The Washington times., 1918-04-14

that, from present indications. there's
tu be but one more Dig one this sea-
son--a gala affair at the willard on
May 4. with fashionable society num-
erously present and the Washington
Diet Kitchen Association as the bene-
flciary. The dance. which was to have
been given on Saturday, April %. un-
der the auspices of the Junior League
OF the Junior Republic, has been put
of until autumn, and will be one OF
the opening events OF next season.
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!, But let's get back to something
more original than balls. The lee
ture 10 be given on Thursday at the
Belasco fer the benefit Of the Work
ing Boys Home. that most appealing
| Of philanthropics. and the soldiers
and sailors lodgings has an unusual
element OF interest. for Lieut.. Pat
C'Brien. r. F. c. who will speak. is
the first to tell us FIRST hand of his
experiences in a German prison camp
and of the exciting events OF his es-
cape. Then there's the exhibition Of
Lieut.. Henri Fares wonderful series
of aviation pictures, to be shown 1T
the Washington Club for several days.
beginning April II. all event OF un-
usual historic as we'll as artistic sig
nificance.
To Give Luncheon for
Lieutenant O'BrIen.
"SmiIIn' Pat" O'Brien-isn't It a
great thing to merit a name like
that after having been through an
adventure. a thing Of horror. which
I has almost no parallel in fiction
/ Lieutenant O'Brien. who's an Ameri-
| can lad. born in Illinois, although at
tached to the Royal Flying Corps, was
wounded at an altitude of 5000 feet,
crashed to the ground and lived.
Captured by the Germans. he was
| being transported to a reprisal prison
camp when ho leaped through the
window of a speeding express train
and escaped in the darkness. Then
began his marvellous journey through
Germany. Luxembourg and Belgium,
go miles. seventy-two days. and
thirty OF them in the uniform OF a
British officer. which ended when he
dub his way under an electric fence
and knelt on the soil of Holland to
thank God for his deliverRnce.
He lived entirely on raw vegets-
bles. often frozen. His clothing was
always damp and some times soaking
wet, and he travelled only at night
pected OF smuggling potatoes. he was
searched by German guards. He
speaks only English. and beneath an
old coat and a pair OF ovsralls, which
he had BORROWED" he was still
wearing the uniform OF a British Of
ficer-but ho tells about that and
about scores OF other narrow escapes
in his lecture Upon reaching Lon
don Lieutenant O'BriHn had an au-
diencr with King George. which
lasted nearly an hour.
He is blessed with a fund OF hu-
NOR. and tells his story in a graphic
way which cnthralls his audience.
Mrs. Arthur Leo. who is president OF
the board Of managers Of the Work
ing Boys Home, will give a buffet
luncheon for Lieutenant oBrien on
Thursday
The proceeds Of the SKY Fighters
Of France" which has tn" official
sanction OF the French Government,
will 60 To the children Of French
ayiatnrs killed in battle. Therc'll he
a private view At 3:.IO O'Clock on III"
afternoon Of April -. and sfterward
the exhibition will be open to the
public
The MarquIss de Polignac Is chair
man Of the executive committee for
the exhibit. the other members in
Guiding Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs
Alexander Biddle, Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mrs. George Howard. Mrs. JOS
"ph Letter, Mrs. James Hamilton
Lewis. Mrs. Eugene Meyer. tr., Mrs.
William Phillips, Mrs. Frank Lyon
Polk. Mrs. II. II. Rogers. Mrs Wal
lace Radcliffe. Mrs. George Wander
biIt and Mrs Harold Walker.
Those who have seen the paintings
OF the great French aviator-srtist
say that IL is impossible TO put into
words the effect those pictured feats
OF our modern chevaliers "Esns peur"
make upon an cmOtionally impress
siunablc person.
Lieutenant Fare. who served for
months as "observateur bombar-
dicI" to get his local color. shows