Evening star., 1918-02-28
Society
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as the camoufage ball, to be given for the
benefit of the Neighborhood House. at the
| New Willard Hotel. on the evening OF
March 6. The list Of patronesses includes:
Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Baker, Nine. Naon.
Nine. Riano, Nine. Bryn, Nine. sulzer.
Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. T. II. Bliss. Mrs. Ed
| son Bradley, Mrs. Bernard Baruch. Mrs.
Dimock, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Charles
| D. Hamblin. Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs.
Leggett. Mrs. Malllon Pitney. Mrs. Will
lard Salisbury, Mrs. w. A. Slater. Mrs.
James w. Wadswortf. Mrs. Charles B.
| Wood. Mrs. George Vanderbilt
| In order to give the affair the true
spirit of .camouf1age" the committee in
charge has enlisted the services OF the
only real Camoufiage Corps now in
America. This corps is better known as
Company B, 10th Engineers, and is at
present stationed at American Univer-
sity. The Camouf1age Corps, which is
composed of architects, scenic artists,
mural artists, artists of all kinds, land
scape architects, interior decorators,
sculptors. stage carpenters and scenic
designers, has been doing wonderful
work In the way of concealing bat
teries, camoufaging stretches of road
way designing snipers and Observers
uniforms. and originating many other
interesting devices with which to de-
ceive and otherwise battle the ''Fritzes."
The camoufieurs have taken over the
decorating of the New Willard ball
most frequent visitor will fail to recog-
nize the hall in its new dress. They will
transform the spacious ballroom into
a quaint Alsatian village-one as yet
untouched by the hand of war. The
dancing will take place on the village
green. In the smaller adjoining ball
room the camoufeurs- will duplicate
section of a typical street carnival in
sunny Italy. Here surrounded by gay
colored carnival settings. with many
han. .fsT f~ipt int
confctti--its ccnta giouS spirit of rev
eiry-win hc set UP scores Of booths. In
thes" booths lightning artists will
sketch portraits. fortunes viii be told,
souvenirs will bs. seld-in fact, almost
every carnival attraction will be fath-
fully duplicated,
In addition to the decorating, the
cam ouffcurs will give an entertainment
between dances.
Senator and Mrs. Howard Sutherland
entertained small company of young
daughter, Miss Virginia Sutherland,
and her house guest, Miss Ruth Mer-
rttt of Chicago. Later in the evening
they took their guests to the card
party and dance called cover There"
given at the Washington Club for the
benefit of American Hospital No. I.
Cornelia Vanderbilt have gone to
Camden. s C.. and will pass a week
at the Kirkwood Hotel
Mrs Scott Thropp has gone to join
Lieut.. Thropp at Panama, where he is
stationed with the Coast Artillery
Corps. Mr.. Tkropp's brother. Lieut..
Richard Wilmer, also is stationed in
Panama.
Mrs. George Richard Smith, accom-
panied by her daughter. Miss Lucille
Claire Smith, will leave Washington
tomorrow to visit her son-in-law and
daughter, Commander and Mrs. Hollis
t. Winston, at the New York navy
yard. They will be absent about two
mouths.
Nine. Hauge was hostess AZ dinner
last evening.
1t is hoped that the ball to be given
for the benefit of the permanent blind
relief war fund on April at the New
Willard Hotel will be a great success,
because of the necessity for raising
funds for re-educating the soldiers and
sailors blinded in battle. The follow
ing committees have been formed, who
to this patriotic and appealing charity,
and to add to its brilliancy and sue
cess.
Mr.. William Eric Fowler, chairman
Mcdonald. chairman of the matrons'
committee: Miss Gladys Hinckley
chairman of the young ladies' commit
tee: Maj. Neyil Monroe Hopkins, chair
man of the floor committee; Mrs. P, Lee
Phillips and Mrs. \. w. Thompson
ticket committee, and Mrs. John Allen
Dougherty. secretary and chairman of
the box committee.
I'm the Land of Make-Believe." an
unusual fairy play, followed by the
Pageant of the Allies will be given
Thursday afternoon, April 4, at Be
be for the benefit Of the children's
tin box fund for the destitute children