Evening star., 1919-04-27

With the exception of the meeting
called by the Washington committee
of the American Fund for the French
Wounded OH Tuesday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. Perry Belmont,
to arouse interest in the erection at
I;heins of a tuberculosis hospital for
French children, the general trend OF
philanthropical endeavor has set to-
ward assisting American institutions
and patriotic projects.
Great interest centers in the meet
lug this afternoon at the Be1asco The
ater which Mrs. Henry +. Dimock has
arranged to start the active work of
raising funds for a memorial to our
soldiers sailors. marines and aviators
" quartet from the Chicago Opera
Company will sing patriotic and other
selections. and among the prominent
speakers will be Dr.. David Jayne Hill.
former American ambassador to Ger
many. and Admiral Henry T. Mayo.
Society has generously given its pa
tronase to the benefit performance of
The Little Brother" at the Shubert-
Garrick Theater tomorrow night for
Georgetown University Hospital, and
the bridge tea to be held at the Ward
man Park Hotel on Wednesday aft
pensary AsseciatioN which cares for
children whose mothers go out to
work.
The Animal Rescue League will
benefit from the proceeds of The
Fairy Lane" delightful musical FAM
tasy. from the pen of Mrs. Goring
Bliss, to be presented at the Belasco
Tuesday afternoon.
The flight over Washington last
Monday Of the aviator and plane with
the nonstop record from Chicago to
New York caused the merest ripple Of
excitement compared with the furry
on F street. few days ago. for which
q smartly clad New York woman and
her perambuiating suitcase were re-
sponsibie. The throngs. through which
the lady and the last word In sizable
patent leather suitcases on four small
unobtrusive rubber-tired wheels pass
ed without effort, stayed their hasten
ing footsteps and gazed with wonder
and appreciation at the novelty which
necessity. the mother of invention,
had bestowed upon mankind.
The after Easter season, always a
popular one for weddings. will lose
none of its prestige this season, the
weddings of the week beginning to-
morrow with that. of Miss Beatrice
Bowen Fairfax to Lieut.. Theodore
Edison Chandler, U. S. N, will take
place at the home Of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilbur
Fairfax. and q large reception will fol-
low at Rauscher's.
A number of Washingtonians will
attend the double wedding Wednesday
at Salisbury, N. c.. Of Miss Kathryn
Baird Overman TO Mr.. Gilbert Foster
Hsmbley and Miss Grace Overman to
Mr.. Edgar Norris SNOW. the brides
elect being the daughters OF Senator
and Mrs. Lee 8. Overman of North
Carolina and both popular members
of the congressional set here, where
they made their debut and where they
have spent part of each season. An
other wedding of the same day, but
Helen Mckee Grandheld and Mr..
George Arthur Cook of Duluth, MINI.
The British ambassador and the
Countess Of Reading were the honor
guests at a dinner given last evening
by Mrs. Frederic A. Keep.
Nine. Grouitch, wife of the Serbian
minister. will leave Washington on
TuesSay for Auburn. n. Y. where she
taf Sass and q, MTi Msie there euhs w
rqds' Tnion. On ne rridaS Nine. 'SsrGaa Grouitch
viii go to Philadelphia to speak be.
Political and Social Science. and viii
then go TO New York to attend a
meeting OF the American Serbian aid
fund, returning to Washington on
May S.
Nine. Sulzer. wife of the Swiss
minister, has returned after visit
of several days in Boston.
Miss Augusta Glass will return to
Washington today from series of
visits in Virginia. Last night Miss
Glass attended the hop at the Uni
versity Of Virginia.
Russell-Kuser.