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to come here and "do their bit' so far
from home and motheri
Mrs. Hughes OlIphant. who fell on
the ice last week and broke her wrist.
is recovering rapidly, but It does not
seem so to her. of course. Having
rented her apartment In the Ontario
not long ago. she Is now visiting Gen
and Mrs. Richard Henry Pratt In the
Ontario until she can ind an apart
ment to suit her purposes. She mas
decided on several and something has
happened each tinei coal shortage
froze her out of one.
Mrs. Percy Hickling Is also suffering
with a broken wrist. The day 1t hap
pened her daughter, Miss Sarah Hick-
ling was down town and hurried home
when she heard Of her mothers acci-
dent. But 10 and behold in her rush,
she fell and broke her ankle.
CIeofonte campanini has added
Miss Marguerite sylvia to the list of
stars for the Chicago Opera Asso-
cations season at the Lexington
Theater in New York. beginning on
next Tuesday. She will sing the
title role OF Massenets Cleopatra"
with Riccardo Stracciari in the bar
Pytone role Of Mark Antony. She
has sung the same role in Europe.
Miss sylvia began her operatlc
career as Carmen in Paris and was
heard here first in light opera. Later
she sang in the Manhattan Opera
House and at Covent Garden. Lon
don. and with the Chicago Opera.
Her last appearance in New York
was in Gypsy Love-" in the Globe
Theater. Since that time she has
been singing in Europe. She re-
turned to the United States several
weeks ago to join her husband.
Captain Bernard l. Smith, u. s. N.
c.. who was Assistant Naval At
tache Of the United States Embassy
in Paris, and who now is in WASH
ington-
The New England Italian War ReA
lief Fund has sent $4,000 to the
Italian Foreign Minister. through
Count V. Macchi di Cellere, the
Italian Ambassador. at Washington.
for relief work in Italy. the money
to be divide equally among the
refugees and the wounded soldiers.
The committee also sent $500 for
an ambulance at the 'front.' which
shall be named THE New England
Italian War Relief Fund Ambul-
ance." Count v. Macchi di Cellere Is
honorary president of the fund and
Cav. Gustavo di Rosa, Royal Ital-
ian Consul OF Boston. is vice
president. Lewis Niles Roberts, who
is chairman OF the Publicity Com
mittee, says that Italy has half a
WHan1 - h..
greatest destitution prevails. as the
country Is too poor to render them
necessary assistance. There has
been a slight improvement in the
quantity of ether to be obtained.
as some has been sent to Italy from
France and England. but the need
OF anaesthetics is very urgent.
There is still great suffering in
the hospitals. caused by lack OF
heat. and many wounded soldiers
die of pneumonia whose lives would
be saved II there were blankets
enough to keep them warm. The
fund has received a number of gem
erous donations. which the mem
bers gratefully acknowledge, but
in order to keep up the drive for
Italy further subscriptions are So
licited. and these should be sent to
the treasurer, Lee. Higginson &
Co.
The Twentieth Century Club Red
Cross work shop in the Geographic
Building will be closed until Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond will be
at home on Wednesday from 5 until
Z O'Clock.
The President and Mrs. Wilson will
occupy box at the Southern Relief
Society Ball on Monday evening, Feb
ruary 4, at the Willard.
Mrs. R. D. Shepherd, chairman of
the young ladies' committee, will be
assisted by Mrs Ollie James, Mrs.
Alexander Hunter Gait. Mrs. Rollins.
Mrs. Frank L. Polk, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Par
ker' tr., Mrs. r. c. Ringgold. Mrs. Eli
Banford Smith. and Mrs. Barbour