Evening star., 1920-05-24
ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Society to Attend Only Entertain
ment Permitted in Cathedral
Close Grounds.

The annual garden party of the
House of Mercy will be held in the
grounds of the Cathedral Close to-
morrow afternoon from to O'Clock.
1t Is the only entertainment of this
character allowed by the Bishop of
Washington to be given within this
Enclosure
Sports and entertainment will be
held for the old as well as the young.
A playground for the children has
been laid out.
AIRS George &. Van Dusen has
charge of the children's sports. Mrs.
Henry W. Fitch will sell picnic box
snppers. assisted by Mrs James S.
Parker. Mrs. J. L. Black. Miss Alys
i.lexandrine Fitch. while Mrs. Issac
:: Mann will preside at the buff
fet supper. Hot waff1es will be
made on the grounds by Mrs. John
son. and Miss Abby Johnson. Mrs.
Robert NJ. Thompson. Mrs. Julian
VIII sell cool drinks. assisted by Nine
Jusserand. Nine. Grouitch. Miss Vir-
ginia Hunt. Miss Hilda Sykes, Mrs.
ia 'dolph Mckim. Mrs. Cotton-Smith,
Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott. Mrs. Philip.
Mrs Gordon-Cumming. Mrs Carlisle;
Dwight. Mrs. McLanahan. Miss Isa-
bella Wells. Mrs. Charles McCauley.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Mrs. Nc
Clag. Mrs. T. F. Bayard, Mrs. Robert
Lansing. Mrs Cromwell Brooks, Mrs
T. A. Scott Thropp. Mrs. Wilmer, Mrs.
Richard Wainwright, Mrs. Jaffrey
Parsons. Mrs. Harlan, Mrs. and Miss
Sargent, Mrs. Arthur Addison. Mrs.
Charles Henry Butler Mrs. and Miss
Mason. Mrs. and Miss LeMerle. Miss
Poe. Mrs. Wilson. Miss Hudson and
Mrs. and Miss Jewett
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of the dancing. Miss Helen McLana-
han is the chairman of the dancing
committee of girls, and she will be
assisted by Miss Louise Littauer, Miss
Anna Hamlin. Miss Marjorie Wright.
Miss Mildred Bromwell. Miss Frances
Hampson. Miss Betty Grove. Miss
Ruth Donaldson, Miss Cecilia Mccall
lum. Miss Olive Graef. Miss Lindsay
Moore. Miss Minna Blair. Miss Helen
Tucker. Miss Adelaide Tuttie and
Miss Delphine Heyl
The floor committee of men is COM
posed of Commander Jewell. chair
man: James Ellerson, jr.; Henderson
Gregory Chester Lock wood. Reber
Littlehales. Gouverneur Hoes, Elipha-
let Andrews, Louis Dickson. Thorn
Dwight and others. Girl Scouts will
police the gates, and Mrs. Thomas
Armat. assisted by Mrs. Reeve Lewis,
Mrs. George Putnam. Mrs. Clarence
Ridley. Mrs. Francis B. Wilby. Miss
Frances Hopkins. Miss Sarah T. Wat
1on. Mrs Horace Lurton and Miss
1indley Wood will sell popcorn. bal
looms and conduct fortune telling.
Mrs Walter Tuckerman, assisted
by number of society folk, will
hell flowers. Hot tea and coffee will
be served on the grounds.
st. Margaret's Church. under the
direction of Miss Carolene Smith, will
serve ice cream cones. assisted by
Mrs. David Perry. Mrs. Belle Hoyt
Espey. Mrs. William H. Heron Mrs.
Mrs. Joseph S. Wall. Mrs. Willoughby
S. Chesley. Mrs. Alfred G. Eldredge.
Mrs. Eugene C. Gott, Mrs. C. Sheldon.
jr.: Miss Claudine Clements. Miss
Margaret Clements. Miss Anna Hall
Green, Miss Isabel Hacker. Miss Helen
Tucker. Miss Jean Tucker. Miss Tay-
lor Logic. Miss Delphine Heyl and
Miss Madeline Austin.
Book lovers will find on sale the
special volume they desire. while
those in search of antiques will dis
cover the almost unobtainable in
clocks. andirons, porcelain and an
cient glass, etc. A temporary post
Office will be established on the
grounds for four hours. and the post
mistress will be Miss Fannie A
and parcel post packages. Home
made cakes and candy will be on sale
and a display of the fine needlework
of the women of Washington.
The officers of the board of man
ayers are Mrs Julian James. hon
orary president: Mrs. Henry B.
Brown, president: Mrs. Alfred Mills,
first vice president: Mrs. Lee Phillips,
second vice president; Mrs. Rose
Gouverneur Hoes. recording secre-
tary: Mrs. T. Percy Myers. CORE
spending secretary. and Mrs. Frank
Anderson, treasurer