Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Picked Up Here and There.
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gowned in rose-colored tulle and silver
lace with bouquet Of pink orchids. ana
Miss Mary Frances Bacon, daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis warren bacoi.,
who was in white tulie over ciotn %
silver with bouquet of lilies of the val
lev Mrs Lane was in pearl-colored SATIN
combined with silver and duchess rae.
Among other guests at the co.llioii " NJ, ~
Mrs. Philip Gardner and MI; Bryan. W :.
Quillen of Boston and Mrs. fraheis
Warren Bacon of Brookline
Tho Erimness of war and of disaster
IS upon us. Our hearts are heaVS' oui
eyes are duiled and our
a Word fo, souls are torn with sym
pathy each and every day
the Play. that we live. Halifax on
tho ono side. the western front on the
other. disaster at sea and casualties on
shore, We look ahead and the wofio
horoscope warns US OF even grave e'
greater sacrifices. ,ao,,
But lust because OF TINS we .Hus Nsep
ourseIyes normally balanced through
sone degree of healthy relaxation, says
a writer in the New York Herald When
o,r government provides for the cree
fton Of cantonment theaters this 1act Is
duly faced When those who are active
in war relief work prepare entertain
m
know that the men will only do their
best lighting when they are anorded
the chance of doing their best PLAYING.
They must be encouraged TO cheerIui
ness and to hopefulness; Al Work anu anu
no play will make our Jackies and our
Sammies dull and inef1ectuai sailors ana
soldiers.
Enthusiasm must be stimulated GRAY
ness ahead must be offset by brightness
Of memory.
Play and patriotism must not be al
lowed any parting of the ways!
And II this is SO of our hghtlng lads.
how much more does 1t apply TO the
civilians, who should also remember
that recreation Is a balance wheel de-
manded to preserve moral. mental and
physical equilibrium in the human sys-
tenn.
Society at Chicago will be interested
In the Waste Basket, the holiday num-
Der OF which has
A New Generation just been issued.
because many of
OF GoltoIS. those who make
up the younger set are listed among Its
editors and contributors. This number
carries the seasons cheer and good
wishes and is filled with an array or
clever fiction verse and fantasy. Carlos
Drake, the editor-in-chief, who is still
a student at the Lake Placid School. in
the Adirondacks. contributes poignant
little story of Christmas cheer and the
deeds of a Good Samaritan.
Philip Arnold La Vie has some
verses: Miss Stella Gilmore, who is
identified with the activities of the
young folk of the north shore, has
fantasy and an editorial on the wom-
ans vote: Culbreth Sudler has poem
called My Three Ships" and Miss Mar
xaret V. Saunders, who Is attending
Barnard College, has story called
'Monseigneur Plays"
The young editors are working hard
to make good with their little publica-
ton.
All of them are under twenty and
many are still in college. Miss Gil
more, in addition to being the possessor
Of an unusual gift for writing. has an
aptitude for acting, and Is to make her
professional debut Christmas eve in
New York with Miss Ethel Barrymore
She is the grandniece of Mrs. Mary
wilmarth, and much OF her writing has
been done at the latter's country home
at Lake Geneva.