The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

group dances, directed By Miss
Hawke; interpretive dances directed
by Miss Hoffman. Misses Enid Sims.
Beatrice Henderson, Margery Fen
ton and Bette Baker will give solo
dances. The fete. which "a for the
benefit Of the producing fund OF
the Washington Opera Company.
promises TO be the most unique and
smart AFFAIR given in Washington
during the season.
Miss Janet Richards will intro-
duce an innovation in the lecture
line by holding an open Question
naire on Public Questions. Home ana
Foreign in the ballroom Of the Ho-
: tel Lafayette. for the beneft Of the
endowment fund OF Mills College.
California at IL o'clock Saturday
morning.
The AFFAIR. which is already an
assured financial success. is under
the patronage OF Mrs. Henry Cleve-
land Perkins, Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins. Mrs.
John Lindsay Morehead. Mrs. De-
Witt Talmage, Mrs. John s. Blair.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Mrs.
Frank Mebane, Mrs. Thomas o.
selfridge, Mrs. Alvin 7. Fuller, Mrs
Julius Kahn and Mrs. Amy n. Tai
bot, chairman OF the Mills College
committee.
Mills College, Of California. has q
unique scheme to raise money for
its endowment fund. 1t is scientific
palm reading.
Miss Jane Seymour Kiink. well
known as having made hundreds OF
dollars for various philanthropies by
reading palms. will be in the city
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give hand readings from 2 to s
every afternoon during the week at
the following residences: Monday.
Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, 1901
Connecticut avenue; Tuesday, Mrs.
Julius Kahn, The Toronto. Twenti-
eth and p streets; Wednesday, Mrs.
! A. N. Talbot, The Connecticut:
Thursday. Mrs. Louik Titus, 1775 n
street; Friday. Mrs. George 7. Ma
| rye. 1900 n street: Saturday. TO be
announced at Miss Janet Richards
QUESTIONABLE In the Ballroom OF
Hotel Lafayette Saturday morning.
No greater tribute to the memory
Of Florence Nightingale and her
work will be paid in the United
States than that which will take
the form of a monster celebration
at the Central High School here in
Washington on Thursday evening.
the centenary Of her birth. Sir
Auckland Geddes, the new British
Ambassador. will be the guest OF
honor. and will make an address
DR.. Arthur Worcester. who knew
her personally, will tell of his remi-
niscences OF the famous English
woman. and then Washington So
ciety will step in and do homage to
, the heroine OF Scutari.
Following the speaking there will
be a presentation Of seven tableauN
under the management Of Mrs. John
l. Newbold depicting the life and
work Of the noted nurse. In the first
of these, for which Mrs. Reginald
S. Huidekoper is patroness repre-
senting the Children's Hospital. Miss
Anne Hof. daughter OF Col. Samuel
Hot. will take the part Of Florence
Nightingale. when she was a girl of
Is. 1t is entitled Her First Pa
| tient." and will show the young girl
binding the broken paw Of her dog.
the latter character being played by
"Bobbie Burns" Miss Hors Scotch
collie.
In the six others tabloaux Mrs
| Henry Barrett Learned will lmper-
senate Miss Nightingale. The Co.
lumbia Hospital presents tableau No.
2-"At Last the Call Comes"-Mrs
Clarence Perley being the patroness
Mrs. Myron Whitney portrsys thu
nurses friend. Mrs. Brace bridge:
Mrs. Charles Bradley a nurse: Nor
ven Thompson. Purveyor. and Cor
poral Brun Of the Air Service. an
| orderly.
The George Washington Cniver-
sity Hospital sponsors No. ; called
| The Endless Letters Home" Mrs
| William Cline Borden is patroness
Nurses will be played by Miss Louise
King, Miss Sarah King. Miss Ruth
LArner, Miss Mamie Chase and Mrs
Arthur d. H. Smith.
The Lady With the Lamp" is No.
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