Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-10
Senate Women in Brilliant Pageant


Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, jr., wife
of Senator Wadsworth of New York,
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee of the united war work cam
paign, has sent out unique invitations
to the war workers in all the depart
ments of the government and others,
notifying them of the brilliant and
spectacular feature of campfire night
to be given on the White House Ellipse
Monday night as an opening for the
great financial drive.
The campfres to be lighted at 7:45
on the Ellipse will represent every
state in the Union. and there will be
considerable rivalry to have ones
mother state the best represented.
Campfire night program is under the
auspices of the United States Training
Corps for Women, with Miss Suzanna
Cocroft as director general. Twenty
six campfres, representing every state
in the Union, either by separate nre
or in a group of two or three states,
will light the city. The invitations
request every war worker and every
citizen of the capital to look for the
fire of his or her own state, and adds
that every one is invited.
The wives of senators will serve as
hostesses for the fires of their own
states. or where a senator has not
wife or member of his family to rep
-esent him, cabinet women or the
wives of other high officials will be
asked to take their places. In some
cases senator's families have not re-
turned to the capital for the season
The Marine Band, and moving pic
lures will furnish two special at
fractions, while an exhibition Of air
planes and other features will be
added There will be a leader for
community singing about each hre.
and the old home songs will be sung.
Hostesses for the many campfires
have been asked to furnish guam
titles of apples. marshmallows and
nuts to be roasted at the fires, and
this alone will add a touch OF the
weird and picturesque. Mrs: Wads-
worth will be hostess for the New
York campfire.
1t is understood that no collections
will be taken up about the fires.
Senior Luis Padro, accompanied by
Sonora Padro, will arrive at Wash
ington within the next few weeks to
take up his duties as secretary OF
the Cuban legation. Senior Padro has
Just been appointed secretary Of
the legation at Washington to sue
coed Dr. Joaquin r. Torralbas, who
died here a few weeks ago.
Mr.. Yih, second secretary Of the
Chinese legation, who has been on a
leave Oh aOSeHCo III ShiAeS 5AhSS Ae.Ss
winter, has returned to washington.
Ensign Charles Greene Grimes. q. s.
NJ, and his bride, who was Miss Lucy
Burleson, returned to Washington
from their honeymoon yesterday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Crimes sister, Mra Richard
Van Wyck Negley. who came to Wash
ington for the wedding and was the
guest of the ystmaster General and
Mrs. BurleSon for several weeks, has
returned to her home in Austin, Tex.
Senator George E. Chamberlain Of
Oregon has gone to Portland to join
his family and to be present at the
marriage Of his daughter, Miss Fan
ME Chamberlain. and Mr.. Horace G.
TeviS of Portland, which will be SOL
emnized on November IA.
Mrs. Charles S. Cromwell enter
tanned informally at dinner last
evening.
dred Cromwell; Miss Alice Requa.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Reoua. and Miss Olyve Graef, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Campbell
Graef, are the latest recruits to the
Red Cross motor corps. having de-
cided to devote their time to this par
ticular form Of war work.
Miss Graef will be hostess at q small
tea this afternoon.
The annual ball for the benefit Of
the Children's Country Home will be
given in the ballroom at Rauscher's
on Christmas night The tickets are
now on sale at Rauscher's and with
members of the committee.
The executive committee includes
Mrs. Clarke Waggaman. president:
Mrs. Randall Hagner, vice president;
Mrs. Henry Spencer, secretary: Mrs.
Harry Kerr. treasurer. and Mrs. Muir
ray Cobb. Mrs. Blaine Elkins. Mrs.
Yelverton Garrett. Mrs. George Gar
rett, Mrs. Mcmillan Gibson. Countess
Gizycka. Mrs. Reynolds Hit. Mrs.
Fleming Newbold. Mrs Edward b. Nc
Lean. Mrs. John Newbold. Mrs. J.
Wyeth.
Col. and Mrs Roscoe Crawford and
their son have gone to San Antonio,
Tex. where the former is now sta
toned.
Mrs. Charles d. Chaplin win enter
tain at luncheon today at the Chevy
Chase Club in compliment to Mr.. and
Mrs. Enrique Miller of Indianapolis,
who came to Washington to attend
the wedding Of their son, Mr.. LIE Roy
Baldwin Miller. and Miss Marian
Booth. which took place yesterday.
MrA Ollie NJ James u spending the
winter With M1. Ben Jo6nBen, 1S93
18th street northwest
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