The Washington herald., 1917-05-08

Mrs. George Howard has gone to Vir-
ginia for a short stay. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard opened their country place,
Green Hill, near Washington, recently,
and will pass the early summer there.
The next concert for the National IL
brary for the Blind will be given on
Wednesday evening at 1919 G street
northwest at 5 o'clock. All seats will be
free and there will be no collection. The
artists who have volunteered their sery-
Ices are: Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stoddard, So
prano; Mr. Edward Chamberlin, barry
tone; Mrs. Edith NJ. Brosius, harpist: /:
Miss Alwarda Casselman, pianist; Mr..
Chester La Follett, violinist; Mr.. c. w.
O'COnnor, dramatic reader.
Miss Janet Richards, who has closed
her regular lecture courses in twelve
cities. will give a special talk on Tuesday
morning, Mry Is, in the Woodward and
Lothrop auditorium for the benefit of the
patriotic work of the Mary Washington
Chapter d. A. r., of which Miss Rich
ards is regent. The subject will be The
War Situation to Date" and other cur
rent events.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. McMsnus. of New
York, arrived at the Shoreham yester-
day for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. w. W. Davis is staying at the VOL
colt Hotel in New York City for a few
days.
Among the Washington arrivals at the
Hotel Alamac, Atlantic City. are Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Lennon, MIR. and Mrs. e.
Walker, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Mr. and
Mrs. d. Rabineau. Mr.. and Mrs. C. Will
Jams. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Dunn, Mr.. E N
Wy
Edgar Snowden. Mr. and Mrs. A. v. Sc
nior, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Roche are spending
some time at the Hotel ST. Charles, At
lantic City.
Mr.. Wilson, Secretary of Labor, en-
tertained at a dinner in the gold room
Of the Shoreham last evening.
The opening Of the picturization Of
Jules Verne's romance, Twenty Thous-
and Leagues Under the Sea-" in the Be-
lasco Theater tonight, promises to be an
interesting event from a social stand
point. The fact that the picture is being
produced by Mr.. Christian Hemmick, of
this city, lends added interest to the ex-
hibition. Mr.. Hemmick is one of the
principal owners of the Pitt Theater, in
FlllsDuTBn-a playhouse that mas eSta0-
lished a countrywide reputation for the
exploitation of big picture spectacles on
the order OF THE Birth OF a Nation"
Intolerance" "A Daughter OF the Gods"
and many others. Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea" is now in its
third week in the Pitt Theater
Among prominent Washington people
who have taken boxes at the Belasco
for the opening performance of the Verne
romance tonight are Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Burleson, Viscomtess de
Sibour Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Barnett. Col
W. H. Harts, Mrs. James Mcdonald, the
Swiss Minister and Nine. Ritter. the
Misses Patten. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell
Graef, Mrs. Armstead Davis. Mrs. Perry
Johnson, Mrs. Upshur Moorhead, Mrs. NJ.
S. McCallum, the Brazilian Amba ssador
and Nine. di Cana, Lord Eustice Percy
and members OF the British commission,
Chief Justice and Mrs. White. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs. Philip Sher-
idan. Senator and Mrs. Lewis, and a
number of others.
Accompanying Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea" in the Bella SEQ
Theater will be symphony orchestra of
thirty men, under the direction OF Carl
Bernthaler. conductor Of the Pittsburgh
Festival Orchestra, whom Mr.. Hemmick
has brought to Washington especially for
this occasion.