The Washington herald., 1919-02-07


the old delegation in Congress to give
every two years dinner to the in
coming contingent, and at the dinner
last night former Speaker Cannon,
Mr.. VIII II. Hays and several others
were additional guests.
The first of the series Of admins
tration Dances" which was to have
been given last night at the Washing
ton Club, has been postponed until
February "a or February Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates Warren and
Miss Dorothy Warren. of Washing
ton, who were at St. Augustine, Fla,
are spending some time at SeabreeZe,
Fla. and are staying at the Claren-
don. Mrs. Cora Wells Thorp. of Wash
ington, is also at the Clarendon.
A "Bolsheviki' party is being given
by the Officers Club at Camp Hum
phreys this evening. The patronesses
for the occasion are Mrs. William
NJ. Black, Mrs. Charles W. Kutz, Mrs.
Jay ]. Morrow. Mrs. Frederick V.
Abbott. Mrs. Harry Taylor. Mrs.
Henry Jervey, Mrs. Lewis NJ. Adams
Mrs. Henry C. Jewett, Mrs. P. S.
Ridley. Mrs. H. S. Hetrick. Mrs. Louis
Hertle. Mrs. Charles Keller, Mrs.
Frank Bessar, Mrs. Virgil Peterson,
Mrs. Earl North, Mrs Richard Park.
Mrs. George F. Lewis, Mrs. Phillip
B. Fleming, Mrs. Rufus B. Putnam,
and Mrs. John ]. Loving.
The League of American Penwomen
will have as its guest Of honor this
afternoon Mrs. Frances c. Axtell, of
Washington State. Mrs. Axtell, who
is vice chairman of the United States
Employees Compensation Commission
and the only woman member Of the
commission. will speak on Remedial
Legislation" Mrs. Isaac Pearson,
president of the league, will receive
the guests and Miss Redfern will
preside at the tea table.
At the meeting of the members or
the Congressional Club Wednesday
the officers for the next session were
elected. Mrs. Charles B. Ward. or
New York will succeed Mrs. Horace
Nj. Towner, of Iowa. the retiring pres
ident. The other officers will be: Mrs.
Medil Mccormick, of Illinois. nrst
vice president; Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
second vice president; Mrs. S.las Gar
rett. OF Tennessee. third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. James F. Byrnes. of South
Carolina, fourth vice president, and
Mrs. Edward J. King, of Illinois. fifth
vice president; Miss Alice Page, OF
Vermont. recording secretary; Mrs.
Warren Gard. of Ohio. CORES ponding
secretary. and Mrs. c. Frank Reavis.
of Nebraska, treasurer With the ever
fF0sa ash.
of Representatives, the Congressional
Club, which is entirely a social or
ganizatiOn, does much toward form
ing and cementing many warm friend
ships among its members, who come
from all parts of the country.
During the presidency of Mrs. Tow
ner. who took the office but a few
weeks previous TO our entrance into
the war, the members have made a
splendid record for themselves in as
siGting in every possible way.
Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman will be at
home this afternoon and the follow
ing Fridays throughout the season.
The dramatic committee of the
Washington Arts Club will present
two plays on Sunday Evening-'A
Child of Belgium" which is a tab
leau play with six characters. Jose
phine Houston. Flora Ellis, Vivian
Wallace, Dora Matthews. Dorothy
Metz and Louise Deuterman: and
The Little Girl Who Was Afraid"
with Madge Tucker as the girl and
Robert Bell the man. Both plays are
by Caleb W. O'Connor. This will be
their third presentation. Mr.. King
Smith will play the incidental music
in the first play.
The subject of the lecture of the
Alliance Franchise, to be given at
the Washington Club on Monday,
February 10. at 4:3O by Captaine
Georges Roth. will be 'CIer1enceau."
Among the people present at the
last lecture were: Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Chatard, Mrs. Ch. V.
EOynton, Miss $. Lee, Mrs. Chauncey
Hackett. Mr.. and Mrs. y. II. Dar-
ton, Mrs. g. b. Newman. Miss J. D.
Strong. Rev. Edw. IL IngIa. Mrs.
Hughes Oliphant. Mrs. and Miss
Cover, Mrs. \. c. Miller. Miss NJ.
G. Fox, Mrs. Schuyler Merritt, Miss
Townsend, Mrs benjamin MicoI.
DR.. and Mr.. Merrill F. Gates. Miss
n Draw ltJ' MISS y. MaETuQer, MT.
and Mrs. w. II. Baldwin. Miss A. d.
Boiling, Mrs. A. W. Brewster
The matinee of the Authors Car
nival to be given Saturday after.
noon, February Is. st the New Will
lard, by the League of American
Pen Women is arOusing as much in
terest if not. more than the costume
ball, which is to be given Valen-
tines Day. 1t is to be given es-
pecially for children and young peo-
pie, but the grown-Ups as is usual
in anything that pertains to chill
dren. are showing a very keen in
terest.
The first part of the afternoon
will be given over to an entertain
ment given by the World of Play
group of the War Camp Community
Service. They will present story
book illustrations in pantomime
and dance. The setting of the stage
will be a large nursery window.
Through this will be seen moving
tableaux from children's books. One
of the most interesting to be given
will be from The Great Sea Horse"
by Mrs. Larz Anderson. Mrs. An
derson, who is we'll known to WASH
ington society, writes under the
name of Isabel Anderson, and her
stories for children are even better
known than her other writings