The Washington herald., 1918-03-14

charge OF the theater on the DAY
of the matinee. Tickets. for which no
increased charge is made, can be OBJ
tained from Mrs. Robert Noble, the
21SS California street
northwest.
Members Of the Congressional
Club will produce The Lamentable
Tragedy of Omelet and Oatmelia,"
a musical farce, tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock. This travesty on
Hamlet" in verse and music is the
work of Mrs. William p. Borland.
wife of Representative Borland, of
Missouri. The cast of characters is
as follows: King Fladius, Mrs. How
ard Reside; Omelet. his nephew,
Miss Leah Miller; Bolonius, Miss
Ann Garrett; Postum, his son, Miss
Sybil Hayes; Baconius, Mrs. Fred
Purnell; Sunny Jim, Mrs. June
Kemp; Jim Dumps, Mrs. Agnes
Lamb: Toastem and Oatmealid, Mrs.
David Kincheloe; Milk, the queen,
Mrs. William Kettner: Campbell's
Kid. Mrs. Eugene Kinkead; accom-
panist, Mrs. Pierce.
MT. anu MIS. JtIOIuC NdpOlEOh
Bonaparte, who have been at the
Hotel St Charles in Atlantic City,
have gone to New York and are
stopping at the Hotel La Sale.
Miss Janet Richards is donating
her services tonight in an illustrat-
ed lecture to be given at the Church
of Our Father. Thirteenth and l.
streets, for the benefit of the Flor
ence Crittenton Mission, the subject
of which is General Review of
Vital War Issues to Date"
Mrs. Newton d. Baker. who is
also interested in assisting this
needy charity, will sing before the
lecture. at o'clock.
It is expected that more than
1000 members and guests will at
tend the spring meeting of The
Southern Society of Washington
tonight in the ball rooms of The
Willard. While there will be q
short but important business ses-
sion the feature OF the evening of
special interest will be, the patriotic
exercises in which Judge Robert
Worth Bingham, of Louisville. KY,
recently elected president of the
Southern Commercial Congress,
succeeding Senator Duncan L.
Fletcher. will be the honor guest
and speaker. delivering a patriotic
address that is expected to be elo-
quent and stirring in which the
Southern patriotic spirit OF the
membership will be in evidence as
staunCh supporters of the war poll
cies of President Wilson. Follow
ing the address of Judge Bingham
there is to he a reception to Judge
Bingham by the officers of the So
ciety headed by Capt. c. c. Calhoun
the president, the reception. execu-
tive and other committees. After
the reception there will be an in
formal dance.
The function will bring together
a highly representative body of the
best blood of the social life Of the
South as represented in tie officiaI
and social life of Washington, in
members of the cabinet,
high government officials, members
of the Senate and House and prob
ably representatives from the
White House and the Supreme
Court. Invitations have been sent
out to a number of the prominent
men now in Washington connected
with the various war activities CEN
tered here.
The list OF chaperones Is COM
posed OF a distinguished body of
officially-sociaIly prominent women
of the National Capital, wives of
members of the Cabinet, army.
navy and Marine Corps, Congress
and others locally prominent in
literature and social life. Admis-
sion to members and guests will be
by card only.
Among the chaperones are: Mrs.
William Gibbs McAdoo, chairman;
Mrs. George Barnett, vice chairman;
Mrs. Adelaide Worth Baa aaley, Mrs,
Newton d. Baker Sr., Mrs. Claude
n. Bennett, Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett.
Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs. Josephus
Daniels, Mrs W. F. Dennis, Mrs,
Duncan U. Fletcher, Mrs. william
c. Gorgas, Mrs. T. Watt Gregory.
Mrs. Ollie NJ. James, Mrs. Wilton ].
Lambert. Mrs. Francis Berger Mo-
ran. Mrs. c. c. McCord, Mrs. w, B,
Noble. Mrs. H. L. Rust and Mrs. r.