The Washington herald., 1917-12-15

number of army women have dis
covered that there is a need for them
to organize to knit articles for the
men in the camps and to supply them
with such before they leave for the
point of embarkation. Their idea is
to organize, raise money for the
wool, and interest as many women
as possible in knittisg so that when
a regiment is ready to leave a camp
for lover there" every man going
can be furnished. through the quar-
termaster. with three knitted arti-
cles-a sweater, the hood and wrist
lets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley will
guests dining with them this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley will have
as their guest after Christmas Mrs.
William Disston, of New York. They
will entertain at dinner in her honor
on December 80 Mrs. Disston's
daughter, Mrs John Wanamaker, I'd,
formerly Miss Pauline Disston, was
a guest last winter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradley, who gave for her and two
other debutantes Of the seasons from
out Of town one of the most brilliant
dinner-dances Of the season.
Vice President Marshall will address
the Monday Evening Club at its
meeting Monday evening next at the
Y. NJ. c. A. assembly hall at s
o'clock. The general topic of the
evening. to be followed by discus
sion, will be Child Welfare in the
District of Columbia" Miss Mary
Gwynn. president. of the Washington
Diet Kitchen Association, will pre-
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Rogers have
as their guest Mrs. Rogers father,
George Hilliard, Benjamen, of New
York.
The annual tea dance for the bene-
fit Of Providence Day Nursery will
be held at the Washington Club, 17O1
K street. today under the Auspices of
the Providence Junior Auxiliary.
The patronesses are: Mrs. Thomas
P. Logan, Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean. Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs. Thorn
as H. Carter. the Misses Riggs, Mrs.
Charles c. Marbury, Mrs. Wade Ell
lis, Madame Calderon, Mrs. Edward
Douglas White and Mrs. Hannis Tay-
lor.
The Colonial School has cards out
for a reception and musicale on Tues
day, December IS. at $50 o'clock at
1888 Eighteenth street.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Chapman, director
of the woman's department OF Poto-
mac Division, American Red Cross.
announces that a musicale and tea
dance will be held at Rauscher's at
o'clock on December &c for the
benefit Of that organizations wool
fund. Some of the best orators in
the country will speak. The enter
tainment is to be in behalf of a fund
to buy wool for charitable institu-
tions.
The College Equal Suffrage League
luncheon to be held in connection with
the annual convention of the National
College Suffrage League, will take
place today at o'clock, at the Eb-
bitt. DR.. T. Carey Thomas, president
of Bryn Mawr, will be toastmistress.
All college women are invited to at
tend.
The Chevy Chase Branch of the
Montgomery County Chapter, Amer
lean Red Cross, will meet this even
ing at o'clock in the Chevy Chase
Library. The object is to enlarge its
membership. Senator Joseph I.
France, of Maryland, will speak and
Lieut.. Col. A. C. Murray, of England,
and Lieut. r. Sourrament, of France.
will give talks Of their active service
in the trenches. Lieut.. Sourrament
has been mentioned five times in dis
patches for his bravery.
Mrs. Ernest E. Jones, OF Tennessee,
is the guest of her brother, DR..
Everett M. Ellison, at his home on NJ
street, for a few weeks.
The first dance of the series to be
given under the auspices of the
women's committee for engineer
soldiers in aid of their free wool fund
will take place this evening at the
Officers' Club, at the Washington
barracks. The guests will be received
by Mrs. Frederic ". Abbot, wife of
Gen. Abbot, commandant at the bar
racks, assisted by Mrs. Joseph Earle,
wife of Col. Earle; Mrs. Carruth, wife
of Maj. Carruth; Mrs. Palmer, wife
of Capt. Palmer; Mrs. ConKiin and
Mrs. Young, all wives of officers, sta
toned at the barracks. The COM
mittee has arranged to have buses
meet the street cars. Tickets, which
are on sale at T. Arthur Smiths,
may also be had at the door of the
club tomorrow night. The dances will
be given every fortnight. About 100
new reserve officers have arrived at
the barracks as instructors to the
replacement troops now in training
there.
The women's committee Of engineer
soldiers who are supplying them with
knitted comforts will meet tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. Dimock. The committee is
endeavoring to outfit all the engineers
In the nearby camps, and through
the recent card party held at the
residence of Mrs. Dimock 1t has
acquired a quantity of wool. Knit
ters are now being sought to convert
the raw material into the much
needed sweaters scarfs, etc. 1t Is
hoped that all women who can knit
and have the time will volunteer
their assistance.
Nearly 1900 was realized at the
bridge and tea dance for which Mrs.
DimOck recenfiy Ioa nod her house