The Washington herald., 1919-03-23

Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs. George
T. Marye. Mrs. William Beldon Noble.
Mrs. Cleveland Perkins. Mrs. Mahlon
Pitney. Mrs. VIM. Mel. Ritter. Mrs.
John e. Reyburn, Mrs. Joseph Thropp.
Mrs. Herbert Wordsworth. Mrs. James
Walsh, Mrs. VIM. H. Wilmer and Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood.
Felix Mahoney. Jack Siebert and
Sarah s. Munroe are the artists
who will decide who shall have tho
prize for the best poster and the
award will be announced at the
ball.
A large group representing
Great Britain is being arranged
under the direction of Mrs. CoivilIe
Barclay, assisted by members of
the embassy staff. and the group
for France. under the direction of
Nine. Collardet and Mrs. Ffoulke
Smith, have had almost daily re-
hearsals of their very charming
group. Nine Nordvall and Mrs.
Mayo in charge of the Scandinavian
group, Nine. Won Starkenborgh in
charge of the Dutch and Nine.
Hubscher. who has the Swiss group
with Mrs. John Jay White, and
Nine. Santini. at the head of the
Italian group are eQl organizing
new and origHhal attractions for
the countries they represent In the
, pageant.
The Spanish group Is to give a
wonderful dance under the direction Of
Miss Lefevre and she will also rep
resent Panama in a most beautiful
costume in the South and Central
American groups under the direction
of Mime. Zaldivar. Miss Ladenburg
will take the part of Belgium; Mrs.
George Barnett has charge OF China
and Miss Scidmore is chairman for
the Japanese group. Most of the en-
bassies and legations have already
taken boxes, and the Ball of Nations
will undoubtedly be one of the most
brilliant events Of the winter.
For a few days last week there
were only two Cabinet officers in
town-Secretary Of the Treasury Car
ter Glass and the Postmaster Gen.
eral, Albert Burleson. Now there are
four. as the Attorney General, A
Mitchell Palmer, has returned from
a NlSll 10 tnc hui opihss' Fn-, oha
Secretary of Labor William B. VIII
son has returned from a speaking
engagement in New Jersey. He is
contemplating going of again soon
to address chambers OF commerce,
commercial clubs, industrial organ
izations, agricultural gatherings and
labor assemblies all over the country
in an effort to popularize immediate
and nationwide building schemes and
to allay timidity and distrust re-
garding Americas Industrial future.
As to the President and Mrs. VII
son, they aren't even thinking of
coming home yet. / understand they
may 90 to Scotland after they visit
Belgium and the final peace treaty
is signed. Rear Admiral Grayson is
urging the President to play golf
on the famous Scottish links as the
best means of recuperating from the
strain of the peace work.
The Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
Riano head the list OF patrons for the
concert to be given on April 3 at the
New National Theater under the aus
pices of the Trinity College for the
benefit of the destitute sisters of
Notre Dame, of Namur. in Belgium.
The patrons will be Rev. DR.. Aiken,
Rev. DR.. Mccormick, Rev. DR.. Ryan.
Rev. DR.. Kerby, Rev. DR.. Leo L. Nc
Way. The patronesses are:
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt, Mrs
Frank Mcintyre, Mrs. William Cro-
zier, Mrs. NJ. Darcy Magee. Mrs. NJ.
II. Donohoe, Miss NJ. J. Regan. Mrs.
M. Mccormick. Mrs. C. Burns, Mrs.
Thomas Newell, Mrs. Geo. H. Wyman.
Mrs. Coughlin. Mrs. Frank O'Hara,
Mrs. James F. Hartnet, Mrs. Geo. J.
May, Mrs. w. G. johnson. Mrs Peter
Drury, Mrs. Ben Johnson, Mrs. John
Cammack. Mrs. NJ. Brooks, Mrs. Mil
ton E. Allies, Mrs. Jules Demonet, Mrs.
J. Edgar Smith. Mrs G. G. O'Brien.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Carney, Mrs. John
Byrne. Mrs. ]. C. Gallagher, Mrs
George S. Thomas, Mrs. J. NJ. Leyen-
decker. Mrs. W. F. Schanauer. Mrs.
A Sheridan, Mrs. G. F. Monahan.
Mrs. NJ. H. Sullivan, Mrs. Frank II.