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of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene J. Deuth.
Iul Nineteenth street. Mrs. Deuth -
an artist and a student of interior
decoration. She Is very beautiful and
was prominent in society in New
York They have in the collection one
over 1900 and IS very handsome.
They have q great deal Of money and
entertain extensively, usually for
their daughter. who is somewhere be-
tween the ages of IS and 20. Mrs.
Deuth was sick for some days, but Is
better now. Miss Claudia johnson,
of New York, Is spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Deuth, likewise
Harry Chapman, Of New York. Miss
johnson took prominent part in
Hero Land" the huge allied bazaar
In New York.
With the influx OF commissioned Of
ncers in Washington since the en-
trance of the United States into the
war. there has been felt here a great
need for a club for all officers of the
service, as the Army and Navy Club
Is overcrowded. There was a de-
mand, too. for the establishment of
an organization especially devoted TO
the interests Of the reserve officers OF
the service. With that idea In mind.
there was held a meeting last Thurs
day evening at the proposed club
house, the Westinghouse mansion.
1900 Twentieth street. when the club
was formed and the following officers
elected temporarily so that business
can be legally carried on. They were:
President. Gen. John NJ. Biddle,
acting Chief Of Staff; secretary.
Thomas H. Messer. captain. engineers.
U. s. R.; treasurer. d. H. Narm, cap
tain, engineers. U. S. r.: chairman
publicity committee. II. D. W. Riley.
captain, engineers. o. S. R.
There were ninety-one charter men,
bers present, including some Of the
biggest men in the three branches OF
the service. Another meeting is to
be held at the new club house next
) Thursday. December l3, when the
first annual election of all officers will
be named, together with the appoint
ment of the various club committees.
Through efforts of Lieut.. Edmund
c. Irion. of the infantry; Capt. Lewis
Ellison and Capt. T H. Messer. En-
sineer Corps. U. s. A. and of Miss
Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Baker. wife of
Of the Secretary of War, and many
other army and navy officials, it was
possible to secure the westinghouse
mansion on Dupont circle.
There are two dining rooms at the
club. One, the membership dining
loom, where members can get meals at
reasonable hours at about cost price.
The other, on the right hand side of
the large entrance hall, where MEM
bers and their guests may get their
meals at a slight increase over cost
price.
The idea Of the club in this con-
nection is to give to the members the
greatest benefit from their member
snip, consistent with the proper ad-
ministration of the organization, and
this principle will be carried out in
all the club departments.
They have two Italian chefs from
Delmonico's in New York, which will
insure a successful running of the
restaurant.
They have as club steward Monsieur
Bernard Andres. who formerly had
charge of the restaurant at the Press
Club.
The rooms are divided in suites
OF two classes. First, officers pri-
Vate suites, and second, officers bar
racks. There is accommodation for
approximately 100 officers.
The club is not known as the Pa
serve Officers Club, as sometime.
Ganed: Far from it. 1t is called the
O"i'eu states Service Club of Ameri-