The Washington times., 1918-01-19
Dinner Parties To
Precede Recital By
Miss Mary Garden

A number Of Interesting dinner
parties will be given on Tuesday
evening. January 20, before the recital
which Miss Mary Garden and Cassales,
'cellist. will give in Mrs. Thomas T.
Cans residence for the benefit OF the
British-American War Relief Fund.
Among the .hostesses that evening
will be Mrs. Mark Hanna. Mrs. Ed
ward Rowland, and Mrs. Frederick A.
Keep. Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Baruch
will also have guests dining with
them that evening.
Louis V. Thompson, of Washington.
! has volunteered 20 assist at the con-
cert and will sing on the program
With Miss Garden and Mr.. Cassales.
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Mrs. Murray Crane. who is visiting
Mrs. Frederick A. Keep, will leave
Washington for Dalton, Mass. on
Monday.
Mrs. Elliott Goodwin has been elect
ed a member of the board Of the
Washington Diet Association
Miss Sophie siebert, 1900 street,
has charge of the sale Of tickets for
the camouhage ball to be given in the
New Willard ballroom Wednesday,
February 6. by the camoufiage corps.
The entertainment will be joint
benefit for the corps and Neighbor-
hood House.
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Mrs. Andrew b. Graham was hostess
at a luncheon on Thursday in comph-
ment to Mrs. Tucker X. Sands.
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Go to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Parker Willis have
gone to New York from Washington
and are at the Astor Hotel.
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Mrs. c. oliver Iselin, who IS on her
way from New York to Aiken, 5. c.,
is in Washington for q few days.
Many at MeetInE
Over 200 women attended the meeting
OF the Army Emergency Committee
which was held at Rauscher's yesterday
morning. Reports from the various sub
committees which are handling the max
ing Of woolen comforts for the army
under the auspices OF the emergency
COMMITTEE were read Nearly 5000 has
been raised by the various committees
for the purchase Of wool and the soft
woolen cloth which Is being used with
such success for sweaters. Members OF
the Junior League are now knitting for
the Army Emergency COm4nittee: Vari-
Gus patriotic societies are disDosing OF
finished garments through this agency
and an enormous amount Of work Is be-
ing accomplished.
Mrs. /. Hazleton Mlrkil, OF rhiladel-
phia. will give a small luncheon on
Monday in honor Of her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. william /. Mirkil, whose
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Lieutenant and Mrs. Mirkil will ar
rive in Philadelphia tomorrow to re-
main q few days.
Mrs. Mirkil was Miss Frances Betz,
OF Washington.
Mrs. Edward Walter Clark. third,
of Philadelphia. will spend the week
end in Washington. Lieutenant Clark
is in the signal corps in Washington.
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Fighters Invited.
All men In uniform are cordially
invited to attend the Thursday even-
ing French classes in All Souls
Parish Hall. Volunteer workers are
anxious TO assist the men in learning
simple French and other interesting
features make the evenings a sue
cess.
Last Thursday evening there was
short French lesson given by Nine.
BouTy, followed by an address by an
officer Of the French high commits
sion. A group OF French songs was
sung by Mrs. Fairfax. and in con-
clusion an hour was devoted to
French conversation and light re-
freshments were served.
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Colonel Swinton. the inventor of the
famous British tank, will accompany
Lord Reading, the newly appointed
British ambassador, to Washington.
Colonel SwintOn was in Washington
with Lord Reading in the autumn.
and made many friends who will be
delighted to welcome him bck.