The Washington herald., 1918-02-21

| Is more than i would DO with any
Watkins Is at Camp Johnston in the
field remount service.
Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson will ar
rive in Washington today to be q
guest Of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock.
Mrs. Borden Hartman and Miss
Ethel Borden Hartman have arrived
in Paris and are topping at the Hotel
Ritz.
Mrs. Edward A. Quintard Is in New
York visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Creed Hammond Boucher. wife Of
Lieut.. Boucher, U. s. N, who is
spending the winter there.
Henry C. Flowers, of Kansas City,
who has come to Washington to assist
In war work, Is the guest Of his faith
er-in-law, Gen. Julian Carr. at Stone
leigh Court. Mrs. Flowers. who is
visiting in California, will come to
Washington in the early spring.
| Arthur Woods, until recently Police
| Commissioner Of New York, Is eX-
/ DGGlGQ mere TIC Cho VI hAO
week to assume his new duties with
the Committee on Public Information.
| Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall, honor
ary president OF the Y. w. c. A,
of Washington; Mrs. Robert Lansing,
| corresponding secretary; Mrs. Will
lam Hamilton Bayly. president; Miss
Elizabeth Pierce, vice president; Mrs
Charles W. Richardson, second vice
president; Mrs. John S. Scully. third
vice president; Mrs. Robert L. Corby,
fourth vice president; Mrs. Robert C.
Let's, recording secretary, and Miss
Margaret Fox, treasurer. will receive
the guests at the reception of the y.
w. c. A. tomorrow afternoon. Wash
ington's Birthday. from to s
| o'clock, given in honor of the young
women who have come to Washing
ton on war work. The officers will
be assisted by the members OF the
board of directors. The reception
will be held in the old quarters Of
the organization, corner of Four
teenth and G streets.
The Bandbox, 705 Twelfth street, a
shop which will be conducted under
the auspices of the State Depart
ment War Relief. Of which Mrs. Rob-
ert Lansing IL president. will have
its formal opening on Saturday and
will be open every day thereafter
from until s o'clock.
Slightly used clothing, evening
gowns, tea gowns. afternoon frocks.
shoes. handbags and all manner OF
women's garments will be the chief
stock in trade and mems apparel
will also be on sale. AL used gar
ments will be put in first class con-
dition before being displayed and
many new and attractive things have
been donated by Washington mer-
chants. The proceeds from the shop
will be used for relief work among
Belgian and French children, carried
on by the State Department War
Relief.
Arrangements are in charge of
Mrs. Albert B. Ruddock, whose hus-
band, formerly secretary of the
American Embassy in Berlin and
later on duty in Belgium. is now
attached to the State Department.
Other prominent women who are
interested in the success of the
shop and who will act as saleswom-
en- from time to time are: Mrs. Lam
sing. Mrs. Frank L. Polk, wife of
the counselor of the State Depart
ment; Mrs. William Phillips and
Mrs. Breckinridge Long. wives CT
the assistant Secretaries of State:
Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr and Mrs. iIanier
Winslow.
Mrs. -Rothe, wife of Lieut..
Toulmin-Rothe, of the British EN-
bassy, Is collecting reading matter
for our boys "over there" to be sent
to the Y. N. c. A. cantonments in
France. and would be most grateful
for any books of fiction, travel. etc.
Send them to either Mrs. Toulmin-
Rothe or Mrs. C. p. s. Summerall,
at the Westmoreland.
Mrs, Seaton schroeder's knitting
class will meet this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock in the home of Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins. '17o1 Con-
necticut avenue.
The artillery branch Of the army
emergency committee will meet
this afternoon at S;3o o'clock at
Mrs. MacMurray's residence, 222s
Massachusetts, avenue.
an VINO come are requested 10
bring their knitting.
The annual ball OF the woman's
Army and Navy League. a society
organized to look after the welfare
Of our enlisted men of both
branches of the service and their
families in emergencies, will be
held on Easter Monday night at the
marine barracks. This ball il al
ways a great social success, the
patriotic object for which It Is held
appealing especially to all connect
ed with the army or navy as well
as to society generally. Mrs.
Alexander Sharp Is chairman of the
committee of arrangements and
Mrs. Edward H. Liscum Is president
of the league.
Miss Alice uutcyfna nrake will