The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

dance will be held tonight at the
club at $40: Each member IL en-
titled to invite two guests.
A subscripation dance will be given
on Saturday evening at . o'clock at
Congress Hall Hotel, under the aus
pioes Of the Genevieve Clark war
workers. The committee In charge
includes Mrs. Joseph Russell, Mrs.
Lenore Sherwood, Mrs. Scott Ferris,
Mrs. William w. Venable. Mrs. A. B.
Rouse and Mrs. C. w. Rauseyer.
Mrs. c. w. Lewis, who has recently
arrived in town on a visit to her
parents. Senator and Mrs. A. ]. Gron-
ma, at Florence Court, has been CIV
ing a series of piano recitals for
the benefit Of the Red Cross. in her
home town, Hettinger, N Oak. Mrs.
Lewis will resume these recitals on
her return home, and will visit a
Of towns In North Dakota.
A housewarming will be given to-
morrow evening at o'clock at the A.
c. A. House, recently established at
25O6 X street for the benefit OF college
women engaged in war work. In ad-
dition to the college women living in
the A. c. A. House, the guests will in
clude the members Of the Washing
ton Chapter of the Association Of
College Alumnae. There will be a
short program consisting OF the read
ing of war poems by Mrs. MacAllister
Smith and musical numbers by men,
bers of the Won Unschuld Conserva-
tory OF Music. Mrs. Thomas sidwell
will preside at the supper table.
On the board of trustees, in addl-
ton to Mrs. Morgan, the president,
are Mrs. Thomas sidwell, Mrs. David
Wing, Mrs. Theodore Cole. Mrs.
Green, Mrs. MacAllister Smith. Mrs.
Miss Jessie c. Mcdonald, Miss Alice
Deal, and Miss Claribel Barnett.
The ball to be given at the
Willard on Saturday evening, April
8. for the benefit of the American
French and Belgium Perma-
nent Blind Fund seems destined to
be the most attractive ball of the
entire season from the social point
of view.
Letters OF acceptance have been
I Ieceived from the British Ambas-
sador and Lady Reading, the French
and Nine. Jusserand
and several other ambassadors and
ministers of our allies and the neu-
trail countries.
Mrs: James Mcdonald is the chair
man OF the ladies committee; Ad-
miral Samuel MCGOWAN is the
chairman OF the floor committee,
and Miss Gladys Hlnckley is the
chairman OF the young ladies COM
mittee. william Eric Fowler is
chairman of the executive commit
te and will make the presentations
to the receiving line.
In the receiving line will be Mrs.
James Mcdonald, Mrs. Newton D..
Baker. Mrs. Franklin X. Lane, Mrs.
Josephus Daniels and Mrs. Ran
dolph II. McKim.
All of the boxes for this ball have
been sold and there is a large wait
ing list for any that may be given
up.
Mr. and Mrs Cecil s. Ashdown are
guests OF the Hotel st. Charles, At
lantic City.
The Alumni Association OF the Uni
versity of California has arranged for
a banquet to celebrate the fiftieth an
niversary of the establishment of the
institution. A number of graduates
in civil and military
service will attend. of whom a number
will come from nearby camps. The
Cplp hTD I inn will hn -
Hotel. p. m. Saturday. The man
agenent OF the affair is in the hands
or Mrs. Horace NJ. Albright. president
OF the local alumni association.
\ box is being reserved for the
President and Mrs. Wilson at the
Easter Monday military ball to be
held at the Marine Barracks, Mrs.
Wilson having consented to head
the list of patronesses. The COM
mittee of the Women's Army and
Navy League. who have charge of
the arrangements. are ehdeavoring
to make this one of the most brill
liant balls of the season. Not only
Will the Marine Band furnish their
delightful music. but the services
of the Mayflower Band have also
been accepted.
The members Of the Woman's
Army and Navy League, many of
whom have lived at faraway army
posts. know from experience the
value of music and reading matter
to our enlisted men far from home
surroundings, and it is to this So
ciety that the Chaplains of our
army and navy appeal when they
find the men in need of diversion or
material for their reIigious services.
This society has. in fact, long been
actively engaged in keeping up the
morale of our army and navy. The
comfort which many of our enlisted
men when off duty in Washington
have found during this severe win
ter at the Soldiers. Sailors and Ma
rines' Club, located at 317 c street
northwest. is of itself work worthy
of the special support OF those who
wish to keep our men fit for the
great work ahead of them.
A number of bluejackets under
the direction of one of the officers
will be detailed to decorate the hall,
and a number of extra boxes will be
added. Some of those who have
taken boxes are Mrs. Josephus Dan
iels, Mrs. Emerson II. Liscum, Mrs.
William S. Benson, Mrs. Leigh Pal
mer. Mrs. Walter H. Gordon, Mrs.
Silas Casey. Mrs. John Faure, Mrs.
Francois Berger Moran, Mrs. Hayne
Ellie Mr. william o~d