Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18

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One of the most important bodies of
women who have organized Tor war
relief since the beginning of the pres
emit war met yesterday afternoon at
| the residence of Mrs. Henry r Dimock
| for the purpose of co-ordinating their
| efforts and perfecting an organization
with a view to more adequately supply
| ing comforts to the men of the Army
now in training camps. ABOUT ioo
women were present and the meeting
| was a most enthusiastic one. The or
| ganization will be known as the Army
| Service League, and 1t is hoped that
| all women interested In the Army, es.
| pecially those who have members OF
| their family now in the service. either
/ in the Regular. National or Reserve
/ branches, will identify themselves with
the work of the league.
| Through its instrumentality an ef-
| fort will be made to supply all the
| men In the various camps with neces-
sary knitted garments and other com
forts before they leave the camps for
| their point of embarcation.
| The next meeting of the league will
be held at the residence of Mrs. Dim
! ock January at 3 o'clock, when the
| reports from the chairmen of the sub
committees appointed yesterday will
| be heard.
| Mrs Albert L. Mills was elected
| president, Mrs. J. W. MacMurray. first
vice president; Mrs. Clarence Edwards,
! second vice president. Mrs. Charles p.
Russ, Secretary, and Miss Lucy Lee
| Perrin, treasurer.
| The chairmen of the various subcom-
mittees are Mrs. Erasmus M. Weaver
for the Coast Artillery Corps; Mrs. Will
| liam N. Cruikshank. for the Field Artil-
ilery Corps; Mrs. George n. Sands, for
the cavalry; Mrs. Dennis Nolan, for the
infantry; Mrs. William G. .Gorgas. for the
Medical Corps; Mrs. Charles Nick. saitz-
mann. for the Signal Corps; Mrs. George
F. Downey, for the Quartermaster's
Corps; Mrs. William N. Black, for the
Engineer Corps, and Mrs. villa William Gro Gro
Charles Carroll Walcutt was named pub
| licity agent Mrs. John A. Logan and
Mrs. Logan Tucker, who Joined the or
ganization. offered the services Of the
Legion Of Loyal Women.
The Southern Relief society's annual
| charity ball will take place at the New
This ball is always one of the largest
charity events Of the winter.
| Senator James d. Phelan will give
small dinner party this evening. in com
pliment to Mr. John Mccormack.
Sunday evening Senator Phelan enter
tanned at dinner for Mr.. and Mrs. Kings
bury of California
| Mrs Robert Patterson is leaving
| Washington today for Chicago, where
she will spend Christmas.
| Nine. Luz Mendez, daughter of the
| Guatemelan minister, and Mr.. Paulo de
| Godoy, second secretary of the Bra
| lillian embassy, are announcing to their
| friends their engagement. Nine
Mendez has been chatelaine of the Qua
temalan legation since the arrival of
the minister in this country, and has
been regarded as one Of the most beau
tiful and attractive women in the Latin
American contingent One of the first
Inequalities in the present administra-
| ton was her luncheon to the daughters
of the President. given at the legation.
then in Rhode Island avenue, amid
| tropical decorations.
Mr. Godoy is leaving; Washington this
| week for Brazil. where he will visit his
| family. The wedding will take place at
Washington in April.
Commander and Mrs. William Man
ming Irwin have as their guest their
| daughter, Mrs. Thomas B. Larkin, who
will remain with them during C1pt.
| Larkin's absence abroad.
| Gen. and Mrs John D. Barrette have
taken possession of the residence 1142
NJ street, which they have leased for
the season.
| Mrs. James F. Barbour has her
guests for few days her SON. in-law
Lewis Mayer of Philadelphia, who ar
rived yesterday afternoon.
| Mrs. John Crayke Simpson entertain
Gu iUlOEhldiiy eAL iuiShSOh ecoo-'
| Mrs. McClelland Chase has as her
guest for several weeks Mrs Charles
1 K Wing whose marriage to Capt. Wing
| of the coast artillery took place sew
/ eral weeks ago. In January Mrs. Wing
will go to Monterey, Cal, where she
has been assigned quarters during
tCapt. Wings absence in France
] Mrs. Chase gave a large tea Sunday
afternoon at her apartment at the Bal
| four in compliment to her guest. Mrs |
Clarence knight and Miss CaralisaT
Nichols presided at the tea table
The Marquis de Polignac. member Of,
| the French high commission. and the
to pass a few days with Mrs. Clifford A
Cochran and Lieut.. Comte de Vaisseau
de Cheuigne, assistant naval attache of
! the French embassy, We're guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George F., Baker, jr., in box
No. 10 at the Metropolitan Opera House
| last night.
Mrs. Alfred @. Vanderbilt attended the
opera for the first time this season. She
was in box No. 81, with Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Egerton Webb and Mrs. Charles H
Marshall
| with Mrs E. Henry Hartman in box
were Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Iselin and
Mr.. James w. Gerard. who brought the
news that Mrs. Gerard is convalescing
rapidly from her recent operation for
appendicitis.
Mr.. Henry Morgenthau. one-time am
/ H.
thau were among the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis y. Clarke.
Tho Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
| will be guests at dinner Mrs John f
| Henderson lis giving in their honor this
| evening.
ITALY IN the Clouds and On the
| Piave' was the subject of an illustrated
| lecture given last evening by Signor
| Vtttorio 5Falorsi. in tho ballroom at
4 2400 18TH street. for the benefit of the
1 Frenchland Italian orphans
1 The large audience had assembled
when the orchestra started to play the
| French national anthem and stood as
| the French ambassador and Nine Jus
seran6. the Secretary of the Interior
4 and Mrs. Lane. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L.
Rust and several other distinguished
guests marched the length of the ball
roomito the seats reserved for them in
the first row.
Following that the italian national air
was played, and later Secretary. Lane. In
e very graceful address,, introduced Mr.
Ealofsi. the speaker Of the evening Mr.
EaiQrsl mas lost Two brothers In the war
Dunng the latter's talk wonderful NOV
ingi pictures. showing the Italians fighting
mei up In the mountains, were shown
anl also some splendid pictures of the
Il itahan navy In action.
among those in the audience were Mrs
il Cfaries A. Cufberson. the Misses de Pena
i n and Mrs. Rives. Mrs. Victor Kauff-
i nfann, Mrs. F. Ward Denys. the Misses