The Washington herald., 1918-05-07

o'clock. at Paul lastltgte :io7 8
street.
The meeting Of the District Of Co
lumbia Red Cross War Fund Of 1913
Finance Committee at the ID. A. X.
Hall. Seventeenth and C streets. to-
night Is not open to the public. but
is for the members of the committee
and their wives and husbands re-
spectively. Many requests for tickets
have been received by those who are
not members Of the committee. but
the committee will require the en-
tire capacity Of the hall for the meet
ing. Opportunity will be given to the
public to hear Mrs. ]. Borden Har-
riman tell the thrilling story of her
experience and observation Of Red
Cross activities during her recent visit
to France. Belgium and England, at
an early date.
THE Spirit Of the Red Cross" I"
James Montgomery Flaggs motion
picture play which will be shown to-
night for the first time, will be seen
in the theaters beginning tomorrow.
The moving pictures of Red Cross
activities in France and Belgium to
be shown tonight for the first time
will be shown in public meetings
later.
Every member Of the committee
who 10 not in or absent is expected
to be present tonight
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson is lend
ling her house in Sheridan Circle for
lecture to be given Sunday night,
May 10, at o'clock. by DR.. Amaury
Mars in aid of the sock fund OF the
comforts committee. Dr. Mars was
spending the summer in Luxembourg
at the time of the German invasion
in 1914, and, although he is an Ameri-
can citizen. was consigned to a de-
tention camp.
The comforts committee is now
running ten sock-knitting machines
and is desirous of keeping up its work
all summer. The lecture proceeds
will be served following the lecture.
Mrs. James Carroll Frazier, chairman
of the comforts committee, is ar
ranging for the lecture.
| Lieut. and Mrs. Waldo c. johnson
will go to New York from Washington
| tomorrow to stay with Miss Frances
! Ogden Jones'
! Mrs. Murray Crane. wife Of the
! former Senator from Massachusetts,
will arrive in Washington today, to
! spend a few weeks with her mother
Mrs. William ]. Boardman She will
be accompanied by her two little sons
Miss Mabel Boardman is still in France
/ where she arrived about three weeks
ago, after a comfortable voyage.
/ Mrs. Howard S. Reeside has returned
to Washington after a stay of two
months at New York and has Joined
! Mr.. Reeside at their residence, in
! Nineteenth street. Mrs. Reeside has
as her house guest her niece. Mrs.
Elizabeth Powley of Maplewood, N. J.
Mrs. Alexander Stewart accompanied
by her daughter. Miss Helen Stewart.
! has returned to Washington and re-
opened their residence in Massachu-
setts avenue. after spending the winter
and early spring at Santa Barbara.
Cal. Mrs. Mary Stewart will remain
at Santa Barbara for some weeks
| longer.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer has as her
guest for two weeks her niece, Mrs.
w. E. Flournoy, of Portsmouth, Va.
Miss May Adams and Mrs. D. Buch-
anan Merryman left Washington last
! evening for California. and expect to
! be gone for six months. They will
| spend several weeks at Coronado
Beach. going later to Santa Barbara,
! Cal, for the remainder of the sum
mer.
Mrs. Clyde Gray West. wife of Com
mander West. U. S. n. will arrive in
town tomorrow for visit with the
Misses Lucille and Harriet Clark,
daughters of Congressman and Mrs.
| Clark of Florida
Mrs. Will Irwin (Ynez Haynes Gil
more) has arrived from New York to
! spend several days with her husband,
who is at present serving with the
| Committee on Public Information.
The opening of the new building
of the Washington Eye, Ear. Throat
Hospital. 2517 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., will take place this evening,
when an informal reception will be
held from $50 to 1890 o'clock. The
board of governors. the ladies'
board, and the medical staff ex-