The Washington times., 1918-05-05

And Weddings
Of Society

/ my entire satisfaction-that a Wash
/ ingtOn audience can be warmly en-.
/ thusiastic. The huge audience waf
up on its toes in responsive Rppreei.
alton OF the singers rare voice and
sympathetic personality and showe<
an almost Continental abandon in this
expression Of its enthusiasm. The
assemblage was quite in a mood te
applaud Lawrence Townsend when he
relieved Mrs. Townsend OF her cor
sage bOukuet OF lilies OF the valley ant
cast them at the feet OF the singer
on the completion OF one OF her most
! thrilling numbers. And afterwart
. the people fingered quite numerouslJ
on the steps OF the theater to watch
the singer come out TO her waiting
taxi and waved and blew kisses 70
her in a way quite foreign to the
usual Washington audience.
One Of the pleasantest evenings havt
put in in a long time / spent at the Ma
tional Service School on ths Conduit
road, the first visit have made to thii
encampment this year. Although tenI
have been pitched less than a fortnight
the school Is running with military pre-
cision and the girls have already learn
ed to drin with a snap that wUulI De
credit 10 regulars.
The war gardens Of the agricultural
students are all in. the beans. pels. and
young onions are poking their nosrI
through the soil. and the girls arc study
ing al maner OF things which will add "a
their usefulness in wartime emerEcnSica
The necessity for food conservation and
ways and means OF achieving are beinI
drilled into the girls; and the camp \
being run in compliance with food ad
ministraton regulations.
Indeed. Frances Moore-no not Afms
Marquisan, although her picture did gs
into one Of the New York papers in Het
OF the brides likeness at the time OF tht
other Frances MOore's marriage to Lieu.
tenant harquiSan-wkO has a lieuten.
ants commission in the Service Schoo
ranks, has been appointed a sort oi
"liaison officer to see that co-ooerL
tiOn between the camp and fcod I'd,
II i1istratiOn Is absolute.
II was with Miss Moore that wen,
out to the camp. with Ruth Raub a
the other member Of the party: ans
we stayed for supper. sitting. up al
the cOmmandants table and feelinH
very impOrtant-at least I did. We gOi
in time to see fire drill. retreat ant
all manner OF interesting ceremonies
For retreat there was quite a gal.
lery." Mrs. Gibson Fahenstock, one
OF the four honorary commandants
was there, in uniform anu standin1
with the starr officers. Also. I saw
Mrs. Richard Wainwright, Miss HeEs
man. who drove out in a smart vic
toria behind a spanking pair Of horses
and Nc!or and Mrs. Nevil AIOnr.a
Hopkins. BY the way. have you hearS !.
that Anre Hopkins. Mrs. John Greg
Ory Hope. has been quite i'll since hef
and is still in the hOspitall
saw a number Of the Washington
girls who are in camp. Lillian Birney
for instance. who is captain Of a com.
pany and puts her ~n1en'' through
their places in fine style, Miriam lIa5
bard is also IN eomn1and OF a com.
Dany; and I'll say for both girls that
they manage TO look trim and solder.
ly in their uniforms, which is more
than can be said for all ths roolliea
also saw Mary Radford. who is now
A Lieutenant. looking brown as
berry and very winsome, and r1ei
pretty Katherine Whitmarsh, whose
father is one OF the big men OF the
Food Administration. She's "hiEh
private in the rear rank" wal
forced to put curiosity ahead Of good
and ask her about the listlt
gold tag, almost like an Identification
tag, on a slim gold chain which she
was wearing around her wrist. and
she showed it to me. the insignia" a.
L were. OF the. motor ambulance
,orps. All the drivers have them ant
have agreed to wear them until the
md OF the war
FOndly Yours.
JEAN ELIOT,