The Washington herald., 1918-08-12

w
nesday evening. August II, In the
stadium Of Central High School. An
official war filni. America at War"
will be shown, followed by Douglas
Fairbanks latest fiim, Say Young
Fellow" The concert, which will be
given by the Camp Meigs band. will
begin at 7:so o'clock and the pictures
will be shown as soon as II Is dark.
The performance. which will be
open to the public for q small ad-
mission fee, Is one OF series OF five
which are to be given at Central High
School on Wednesday evenings in
connection with the social activities
Of the Arion Club. Dancing. swim
ming. tennis. basketball and other
amusements are provided. the enter
tainment being arranged especially
for the workers In the War Depart
ment. An entirely new program will
be given each week.
Half the proceeds win 20 to the
Signal Corps emergency committee.
which provides comforts for the en-
listed men. for its wool fund. and the
rest VIII be used by the Arion Club
to defray the expenses Of the social
evenings which have proved such a
boon to war workers.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Wright Mccollum,
OF Lockport. N. Y. announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Camille,
to Mr.. John Richard Geary, Of Yoko-
hama, Japan. The marriage will take
place early in September in New York
city and the bridal couple will sail
from San Francisco for Japan on Sep
tember q. Miss McCollum, who made
her debut here recently after several
years study in Europe. IL well known
socially and since the beginning of
the war has been very active in Red
Cross work. Mr.. Geary is manager
Of the extensive commercial interests
OF the General Electric Company In
the Far East and has wide ac-
quaintance in this country.
Mrs. Ballou, wife OF Gen. Z. c,
Ballou. and her daughters will re-
turn to their home at I724 Twen-
tieth street the frst OF September
and remain until the return Of Gen.
Ballou who 10 now in France. Mai.
and Mrs. John Hester are now oc-
cupying the Ballou house during
their absence.
Earl B. Gaddis. secretary to SEN
Rtor Hitchcock, has returned to
Washington from New Hampshire
where he accompanied Mrs. Gaddis
and their two young sons. Mrs.
Gaddis and their sons will remain
until early September when they
will come on to New York, and
be Joined by Mr.. Gaddis for q
weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs. George A. Percy. formerly Miss
Halle Elkins Davis. is spending a
week among her relatives in Elkins.
w. Va. When she returns she will
join Lieut.. Percy at Indian Head,
where he has been transferred from
Quantico.
Medical Director Frank Anderson,
U. S. N. and Mrs. Anderson have
visiting them at their country place
near Wardour. Nd, their son-in-
law and daughter, Capt Philip
Hoge. U. s. A. and Mrs. Hoge, who
are stationed at Boston.
Mrs. Cato Sells will leave this
week TO spend some time in the
mountains Of North Carolina.
Mr.. Sells will leave Washington
shortly for an extended Western
trip.
Maj. Gen. William Crozier, u. 8. A,
has been enjoying a short visit to
Beverly Farms. Mass, where he was
the guest Of former Senator and Mrs,
Alfred J. Beveridge at Shelwood,
their country place on the North
Shore.
Mrs. Mears. wife of Mr.. Edward B.
Mears. connected with the Red Cross
in Washington, is spending the sum-
mer in her country home, Crossways.
at Bar Harbor. Their daughter, Miss
Frances Symington Mears. Is spend
ing the summer in Jackson, Wyo.,
where she Is taking a course in
nursing.
Representative and Mrs. George w.
Edmonds, of Philadelphia, are spend
ing their short vacation in Atlantic
City.