The Washington times., 1918-04-21
IT'S CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCIETY DOINGS
Washington
Surrenders To
daughters"

to work on a hot day than the wide,
airy rooms OF Mrs. Walsh's spacious
house? She has had In mind for
some time putting the house to use
for war work, but the difficulty OF
heating so large a place deferred her
from the undertaking in the winter.
Indeed, she didn't open the house &C
all until spring, spending most OF the
winter in New York and occupying
an apartment in the willard what
time she was in Washington.
Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth II also
going to make use OF her house In
Massachusetts avenue-the big. vel
low house on Dupont Circle, which
has. through her kindness, been the
headquarters OF the District Red
Cross for over a year-fOr the par
ticular philanthropy in which she IL
interested. This Is to take the form
OF reconstruction work among Grip
pied soldiers. which she Is organic
women have already enrolled. Glasses
are to begin at once.
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Mrs. II. II. Rogers Has
YerItabIe Factory.
Washington women have not hest
tated to bring the war into their
homes in so far as they can be %
service. Mrs. II. II. Rogers has .
veritable factory in her house. hav-
, ing enough knitting machines IN
stalled for quantity production OF
socks. Mrs. Edward BeaIe Mclean
Mas certain days each week when her
home Is open to Red Cross workers.
Mrs. Junius MacMurray devotes .
large room in her house to storage Of
wool for the use Of the army emer-
gency committee. And so II goes all
down the line.
William Phelps Emo has loaned one
OF his hOuses-One in New YOrk-a1
a club for reserve officers, and now. Il
you please. comes the renting OF DR..
Franz Jung's house next to the Church
OF the Covenant for the use OF the
church. Much war work Is to be done
there and It Is to serve as headquar.
tiers for the Lonesome Club" organ
lied BY way Of making life pleasanteI
for a number OF the strangers-partic.
ularly girlS-in Washington. So suo
cessful has the club been that its title
has proved a distinct misnomer and
is to be changed when the organiLa,
tion Is perfected shortly.
It was Charles Henry Butler whd
leased the house from the alien prop
erty custodian and placed Il at the
disposal Of the Church OF the Cove
nant. I've always had a good deal Of
respect for DR.. Jung and his wife, whS
is also a physician, in spite OF theiI
being alien enemies: for as soon a.
Austria-their native country-bO
came involved in the war they shut
up shop. gave up a lucrative practice
here and went home to do hospital
work. That, OF course. was long be.
fore we got fntO the dRht
Just a word before close about
the Girls Friendly Society Of the
Dioeese Of Washington. which Is u
have a benefit tomorrow evening II
the Belasco Thsater when "Nothina
But the Truth" with William Collier
as the star. will be given. Everybody
in Washington knows OF the work the
C. F. s. does among girls, the way Il
helps them to help themselves and
others. the fine influence II has IN
their lives. but little has been said
about the war work OF the society.
Not only are the Individual branches
doing all manner OF Red Cross work
turning out surgical dressings. hos
pital garments and the like. but the
diocesan organization has opened
lodge at Fort Myer. where the SOB
dier boys may see their mothers, sis
tiers, and sweethearts under the hap
piest auspices and where an Informal
tea party Is given for them every
Sunday afternoon.
The G. F. S. Lodge, a pleasant home
for girls, at exceedingly low rats4
and the Holiday House. at Sandy
Spring. Md. where girls on small sal
aries may go for a happy vacation
are also maintained by the Washing.
ton G.. F. s As for the play saw
it in Chicago. without Willie" Col.
lier, which was rather a case OF Ham
let without Hamlet. and even then 70
was good. Yours fOndly.
JEAN ELIOT.