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The Washington times., 1919-04-20

She has been assisted by volunteer
working in two shifts a day under tn
following captains: Mrs. Paul HudsoE
Miss Helen Blodgett. Mrs. Bradls
Davidson. Mrs. J. B. Custis, jr., Mrs
Joseph z. Frelinghuysen, Mrs z. c
Crossett, Mrs. Charles Mcdowell. 1lra
c. r. Drake, Mrs. Mary McComas E6
gar. Miss josephine Patten. Mis-
Blanche Baker, Mrs. Charles Wooley
Mrs. r. d. Simms, Mrs. Reeve Lewis
Miss Edith Smalley, Mrs. John Jaeoi
Rogers, Mrs. Sidney Tahaferro. Mrs
Charles Hayner, jr.s and Mrs. Pau
Kelley.
The Saturday teams were in charu.
OF Miss Elizabeth Grooves. OF the Ma
tional Geographic Society. who hat
working with her girls from the sam
offices, girls who were unable 70 servt
during the week and gave up thet
spare time to this work.
On Sundays girls from various
Offices Of the Government had charge
among them Miss Annie Whitney, Mis-
Katharine Mahr, Miss Marie Beyer
Miss Caroline Littlepage, Miss ClaFl
Speaks, Miss Lillian Spencer, and Hia
Alice Conghey.
FondIy yours,
JEAN ELIot.
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ran the canteen under the old vol
unteer order, but particularly for the
system OF credits which they estab-
lished to help the boys over the hard
days which come through a Govern
ment practice OF making no payments
to soldiers except on the first day Of
the month.
During the days when the canteen
was first organized Washington was
full Of highly specialized enlisted
men, brought here to work in the
various bureaus Of training schools.
Uncle Sam allowed them $125 q day
for food and $40 a month for lodg-
ings, a liberal enough allowance to
be sure, but-frequently they would
reach here. freshly enlisted, with
twenty or twenty-five days before
them before they could draw a cent
of pay allowances. They had no
money and no credit. Most OF them
were homesick and many Of them
too proud to write home for money,
which. in many cases, could not be
spared.
Some men in this situation begged
food of restaurant keepers at the ex-
pense Of their self-respect. The ef-
feet was far from good on the morale
of the budding fighter and set him
to saying hard things Of the Gov
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

No. 1. the little cafeteria for soldiers
and sailors in Pennsylvania avenue,
near Sixth street. has dispensed with
volunteer services, half the girls in
town must have that uncomfortable
out-of-a-job feeling. For scores OF the
girls and young women of my ac-
quaintance have helped out down
there from time to time and have
spent many busy, happy hours wait
ing on the hungry lads in the service
and seeing that their wants were
met
On Wednesday last. just a year
from the day 1t opened. the reorgan-
ization of the club-cafeteria on a
much smaller scale and with paid
workers to run it, went into effect.
The change was made because the
men in the service are rapidly thin
ming out here. the attendance at the
cafeteria is falling off, and the work
is slackening so that it would be diff
ficult to keep the various teams busy.
OF course, the soldier and sailor
boys can still drop in at the club
when they feel inclined or can obtain
a good meal at the cafeteria for the
old reasonable prices; but 1 suspect
they'll miss the welcoming smiles of
the workers in blue aprons and mus
lin caps and the feeling Of home
which their presence gave. On the
word of the enlisted men themselves,
this particular club, which is one Of
the many branches of the War Camp
Community Services work, has been
decidedly the most popular one in
town.
1t is the only one which has been
run entirely by volunteer workers,
and part Of its success lies in the
fact that women of the highest type
have had its interest at heart, and
have been giving up several days
each week to the work, making their
way into the boys hearts by the
simple. homely way, in which they
have administered to their wants.
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

We've had two interesting we'd
dings here this week, the marriage OF
Violetta Mercer and DR.. Billy Mar
bury on Wednesday and the marriage
yesterday of Elizabeth Hamilton and
Major William F. Tompkins. of the
engineerG corps. Both were very
pretty. There weren't more the I
forty or fifty guests at the first. all
relatives and very close friends of the
bride and bridegroom; and the other
was a small wedding, too. although a
brilliant company assembled for the
reception and breakfast which fol-
lowed the ceremony.
Major Tompkins' bride is a daugh-
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ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Hamil-
ton and a niece of Miss Mary Mer-
rick, that wonderful woman, Who
despite the fact that she has been al
invalid since she was twelve years
old, founded and organized the Chrisl
Child Society, which, does an amazing
amount of good among children, and is
still its active head. Two or three
years ago Miss Merrick received the
Loyola medal, a tribute given by an
important Catholic university to Cath
olic laymen, who. in the opinion of
the powers that be, has done the
greatest amount of sociological lid
during the year.
I would not be surprised, however,
to hear that Mrs. Vanderbilt has de-
cided to give up her house in Wash
ington and make her headquarters in
New York in future. She has been
in New York most Of the time for
several months, and has recently
taken on a long lease q large apart
ment in one of the fashionable apart
ment houses on Fifth avenue. Her
daughter, Cornelia Vanderbilt, is
scheduled to make her debut in the
near future, and it would be a pity il
she decided to come out in New York
instead Of Washington. However, it
would be natural, for there's the
large Vanderbilt clan to see that she
is properly feted. BiItmore House, at
Biltmore, n. c., which was her faith
eTs particular pride, is consider
ed one of the most finest private
estates in America, is now the prop
erty Of Miss Vanderbilt, who inherit
ed it on her fathers death.
The Washington times., 1919-04-20
Encampment at
Little Falls.


The encampment will be held on the
beautiful site at Little Falls and Con-
duit road, where it was established
last year and the year before. The
course will include agriculture and
home gardening, domestic science and
household arts, reconstruction crafts,
business arts, and a special Girl
Scouts training course.
In addition there is an officers
training course, something entirely
new, which is designed to prepared
women to be officers in other Ma
tional Service School Encampments
and for positions of like responsible
ity. Admittance to this course is
only for graduates of previous Ma
tional Service School encampments.
Girl Scout captains, students OF
schools having military courses,
women who have had not less than
six weeks OF weeks of military
training; teachers and physical edu-
Gators. From the graduates OF this
course will be selected the officers
Of the fifth encampment in Wash
ington.
The training classes for day stu
dents will be held from May II to
June z, meeting at the camp at Little
Falls or at the headquarters of the
Woman's Naval Service, Inc, the
TheodorUs Bailey Myers Mason House.
No uniform will be required, but all
are requested to wear short dark
skirts and sensible shoes and hats
to the outdoor classes. The evening
courses will also be held between
May II and June Z, some at the en-
campment and some at Mason House.
The classes held at Little Falls will
begin at $50 o'clock, and in order
to conserve the time OF the students
box suppers may be purchased at the
Post exchange. Doesn't il all sound
interesting?
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Yes. Susan, the National Service
School of the Woman's Naval Service,
Inc, is going to have its annual en-
campment this year despite the fact
that the war is over. Preparations
are being made for a particularly in
teresting course; and, what's more,
the resident school is to be supple
mented by nationsl service training
classes for day pupils, and there will
be special evening classes in prac-
tical agriculture, home gardening,
and kindred subjects for teachers,
Government workers. and other wom-
en- whose hours of employment will
not permit Of their attending day
classes.
You see, the women back of the Ma
tional Service Schools, which in 1916
17-1S sent out some 1000 women
trained to lead and organize the wom-
an-power of the country, believe that
the American woman must carry on
The Washington times., 1919-04-20
Success Entirely Due
To Women In Charge.

Mrs. Andrew j. Pizzini, Of New
York, wife Of the president Of
a large railroad Improvement
company, who was also director
Of the canteen and motor divis-
ion of the Red Cross, and Mrs. Reg
inald Walker. of Washington, were
directly in charge of the canteen, and
had associated with them in its or
ganization such women as Mrs. Rob-
ert Lansing, Nine. de Blanpre, Lady
Grant, Mrs. Edward J. Crossett, Of
Chicago; Mrs. James w. Wadsworth,
jr.; Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Mrs. John
Jacob Rogers, Mrs. Snow, wife Of
Brig. Gen. William Snow. q. S. A.;
Mrs. Clifford d. Mallory, Mrs. Frank
&c. Munson, Mrs. Kuhn, wife Of Brig.
Gen. Joseph E. Edwards; wife OF
Brigadier General Edwards, U. s. A.
1t was Mrs. Edwards, by the way,
who originated the idea Of the service
club, for enlisted men, while General
Edwards was stationed in Panama,
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

They've three real prima donnas.
Gretchen Hood-you remember her
lovely Marguerite at her debut here,
don't yoU?-then there is Mabel Col
denstroth, who is to be Media, and a
very charming one, too, 1 hear; and
Gladys Price will. of course, repeat
her success as Mabel in 1.-THE Pirates
of Penzance."
II these other operas live up to
the attractiveness OF the chorus Of
''The Pirates" we will have all OF
the front seats filled at the opening
OF the doors.
The Washington times., 1919-04-20
LOTS CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCIETY DOINGS

in national service They contend
that there is still constructive work
for the organization, that the war en-
ergy of American women must be
converted into constructive peace-time
energy, and that the readjustment of
our national machinery and Industrial
forces is a task which needs every
trained American man and woman.
As for the military features Of the
encampment, they are merely Incl
dental anyway, The committee found
that pretty nearly every short cut to
efficiency and pretty nearly every
method of gaining the best results in
the shortest time had been pre-empted
by those interested for generations in
such matters and was included in the
comprehensive term military train
ing" Therefore, they have adopted a
system OF military training, slightly
modified 20 suit conditions, as part Of
their curriculum, and count upon it
to insure discipline. efficiency, and
mental alertness, a certain power of
self-effacement, and an understanding
of how. superfluous are many of the
things formerly considered necessi-
ties.
The First National Service school
was organized in Washington and the
session which opens on June Is and
runs to July will be its fourth en-
campment. Similar schools have been
held in Chicago, San Francisco. Den
yer, Narragansett Pier and Chatauqua,
n. Y, also under the auspices of the
Woman's Naval Service Inc. The
members Of the national committee
are Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, Mrs. John
Temple Graves, Miss Alice Carpenter,
Mrs. Richardson Clover, Mrs. Lafay-
cite Campbell, Mrs. Frederick Colburn.
Miss Amaryllis Gillet, Mrs. George
Thacher Guernsey, Miss Anne -Hege-
man, Mrs. Frank Hight, Mrs. Charles
L. Hussey, Miss Natalie Sumner Lin
coin, Mrs. Leigh c. Palmer, Mrs Henry
T. Rea. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Mrs
Alexander Sharp, sr., Mrs. Henry c.
Sharpe, Mrs. James NJ. Thomson, Mrs.
Richard Wainwright, Mrs. Vylia Poe
and Miss Elizabeth ElIicott
Poe, chairman.
This year, as in former seasons, Miss
Pee will be commandant, and the hon
orary commandants are Mrs. George
Mrs. Hugh L. Scott, Mrs. Glib
son Fahnestock and Mrs. Julian
James. Already a great many appli-
cations have been received, and it is !
necessary to get them in early. as
there will be only one resident school
this year.
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

The drive will be marked by many
picturesque and spectacular events.
Miss Evangeline Booth will speak
here and will be the principal figure
at a great open air meeting, possibly
a series of meetings; and all manner
Of highly original events are prom
ised. The Woman's Committee is
planning a pageant, a gorgeous and
colorful thing, to be given on Sat
urday afternoon, May 4, at the Sylvan
Theater in the Monument Grounds.
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Continued From Page Ten.)
other prominent women on the COM
mtttee are Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin,
Miss Cordelia Adds, Mrs. George Bar
nett, Mrs. Charles Keller, and Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh.
The Washington times., 1919-04-20
Community Opera Works
Way Int0 Blood.

With the smell OF spring flowers
we also have the smell of cosmetics IN
the air. Now that doesn't mean any
reflection on vanity bags! It's COM
munity opera that is getting into our
blood and into our hearts.
I had a glimpse of the dramatic
coach at work the other evening. He
is none other than Dennis ConnelI
who put across" so many OF those
plays given by the dramatic club Of
st. Patricks Church.
The versatility of the dramatic
coach is amazing. Why he doesn't 60
out and be Nine. Cumberland that
means many sorts and conditions of
stage peoples beyond me.
For truly the dramatic coach needs
must be dainty priman donna, capri
cious coryphee, stalwart lover, or
staggering comedian. He walks with
the chorus, laughs for the chorus-or
wonders where the orchestra has
melted to.
Meanwhile a vivid imagination has
to inspire an amateur group with the
picture of scene, and with the mo-
tive in which they sing italian"
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

Altogether, thereIl be something
doing every moment while the drive
is on, but I'm convinced that this is
merely a matter of making assurance
doubly sure The appeal for funds
can't fail since the Salvation Army
has 100000 boosters in khaki who
believe that it delivers the goods"
These boosters have seen the army
at work in Flanders fields, in the
very trenches, through the long night
watches and believe-as do their isis
ters and their cousins and their
aunts," not to mention their sweet
hearts-that the work so well done
"over there" must be continued lover
here"
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

For be it known, Susan, our Com
munity Opera is to sing-after it has
safley launched bohemian Girl" this
week-it is really to sing "Pagliacci"
in Italian. Chorus, principals-and I
was about to say orchestra-will ap-
pear in the only original opera given
by a group Of war workers and home
folks, in which the native language
Of the opera is to be used. Pm proud
Of the achievement.
1t is all in line with the things the
proverbially matter-of-fact American
has been doing since the war came
and made everybody do some or many
things he had never attempted before.
Now we can play and sing-not IN
a few groups, but all of US. We are
learning to come out in the'open and
show how we'll we can devise all the
art accessories of the opera, and of
the pantomime, May in an Italian
Garden" which is the work OF one of
the class in dramatics at Carroll Hall,
the War Camp Community Service
School. 1t is to be used the same
evening the Community Opera sings
'Pagliacci."
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

Mrs. Forrest, now with the War Camp
Community Service, will direct the
performance and will be assisted in
putting on the pageant by a commit
tee of girls. of which Polly Brooks is
to be the chairman. Enid Sims, Mrs.
Brownlow's talented young sister, is
also helping with this phase Of the
work
The pageant proper is to begin at
, o'clock, but there'll be music be-
fofehand-probably the Marine Band.
And Paymaster General Samuel Nc
Gowan, L. S.. N, has promised $50
yeowomen-no, no, yeOmen (F)-to
serve a. ushers and to help take up
the collection which is to be an i'm
portant feature of the program.
A soldiers. sailors. and marines ball
will be given on the day the drive
opens, Monday evening, May 10, to
help raise the Washington quota.
Plans for this are still in an embryo
stage, but the details will be an
nounced as they are completed. Mrs.
John Allan DOugherty is chairman of
the ball committee; Mrs. Thomas +.
Walsh has charge of the sale of
boxes; Charles J. Bell is treasurer,
and Major William z. Fowler, chair
man Of the floor committee.
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

The men in the service are grateful
for many things to the women who
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

ernment. Often the men would pour
their woes into the ears OF the
sympathetic women at the canteen,
and that set Mrs. Pizzini to thinking.
Finally, when q detachment OF forty
men arrived from Syracuse, all dead
broke, she acted.
All That Was Needed
Was Z, ,ReeOmmendatiOn.
She thought out scheme by which,
on the Recommendation Of his
commanding officer, any soldier might
have his food and lodgings charged
up TO him until pay day. when he
settled his club bill, just like q regu-
lar fellow. It was all quite simple,
but IL involved an immense amount
of work for Mrs. Pizzini and her
right hand man, Mrs. Walker, who
had to keep the records straight.
They are exceedingly proud OF the
way things worked out, for, although
they frequently allowed $4,000 or
5000 Of credit month they lost
practically nothing.
Volunteers Help Out
In Tive SHIFTS Daily,
Since Mrs. Pizzini left washington
two or three months ago, Mrs. Walker
has been in charge OF the cafeteria.
The Washington times., 1919-04-20

Sow that the United Service Clul
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-01-11
SintOmi di IugO-SIaViSmO

E basta per questa settimana.
Ma pria di lasciare la penna,
vorremmo domandare al nostri
lettori Sc hanno osservato la me-
tamorfosi brusca e repentina We
nell'indirizzo di un ma
gno giornale italiano di New
York, relativamente ALA propa-
ganda ed ale agitazioni iugo-
slave.
Non piu di venti giorni or sono
il foglio in p2rola aveva initiate
una vigorosa campagna contro
Quei giornali che 81 facevano
portavoce di questa propaganda
e segnatamente contro il New
York Times" che pubblicava lie
maligne schiocche corrispon-
denze da PaIigi di un certo Sci
den.
A Qualche giolno di distanza,
non solo ha troncato la campa-
gna, ma e giunto persino a RI
pudiare la politic2 di Sonnino, di
Sonnino che il piu saldo palladio
dele sacre aspiration nostre, a
farsi campione della politica di
rinunzie delPOn. Bissolati.
r. deDlorevole - non g vero -
per TN organo magno che detie-
ne la faccola del patriottismC
nelle Colonie di America?
Ma non bisogna 'dimenticarc
che Washington esiste un quar-.
tiere generate di propaganda
iugo-slaya che disponc di miliout
di dolIari genarosamente largiti
da facoltosi francesi, al quail.
tmba Ia digestione il fantasms
di un'Iyalia grande, forse pit
grande della Francia.
la LIBERIA PAROLA.
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essa, chiamandola imperialista
ed altro; gl'italiani di bUon SEN
so 81 farno una risata iii cuore q
simili escandescenze da triviC
ale quail 81 abbandonano solo al
cuni correspondent igroranti p
presuntuOsi, quel che e peggi-.
venali.
La parte sana dele nazioni di
tutto il monde, possono certa-
mente condividere tall opinioni,
perche la storia passata e pre-
sente delPItalia dimostra CHA
re note che essa non e stata e
non e imperialista, e che Sc oggi
per ragioni etnOgrafche, oreo-
grafiche, strategiche, per ragiO-
nj di raZZa ecc. ecc. desidera,
vuole, 81 e impossessata di terre,
che tiene G terra, non commette
nessun alto imperialistico, AMI
vuole assolutamente svellere,
sradicare fino allultimo Pimpe-
Iialismo, che ancora in quei pic
coli posti 81 annida.
Dopo tutto non sara certo un
correspondence del Times o del
PEvening Ledger che possa COM
prendere e giudicare lie azioni
dellItalia, della sua democrazia,
della sua saggezza. della sua ci-
Vita di tutto clio insomnia che
giova a migliorare ed aumentare
il Drogresso del monde, perche
PItalia, non puo essere esamina-
ia dagli alcoolizzati dai prezzo-
lati. Che abbaino i cagnolini
che raglino gil asini, che 81 fac.
ciano difensori degli Jugo-Slav
| (intendesi austriaci della piu bel,
la pura acqua) a moi ia propriC
|piacere; abbiamo ottenuto due
scopi che fanno bene ALA nostrs
Icausa: il primo Quello di vederC
Ill denaro di Questi selvaggi pas
| |sare in mano terze persone
che faranno arricchire le brewe
RS Ill secondo di mettere all'indicC
tutti coloro che per una manat;
di fave voltanO bandiera, dimen
ticando un passato che a dispet
to di tutto di tutti brilla di lu
ce diVina.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-01-11

Pubblichiamo qui appresso la
dichiarazione di uno del medici
curanti, DR.. Nicola Pelnice:
In scguito ale migliorate con-
diziOni di salute del Graude We
nerabiIe deliO State di Pennsyl-
vania deIi'O. +. d'I. signor A.
Giuseppe Di SilvestrO, e state
possible permettere la sua usci-
Ia daE'Ospedale di SAINT Agnese,
per cOntinuare In cura al suO do
miciliO. NOnOstante, per0, Paw
venuto migliOramentO, il signOr
Di SiIvestrO dOvra ancOra per
qualche tempo sOttrarsi allie sue
usual OccupaziOni, rimanendO in
un complete ed assOlutO ripOso,
per non cOmpTOmettere PesitO
della cura con inOppOrtunO dam
nosO lavOrO mentale G lisicO.
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La salute del
D0StrO DfGltOrG

NeIlc settmane scorge. special
mente durante le feste di Natalie
e Capodanno, sia ncgi uffci del
IOrdine del Figli dItalia che in
quello del giornale e nclla sua re-
sidenza, da logge, da fratelli, da
amici e da cOnoscent, italiani ed
americani, sono continuati a per-
veniTe al nostro direttOre signor
A. Giuseppe Di Silvestro, lettere,
cartoline e telegrammi di augurii
per una sollecita completa qua
rigione.
Fra j tanti hanno scritto O te-
legrafato per POrdiue: i Supremi
Uffciali Oreste Giglio Rev. Nj
cola Sabbarese; Pex Supreme Sc
gretalio di fnanza Joseph De
Marco, tenente di ritorno dalla
Francia; il Grande Assistente
Venerable DIR. A. E. Abbate; i
Grandi Curatori signori Antonio
Certo e Salvatore Loiacono; qua
81 tutti j grand deputati dello
State; le logge Principe di Pie
monte, NiccoIo Machiavelh, Ma
poleone Colaianni, Enrico Du-
nant, Dunbar, Giacomo Leopar-
di, Giuseppe Mazzini, Nuova Ca
milo Benso di Cavour, Carlo Co
lett, Roma del CESAR, Stella /;
oltre ad innumerevoli amici. In
nome e per conto del Venerable
Supreme Avv. Stefano Miele, il
signor Parisi, Supreme Segreta-
rio di Finanza, 81 recava la setti-
mana scorsa in Filadelfia per a.
we're notizie dirette sulla salute
del Grande Venerable.
II nostro direttore ringrazia
sentitamente di questi attestati
di simpatia ed e dolente di non
Lpoter ricevere, al presente, le vi
site di coloro che, invano, 81 re-
Icano ALA sua residenza. La cal
ma, gli hanno prescritto medi-
/ ci, oltre al tempo, sara la miglio-
Ire medicina perche egli possa ri
stabilirsi.
Intanto, chiediamo venia al
Ilettori per la non avvenuta pub
blicazione di questo giornale la
settimana scorsa: la preoccupa-
lzione del nostro direttore per
lquesto ebdomadario al Quale, CO.
me allie precedent pubblicazioni,
ha dato la sua anima, tutto Sc
stesso, e tale e tanta che il SEM
plice saperlo stampato, non Sc
condo j suoi desiderii, sarebbe
lun nuovo incentive al suo male.