The Washington herald., 1918-05-12

repair. things broken and destroyed
which we could not replace"
They say, and they are probably
right, that II Mount Vernon were open
on Sunday. every railroad running into
Washington would advertise excur-
sions. That q mob would pour In
there that could not be handled and
whose destructiveness could not be
controlled. It would become a common
picnic ground-its serene and quiet
dignity would be forever lost, its
beauty destroyed. And one has to ad-
nit the probability Of something OF
the sort happening.
Meanwhile It is open every week.
day. and all holidays-that do not
fall on Sunday-on the payment OF a
small admission. 1t Is open without
charge to any soldier In uniform. Z. 1t
Is equally open free on Saturdays to
all school children accompanied by
either parents or teachers as large a
party as they care to bring as old or
as young. It is not even closed this
week while the regents are there, ex-
cept that during certain hours while
they are meeting. one room-in which
they are meeting-is closed part Of the
day. .-,rr
Don't you envy them ten days in
that lovely place at this lovely time
Of the year? I do. There are pretty
nearly the whole thirty-five there now
their regent, Miss Comegys, and
among others Miss Jane Riggs, vice
regent for the District of Columbia
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, vice re-
gent from Iowa; Mis- Amy Townsend,
from New York; Mrs. Charles Gusts
Harrison. from Philadelphia; Mrs.
Phebe Hearst. from California: Miss
Alice LongfelIow. the poets daughter,
from Massachusetts,; Mrs. Eliza Ferry
Leary, from the State Of Washington,
and about twenty-five others. every
one OF whom has earned by her de-
votion her right to a voice In the
management, for the nation, Of this
priceless monument which one wom-
ans devotion a generation or two ago
saved to the nation.
The first week Of May is really like
the threshold between the indoor and
outdoor season. the latter depending a
great deal on the weather. The early
summer promises to be replete with
open-air affairs for war relief. The
first Of the season will be given next
Wednesday in the beautiful garden of
the home Of DR.. and Mrs. Loren John
son. in Sixteenth street. by the men,
bers of Company No. /. Navy Aux
iliary Of the Red Cross. Then the
next on the program so far will be
staged in the beautiful garden Of the
handsome old Kidwell place in George
town. loaned by its present occupants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Harlow, for the
occasion. The Comedy Players Of New
York will give two performances, one
in the afternoon and one in the eve
ming on Saturday. May ., for the
benefit of the Washington Garden
Club. The city war gardens cannot be
planted until money is raised with
which to purchase the seeds.
Tickets can be had of Mrs. Cary
Langhorne. at 1902 Sixteenth street.
and are now on sale. Mrs. Richard
Harlow is chairman of the committee
on arrangements for the benefit.
The other members Of the commit
tee are Mrs. Frederick Brooke, Mrs.
Reginald Huidekoper. Mrs. Cary u,
Langhorne, Mrs. Charles Lindley. Mrs.
John Jacob Rogers, and Mrs. Henry
Leonard.
The patronesses are Mrs. Charles
Wetmore. Mrs. G. c. Glover. Mrs
Frederick GilIett, Mrs. William Slater
Mrs. Benjamin II. Warder, Mrs
Medill Mccormick. Mrs. Stephen b
Elkins, Miss Cornelia Adds, Mrs
Everit Macy. Mrs. II. H. Rogers. Mrs
Hennen Jennings. Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock. Mrs. Frank Noyes, Mrs
Adolph c. Miller. Mrs. David +. Hous-
ton, Mrs. William G. McAdoo. Mrs
Charles J. Bell. Mrs. Perry Belmont
Mrs. Hugh Wallace. Mrs. George W
Ehle. Mrs. Charles Hamlin. Mrs. T.
T. Gan. Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock. Mrs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. Charles Boughtou
Wood. Mrs. Franklin X. Lane. Mrs
Borden Hartman. Mrs. Orme Wilson
jr.. Mrs. Richard Whitney. Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth, jr.. Mrs. William C.