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kshed custom Of Mr.. McLean's father.
The Iate John r. Mclean, that Of Civ
ing perfectly delightful Sunday break
lasts out there in the season. They
bad the second of theirs last Sunday.
Ihen there Is Mrs. II. H. Rogers,
reaily Of New York. but like many
oenars now for the time being OF
washington. who has a veritable fac
tory in her house up on Eighteenth
street. She has installed enough knit
ting machines to turn out quantity
Production" of socks. and is imploring
all her friends to be 'knitters in the
sun" for the cause! And Mrs. Junius
MacAurray devotes one big room in
her Massachusetts, avenue house to
storage Of wool for the army emer-
Dency committee.
And there Is Mrs. Herbert wads-
worth. who has for the last year or
two turned over her big Dupont circle
house a. headquarters for the District
OF Columbia branch of the American
Bad Cross. She is coming back and
taking possession Of it to turn it into
sort OF school for Reconstruction
Eork-human reconstruction. as 1
understand II, and has already organ
ised classes in which the smart set is
deeply Interested. haven't heard just
how the Red Cross likes being turned
out OF its comfortable quarters just
now when quarters. comfortable or
otherwise, are almost impossible of at
talnment. But 1 imagine it's all right
and anicabIy arranged.
And so 1t goes, all down the line.
One of the most inviting invitations
!, lave had in a long time came the
oAsr day from Will Thomas out Sandy
spHng way. to an orchard picnic this
afternoon You know his father. DIR.
FRANCIS Thomas. started some perfect
y wonderful orchards, which must be
a feast for the eye. and the nose too.
AZ this time o. year. As he says,
5000 apple trees in full bloom are a
sight well worth going miles to see,"
and they must be. 1 know that in the
fall they produce many feast for the
stomach. the best apples you ever
tasted. But given a decent day. won't
Ut be a wonderful picnic? He and
his very attractive wife-she looks
like an apple blossom herself on oc-
Ne~7AOh ~ oCINt all CtulCl
with coffee about o'clock, they to
pfpng their own suppers.
I'm crazy to go. but unless I can
impress a motor. it's rather un-get-at-
able Iopg way from either trolley
or train Is Earor. Montgomery County.
Nd Out to Brightwood, and then to
Silver Spring. into the Burnt Mills and
Ashton road. and straight up this. pike
TO Ednor. Any one there knows the
Lucknough Orchards" started by DIR.
Francis Thomas. Here's hoping they
really bring luck nun" and to spare
to their present hospitable owner.
Also I'm crazy to go to that You
know Me, Ar'-soIdier made and SOL
der played musical show at the Be-
lasco tomorrow afternoon. II was to
have been last week. but the boys
were making such a hit, and so much
money. in New York. that they got
their leave extended week and
stayed on there. There are about 100
of them. all enlisted men of the 9Th
Division. L. S. A, stationed at Spar
tansburB-and all well known in New
York as members of the theatrical
profession. The music is by SerEt
leon De Costa, Of the 106th Infantry,
and Private Burton Hamilton; Lieut..
William Halloran. jr., of the 106th
Machine Gun Battalion. wrote most
af the lyrics. although MY Heart
Belongs to the L. 5. A. one of the
most spectacular of them, was writ
ten by Private Russell Brown, lead
ipg man of the company. and a pop
uiar Broadway fayorite.
While the performance is a benefit
the proceeds to go to the fund for
ne purchase of a portable theater to
be taken to France and help entertain
the boys in the trenches-the MEM
bsrs Of the company are entirely too
wen known in the profession to re-
Quire any patronizing. They have no
list Of patronesses; they are giving
their show OF its merits. Apparently
it can stand on them. For, after rum