The Washington herald., 1919-04-20

music. After that the "action must
be worked out. without the principals;
then comes the time when principals.
chorus. orchestra. all unite.
That time has now arrived Win
. the Community Opera of Washington
The performance Of The Bohemian
Girl next week will bear testimony
to the excellence Of chorus and or
chestra-"
The beneht performance of The
Little Brother" to be given the
night of April IS at the new Shu-
bert-Garrick Drawing Room Thea
ter for the Georgetown University
Hospital, bids fair to be the most
successful of the splendid affairs
given annually by the ladies' board
OF the hospital
The proceeds of the benefit are to
charity ward. the feature to which
the ladies' of the board are especially
devoting their energies.
Although comparatively young.
the Georgetown University Hospital
has taken Its place among the lead
ing hospitals of the country and
Washington is Justly proud of H.
Its splendid work during the war.
especially during the influenza epi-
demic. has not only multiplied its
already large list of friends in this
city. but has endeared it to the hearts
of large numbers of our workers
and others who fiocked to Washing
ton from all parts of the world dur
ing the war period.
The details of the benefit are in
charge of the ticket committee, Mrs.
Isaac Cans. chairman. and Mrs. NJ.
J. Ready vice chairman: the box
committee. Mrs. George Tully
Vaughn chairman and Mrs. ID. ].
Callahan vice chairman; the COM
mittee on schools. Mrs. Henry r.
Cover chairman and Mrs. Milton E.
Allies vice chairman: the committee
on flowers. Mrs. wilfred ". Barton
chairman and Miss Minnie Carroll
vice chairman: the committee on
flower girls. Mrs. Andrew Mcintyre
chairman and Miss Mary F.. Keliher
vice chairman: the committee on
decorations, Mrs. Thomas ]. STAN
ton chairman and Mrs. Joseph Stras-
burger vice chairman: the committee
on publicity. Mrs. Nellie E. Nealy
chairman Flowers will be disposed
of at the theater by a group of
Washington's popular young society
ladies. among whom may be men
TONED the Misses Callahan. Miss
Harriet Harmon. Miss Daviet Flick
len. Miss Bertha Boyle. Miss Pamela
Henry and Miss Marjorie Flippen.
During the Sibley Memorial Hos
.pital Annual Easter Tea and Linen
Shower. TO be held in Rust Hall. 1850
North Capitol street. April 25. from
3 to 10 o'clock. an added feature is
q special musical program which is
being arranged for the afternoon by
some of washington's leading ar
fists.
- One of the most interesting events
Of the week for which tavitations
have been issued is an Italian even,
ing to be held at the FIRST Congre-
gationaI Church on Wednesday.
April %. at o'clock. LEST. Ro-
sSelli. of the Royal Italian army. <ho
has won distinction during the late
war. is to tell of conditions in Italy.
Mrs. Newton Baker is to be the So
lOist- A musical program Of patri-
otic airs has been arranged. Ma
thaniel Brusiloff. the famous boy
vinIinist. Is to render several selec-
lions.
:, The ladies OF st. Johns Auxiliary
will hold a tea at st. Johns Parish
HOUSE. Sixteenth street near II.
on Wednesday. April %, from to
o'clock.
: The 'peace-tIme" Easter at the
Homestead. Hot Springs. Va. has
never been equaled since the begin
Ring of the war. People are fairly
Socking from everywhere for the
holidays. Gaiety personified reigned
Sunday. Milady was out bright and
Early showing Paris newest whim
to advantage. The flower gardens
were fairly put to shame in hopes
of becoming a near rival to the
headgear and wearing apparel worn
by her.
The churches were crowded with
guests. showing what the Easter
fairies had done by them"
= John d. Rockefeller. jr.. and wife
were among the worshipers. as
was Governor SprouI. of Pennsyl-
vania.
Mr. Rockefeller. jr.. has been
stopping there for the past week
He has driven daily with his wife.
taking the trips to the Springs,
CULTS and surrounding mountains.
Governor SProul has been there
for the past two weeks for his
health. which has not been well
since his many war activities. He
and Mrs. Sproul are both taking the
cure, and drive daily.
Representative George Holden
Tinkham. who has been spendins
the past month at the Homestead,
left Saturday for a weeks sojourn
at the Greenbriers before returning
to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton French have
opened their cottage. Rosemary. and
viii stop there for some time Mrs
Barton French is among the most
popular young matrons at the hotel
and hsures In every party and en-
tertainment given by the younger
set
Many of the younger college set
have Joined the Homestead COLONY for
over the holidays The Misses Kohler
who ride and golf daily. are among
the favored popular this season. in
the younger set.
The biggest Easter event at the
Homestead was the Princeton Glee
Clubs annual arrival Nothing could
excel the musical program rendered.
A dancing party followed the musical
program and put the finishing touch
to an interesting evening. Many of
the Princeton boys are among New
Nork's best families. although the
unit consists of boys from every