The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
Society.

Wilson will be unable to attend this
year. as the President cannot, ac-
cording TO custom. be present at this
historic ball. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
Marshall. together with the Cab
met ladies. lead the long list OF
patronesses. Mrs. White, wife of
Chief Justice White, win act as a
pstroness for the ball. Some of the
other patronesses are Mrs James
Edward Gay. Mime. Grouitch. wife
OF the Minister OF the Serbs. Croats
and Slovenes; Mrs. Gorgas. wife of
Surgeon General Gorgas. who made
Panama unsafe for mosquitoes. there
by making the Panama Canal pos
sible. Still other patronesses are
Mrs. Albert Grant. Mrs, Augustus
Gardner, Mrs. Carlos Gibson, Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins. Mrs. Mitchell
Harrison, Mira Frank Hume. Mrs.
Albert Hill. Mrs. r. n. Harper, Mrs.
Frank Hight. Mrs. F. T. B. Harris,
Mrs. JohnJ. HemphiIl, Mrs. John H.
Hewson. Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson.
Mrs. Charles ID. Helmbold, Mrs. @.
ID. Horning. Mrs. William c. Harriee,
Mrs. Hale. Mrs. Richard Harlow,
Mrs. Richard Harts, Mrs. Charles
Howry. Mrs. JSen A. Johnston, Mrs.
Paul E. johnson, Mrs. +. T. Junkin,
the Misses Lawrence, together with
many mofe, whose names will fol-
low later.
PLAYWRIGHT HERE
SAME WEEK As PLAY.
To go back a bit, one OF the in
teresting visitors of the week who
NnTn al 90 L. al. Il -
author, St John Ervine and his
wife. And strange 10 relate one oil
his plays, John Ferguson" was
presented in Washington last week.
and though he was here then he has
never yet seen a presentation of
the play, though il is his own -
either here or elsewhere. He didn't
have time to breathe while in Wash
ington. He lectured Thursday even
ing at the Central High School un-
der the auspices Of the Washington
Fine Arts Commission, taking for
his subject "Scollections of My
Elders The next day he hew of
to Baltimore. then to Harrisburg
Yesterday. He will return here to-
day and depart for good tonight-a
busy man. / should say.
Mr.. Ervine lost a leg during the
early stages of the world war and
his first-hand impressions and COM
ments on the conflict were vitality
interesting
Entering upon the theme of the
evening. the lecturer gave personal
recollections and impressions of
George Bernard Shaw. H G. Wells,
arnold Bennett, Anatole France.
Tolstoi, John Galsworthy and other
M IN ~NaL
whom Mr.. Ervine has close personal
acquaintance. Another is William
Butler Yeats, who lectures at Cen
tral High in February.
Mr.. Ervine stated that the SUPER
man doctrine Of Nietsche. the German
philosopher. whose spirit largely
actuated and Influenced Germany's
conduct Of the war. has been dis
proven by life in the trenches and
dugouts. There, the speaker declared,
where men lived at close quarters in
groups Of twenty and thirty. the turn
the-other-cheek doctrine Of Chris
tianity. as taught by Jesus and
Tolstoi, bad proved q success and
yielded unexpected experiences and
results.
Another war like the recent one. IN
the opinion OF Mr.. Ervine, would
mean the end Of our western civilizz-
ton.
Mr.. Ervine was heard by a large
audience. which was generous in its
applause and attention.
IHANEZ TO BE GUEST
AT UNIVERSITY.
/ am intensely interested in the
promised visit OF Vicente Blasco
lhanez, the great Spanish novelist.
author Of The -Four Horsemen OF
the Apocalypse" who is to spend a
few days in Washington in the latter
part OF February. At the invitation
Of President William Miller Collier,
OF the George Washington Univer-
sity. he will be one OF the guests OF
honor at the midwinter convocation
Of the university to be held in the
Masonic Temple, New York avenue
and Thirteenth street. on the after
noon Of Monday, February ., and at
the alumni dinner of the university at
Rauschers on the evening OF the
same day.
A number of brilliant society events
are being planned in Blasco Ihanez'
honor. including a large dinner at
Rauscher's on Saturday. February Il
by Mr.. and Mrs. Collier. who were
acquaintance Of the author when Mr.
Collier was American Minister to
Spain.
/ understand Washington is very
fortunate in having an opportunity
to see and hear this famous author
as he will lecture only in Washington
and California. Then Washington