The Washington herald., 1919-01-23

rand II. Smell, Mrs. Fred bennett,
Mrs. Lenore Sherwood. Mrs. Henry
w. Seymour and Mrs. Philippe
soyez.
A soldiers social was held last
night at o'clock at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. An
| interesting entertainment was given
and refreshments were served.
Mrs. Harold Walker who has been
away since last Thursday has re-
turned to Washington and is hard
at work preparing for the lecture
which Col. w. A. Bishop, Canada's
premier fier. is to give on his war
experiences for the benefit of Work
ing Boys Home, of which Mrs
Walker is one of the directors, and
Mrs. Arthur Lee. chairman. The
| benefit is to be at the National on
Tuesday afternoon, January IS.
Many friends of the home are taxi
| ing FIVE or ten tickets and arrang-
ing to send convalescent soldiers
who will be glad to hear Col. Bishop
and will enjoy meeting him at the
close of his talk. when he will hold
an informal reception on the stage.
The large ball room at Rauscher's
was the scene last evening of a
| brilliant assembly to mark the open
ing ball of the Town and Country
Club. Since it was the first formal
event on the club program since the
signing of the armistice the attend
ance was unusually representative,
upwards of 200 couples being pres
ent, among whom were many guests
from Baltimore and Philadelphia.
| At the Friday afternoon tea of the
League of American Penwomen at the
league headquarters, Nine. Laman-
Trip, wife of an attache of the Meth
erlands Legation. will speak on "Hol-
land as a Shelter" Nine. Laman-Trip
came to this country only two months
ago, and will present conditions pre-
vailing in Holland at this time.
Miss Mary Stinemetz Burkholder. AS
sisted by Miss Helen Gerrer, violinist,
and Mr. Raymond Yeaked, pianist,
will sing Massenet's Eiegy.
Tea will be served by Miss Marie
Redfern.
DIR. Clarence ]. owens. president OF
| the Southern Society of Washington
! announces an interesting program to
Southerners in the District OF Column
bia. 1t includes a meeting of the
society at the Willard Monday even
! ing, February II, when the program
will include business session in the
small ballroom beginning at s o'clock
and an address by a member of the
Cabinet from the South, followed by
! a reception and dance in the large
ball room of the Willard: on FeDru
airy % Washington's birthday, 4 ban
quet i'm the large ballroom of the Will
! lard to be attended by fully 500 MEM
bers of the society, when the theme
will be Washington and Wilson, the
| South's Gifts to America and the
World"
/ The society has deferred the pill
| Grimage to Mount Vernon until a
time in the spring in order that the
President and the French and Brit
Ish ambassadors may be in attend
ance.
| The society has offered its coopera-
tion to men returning from the service
in the army and navy and also war
workers in facilitating their return
to congenial duties in civil life.
! Most notable of all the benefit balls
of the season will be the Southern
Relief charity ball to be given al the
| WillaN on the evening of February
| 3, under the craftsmanship of Mrs
Francis NJ. Chisolm. Among the
box holders will be Nine. Urueta,
wife, of the Colombian minister: Mrs.
E. T. Stotesbury. Mrs. Robert NJ.
! Thompson, Gen. and Mrs. Frederic
/ V. Abbott, Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan,
Mrs. Gibson Fahncstock. Mrs. Chas.
Broughton Wood. Mrs. Thomas F.
Logan, Mr.. William Eric Fowler. Mr..
A. B. Mclean, Mr.. Mitchell Harrison.