The Washington herald., 1918-03-05

have gone to New York and are stay
ing at the Astor hotel.
Benjamin Sumner Wells, who was
recently transferred to the American
embassy at Buenos Aires from Japan
and Mrs. Wells win have a visit next
month from the mother and sister of
Mrs. Wells. Mrs. Horatio Slater and
Miss Ray Slater.
Capt. Paul LleweIlyn is making q
short stay at the Waldorf-Astorna
in New York.
Mrs. Robert Leroy who was visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cas-
imir de Rham Moore in New York
has returned to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Russell Pope, OF
New York. is passing a few days in
Washington.
Mrs. James II. watmough has with
her for a short visit her brother,
Charles G. Harris, of Richmond.
Mrs. GiIIett Hill has gone to At
Iantic City to Join her daughter.
Mrs. Mcclure for ten days. From
there Mrs. Hill will go to New York
to be the guest of Mrs. Charles T.
Proctor, of Great Neck, L. l.. who is
spending the winter at the Ritz
Carlton
Mrs. Charles H. Haight. wife Of
Col Haight, U. s. A, who was sta
toned at Fort Myer for several
years, has given up their quarters
there and has taken an apartment
in Cleveland Park.
Col. and Mrs. William Cary
Sanger who are occupying Mrs.
Q street. have leased the Chevy
Charles L Frailey and will take
possession in the early spring.
Major Frailey who has been re-
Gently commissioned in the Judge
Advocate Generals Department Is
awaiting orders.
Major General and Mrs. George
Barnett will go to Wakefield Manor.
their country place in Virginia, the
end of the week to pass the week
end. Mrs. Barnett and her cousin.
Mrs. !. Freeman Rasin. of Balti-
more, who has beeen visiting Gen.
and Mrs. Barnett, spent yesterday
in Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles E. Inches, of Bos-
ton. who with her daughter. Miss
Louise Inches has spent the past
two months at the Hotel Logan, has
taken an apartment at 2400 Six
teenth street. Miss Inches has spent
much time in Washington during
the past two winters as the guest
of Mrs. Chauncey Hackett. engag-
ed in war relief work in connec-
tion with the Red Cross.
A partial list of the boxholders and
patronesses for the Red Cross bene-
fit, which will take place March Is,
at the Belasco Theater, when the San
Carlo Opera Company will be heard
in the opera, AIDA" includes the
President and Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Jo-
sephus Daniels, Mrs. Franklin Roose-
velt, Miss Mabel Boardman. Mrs.
Seaton Schroeder. Mrs Marshall Field,
Mrs. Theodore Richards. Mrs. Delos
Blodgett, Rear Admiral and Mrs. N.
E. Mason, DR.. and Mrs. John c. Boyd,
Capt. A. L. Willard. Capt. and Mrs.
Harold Norton, Lieut.. Lamont and
Mrs. Lamont of Annapolis; Mr..
Blankenship, OF Baltimore. and others
A large number OF seats has al
ready been taken. The proceeds are
to go toward funds with which to
buy wool for free distribution. Mrs.
Roosevelt has this work under her
charge, and with the help Of Mrs.
Mason. wife OF Admiral Mason. who
has undertaken this benefit with the
aid OF the District chapter, Red Cross,
is doing her best to make this bene-
fit a gala affair. After to-day, the
tickets and OoXes will be on sale at
the WadswoTth House, where several
ladies' of the District chapter, Red
Cross. under direction Of Mrs Mason,
can always be found in charge Of
this sale.
There will oe a lecture by Vittorio
Falorsi, with motion pictures of avIa-
ton and other military operations
along the Italian front at the New
Willard. Friday evening, March 8. at
$50 O'Clock. for the benefit of the
wool fund of the Signal Corps emerg-
ency committee. Mrs. Benjaruin d.