The Washington times., 1920-06-27

music.
''The Hoot o. the Owl" coffee house
IL TO be interesting and unique as 70
its SURROUNDINGS and furnishtngs. IL
Is to be under the management OF
Miss Virginia Berry. who created the
artistic "Carcassonne" from Lord Dun
sany's story OF that dream c'ty OF
happiness, at the Authors CsrhlVal
Ball and Book Fair. Miss Berry 10
noted for her artistic ideas OF Interior
decoration. having coliaborated WIN
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney In the artis-
tic work OF Hero Land" In New
York. and many other interesting
benefit undertakings during the war
The original Willow Tea House. sin
Potomac Park. under the auspices of
the Girl Scouts, has just been created
by Miss Berry. and is under hvr man
agement for the summer.
Luncheon. tea, dinner and suppers
will be served at the coffee house.
For hot summer evenings there win
be service In the open air or the
woodland garden. Through the mem-
bers OF the league and their friends.
the coffee house will be open to the
public. and promises TO be n popular
place during TIE sumper, for the Pen
women promise to- all who come
Good eats, good drinks, good times,
The opening for The Hoot o. tho
Owl" has been set for Thursday. July
/, at the 3 o'clock tea hour. Tho Of
fcers OF the league and many Of til.
members are reserving tables for the
entertainment OF guests on that eve
ming. Mrs william Atherton Du Puy
national president Of the organixa
tion, will entertain for tea at 8. and
Ad a
party after the .theater> again that
evening. Among the other officers
who will entertain will be Mrs. Harry
Colman. second vice president; Mrs.
Gertrude Buckingham Thomas. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Hamlin Cogs
we'll. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Harriet Hawley Locher. treasurer;
Mrs. Creto Hutchinson. auditor; Nra.
Theodore Tiller. historian. Mrs. pA l.
terson. wife of Col. Charles II. Patter-
son, chairman of the program com
mittee; Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest,
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee. and Mrs. Frank w. Pyle.
chairman Of the press committee.
have also reserved tables for Thurs
day evening.
UNDER SECRETARIES FEEL
NEED OF VACATIONS.
The summer exodus continues, and
the younger members Of the Admin
istration circle are getting out. of
town-some Of them not to re-
turn. Frank Polk, sometime Under
secretary OF State, has turned over
his portfolio to Norman H. Davis. and
has departed for Manchester-by-the
Sea to join Mrs. Polk and the children
He's going to take three months
leave before settling down to work
again. Tho Russell c. Leffingwells
he's been Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury since early in the war
are also pulling up stakes. and are
leaving about June 80. Mr.. Letting
well, likewise. expects to take long
vacation, two or three months, and
will spend it with his family at their
summer home on Lake George.
The Breckenridge Longs have gone
and when they come back-if they
come back-the one-time Third As
sistant Secretary Of state will be the
Senator from Missouri" Mr.. Long is
now in st. Louis occupied with his
campaign. I believe; and Mrs. Long
has gone to York Harbor, Me-, where
she has taken a cottage for the sum-
mer and where Mr.. Long will join her
when he can. His successor, Van
Santvoord Merle-Smith, has already
taken over his new duties. He has
been at the State Department since
last autumn, serving as special
drafting officer"-whatever that may
be-and before tat he was one OF the
Secretary of States aides at the peace
conference He was then in the army
and had the rank Of major.
Mrs. Merle-Smith is now at her sum-
mer home at Oyster Bay. l.. J., and
has her small son, aged "halfpast
five"-the only child-with her. Their
washington home is at 2343 S street,
the lovely big house which they
leased from Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James
b. Aleshire.
The Benedict Crowells are going,
700. Mr.. Crowell's resignation as AS
sistant Secretary of War having been
accepted to take effect on July l.
they are starting shortly for Little
Boar's Head. N. H., where they usual
ly spend their summers. The original