The Washington times., 1919-05-24
The fete champetre at wOOdley

THE fete champetre at Woodley |
yesterday, which was given I'M
= der the auspices of the Amer !
lean Committee for the Relief of Ru-
manian war orphans for the benefit |
Of the helpless suffering orphaned
children of Rumania, was quite the
most picturesque and beautiful out
door benefit given in Washington this
season.
1t began at o'clock and lasted I'M
til midnight, with dinner served on
the lawn between the afternoon and
evening performances. Giant flags
strung between the magnificent trees
of Woodley and gay booths at which
hats, flowers, candy, and such goodies
as jam, homemade cake, and honey
were on sale, added a picturesque
touch to the garden.
The fete was given on the occasion
or the Rumanian national holiday ana
many colorful national customs were
featured in the program. The enter
tainment in the afternoon included
recital by a Rumanian Gypsy or
chestra. singing by the famous Paul
list Fathers Chorus, exhibitions by the
Boy Scouts, and the Girl Scouts,
"Calusari," folk dances by Rumanian
children, a Rumanian shepherd flute
number, and a reading by Miss Mar
garet Anglin, of Carmen Sylvas
poems.
In the evening there was dancing
to the music of the gypsy band and
the "stingerea, the Roumanian ma
tional holiday night parade with fire.
works, a spectacle of singular beauty,
was reproduced. Woodley was sur
rounded by a Gordon of searchlights,
whose luminous fingers played across
the sky, fireworks painted gorgeous
golden pictures in between and into
this atmosphere marched a procession
Of men and little boys in colorful
Roumanian dress, carrying torches
and singing and shouting as they
came. 1t was a picture to be long
remembered.
An exhibition Of the traditional ma
tional dances of Rumania, which are
only done on special occasions, was
given by a group of Roumanian chill
dren who came from Philadelphia es-
pecially for the occasion; and Mr..
Gebeleanu gave a group of Roumanian
folk songs.
An impromptu feature of the pro-
gram was the presentation with a
graceful speech-in Roumanian-of a
bouquet OF roses to Mrs. Theodore
V. Boynton, chairman Of the commit
Orphans, under whose direction the
panied by a generous check for the
fund. Nine. Livius Tieusanu. wife
Of the military attache OF the Rou-
manian legation. was also presented
with a posy.
Princess Ghika was the general d.
rector of the fete and was present
both afternoon and evening and
among those who were helping were
Mrs. James Mcdonald, Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman and a group of young
girls including Miss Mildred Brom-
well. Miss Elizabeth Walsley, Miss
Enid Sims, Miss Jeanne Bankhead and
Muss Ross.
Mrs. Mcdonald had a box and had
among her guests the Minister OF
the Netherlands and Nine. Cremer,
Miss Symonds and Mrs. Charles Brom-
we'll. The Minister of the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes. was among
those in Mrs. Charles Boughton
Woods box; and with Major and
Nine. Tieusanu were her mother and
sister. Mrs. Humphreys, of Phila-
delphia, and Mrs. Ireland: Mrs.
Walmsley and General Guglielmotti.
military attache of the Italian en-
bassy.
Others present were the counsellor
of the Mexican embassy and Nine
Rojo. Commander Brabanti of the
Italian navy; J. E. Lefevre, charge d.
affaires Of Panama; Breckinridge
Long. Third Assistant Secretary of
State: Boaz Long, American minister
to Salvador: Mrs. Medorem Crawford.
Miss Dolores Crawford, Mrs. Morris |
Evans, Miss Meta Evans, Mrs. Poe |
White. Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes. |!
jr., Miss Mary Morgan, Miss Lillian
Washburn Newlin. who was selling
flowers, Martin Knapp, Mrs. Charles |
Warren, Capt. r. r. Glen, OF the |
British embassy, William Phelps Emo. |
Major William Eric Fowler. Charles !
w. Richardson, William Bowie Clarke
and William Jaques.
The Japanese Ambassador and Wis |
countess Ishii and Gen. and Mime.
Collardet were among those present
during the afternoon.
Daniels To Visit Mother.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels will |
leave Washington this evening for
North Carolina 10 visit his mother
and his sons, Worth Bagley Daniels |
and Jonathan Worth Daniels. who are |
students at the University OF North |
I
South some time next week.
Maj. Gen. Adolphus Greedy, u. S. A..
retired, announces the engagement of
his daughter. Miss Gertrude Greedy, |
to Lieut. Comdr. James Chatham
Kress. u. $. n. No date has been set |
for the wedding. Commander Kress, |
whose home is in Lockhaven, Pa, is |
at nrcsent IN duty at the naval train
ing station at Newport. Miss Greedy. |
who is General Greely's youngest |
daughter. made her debut in Wash !
ington several seasons ago.
Mrs. Ira c. Copley entertained q |
dozen young people at the tea dance !
at Wardman Park Hotel this after /
noon in compliment to Miss Carrie |
Garden. Of New York, who is visiting |
in Washington.
Congressman and Mrs. Copley have |