Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-19
card party Tuesday evening at hel
residence, 17OO @ street

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Mrs. william Cary Sanger has gone
to the seashore with q younger MEM
Der of the family who is just recoy-
ering from influenza.
Miss Mary Sanger. the daughter of
Col. and Mrs. Sanger, who for about
service at Walter Reed Hospital, is
now with her father, at 1888 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Lieut.. William Cary Sanger. .jr..
U. s. A, who was in the front-line
trenches and in the fighting at the
time the armistice was signed, is
somewhere in Germany with the
Army of occupation.
The Consumers League of the Dis
trict of Columbia has issued invita-
tons for Wednesday afternoon. Janu
airy %, at 4 O'Clock, at the home of
its president Mrs. V. Everit Macy,
17S5 Massachusetts, avenue, to hear adj
dresses on Women in War and in
Peace" Mrs. Edward P. Costigan
will speak from personal observa-
tons in France and England before
and after the signing of the armis-
tice. Miss Pauline Goldmark will
speak on aspects of the reconstruc-
ton program in America
A delightful dance was given last
night in Dyer's Hall by the enlisted
detachment and civilian force of the
judge advocate generals depart
ment in honor of the acting judge
advocate general of the Army. Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Samuel 7. Ansell and
Col, and Mrs. William S. Weeks.
One hundred couples were present,
including a large number of officers
of the department and their wives.
The feature dance of the evening was
:, Paul Jones led by Gen. Ansell him.
self, who, by his happy mien, demon
~ ,ctn 0F HI
department the fun meaning of "to
make the world safe for democracy"
The enlisted detachment of the
Judge advocate generals department
is unlike any other organization in
the Army. It consists of sixteen
regimental sergeants major, twenty
battalion sergeants major and fifty
sargeants. Practically all are limit
ed service men chosen by individual
Induction by reason of their special
qualifications for duty in the largest
law office in the world.
In view Of current Capitalization
orders these men will soon be return
ed to civil life, and the dance last
evening was in the nature of a fare
well and tribute by the men to Gen.
Ansell and the officers associated
with him at the head of the Judge
advocate generals department.
The arrangements for the dance
were in charge of the following com
mittee: Mr.. vivion A. Bonesteel,
chairman: Miss Helen r. Stillman,
secretary; Mr. Walter F. O'Neil, Miss
Helen E. Ward, Miss Alice Cox, Mr..
q. Lloyd Wilde, Sgt. Maj. Russell Fl.
Pray and Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Axel-
road.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Rantoul of Bos-
ton, Mass, are in Washington for the
winter and have apartments at the
Grafton.
Mrs stephen B. Prescott entertained
few friends at dinner, followed by
q card party, Thursday evening at her
apartments at the Don Carlos. 2007 .
street northwest.
A partial list of patronesses for the
Southern Relief ball. which will be
held at the Willard on the evening of
February 3, includes: Mrs. Marshall.
Mrs. Daniels. Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Carter
Glass, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs Burleson.
Mrs Lane, Mrs. Houston, Mrs. Redfield,
Nine. Riano. Nine. Calderon, Nine. Sui
ger, Nine. Urueta. Mrs. Claude Swan
son, Mrs. Frank Polk. Mrs. Mark
Hanna, Mrs. George Dewey. Mrs. AL
exander II. Gait, Mrs. Edward Stotes-
bury, Mrs. r. D. Shepherd Mrs. Lind
say Lomax. Mrs. Charles B. Wood,
Mrs Preston Peters, Mrs. William Gull