The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-21
NEWS OF SOCIETY
BY JEAN ELIOT
Weekly Letter Tells of ActiVi-
ties of Washington'S
Smart Set.
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structive Patriotism, which will meet
at the New Willard on the 25th, 18th,
and 2Tth, both afternoon and evening.
Many of the biggest men and women
of the country will attend, Boston
alone sending about 125 women, many
OF them society leaders. No enter
tanning will be done for the dele
gates as a whole, except fer the ban
quet at the Willard on Friday even
ings when Robert Bacon will preside.
There will be a large and representa-
tive gathering there, and Frederic
Huidekoper, one OF the vice presi-
dents of the society. will have several
tables of guests.
The Robert Bacons will visit Mrs.
Bacon's brother-in-law and sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry MarQuard. during the
congress.
Most of the parties-and there viii
be luncheons and teas galore-wtll
be given for the individuals who Will
come to Washington for the con
gress. Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus P.
Gardner are to give a party one day
this week, and some OF the delegates
are to be at the soiree musicale
which Mr.. and Mrs. william Littauer
will give on the 18th. Anne Morgan
is coming, and l know will be eX-
tensively entertained, as will Maude
.Wetmore, Barrett Wendell, Mrs. VIII
liam Vanderbilt and dozens OF others
of equal prominence.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gaff Entertaining
For Mrs. HInkIe.
Dir. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff are
entertaining a small company inform
ally at tea this afternoon to meet
Mr.. Cats sister, Mrs. Charles NJ
Hinkle. Mrs. Hinkle has spent sew
eral winters in Washington and has
a large circle of friends here. About
Christmas time, she leased the hand
some old home of the late CHIEF
Justice Fuller, at 1901 F street for
two years. She expects to be here
that long anyway, and the Cats are
trying to persuade her to remain
permanently.
The house Is lovely. a large red
brick mansion with a beautiful. old
fashioned garden surrounded by
high red brick wall 1t is one OF
the really old homes in Washington
which has seen much elaborate en-
tertaining within its walls, for II
was there when that section of the
city was most select. the stronghold
OF the cream Of society. Mrs. Hinkle
probably will entertain a great deal
too, particularly for her attractive
daughter, Jean. There are two sons
Charles A. Hinkle and James Hinkie.
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Mrs. white Has Vision Of n
-LIttle Theater' In Capital.
Mrs. John Jay White having been
made chairman of the newly organ
lied drama committee of the Arts
Club, l predict an ambitious program
for the winters work and amuse-
ment. Mrs. Whites dream, backed
by the Drama Leag0e and the Arts
Club, is one day to secure the estab-
Iishment of a civic playhouse, Lit
tie Theater," which will be available
for all sorts of productions to be put
on by the talented amateurs of Wash
ington. She says that we have play
wrights. actors, poets, all sorts or
artists here who miss recognition for
lack of proper facilities to put their
work before the public.
In bringing this dream to realiza-
ton, Mrs. White has been promised
the advice and assistance OF the
Washington Square Players: OF Miss
Grace Griswold, who started that or
ganization. and is now working with
the Thester Workshop in New York,
where plays are tried out. and those
which have the germs of success
handed over to the proper managers:
OF Granville Barker, and score of
other celebrities.
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Meanwhile there is To be weekly
dramatic program at the Arts Club.
Thursday evening the first of the
series will be given. with David Grit
nth. producer of 1.-The Birth Of Ma
ton and "Intolerance," as the lion
OF the occasion. He Will make
short address. Mrs. Clarence Buel
will give a French mOnologue in her
clever fashion: there will be sramatlc