The Washington times., 1919-02-15

night in compliment to Miss Saran
Miller, Of Washington, who Is visiting
them for the weekend. Miss Miller's
engagement to Capt. Dion Scott Blr-
ney, OF Washington, brother of Mrs.
Gantz. has just been announced. Cap
tain Birney is the son Of Mrs. Arthur
A. Birney.
Mrs, Bentley to BE Hostess.
Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley will be
hostess at an informal tea on Sunday
afternoon.
The Catholic woman's War ReNef.
Mrs. William ]. MCGEE chairman, will
give a tea dance this afternoon from
4 to- $50 o'clock at the Shoreham for
, convalescent officers from Walter
Reed Hospital, Friendship Gonzales
cent Hospital and the NaYaI Hospital
Officers who hate just returned from
overseas now stationed at Fort WASH
| ington, Camp Humphreys and Guam
tico will also be among the guests.
Extra Performance.
So great is the demand for tickets
for the British-American war relief
funds last benefit that an additional
evening performance will be given
in the ballroom of Mrs. T. T. Cans
home on Thursday evening, February
i21, following the matinee and the
| tevenfng performance on February Is.
Good seats for the matinee are still
available, but for the evening of Feb
ruary 30 The house is completely sold
out, and so much disappointment has
been expressed by those failing to OBJ
IL hn
committee has arranged the extra
performance. The bill will include
, Barrie's Twelve. Pound Look" dane
ing, music. anG numerous diyertisse-
ments.
Miss Mildred BromWell has been
obliged to retire from the cast, as she
| is i'll with Influenza. and her place
will be Allied by Miss Brooke Russell.
AIgernon r. n. Grieg, of the
British embassy. who is organizing
| the performances, again wishes TO
iremind the patrons that the curtain
will rise prsmRtly at o'clock and
at $3.50 o'clock. and requests that they
arrive on time, as events of import
ance take place Immediately after the
rise of the curtain.
The Assistant Secretary OF war
and Mrs. Benedict Crowell have gone
/ to Pinehurst, n. c., and are stopping
at the Carolina. Senator Jamas A.
Reed. OF Washington, is also stopping
at the Carolina
Carnival . Success.
Washington had a taste last night
OF those "frolics Of famous folk with
which New York Is so familiar. The
| occasion was the authors carnival
and ball put on by the League OF
American Penwomen at the Willard
| for the purpose OF raising funds 10
! establish a permanent home for writ
! ing women in the Capital.
| The ballroom was crowded and "fa =
nous folk" both domestic and i'm
| ported. rubbed elbows with those VIII }
have yet to achieve fame and a good
many who may never even touch the
1 skirts OF the tickle goddess. Child
hood dreams OF mingling with the
fheroes and heToines of the worlds
I hest beloved books were realized fo-
! the moment. and fancy. freed from
! the restraints Of fact. breathed life
! into the fiction OF all ages.
The guests were greeted by Mrs.
! Isaac Pearson. president Of the league.
/ in the role OF SchehereZade, with the
maids who had hung breathless on her
words as she told the thousand and
! one tales. grouped behind her. She
| was assisted by a number OF the wom-
] en- who had been her ablest assistants
| in arranging the carnival and ball, all
in costume representing famous char
acters OF fiction.
Down the long ballroom were
! ranged stunning posters. drawn by
artists of the camoufiage corps and
] kv-N 10 Co. lie. ~ -. IL
! tween were living pictures represent
ing other stories widely known and
I loved. Among the tablcaux were
The Arabian Nights Entertain
ment," Mrs. Pearson and attendants;
| The Amazing Interlude." Miss Vir-
! ginia Fuller and Lieut.. Angelina;
THE Little Minister" Frank Steele
| and Miss Constance Adams: The
Awakening Of Helen Richie" Mrs
| Nathalie Bush Asher; Paris and
! Helen" Miss Marie Davidson and
! Thomas +. Burke; Jeanne dare
Helen Gerrer; "Old Creole Days.
! Miss Estrella Amorcs and Seymour
| Mcconnell; To Have and to Hold,
| Dr. J. Thomas Evans. Miss Lillian
Morgan and Miss Marie ]. Mcclure;
The Rubaiyat," Miss Mary :. Burk-
holder and Joseph Click; Faust
| Milton; Tom Sawyer" Miss Mary 4.
Rose and Miss Persus Valiant:
Madam Butterfly" Miss Harriet
/ Clark and Miss Fenton. and Little
Lord Fauntleroy," Miss EveIina
! DuPuy.
Dear Folks Mt Home"
Dear Folks at Home" the appeal
on service overseas to their mothers.
on service overseas to their mothers
sisters and sweethearts. which were
collected and published by kempcr
| Cowing, S.S.M.C., was portrayed under
Mr.. Cowing's direction by a number
| of wounded marines. heroes OF Cha
Nteau-Thierry and Belleau wood, with
| Mrs. Cowing a daughter of Senator
! Gronna in the role OF a Red Cross
| nurse. II was one OF the most -
fective and appealing tableauX shown,
! but few people had a chance to sec =.
/ for the marines were taken prisoners
I early in the evening-by the white
capped bar maids. whose duty it vas
/ to serve soft drinks over the one
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