The Washington herald., 1918-05-20

benefit, Of the italian Relief Fund
at Polls this afternoon when Caru-
so. De Luca and Nine. Aida will
take part In the program. Mrs.
Wilson heads the list Of patronesses
for this event, and has associated
with her Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall,
wife of the Vice President, Countess
di Cellere, Nine. Jusserand, Countess
OF Reading, Nine. da Cana. Mrs.
Lansing, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Daniels
and the rest Of the Cabinet women,
Mrs. Edward Douglas White. wife
OF the Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court. Mrs. Pitney and Mrs. Holmes.
wives of associate justices, and a
long list of the smartest women in
Official and residential society. .
A box has of course been reserved
for the White House party; another
will be occupied by the Italian Am
bassador and Countess di Cellere.
and Mrs. Henry Dimock, who seems
to hove constituted herself champion
of the, Italians who have been q
bit neglected in the long 81 sssion
of benefits this w'-ter ~ ,.,nter-
tain In another the xhbas-
sador and Nine. JL nd the
British A AMBASSADOR Count
ess of Reading. All = the au-
dIence promises to Any one Of
the brilliant audief hat the sea-
son has brought sfor one or
another OF war bei.FEs. The house
is said to be prsStS well sold out
as aside from ttA oficial world and
the world Of faHjon the box once
has been besiesiM by members of
Washington's lillian colony anxious
to hear these great artists who are
part of the pride and glory of their
beloved Italy. And. by the way. 1t
is said that 1t is only 'for Italy"
that Caruso will consent to appear
in concerts at all.
Programs. badges, flags and flowers
will be sold at the musicale by a group
Of young matrons and girls among
whom will be Miss Collier, Miss
Delano. the Misses Hoar, Miss Kath-
crime Harlow. Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss
Lydia Chaplin, Miss Sally Beecher,
Miss Harriet Peckham, Miss Mar
garet Perrin, Miss Priscilla White.
Miss Eleanora Morgan, Miss Louise
Thoron. the Misses Tuttle, Miss Cnl.
the Misses Blumenthal. the Misses
Perkins. Miss Ladenburg. Miss Lea,
Miss Camilla Lippincott. Miss Mac
Culsky. Miss Gladys Hincklcy, Miss
Stetinius and Miss Thompson. selling
programs: and. Mrs. william a. SIa-
ter. jr.. Nine. Marquisan. Mrs. Frank
Evans. Mrs. John Pitney, Mrs. Fred
eric Huidekoper, Mrs. Franklin Ellis,
Mrs. Effingham Townsend and Mrs.
Frederic Atherton. selling flowers,
flags and badges.
so n NuwtN ~
Secretary of War, sang, as did Mr..
Myron Whitney, as added attrac-
tions" at the lecture which Or.
Amaury Mars gave last night at Mrs.
Robert Thompson's residence for the
benefit OF the wool fund OF the COM
forts committee Of the Navy League.
Of which Mrs. James Carroll Frazer
is chairman.
DR.. Mars. who Is a grandson Of the
Marquis de st. Mars. who was at
Che time French consuI general at
New Orleans. is an American citizen
and was in Luxembourg during the
summer the war began. when ne was
imprisoned by German forces. He
told last night of his experiences. DIR.
Mars Is the house guest of Mrs.
Thompson while he is in Washington.
Col. Rooert NJ. Thompson will re-
turn this week from California and.
with Mrs. Thompson and Miss Sykes.
will leave the first week in June for
TiconderoSa. where Mrs. Stephen
Pell, daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Thompson. has a country place. Tney
will spend July and August at
Southampton. l. I.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels left Washington Saturday
evening for visits to Springfield, Mass,
and Bridgeport. Conn. to aid in the
Red Cross war fund drive.
They will return to Washington
Wednesday morning.
The British ambassador will return
to Washington today from Toronto.
where he received an honorary degree
Saturday from the University of To-
ronto.
The Italian ambassador and Coun-
tess di Cellere expect to leave Wash
ington about the middle of June for
Blue Ridge Summit, where they will
open their summer residence.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
daughter. Mrs. Richard Negley of
San Antonio, who returned to Wash
ington with her sister. Miss Sidney
Burleson. Friday evening for a visit
Of a couple of weeks. Miss Sid
ney Burleson has been visiting Capt.
and Mrs. Negley since early in April.
The minister of Bolivia. Senior Don
Ignacia Calderon, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Elena Calderon, will
leave today for a weeks absence.
While away they will visit the tomb
Of Aincoln at Springfield, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh C. Wallace an
nounce the engagement Of their niece,
Miss Molly Beecher, of Ossining, N. J.,
to Lieut.. A. Rivers Genet, u. S. N. ".
also of Ossining. The wedding will
take place in June.
The marriage Of Miss Margaret Nc
Chord, daughter of Interstate Com
merce Commissioner and Mrs. Charles
c. McChord. and Lieut.. George LIE
Roy Boyle Of the aviation section of
the Signal Corps. whose engagement
was announced last week, will take
place June Is.
Mrs. Josiah Pierce was hostess at
luncheon yesterday entertaining
party at the Montgomery Country
Club in honor of Mr.. Oscar Crosby on
the Interallied Council, who is her
guest during his stay at Washington.
Miss Marie Sims and Miss Enid Sims
entertained informally at tea yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prescott Nc
Kinney, of New York city, announce
the engagement Of their daughter.
Florence Jane. to DR.. James A. Cahill,
tr., medical reserve CORDS. U. S. army.