The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
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ington for the opening of Congress
are established in their apartment al
the Rochambeau and have as theil
house guest their niece. Miss Persis
Allen Perkins, of Colorado Springs
who is a student at Vassar, and hert
until after the holidays.
Mrs. David du Bose Gaillard ha,
taken an apartment at the st. Mich,
olas. 223O California street. Her son
Lieut.. D. st. Pierre Gaillard. U. S. r..
is with her. He is a present on duty
with the nitrate division of the ord
nance department.
Miss Juanita c. Chase, daughter oi
Capt. Will H. Chase, who Is now with
the American expeditionary forces In
France, entertained at a luncheon al
the Shoreham Hotel Saturday after.
noon. Her guests included Miss Agnes
d. Martin, Miss Dottie r. Knapp
Miss Loretta c. Walter, Miss E. Mary
'Shumate, Miss Clara B. Reynolds,
Miss Elizabeth B. White and Miss
Marie Louise Knapp. The party
chaperoned by Mrs. VIII H. Chase,
later attended a matinee.
The announcement has just been
made that the combined Banjo, Man
dalin and Glee clubs of Princeton
/ University will give a concert follow
ed by dancing at the New Willard
Friday night. December q. The list
OF patronesses will be announced
later.
Those who will receive with Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney at the Children's Hos
pital Charity Ball on January II. al
the New Willard. are Mrs. James
Wadsworth. jr.: Mrs. John Crayke
Simpson, Mrs. Horace Westcott, Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. Joseph Lei
ter and Mrs. Clarence Wilson.
Chefs Edouard Panchard, Of the
! McAlpin, and NJ. Coquin. Of the Cla-
ridge Hotel. have entered into a
: friendly rivalry regarding the excel
| lence of their menus for the day that
America is most lavish with food
Christmas this year falls on meat.
/ less Tuesday" which limits the chefs
! but these two chefs cannot be
; ''stumped' by such a slight handicap
as this. Panchard and Coquin have
: each prepared a holiday dinner menu
with recipes and description Of the
I dishes, which they will be glad to
mail to housewives who wish them
) as guide.
Mrs. A. Garrison McClintock. presI.
dent OF the Red Cross Helpers Auxil-
! iary. whose headquarterSare at 1854 NJ
street. is planning to add to the cheer
of our own men stationed at Camp
Meade Christmas day and wishes to
send go comfort or cheer bags to be
distributed among those in need OF
! them. They are to contain wristlets
socks, trench mirrors, playing cards,
writing pads, indJlible pencils and col
lapsible drinking cups. Contributions
| of any OF the above articles or funds
! for the purchase Of the same can be
sent to Mrs. McClintock or to Mrs
| George F. Becker. the treasurer.
! A card party will be given in the
o'clock under the auspices of the
Cairo Unit. The proceeds will be
| used to purchase wool for knitting
comports for men in the service.
Mrs. T. Franklin Schneider is in
VI lnc dI 1OI lAAC
party. Tickets may be had at the
Cairo office.
Italy in the clouds and on the
Piave' will be the subject Of the IL
! lustrated lecture given by Signor Wit
torio Falorsi of the Italian embassy,
for the benefit of the destitute italian
and French children. This lecture will
be among the most intere sting Of the
war benefits and will be given to-
day. at $50 in the ballroom
of the apartment house at 24OO Six
teenth street. The views will include
a number OF pictures received from
Italy a few days ago, which will be
then shown to the public for the first
time. showing the actual conditions
on the firing line.
Among those interested in tiiIs bene-
fit are: Mrs. Marshal. Mrs. Frank
lin K. Lane, Mrs. ]. c. E. Beckam,
Mrs. ]. H. Gallinger, Mrs. Fletcher,
Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. w. S. Ben
son. Mrs. william C. Gorgas, Mrs.
Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Cary Grayson.
Mrs. Henry +. Dimock, Mrs. Samuel
Spencer. Mrs. Thomas Chatard, Mrs.
Barrett Browning and Mrs. Charles
W. Wetmore.
Tickets can he secured at 400 Six
tcenth street and at Droop's music
store. Twelfth and G streets.
Mr.. Joseph Rosenthal. who has been
spending some time in Washington.
left town during the past week for
his home in Nashville. Tenn.
Miss Olive Barnet. OF this city,
spent a few days in Baltimore dur
ing the past week. the guest Of
friends.
Mrs. Louis Chaser, of Baldwin, L.
l.. spent a few days in Baltimore
during the past week, before return
ing to Home Stead. in Cleveland
Park. where she is the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. D. ]. Kaufman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weinerman, Of Read
ing. Pa, spent a few days in the
city during the past week, en- route
! to their home in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Sylvan Oppenheimer, of Bel
mont street, left town during the
past week for Columbus, Ohio, to
spend several days.
President Sends
Own Worn Garments
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