The Washington herald., 1920-05-28
MAYTIME FESTIVALS
ATTRACT LARGE AUDIENCES.

The series of Maytime Musicales
being presented at Belasco's this
week in the interest of the District
of Columbia division. Southern
States League of Women Voters.
have brought together the most
brilliant audiences of the spring
season. The boxes have been occu-
pied by diplomats. the families of
American statesmen and leaders in
residential society.
The patronesses include Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. cambridge
Colby. Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer. Mrs.
Francois Berger Moran. Mrs. w. A.
Du Puy. Mrs. Anna Hendley. Mrs.
Florence Jackson Stoddard. Promi-
nent members of the Southern So
ciety also patronesses are Mrs.
Mary c. Adams. Mrs. William Henry
Beck. Miss Ella G Babhitt, Mrs. c.
NJ. Bruce, Mrs. William Wallace
Child. Miss Frances NJ. Crossley.
Mrs. James w. DOGGY. Mrs. Samuel
T. Dorsett, Mrs. Samuel A. Duvall.
Miss Alice Gray. Miss Ruth Gray.
Miss Eleanor G. Griffith. Mrs. Annie
S. Hall. Miss Jessie NJ. Hucker. Mrs.
r. o. Jones. Miss Jessie B. Key, Miss
Laura Bennett Lawson, Miss Susie
S. Logan, Miss Alice Lusk, Miss
Julia d. Mcfarland. Miss Olive Nc
Neal, Mrs. Charles Graves Mathews,
Mrs. Lula +. Morgan. Mrs. Annie L.
Murphy, Mrs. ]. Craig Peacock. Mrs.
Annie Laurie Pearce, Mrs. Corinne
N. Quares. Miss Helen Selvey. Miss
Mary cambridge. Mrs. Letilia South
gate. Mrs. J. Thomas Shallcross.
Mrs. Paul Wooten, Mrs. E. S. Van
Brunt Mrs. Hannah Torrell Wilson.
Do Iii
Douglas. Miss Della V. Wrenn. Miss
Nora L. Davis, Mrs. r. E. Carlson,
Mrs. T.. J. Campbell. Miss Eunice
Taylor. Miss Caroline b. Cooper,
Miss Elizabeth Wetmore, Mrs. ]. e.
Powell, Mrs. r. Temple Watson. Mrs.
Essery c. Barnard. Mrs. Orlander H.
Smith, Mrs. Aaron d. Newman, Mrs.
F. w. Won Dochenhausen and Miss
Adelaide S. Baylor.
The Southern States League of
Women Voters is a nonpartisan or
ganiZation organized for, education
al and patriotic effort. Mrs. Theo-
dore Tiller. wife of the brilliant
Southern newspaper correspondent.
is chairman of the District of CO.
lumbia division, headquarters at 322
Bond Building. where a vigorous
membership drive is being made
during the month Of May.
Sister Cora Robertson of st.
Johns Orphanage in this city gave
a talk on "A Modern Orphanage" at
the meeting of the Friendship
Nursery Aid Club at the home Of
Miss Flora Johnson, 3208 Seven
teenth street northwest. The club
decided to have a flower sale for the
benefit Of Friendship House. The
retiring president. Mrs. Edward
Dana Hardy. presented to Friend
ship House through the club a
quantity of canned fruits and yege-
tables.
The following officers were elect
ed for next year: President, Mrs.
Frank Towner; first vice president,
Mrs. Charles Cook; second vice
president, Mrs. ]. Walter Cliff; third
vice president, Mrs. s. S. Gannetr;
recording secretary, Mrs. Melville
Lindsay; corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Hersey Munroe, and treasurer.
Mrs. Edward D. Hardy.
Mrs. J. Walter Cliff sang two
solos, accompanied by Mrs. Melville
Lindsay. Miss Flora Snyder, a for
mer resident of this city, now living
in Michigan, recited Enemies and
Friends" by Dorothy Dix, Mrs,
Carlton Ball. chairman of the sew
ing committee, reported the dona-
tion to the club of 364 garments to
be made into small garments for the
children of Friendship House. The
June meeting being the last of the
season win be held in Mcmillan
Park. First and Claiming streets,
at which time the committees for
next year will be appointed.
The Minister of Serbs. croats and
Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch will
have as their guest at the legation
for several days Mrs. Charles Mac
Veagh. of New York, who arrived
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs, Irwin l.. Hunt, wife of Lieut..
Col. Hunt, u. s. A.. entertained al a
followed by bridge yester.