Evening star., 1919-04-06
Easter Monday Benefit Ball.


Army and Navy League on Easter Mon
! day night, which this year falls on April
81. Gen. George Barnett, major gen.
era1 commandant Of the United States
sented to allow the Marine Band Orches-
ira to play for the dancing, alternating
+; with tho U. S. S. Mayflower Band. Mrs
!; Newton D. Baker has graciously given
her cooperation and will sing The Star
Spangled Banner" to the accompani-
ment Of the Marine Band Orchestra.
| Miss Leila Gordon. daughter of Mrs
| George Barnett, will be chairman of the
! young ladies' committee, made up of
buds and other we'll known young So
ciety women.
Miss Ruth Wilson. Admiral Henry
Wilson's daughter, will be manager for
Nine. Libra. the accomplished character
! reader. and will be assisted by a half
! has just returned from his duty abroad.
where he rendered distinguished service
I as commander of the American naval
| forces in French waters.
Col. John Wadley, in command at the
United States Marine barracks, is gen.
erously devoting much time to the ball
| room and floor arrangements, and will
| have goodly staff Of men from civil.
military and naval life on his floor COM
mittee. Lieut.. Martin. comma nding the
/ U. S. S. Sylph. who for several years
has had charge Of the decorations, will
convert the ballroom into a scene of
veritable beauty and give to it its, usual
! brilliant military atmosphere.
Part of the proceeds Of the ball will
| be used. as is the custom Of the or
ganization. in helping to support the
Club for the Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines at 317 street northwest. the
Oldest club Of it's kind in the country.
Here an enlisted man can for a nomi-
nal sum have a comfortable room all to
| himself and find pleasant recreation in
the billiard and reading rooms, supplied
with musical Instruments. books. papers
! and the latest magazines. Mrs. Aulick
Palmer has been the able mana ger Of
this club for a number Of years.
Among the Lenten events of un-
usual interest scheduled for the COM
! ing week is the mass meeting which
will be held in the Church of the
Covenant on Wednesday evening.
April 9. at o'clock. The affair is
being given under the auspices Of the
| Washington Women's committee for
relief in the near east.
| A program Of special excellence has
been provided. DR.. Newell Dwight
"Bolshevism and Its Menace to the
| World
A. Chah Mouradian. the gifted Ar
menian tenor, will sing two groups
delights all the audiences before
| which he appears and Washingtonians
are anticipating a. treat on this oc-
casion.
! Secretary Lane will preside, and
short addresses will be delivered by
some prominent Washington men on
the needs in the near east. the subject
SO close to the hearts of the. COM
| mittee.
Leading residents of Washington
| will be present and the general public
| is invited to attend.
| The committee which is actively en-
gagged in securing the success Of the
Stevens chairman: Mrs. Richard Fay
Jackson, vice chairman; Mrs. Daniel
c. Chace, Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes, Mrs.
| Charles Wood, Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
| son, Mrs. Waldo Leland, Mrs. Gilbert
! Grosvener, Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, Mrs.
| Edwin Stock, Mrs. E. Nisbet. Wright,
Mrs. Kenneth Frye and Mrs. Martin
Clapp..
| viscountess Ishii, wife of the am
bassador Of Japan. heads the list of
the Noia. and the Japanese Lyric
drama to be presented by Miss Cath
crime .du Pont in the ballroom at the
New Willard Friday evening at $50
O'Clock. Sonora de Riano has also
lent her name to theslist Of diplomat
wives, and Mrs. Newton D. Baker.
who never misses anything artistic,
is also a patroness. Others on the
list include Mrs. Breckinridse Long.
| Mrs. Thomes, ]. O'Brien. Mrs. Henry
G. Chiffon. Mrs. Larz2 Anderson. Mrs.
julius Lay, Mrs.. Walter Guikerman,
| Mrs. .Adolph Miller, Mrs. John g.. Cra-
vens. Mrs. H. H. Rogers. Mrs. Mar
shall Field, MRS. Preston Davie. Mrs.
Eliza Scidmore,. Mrs. Thomas Watt
| Gregory. Mrs. Truxton Beale: Mrs.
George Draper. Mrs. Harold Walker,
Grinnell, Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs.
Samuel Tucker. Mrs. Perry Belmont,
! Mrs. Robert Thompson. Mrs. Arthur
Glasgow. Mrs Randall Hagner. Mrs. A.
Y. P. Garnett. Mrs: James Mcdonald,
Mrs. John L. Morehead and Mrs. Walter
| Dillingham;.
The marriage Thursday of Mrs. Ell
sic French Vanderbilt. formerly the
wife of the late Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
and Lieut.. Paul Fitzsimons. U. S. N,
at Harborview, the brides beautiful
secrecy. Their engagement and the
arrangements for the wedding. which
! took place in the forenoon at II
! o'clock, were alike guarded assidu-
The bride. who was given in mar
rage by her brother. Maj. Amos
| Tuck French. wore a dark blue trav-
cling costume with blue straw
| toque.
/ She had no attendant. but Lieut..
John r. Palmer, U. S. n. was hest
man, and Ensign Vanderbilt acted as
usher. The naval officers wore their
! side arms.
| The ceremony was performed in the
| drawing room. which was decorated
with pink and red roses. palms and
ferns, the Rev. DR.. Stanley c. Hughes,
rector of Trinity Church, New York,
officiating, in the presence Of a small
company. which included the Cover
nor of Rhode Island and Mrs. r. Liv-
inEston Beeckman. Mrs. Amos Tuck
| French, Mrs. Fitzsinons, mother of
| the bridegroom; Col. Walter H. Chat
| field, U. s.. A.. and Mrs. Cha tfield; the
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Roderick Terry,
Miss Helen North of Boston. and the
| of Rhode Island. -.
Only those asked to witness the
ceremony attended the breakfast
which followed. In the center Of the
| brides table was large wedding
cake, which the bridegroom cut with
his sword. .
! At 3 O'Clock Lieut.. Fitzsimons and
his bride started on the first stage
of their wedding trip. going to Prov
idence by automobile. with Ensign
Vanderbilt acting as chauffeur and
with Gov. and Mrs. Beeckman as
guests as far as Providence. Upon
their return to Newport the couple
will live at .Horborview.
The marriage of Mrs. Vanderbilt was
a distinct surprise to New York So
| ciety, where she has been one Of the
! leaders of the smart set, and since the
i war has taken an active part in war
i work, organizing an ambulance unit,
II ~ ioodinp In Red Cross actSyixfac