The Washington herald., 1919-04-27
MARINE BALL PROVES BIG
SUCCESS OF THE SEASON.

The hall was particularly well man
.zed The supper was served upstairs
In the gymnasium where there was
plenty of room The supper-room was
opeped at Rs30 so that there was not
any rush for supper. the guests grad
uaily going in and out Of the room.
ana those who went home early were
sEle to enjoy their supper before leaV-
ing. 1t was a good supper, too, ser'-
ed from a long table. Nine LIBRA
l!p in the south gallery. did a rushing
business. too. mainly. / suspect. from
what / observed. because the beauti-
FIJI daughter of Capt and Mrs. Henry
3. Wilson. Ruth Wilson. was her man
sger. You see, Miss Wilson escorted
most of Nine. Iibra's clients up to the
rsUery Mrs. Newton Baker and the
Franklin Rooseyelts held up the hon.
ors for the official circle Mr. Roose-
Welt occupied their box most OF the
evening, but Mrs. Roosevelt was In
the receivin line until quite late.
The Rarnetts, of course. seemed TO
he really the hosts OF the evening,
snd both stood in line until the party
was about over. Gen. Barnett Waxeo
quite enthusiastic about the two days
ne had spent that preceding weekend
AZ their country place, Wakenelo ma
nor. on the Rappahannock River IN
Virginia He had had such a good
time. and the country did look so
beautiful he said This is really one
Of the most beautiful seasons OF the
wear in the country; everything Is SO
fresh and beautiful! / think, he sald'
too. that In the two years OF me war
he had only managed to get down 10
Wakefield once, and that was ohiy
for one day. He was very busy man
those two years, as was all OF the
Marine Corps. but Just see what they
ACCOMPLISHED; they turned the tide OF
the war at a critical moment ana
saved the world for civilization.
Gen. Barnett is planning though. not
to work quite 30 hard this summer
and to get a real vacation. He evl-
IDENTIFY Is anticipating with the
keenest delight a few weeks at Wake
neld and he told me Of the fine SWIM
ming pool they are going to nave
down there. They have 4 small one
now, but they are going to have
bigger one, something like 100 feet
by thirty. Think what fun they VIII
all have with that!
Tuesday night the very elite" turn
ed out for the beneht performance at
the residence of the Third Assistant
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Brecken-
ridge Long, when Miss Dorothea
Spinney, an interpreter Of classical
drama. in Grecian costume. gave
charming reading OF Euripiles' ''Tro-
ian Women" a most appropriate sub
iect. for it portrayed the suffering OF
women in wars. Nine. Grouitch. wife
OF the Minister OF the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes, who arranged the en-
tertainment. made a little address be-
fore the program and in her delight
full manner, she told Of the splendid
career of DR.. Harry Cook, Of his
volunteering to 60 to Serbia to fight
the dread typhus there: of his sue
cumbIns to the disease, OF her hear
ing Of his death accidentally Through
his companion. another American doc
tor. doing the same noble work in
Serbia DIR. Coookingham: how she
was able to tell DIR. Cooks aged and
dependent mother of the noble man
ner Of his death
been supporting herself by a little
business. but had to give 1t up when
her health failed her at the news OF
the death Of her son. She had to
leave Detroit. where she had lived.
for California and later opened a
little millinery business out there
Being terribly in debt. she feared she
might die without meeting her obli-
cations. so finally appealed to Mime.
Grouitch. who Is never deaf to the
troubles of anyone. Nine. Grouitch
told how. in the same mail bringing
Mrs. Cooks appeal. came a circular
telling of Miss Spinney's efforts to
stage several Greek dramas in New
York. and almost like an inspiration
she thought that perhaps Miss Spin
ney would come to Washington to
give a benefit performance for Mrs.
Cook. And so It all came about, and
not only will Mrs. Cook be the richer
by several thousands of dollars be-
cause OF Nine. Grouitch's efforts. but