nent.
Frank J. Allen. formerly Of this
ity, and now travelling representative
or the Westinghouse Electric and
manufacturing Company with head
uarters at East Pittsburgh, Pa, is
expected shortly to arrive in WASH
ngton from Chicago to spend the
olidays With his mother, Mrs. Marie
Isle Allen, at her home, 2S1s Twenty
ighth street, Woody Park. Mr.. AL
IN has Just completed d tour Of the
iiddle Northern States.
CUBAN MINISTER RETURNS.
DR.. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Gu