The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
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The President and Mrs. wilson en-
tsrtained a small informal box party
at Ksith's-and when the Liberty
Loan four-minute man made his little
appeal the President responded with
q Subscription of 81 900. The party
Included Mrs. W. H. Boiling, Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones, and Mrs. John
Randolph Boiling.
Quite the event Of the day-aad
night-yesterday. socially as well as
artisticalIy was the Copeau pressn-
tation Of his French players, two per-
faFmances, at Polls. Everybody on
the social register seemed to be
there, except the President and Mrs.
Wilson. NJ. Copeau brought his
Theatre du Vieux ColOmbier" to
Washington under the patronage Of
tie French High Commissioner. Capt.
Andre Tardieu, and the polite world
turned out to give them greeting. At
the matinee. they gave classic COM
edy-''L' Aware by holiere; in the
evening a modern melodramatic prob
lam play. Les Freres Kamarazoy."
dramatized by AM. Copeau and Jean
Grouse from the Russian Of Dostoiev-
Ski. Both performances attracted
large and brilliant audiences, that of
the evening being a gala assemblage.
At both performances the French
Ambassador and Mime Jusserand en-
tertained box parties, as did the Mar
outs and Marquise de POlignac.
Mrs Henry D. Flood. Mrs. E. B. Nc
Lean, Capt. Tardieu. Mrs. Slater,
Nine. Simon. and Lady Lister Kaye
were some Of the other box holders.
Mrs. George Barnett also had a box
for each performance. She attended
the matinee with her two pretty
daughters, Misses Leila and Anna
Gordon, and Mrs. Barker Gummere as
her guests, and had arranged q box
party which was to include Mrs
Thomas n. Strother, from Baltimore,
and Mrs. James Mcdonald, for the
evening performance, but on reaching
her residence at the Marine Barracks
between the two performances, she
was met by a telegram telling Of the
sudden death OF her brotheT-in-law.
Mr. Douglas Gordon, of Baltimore.
She was quite overwhelmed at the
news. and naturally did not herself
play hostess to her party. Gen. Bar
nett looked in for a few minutes and
explained the situation to her guests.
and took home messages Of sincere
sympathy For Mr.. Gordon is well
known in Washington. too.
1t is a little hard to say who was
in whose party for there was a great
deal of visiting around from box to
hoX and from seat to seat, especially
during the matinee. In the evening
the Brazilian Ambassador and Nine.
Fafr afa q
guests of the French Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand; and in the
NarIuise de PohgnaC's box Mrs.
Borden Hartman. and Admiral and
Mrs. GTaysOn remained throughout
the evening.
Mrs. LegEett. MIR. John Barrett. AMI
the Serbian attache. spent most of t.,'.
evening in the box with Mrs. Char.rS
l.. McCawlCy. Others noted wGle:
Nine. HauEe. Mr. and Mrs. W. =.
Montgomery. Mrs Terry Brewster
Thompson. Mrs. Arthur Brisbane.
Mrs Lewis Hayes Watkins, Mrs.
Breckenridge Long. and Nine. RianO
the last two were among Mrs.
Floods guests at the matinee-Ars.
Chase Palmer. Mrs. Glasgow, Airs.
Frank Noyes. Senator and Mrs. Gerry.
Mrs. Townsend. Miss Isabel Stettinius.
Miss Lucy Burleson, Miss Caroline
ogden Jones. Mrs. Paul Bartlett, Nj j.
Arthur Willert. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
JoeTrissen. Nine. Collardet, Mrs.
Schermerhorn Thompson, Mrs. Albert
Willert.
Carriages had been ordered for The
evening performance at H. but at mid
night there was no indication of finaI
curtain. and it must have been easily
l o'clock before the performance was
over.
Mr.. John Barrett acted as -four
minute man" for the Liberty Loan
but made no effort to take subscrir-
tons.
On Saturday when the President and
Mrs. Wilson were in Baltimore lhey
had the Presidents brother and sister
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Wilson
TO dine, with them on theF private
car. Miss Alice Wilson. the Presi-
dents niece, has been visiting in the
South for some time but is expected
to return to her Baltimore home very
soon now.
Col E N. House. who had been
the guest OF the President and Mrs
Wilson at the White House for a few
days. returned to New York yesterday.
Mrs House is with her son-in-IaW and