The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-09
Sponsor Needed
For Municipal
Xmas Festival

I to suggest the names OF some wom-
en- prominent in Washington society
who could be counted upon to talss
7 hold OF a project, municipal Christ
/ mas celebration. a festival in enc OF
I the parks. with the trees Illuminated
and a group OF embassy and lega-
ton people to stand sponsor for each
tree, something with a spectacular
abpeal--and push IL through to sue
cess. Mrs. Hemmick," / said. and
-and"-then 1 stopped. For Nrp.
Hemmick will not be in town save
for occasional visits this winter: and
I know OF no one else In smart so
ciety who has had her flair for put
ting over anything with a dramatic
flavor and for interesting people Vi
tally in the success OF her under
takings.
Witness the scores OF spsctacles she
has put on in Washington. both in
doors and out: and the work she did
in "materialIzing' the Sylvan Theater
and inaugurating Il with all manner
OF celebrities as members OF the cast.
Just now Mrs. Hemmick has for
saken her amateur associates and 10
venturing into the realm of profeS
sional drama
Her play. when a Woman Loves,-
with a professional cast, is to be pro
duced in Brooklyn on December II,
and will have a tryout with nine per
formances at the Grand Opera House
And who do you suppose is to be her
leading lady? Izetta Jewell Brown.
widow OF the late Representative
Brown of West Virginia, who 90 en-
deared herself to Washington audi
ences when she played IN q stock com
pany here. She has practically given
up her career, only making occasional
appearances on the stage for to help
some charitable cause, but she
couldn't resist the lure Of play BY
Mrs. Hemmick.
4 long run to when q Woman
Loves" success TO Izetta Jewell a. its
leading lady, and may We all have
an opportunity to see the play in
Washington shortly.
Mrs. HenmIek Keea
Business Woman.
Mrs. HemmIck must be running .
close second to Mrs. Henderson -
"the best business man IN washing
ton" She has houses all over town
and most Of them are rented this sea
son, while she Is occupying for the
winter a studio apartment in New
York. Mr.. Hemmick. whose business
keeps him in Pittsburgh much OF the
time. joins her whenever possible The
National Association for Woman Suf-
fraRe has Mrs. Hemmick's Rhode
Island avenue house. The legation OF
Chile is established In q house In r
street which she owns Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ L. Requa, Of California. have
Studio House IN Sheridan circle. al
ways Mrs. Hemmick's favorite resi-
dence. And she has just completed
the redecorating Of the house in
Eighteenth street. formerly occupied
by the Cuban legation, and will rent
that. It's a big roomy place. and.
being furnished with the owners rare
and beautiful things, will make some
body a delightful home Why, the
house is filled with museum pieces
indeed, one Spanish piece was Dor
rowed back from a museum 70 which
she had loaned IL to At q particular
corneT-and there are things in that
house for which I'd almost be willing
to barter my hope Of heaven.
u =.
Capt. c. E. Goodspeed, OF the or
nance department, and his attraction
little bride are newcomers to Wash
inEton: but they are scarcely stranG
ers in a strange land for they are
from Chicago and half Chicago-f
you'll pardon a slight exagEeration--
is comfortably established here. Mrs.
Goodspeed was "Bobsie" Fuller. OF
Chicago. enc OF the most prominent
and popular debutantes Of last sea
son or the season before. Her we'd
ding was one Of the important events
OF the year, and I read all about it
in various magazines and weeklies.
Her right and proper name, II you
will have it. is Elizabeth Fuller.
Captain and Mrs. Goodspeed have an
apartment at 1915 Sixteenth street.
and have furnished II in a most at
tractive fashion Many Of their things
are simple enough in themselves, but
Mrs. Goodspeed has painted them
most Rrtistically In accordance with
the latest vogue for painted furni-
ture. Captain Goodspeed Is familiarity
known as Barney" and 1 don't know
whether that's his given name or a
nickname. He is a Cornell graduate.
Faithfully yours,
JEAN ELIOT.