Evening star., 1919-09-25
Island. and is spending few days at
the Willard.
Belgian Ambassador Interested.

Belgian Ambassador Interested.
The meeting called by Mrs. Larz
| Anderson. wife of the former Ameri-
can minister to Belgium, which was
held yesterday at their residence, on
Massachusetts avenue. to start the
drive in the District of Columbia for
! the Cavell-De Page memorial fund,
brought together many of the leading
women of the capital who had worked
| increasingly throughout the war for
| stricken countries. Mrs. Lane, wife
| OF the Secretary of the Interior; Mrs.
Houston, wife of the Secretary of
! Agriculture, and Miss Mabel Board
man. the only woman member Of
the central committee Of the Red
| Cross. were among the first to add
| their names to, the committee headed
BY the Belgian ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier de Marchienne, of
which Mrs. Anderson is chairman.
The ambassador is planning re-
ceptfon at the embassy, when those
| taking part in the drive will present
| their contributions to the fund to
the Queen of Belgium during her
coming visit to Washington.
| Others piedging their support were
Mrs. Richard Townsend. Mrs. Truman
| n. Newberry. Mrs. Frederick H. Gill
lett. Mrs. Charles B. Henderson, Mrs.
lanes James Carroll Frazer. Mrs. George
Mrs. Albert p. Niblack, Mrs. A. Car
| rison McClintock. Mrs. C. c. Glover.
Mrs. Glen. mother of Capt. Glen of
| the British embassy: Mrs. Albert
Billings Ruddock. the Misses Patten.
! McCawley. Mrs. William Flather, jr.:
| Mrs. Hare Lippincott. Mrs. Frances
Adams Halstead. Miss Hoar Mrs.
Isaac Pearson. Mrs. William Atherton
Du Puy, Mrs. Howard Hume, Mrs.
| James Mitchell. Mrs. Walter Wells
and Mrs. E. G. Tournier.
At the close Of the meeting pledges
| amounting to 500 were received by
Mrs. Halstead. secretary to the COM
mittee, and Miss Todd. her assistant.
. In addition to this the Riggs Nation
al Bank. which is acting as treasurer
dollars received prior to the
opening of the drive. making a good
start to the sum hoped for from the
District.
Many plans were discussed for the
publicity Of the fund. which is for
hospital in Belgium as a memorial to
Edith Cavell and Marie de Page. who
sacrificed their lives for the great
cause. Mrs. Glen represented the
British War Relief Society; Mrs.
Faser Era, nths the Navy W MRS Susie
citation and public schools; Mrs. Kath
crime Knight, the District Federation
of women's Clubs: Mrs. Hume. the
Medical Association. and Mrs. Pear
son, the League Of American Pen
meetings and speakers for theaters.
Mrs. Anderson has generously
lent her house for two more meet
ings, to be held at noon on Wednes-
days, October and 8.
Mrs. James W. wadsworth will re-
turn to her home, on 18th street. to-
morrow morning from Boston. whore
she accompanied her son. Jerry
wadsworth. to place him in school in
Southboro. Mass.
The chancellery Of tho Spanish en-
bassy will take possession OF a suite
Of rooms at the new apartment being
erected at Columbia and Quarry roads
upon its completion. The ofaces are
now located at 1903 Euclid street,
embassy. Mme Rianc. wife OF the
ambassador, who spent the summer
in the north, returned to the en-
bassy last evening.
The assistant director Of labor.
United States Railroad Adminfstra-
tion, and Mrs. q. wallace W. Hanger
have opened their home, 2344 Massa-
chusetts avenue. whore they are now
established for the winter, Mrs..
d4nBSf anu Lu0 CHllQt0u u0V1u6 op0hs
the summer. As usual, 1t their cot
tage on Cape Cod bay.
Mrs. Carl Joerissen entertained
guests at luncheon today in compli-
ment to Mrs. Leigh c. Palmer, who Is
soon to leave Washington for the Pa
cific coast to meet her husband, who
II returning from overseas. Her 9TH
er guests included Mrs. L. White
Rusby, Mrs. James M. Green. Mrs. Jo-
seph Hampson. Mrs. Charles Howry.
Mrs. Clarence Ridley and her sister.
Miss Vivian Thompson. the latter
from San Francisco, and Mrs. F. L.
Sandox.
Commander and Mrs. ". T. Smith.
who were at the Avondale for some
time. have gone to the navy yard for
residence and are In Quarters C.
Mrs. Francis p. Adams of Boston
has taken an apartment at the Port
land and has as her guest for the
autumn and winter her daughter, Mrs.
Frances Adams Halsted.
/ Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, who
| passed the greater part OF September
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Van Rensselaer,, at their sum-
mer home at Berkeley Springs, W.
Va. has returned to Washington.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock has left
Newport and IL en- route to Washing
ton..
Miss Downing Tennis Champion.