Evening star., 1918-04-15
30cle2t
by Cassidy Cook. chairman OF the ex-
ecutive committee of the Military Ut
der of America

by Cassidy Cook. chairman OF the ex-
ecutive committee of the Military Or
der of America.
Mrs. William A. Calder and Miss Elsie
Calder will go to Old Point on WedneS-
day for weeks stay, and VIII pc
joined there by Senator Calder. They
returned today from New YORK, wnere
the announcement of the engagement
of Miss Calder to Lieut.. Robert Z. Lee
U. S. N, was announced last week.
Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin has re-
turned to Washington after spending
the winter in Florida, and Is at the
Hotel Washington, where she will re-
main month before going to her resi-,
dence. 1926 X street. which was ieaseo
the past season. /,
Mr.. Albert B. Dulin. who accompanied
Mrs. Dulin south, will remain on some
time longer in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs Bellamy Storer have ar
rived at the Hotel Plaza -Athenee.
Paris, from Cannes.
Lieut., Col A. Perry Osborn has ar
rived in France. Mrs. Osborn will leave
Washington with her family on May l
for Roslyn, l.. l., where she will pass
the summer.
Because of the impossibility of ac-
commodating all those who already
have purchased tickets for the fashion
fete to be held tomorrow afternoon and
evening for the benefit of the Amerl-
can British French Belgian Permanent
Blind Relief War Fund. the function
will be held in the spacious ballroom
at 2400 18th street, instead of in the
ballroom of the residence Of Mrs.
Henry f. Dimock at 1901 10th street,
which she had placed at the service OF
the fund.
In addition to the musical entertain
ment the Promenade des Toilettes will
begin with the representation of Co
lumbia by a beautiful statuesque inn
personator, who made one of the great
hits<at the fete in New York, and whose
silent appeal at the conclusion Of the
proceedings brought shower Of bills
and checks that filled several baskets
and lightened the eternal night of
many a suffering hero in France. Greek
dance interpretations by child won
der will also be feature of the fete,
both in the afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who is
chairman of the committee in charge
Of the sale Of liberty bonds at the ho-
tells. will be at the Shoreham tomorrow
from IL to 2 o'clock with the manni-
kins who will sell bonds.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty is at the
head of the group selling bonds at the
Shoreham.
It is suggested by the funds Wash
tngton committee, of which Mrs. john
H. Hewson and Mrs. John Allan Dough-
erty are the honorary secretaries, and
Mr.. Charles J. Bell honorary treasurer
(to whom checks should be made paya-
BILE and mailed to 1888 New Hampshire
avenue) that this will enable sympa-
thizers with the funds work Of regen-
Grafton among the soldiers who in the
sacrifice Of their sight lost what to
most of them was more precious than
life itself to perform at one and the
same time an act of patriotism and a
deed OF great mercy. Let your money
do double duty. Buy a bond to help our
boys in the trenches win the war and
then turn it over to the A. B. F. B. to
help the blinded soldiers" said Mrs.
Dougherty yesterday.
Before the present greatest battle of
all time began the fund was wrestling
with the problem of re-educating as
many as possible of the thousands OF
soldiers. whose eyes had been blasted
or burned out. The sitting of the debris
food has been finally stopped and then
rolled back toward the Rhine will add a
graver perplexity in the addition of
hundreds. perhaps thousands. to the
army of the sightless whose need Will
cry out in pitiful. heartrending accents.
These heroes demand no charity. They
ask only the chance to be permitted to
hold their own again as self-respecting
toilers with their hands in the world
of men. This fund helps them to do. for
practical. But money is wanted to
carry it on, and the need is imperative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Taylor Pyne of
New York have been passing few days
in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Ransdell have
as a house guest this week their cousin,
Mrs. ]. Bernard Peyton, who Is repre-
senting Buford Chapter Of Huntington,
w. Va, at the D. A. r. convention.
Miss Emma Richey of Huntington, w.
Va, a delegate to the D. A. K. conven-
ton, is stopping at the Dewey Hotel.
Mrs. Edith NJ Leeson Everett OF Lon
don, collection Of whose portrait
paintings are on exhibition at the salon
of the Beaux Arts Club. 1413 II street,
was to have been the guest of honor at
a tea and reception given at the club
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Everett was
unavoidably detained at Richmond, Va.
and sent a telegram OF regret MISS
Eliza Douglas of Alexandria presided
Zapp presented the guests. among
whom were Mr.. and Mrs Theo ]. Nor
gan. Mr.. Van Lennep and Mrs. Berg Of
New York, house guests of Mrs. Arch1-
ris Sutphen, Mrs. John c. Dillon of Nor
folk, Va; Miss Winnifred Dillon, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Houston Carr, Mrs. E.
Bennett Decker, Mrs. Howard Loving
stone Bishop, Mrs Martin. Miss Eleanor
Martin, DIR. and Mrs. Chase Palmer,
Mrs. w. C. Kendall: Miss Kendall. Mrs.
Dent, Miss Dorothy Dent, Mrs. H. e.
Avis of West Virginia, Mrs. Thompson,
Miss Mary cambridge Spiers. Miss Lucy
Fitzhugh. Miss Horton. Miss Schroeder.
Miss Weyman. Miss Eta Louise Tag
CART, Miss Nellie Uhler of Alexandra,
Miss Beatrice Carson. Miss Cornelia p.
Lyme, Miss Macdonald of Virginia, Miss
. Goodhue Miss Aubyn Chinn and her
guest, Miss Sarah Carter of Lexington.
KY; Misses Deming. Miss Marguerite
Menzel. Miss Kathleen Thompson. Miss
Thompson. Mr.. Edwin W.. Deming,
Capt. Woods. U. S. NJ. c.; Mr.. Ossip
Perelma, Capt. Gayer. U. S. NJ. c.: DR..
Luis Galvan, the Dominican charge
d'affaires: Senior D. Paniagua, Lieut..
Commander DR.. Hetf1eld, U. 8. N; Mr.:
]. G. Newman, Mr.. Webster r. Sloane of
New York and others.
There will be an exhibition of Persian
and Siamese paintings and specimens of
illuminating work by Miss Dorothy
Dent at the salon next Sunday.
Mrs. Stephen Porter of Pittsburgh,
wife of Representative Porter, and Mrs.
Goldthwaite Higginson Dorr of New
York, whose husband is here on war
work in connection with the War De-
partment. have been appointed joint
chairmen of the woman's liberty loan
canvassing committee for the District
of Columbia. AS the Treasury Depart
ment wishes an official record of the
number of homes subscribing to the
third liberty loan. at least 1000 volun-
teerS are needed to make this canvass