Evening star., 1918-02-03
For Belgian Refugee Children.

For Belgian Refugee Children.
The patronesses for the series OF
lectures being given in French by Prof
Victor Horta for the benefit OF the Bel-
gian refugee children. include Nine
Havenith. Mrs Hoover. Mrs. Lane, Mrs.
Houston. Mrs. Atherton, Mrs. Paul Bart
lett, Mrs Charles J. Bell. Mrs. Boynton.
Mrs. Harry PAYNE Brtngham, MISS
Goldman. Mrs. corbin., Mrs Richard hare
Mrs. Elkins. Mrs. Ely. Mrs; Mar
shall Field, Mrs. James Carroll Fra
ger, Mrs. Gillett, Mrs. Hamlin, Miss
roe Hopkins. Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs.
Kellogg, Miss Lee. Mrs. BresxinridGe
Long Mrs Marauard. Mrs. AS-hph Nit
Ter. Miss Gertrude Myer. Mie3 Patten'
Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Perkins. Mrs Z. IL e.
Slater, Mrs William l. Slater. Mrs ROD
srt NJ. Thompson. Mrs. Tracy, Mrs Wal
ter r Tuckerman. Mrs. Warder. Mrs
Charles Warren and Mrs Charles %.
The frst lecture was held last Monday
at Mrs Herbert Hoover's residence.
when those in the audiensH Included
Nine Jusserand. Nine. Havenith. Mrs
Adolph Miller, Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg.
Mrs Vernon kellogg. Mrs. Truxtun
Beale, Miss Lee, Mrs. Cushman. MIS-
Walter r. Tuckerman and Mr.. and Mrs.
The second lecture will be given to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at Mrs.
Adolph Millers residence. 1920 S street.
ana the other lectures will be as follows:
i st Mars
subject, Modern Schools of Sculpture
and Architecture in Belgium. February
18 at Mrs. William A. Slater's residence:
/ 1871 street; subject. Short Resume of
History from Tenth to Nineteenth Cen
turtles" February 25 at Mrs. Harry Payne
Bingham's residence. 1914 18th street
subject Study Of Belgian Painting
from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth
Centuries" March at Mrs. Elkns' resi-.
dence 1926 K street: subject, Study of
Sculpture and Architecture from the
Twelfth to the Eighteenth Centuries
Work Daily.
THE Ladies of the Senate" who were
organized last summer by Mrs. Mar
shall. wife Of the Vice President. are
among the most active women at
Washington interested In war relief
work. Their two large work rooms
daily from 10 until after 8. Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson is in charge OF the
surgical dressings room. which always
IL filled with these earnest workers.
Recently a gauZe fund was started by
Mrs. willard Salisbury. who has made
several very generous donations Mrs.
Marshall is in charge of the wool fund.
All other supplies are bought by the
general fund.
In the other work room are sewing
machines, a sock-knitting machine and
shortly a sweater-knitting machine will
be installed. Here the hospital sup
piles are made, and the wool stored
and distributed. as all give every spare
moment to knitting. Mrs Ralph CAL
ftnger has charge of the sheets. tow
els and pillowcases and Mrs. Atlee
Pomerene of the dannelette garments.
bath robes. etc.
Mrs. Thomas P. Gore is the treasurer
and Mrs. Key Pittman the correspond
ing secretary
d. d. C. Beds at American Hospital.
Tho latest war relief work under
taken by the United Daughters of the
Confederacy is the esta tablfshing of beds
In the American Military Hospital No.
In France. Mrs. Robert D. Shepherd.
who has been appointed to represent
the District of Columbia in this work,
10 q woman of exceptional executive
ability. and success IS assured to any
undertaking in which she is interest
cd Mrs. Shepherd has taken an active
part in war relief work for several
months and was responsible for the
very successful Christmas. Tree fenter-
tainment for the benefit of the nearby
camps, given at the Belasco before
Christmas
Already funds are we'll under way for
the support Of bed for year. Six
hundred dollars is required for each
bed. The first U. D. c. bed of the Dis
honor Of Gen Harry Heth. famous
confederate general not only of civil
war fame but man Of renown in the
Indian campaigns.
A card party for the benefit of this
fund will be given at Mrs. Shepherds
residence. 1926 Biltmore street. on
Wednesday evening.
Among those who have taken tables
are: Mrs. R. C. Ringold, Mrs. Alexander
Hunter Gait. Mrs Dear, Miss Mamie
Randolph Heth, Mrs. Marcus Wright.
Mrs. Emma Hamilton Bulloch, Miss
Kathryn Pritcher. Mrs. Mccormick.
Mrs. r. D. Shepherd. Mrs. Kayle. Mrs.
Chisolm, Mrs. Norton D. Whitley, Mrs
Frank Morrison. Mrs. Paul L. Joachim
Mrs. William Lydings. Mrs. ]. W. Rose.
Mrs. Hugh Taggart, Miss Fannie Weeks,
Miss Helen Griffith, Miss Alice Theo-
bold. Mrs. B. c. Riley. Mrs. Gustavus
werber, Mrs. E. Hilton Jackson Miss
Marie MCGUIRE, Miss Blanch Cooksie.
Mrs. Horace Whitaker and Mrs. Albert
Hughes.
Growt b ofArtillery Branch.
The artillery branch of the Army