The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
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down in the orchestra, enthusins as
he greeted. and congratulating every
body on having seized the opportunity
Of seeing the company.
Mrs. Borden Hartman Is the most
wonderful person. II anyone feels
hurried or rushed or 'oyerburdened
with war work. they should consider
her and the many things she is doing.
She Is only Just back from the other
side. Indeed she has come and gone
as frequently and as freely as IL there
were no such thing as submarines.
She has no Washington Headquarters.
for her house in II street Is sublet to
\ group of young officers So when
she comes here now II is as the well
come guest Of some one Of her many
friends. This last time she stayed
with Mrs. Clifford Pinchot-though
believe she has gone back to New
York for the moment.
In the next box TO the de Polignacs,
whose guest she was, Capt. Tardieu
was entertaining a porty, which in
Guided Mrs Leffingwell and Mrs
james Hamilton Lewis. the one SO
blonde, the other so dark as to be
most effective foils for one another.
Just over their heads, Mrs. Walsh was
apparently occupying Mrs. L. b. Nc
Leans box, having with her Miss
katherine Hill. daughter of DIR. and
Mrs. David Jayne Hill. who has been
her guest during a prolonged visit to
New York. and from all accounts has
been having a wonderful time.
Down in the orchestra-the box
space. alas. was limited. and many
who would have preferred boxes. and
who could have been so much easier
to see there-there was a perfect jum-
BILE OF well-known people wherever
one looked.
While I did not see them I assume
that the two Sullivan girls-Mrs.
James Francis Sullivan's daughters
from Philadelphia-were in the audi
ence. For / saw Senator and Mrs.
Peter Gerry. whom Miss Leta Liv-
ingstone Sullivan is visiting. and Mrs.
Richard Townsend. Mrs. Gerry's
mother; and saw Mrs. Robert
Hinckley and Miss Gladys Hinckley.
whom Miss Frances Sullivan Is Wis
Ating. Those two girls are well known
In Washington, where they visited a
great deal during the Taft regime
one of the cabinet hostesses Dit
seems to m it was Mrs. Stimson)
was their aunt-and are very popular.
So much so that about as soon as
they arrived this trip they found
every afternoon and evening-and
most of the mornings-of their stay
filled for them.
To return to the French Players
performance saw Caroline Ogden
Jones and her mother, Mrs. Paul
Bartlett: and Lucy Burleson, and
Isabel Stettinius. the Misses Hoar.
Miss Eudora Glover and her sister,
Mrs Thomas Holcombe. jr., Mrs. Vic
tor Kaufman. Mrs. Frank Noyes, the
Solicitor General and Mrs. John W.
Davis. Mrs. George Vanderbilt. Miss
Cecilia McCallum, the Misses Patton,
Nine, Hauge. Mrs. Breckenridge
Long. Mime. Luz Mendez, who is soon
to be married Mrs. - But why go
on? Surely that Is enough to prove
the quality of the audience. And
there were enough OF the now familiar
horizon of blue uniforms scattered
through it to give a distinctly blush
caste to the whole
Last night the Junior League had
their "Carry-on Bali at the willard
too late unfortunately to get any ade-
Guate report of it into this column.
For the Sunday paper being extra dig
has to get on the presses extra early.
Its balls are always particularly clever
and original. and areas the title they
have chosen for this one suggests-to
help carry-on certain local charities.
All the members of the league regard
ed themselves as hostesses even
though their receiving line was limited
to Miss Alice Downing. president of
the Junior League; Miss Catherine
Harlow, vice president and chairman
of the ball committee. and Miss Ruth
Tanner. secretary. Miss Minna Blair
and Miss Louise King complete the
list of officers of the league and the
committee for the ball included Miss
Louise Delano. Mrs. Thomas IIol-
combe. Miss Denys. Miss Delano, Miss
Tanner and Miss Frances Carpenter
A box was reserved for the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson. the latter head
ing the list of patronesses. Among
the other box holders were Miss Will.
lam Haywood. Mrs. F. Ward Denys.
Mrs. Thomas A. Logan. Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mrs Richardson Clover, Mrs.
John Hays Hammond. Mrs. Frank q.
Carpenter. Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs.
Bernard Baruch. Miss Gladys STAFF
ford. Mrs. l T Mann and Mrs. Henry
W. Fitch.
Besides Mrs. Wilson the list of pa