The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
COUNTRY CLUB. FORT BERRY.
DANCE TO DRAW BIG
LOCAL CROWD.


COUNTRY CLUB. FORT BERRY.
DANCE TO DRAW BIG
LOCAL CROWD.
Girls of the Gibbons Club, sol z
street northwest. are looking for
ward with interest to the dance to
be given at the Columbus Country
Club, Fort Berry. Va. tomorrow
night. They have chartered spe-
cial car to leave Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. at
Sis and to return to Washington at
midnight. The dancing will begin at
8 and Macwilliams' orchestra will
furnish the music. Refreshments
will be served during the intermis-
sions. Miss Rosemary TuttIe Is
chairman of the recreation commit
tee in charge of the affair and fnvi-
tations can be obtained at the Cath
Ollie Community House. sol z street
northwest. Mrs. Grace Gordon will
chaperon the party. Efforts are be-
ing made by the club to secure a va
cation lodge near the city so that II
will be within committing distance
and will also serve as a place for
many of the girls to spend their
summer vacation In this search the
Calvert. Mauru and o'Hern clubs are
also cooperating.
Miss Anna ]. Greenlees. director of
instruction for women in the Dis
trict Red Cross Chapter. announced
yesterday, that her department
would cooperate to make the bene-
Mt musical to be given for the Amer
icanization work of the public
schools here success. The musical,
which Is to be held at the Central
High School, tomorrow night at s:15,
Is to be rendered by the Washington
College of Music Orchestra. No
admission Is to be charged. The
Red Cross has aided in establishing
home hygiene and home care of the
sick classes in this important work
with excellent results.
MRS. MOCK SINGS OLD SONGS
FOR CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
On next Tuesday evening, Wash
ington Camp 131, United Confed-
crate Veterans, will hold a social
session in their headquarters at
the Confederate Memorial Home,
1922 Vermont avenue An especial
musical program will be given by
Mrs. James Edward Mock, a new
member of the StonewaIl jackson
chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy. Mrs. Mock who was
the daughter of Col. Thomas JEFF
ferson Patton. an officer in the Con-
federate army, has a repertoire of
four hundred old songs, many of
which are out of print. and some
Of which were never published. but
were used in Confederate camps
during the War Between the States.
Mrs. Mock learned those songs
from her father on his return from
the war. and has treasured them
ever since as relics of an important
epoch in our national life. She
plays her own accompa niments and
sings songs she learned when only
eight years of age. Many musicians
have urged her to publish her coll
lection of rare old songs-especially
the songs of the South, as a val
liable contribution to the musical
lore Of our country.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter, d. A. r.,
held its last meeting for the season
on Thursday. June ). at the home
of Mrs. Alfred Bailey, Bladensburg,
Md. Assisting Mrs. Bailey as
hostess were the Misses Shipley
and Miss Mary L. Botoroff.. The
principal feature of the meeting was
picnic supper served on the lawn.
Following the supper a short busi-
ness session was held, presided over
by the regent. Miss Bertha Frances
Wolfe. The chapter has appropri-
ated SIS towards the $1,000 Sarah
Elizabeth Guernsey scholarship in
the ,Americanization College at
Springfield, Mass. The chapter will
of the United States for study and
will continue its work on American
ization.
At a business meeting of the ex-
ecutive board of the League Of
American Pen Women on Monday
evening II was decided to open a
coffee house in connection with the
club. 1t will be under the direct
Virgins, chairman of the house
committee. and will be run by Miss
Virginia Berry, who conducted the
Carcassone in Georgetown during
the war. 1t will be known as the
Hoot of the Owl, and will be
opened to the public late in June.
Mrs. Locker, the incoming treas
urer, announced that the ledger
and card systems are being in
stalled to take care of the increas-
ing business and records of the
club, due to its local activities as