The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

Lieutenant Colonel Smith. u. S. NJ. c..
, with her. He, by the way, Is leaving
the service. Others In the company
were Mrs. Baker. wife OF the Secre-
tary OF War, who was accompanied
| by Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hertie. OF
Gunston Hall; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
| J. Bell, Coleman Jennings. Justice
Miss Elizabeth overton Lea, Mr.. and
Mrs John Dillon. Mrs. Pearl Moore
Gray, l.. II. Weir, head of the Com
munity Service, and Charles III. Eng
lish, director Of activities; Miss Mary
Gwynn. Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Thomp-
! SON and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Dun
woodie. Mr.. Dunwoodie Is acting sec
rotary and treasurer OF the Washing
| ton opera Company.
The next production Is to be the
week OF March is when Faust" will
! alternate with a double bill including
"Pagliacci" and 'rhe Secret OF Su-
same" There'li be one or more
! guest artists this time. and II is even
rumored that Marak 10 coming back
to sing In "Pagliacci."
washington society probably.
| headed for the first time this sea-
son by the First Lady In the Land.
| is going to have the pleasure OF
| attending q most interesting first
night" and at the same time celebrat-
ing most appropriately Washing
tons birthday-(a day late since the
22nd falls on Sunday and the hoili-
day will be generally celebrated on
Monday)-and contributing to . most
worthy and patriotic project; going
the provefb one better, and killing
three birds with one stone! For on
| that night the performance OF Percy
Mackaye's new patriotic play George
Washington" is to be given at the
Shubert-Belasco as q beneht for
the National Victory Memorial Build
ing fund, before about the most dts
tinguished audience that has assem-
blcd this season.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has written
Mrs. Dimock, president OF tho George
Washington Memorial association,
which has the matter In hand, ex-
pressing her interest in the under
taking, and her hope and expectation
of being present at that performance.
1t will be the first time that she
has been out in public in the evening
this winter. She further expresses
her wish to buy her box, and asks
that she be informed as to the price.
Boxes are '1isted" at 5000, but for
several $500 has been paid.) In fact
Mrs. Dimock has already sold more
boxes than exist in the theater. But
more are being constructed to meet
the demand, even though some OF
the boX-hoIdeers are out OF town
and are scarcely likely to occupy
their boxes.
1t sounds like one Of the things
that will be very well worth while.
| A new play by Percy Mackayc Is
in itself distinctly so, and new
! play built around the Father of this
Country will be doubly so. 1t seems
rather curious that nobody has ever
made him the central figure in
great drama, for his was a most
dramatic career. Do you realize
that heretofore, often as he has ap-
peared on the stage, he has always
| been a subordinate character?
,, The National Victory Memoria,
building Is to be a great national
memorial and tribute to American
participation In the world war. 1t
Is to be a monument to every man.
woman and child who gave of the
best that was in them that liberty
might not perish from the eartn.
Congress has given It a site--in the
Mall about half way between the
White House and the Capitol, right
alongside of the new National Mu-
seum-and the Secretary Of War has
given it his blessing. Tracy &
Swarthouts plans for a fine, stately
building have been selected, from
those submi0ed by the best-know1
architects in the country in a nation
wide competition. And Mrs. Dimock's
George Washington Memorial Asso-
citation has charged itself with the
task of raising $4,000, 900 for its
erection and maintenance.
1t really is a splendid conception
this great building which is to be a
home for conventions, a repository
for invaluable records Of every phase
Of American activity in the great
war, a gathering place for the great
patriotic societies-in fact, a national
center and clearing house for patri-
otto activities. Washington has need
ed such a building. and Mrs Dimock
, is enlisting all her friends-and there