The Washington herald., 1919-01-02

suggests something of the suit. The
waist line is particularly interest
ing. Deep collar, cuffs and pockets
are of gray squirrel.
were Miss Tallulah Bankhead. Miss
Josephine Broome, Miss Gladys
Kaime. Miss Elizabeth Koones. Miss
Henrietta. Hill and Miss Beatrice
Mallan.
Miss Crosson. who is only here for
the holidays. will return to her
school in Indiana on January Z. and
will graduate from there in June.
The Mutual Welfare Association of
the insurance division of the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance had a dance
last night at Rauscher's. In the re-
ceiving line were Mrs. Alice Grady,
assistant director; Mrs. Mark A.
Woodell. executive clerk; Mrs. Ess-
linger. social service secretary; Mrs.
Rucker. Miss Dowdelle, Mrs. Hox-
ton. Mrs. Hackett, Mrs. Roberts and
Mrs. Eckstein.
Among those who accepted invita-
tions to be present were Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. Carter Glass.
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Thomas
Love; Director of War Risk and Mrs.
Lindsey; Assistant Director OF War
Risk, Capt Crowell; Commissioner
and Mrs. Nesbit. Speaker and Mrs.
Champ Clark; Deputy Commissioner
LaGrange ]. Arnold; Deputy Com
missioner and Mrs. II. c. Houlihsn.
Chief Clerk of War Risk, Mr.. F. e,
Black
A number of soldiers from Walter
Reed Hospital. the Army Medical
School and Quantico were also pres
ent.
The District OF Columbia Division
of the United Daughters OF Confed-
eracy entertained at New Year
reception last night in honor of Con-
federste veterans, at the Confederate
Memorial Hall. 1892 Vermont avenue.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock. the division
president, received, with Mrs. w. II.
+. Lee, Mrs. Newton Baker. Mrs.
Harriet Turner. Mrs. Walter Hutton.
Mrs. Charles Hamilton Fred. Mrs.
Paul L. Joachim, Mrs. ). A Wayne,
Mrs. Lawton Morgan. Mrs. Jennie
Monroe, Mrs w. o. Roome. Miss Alice
Theobold, Mrs. Samuel Spencer.
The Spanish ambassador and Nine.
| Riano will be the honor guests at a
| dinner which Mrs. James Mcdonald
is giving on January l..
Representative and Mrs. Ira Copley
have gone to their home at Aurora,
ILL.,, for a visit of several days.
Colvin B. Brown, chief of the or
| sanitation service bureau of the
Chamber OF Commerce OF the United
States. will speak on Community Or
ganization in Time of War" before
the members of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club this morning at u.SO in All
Souls Church, L and Fourteenth
streets. The public is invited.
Miss Ellinor Fell, of Paris, who re-
| Gently arrived in this country from
| France, will speak on the condition
and lives of the women and children
of her country, for the fatherless
| children of France committee and
| their friends, in the auditorium of the
Department of the Interior building
today at 4:b o'clock under the aus
pices of the local committee, Mrs.
| David Franklin Houston, chairman:
! his- ElcntN JtIllllSss WIG
and Miss winslow, secretary; and the
advisory committee. Mrs. VIM. T
Redfeld, Mrs. F. H. Brooke, Mrs. F.
| A. Delano, Mrs. William Gibbs Nc
| Adoo, Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, Mrs.
William Phillips, Miss Julia Lothrop.
Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller, Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt and DIR. Anna
Howard Shaw.
The fatherless children of France
| committee proudly announces that a
summing up of the sales of Christmas
post cards brought 5000 into their
hands.
At the Arts Club dinner tonight
Representative Alben w. Barkley, of
Kentucky, recently back from France.
will be the honor guest. The presi-
dent of the club, Mr.. Henry X. Bush
Brown, will act as chairman, and
Mrs. Caleb w. O'Connor will be host
ess for the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. NJ. Waters, jr., of
Oakhurst. Montgomery County, Nd,
announce. the engagement of their
daughter. Achsah Estelle to Mr.. Will
lam II. Stinson, jr., of Glenwood, Nd.
The wedding will take place in the
near lutuTt.
st. Valentine will celebrate his day.
February IA, by an authors carnival
| and ball at the New Willard Hotel
The affair will be given by the
League of American Pen Women, I'm
der distinguished patronage, for the
benefit of the leagues national head
quarters A matinee February Is will
follow, partaking of adventures in
the fairyland of children's books.
combined with the dansante during
the later hours. The scheme of deco
ration is odd and original. and is be-
ing worked out by the artists of the
War Camp Community Service. The
Characterization of the participants
in the carnival will be made from
the wonderland of books. An exhibit
and auction sale of autographed
books photogrn nha original ynonu-