Evening star., 1918-02-27
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At the French entertainment given
Saturday night at Rauscher's by the
pupils Of Mile. Maret in aid OF the
| French orphans, enough money was
raised to support ten orphans for .
year.
| The plays were q great success, be-
ing given entirely in French, with Miss
Helen Carusi and Harryette zimmele
audience Joined the players in singing
a charming French version OF MY
Country, 'Tis of Thee" The plays were
written by Mile. Maret. The second,
called THE Lady Of the Stars" opened
| on a scene of sad little French orphans,
to whom America comes with help and
comfort. There were about 800 in the
| audience, including number OF
French officers and sailors. Among
| others present were Mr.. Percy Mac
Kaye. the dramatist: Mrs. Charles NJ
Ffoulke. Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt and
Mrs. Stephen Bonsal and many Others
interested in the fatherless children
| of France
The names and addresses Of the chill
dren who will be helped will be sent
| to Mile. Maret and will be chosen from
the province of Haute Savoie, in which
the home of Mile Maret is situated.
Representative and Mrs. Edward
Cooper entertained with a dinner last
night in their suite at the Raleigh.
| Their guests were Senator and Mrs.
Howard Sutherland. Representative
tive and Mrs. Harry Chapman Wood
yard and their guest, Mrs. James A.
Hughes of Huntington. w. Va; Repre-
sentative and Mrs. E. ]. King, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith and
Representative George NJ. Bowers.
! Mrs. Salisbury will not be at home
| tomorrow.
! Col. and Mrs. Dougherty entertained
at dinner last evening at the United
Service Club. their guests including
Representative and Mrs. Peters, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Britten, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Snyder. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Ward. Capt. and
Mrs knight. Capt. Jacko, Lieut. Mont
gomery. Mrs. c. L. Potter and Miss Gill
man. The decorations were red and
white carnations. Other dinner hosts
at the club last evening were Capt.
Lacombe. Maj Thurston, Capt. Mann.
Capt. Messer and Lieut.. Bailey. A
moving picture film of war scenes was
given later.
Mrs. Thomas B. Dunn. wife Of Rep
hostess at a luncheon today at the
Willard, when she entertained in COM
pliment to Mrs. Joseph Osler of New
York.
met room and spring flowers formed
the decoration.
Mrs. Delos A. Blogett entertained at
\ 1-- ffco
Laura Graves and Lieut.. Tomkins, who
will be married this evening. The
other guests included Col and Mrs.
John Temple Graves and the members
Of the wedding party.
The party later attended the musical
ride at the Riding and Hunt Club.
An event OF interest to Washington
mans was the launching this month of
| the torpedo boat destroyer named in
memory OF the late Rear Admiral Ed
| mund r. Calhoun. U. S. N. Miss Helen
A. Calhoun. youngest daughter Of the
Calhoun.
The officers Of the Washington bar
scription hops to be given bimonthly at
tho Officers Club at the barracks. Ow-
ing to present conditions these hops
will be informal in nature. The at
tendance will be limited, to those in
vited by officers stationed on the post.
and ali guests will be required to pre-
sent their invitations at the door. The
| first of these hops will be given on
Saturday evening, March 2. at 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Vance Mccormick has taken an
apartment at 1902 18th street, which
| is being elaborately decorated and
rented for him. He has with him
his mother and sister for an indefinite
time.
The Marquis de Polignac OF the
French high mission and the Marauise
de Polignac. have gone to New York
and are stopping at the Plaza Hotel.
Mrs, John Shelton Williams, wife of
| the controller Of the currency. has been
appointed Virginia's member of the
women's advisory council to the demo-
cratic national committee. The selec-
| ton of Mrs Williams was made by
Representative Carter Glass democratic
national committeeman from Virginia.
| She has accepted.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. who was pre-
| vented by illness from being present at
Suffrage Association at 1925 Rhode Island
favenue last week. will be the guest of
honor at the tea Of the association today,
February 81. Mrs Daniels will speak in
Mrs. cordelia Powell odenheimer, past
president general of the United Daughters
| Of the Confederacy, will be the hostess,
assisted by Mrs. Carl Vrooman, Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs. v. Everit
Macy: Mrs Victor Murdoch. Mrs Robert
Gilbert II. Grosvenor Of the hostess COM
mittee and Mrs. John F. Shafroth. Mrs:
Edward Keating, Mrs John E. Raker and
Mrs. Thetus Sims.
At the tea table will be Mrs Joseph E.
Ransdell Of Louisiana Mrs. Thomas Ster-
ling of South Dakota, Mrs. Lee Slater
Overman Of North Carolina and Mrs.
James E. Watson Of Indiana. Mrs Josiah
Wolcott of Delaware and Mrs John B.
HENDRIX of Wyoming. assisted by Mrs,
Lyman Pratt and Mrs Aston Simpson
daughters of Senator and Mrs. Hoke
Smith; the Misses Overman, Miss Ruth
Hitchcock. Miss King and Miss Harriet
Clark, Mrs Middleton Beanan, Mrs. L. "
Shepherd Miss Celeste Childs and Miss
Dorothy Potter of Texas.
Mrs. Alexander Sharp had recently as
her guest Miss Kathleen Mitchell. who
was a student at the Fifth National
Service School encampment held last