The Washington times., 1920-11-21
LIOTS WEEKLY CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL SOCIETY


, and give promise OF being increas-
ingly popular as the season pro-
crosses. There was merry little
dance at the Navy Yard on Friday
evening-one OF an informal series
being given by the officers on duty
there-and the usual dinner dance
took place at the Army and Navy
Club last evening. not forgetting the
Wednesday and Saturday evening
parties at the Chevy Chase Club. And
the premiere OF Daisy Ashford's in
imitable young Visitors" at the
Shubert-GsrTick Theater turned out
to be an event OF social Importance
as well as of dramatic interest.
The theater was filled with nots-
tles and there were two big theater
parties. one given by Mr.. and Mrs,
john w Thompson and the other by
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Tiller. The
Thompsons had "a supper party after
the play and the Tillers a supper
party which wound up with an in
FORMAL dance.
After the supper, which was served
by two bright-eyed little lasses in
musical comedy maids uniforms, Mr..
Tiller rather startled tho guests by
coming into the room where they
were assembled with a maid hanging
affectionately on each arm. Then he
introduced the girls all round and cxr
planned.
IL seems that Mrs. Tiller's usually
smooth running household struck a
snag. The outside assistance which
she usually calls in when she is
giving a party failed her at the same
Time. The guests were already in
vited-1and what was she to do? She
was really in quite a state of mind
when the two little Giltrude girls.
Esther and her sister--May, ] think
her name is-dropped in and, scent
ing the amusing possibilities of a
masquerade. they at once volunteered
their services. They carried the
thing through so we'll that every
And II the men showed "a disposition
to fiirt with the maids-why. who
could blame them. The Giltrude girls
are students at George Washington
University. The eldest is taking an
architectural course and showing a
great deal of talent.
On Thursday at the home Of Mrs
John Hays Hammond on Kalorania
road, Mrs. Frank Mebane and Mrs.
Lindsay Patterson. delivered stirring
addresses on their trip in the Bal
kans last summer. They were intro
duced by Charles Henry Butler, whose
devotion to the Serbian cause is well
known. his son. Ethan Butler, having
been one of the first american Red
Cross surgeons to reach Serbia in
1917,
The charm OF Mrs. Mebane's and
Mrs. Patterson's addresses lay in
their glowing pictures Of the recon-
struction of the country and the OPP
timism of the people in the Bal
kans. even while pointing out the
necessity for continuing to aid in
their reconstruction through assist
ance to families whose incomes were
lost by the ravages of war and who
have no possible means of immediate
recovery.
These ladies spoke in the interests
of Madame Grouitchs Serbian Aid
Fund which provides annuities for
something over 400 families all over
Jugo- Slavia. 1t is hoped that this
work may be continued for a year
or two longer, until the Jugo-Slav
nation shall have sufficiently re-
covered it's normal industrial activi-
ties for the population to be able
to carry on the work.
tude to America which she found In
every town and village through which
she and Mrs. Patterson Travelled. and
gave a most vivid picture of the old
towns which still retain their med
iaveal customs and architectural
beauty.
Mrs. Patterson will address the
Margaret Dodge Sewing Circle at It's
meeting next Tuesday when she will
give a report of the work or the
Serbian Aid Fund as she actually saw
it being carried out among the bene-
ficiaries of the fund.
This Margaret Dodge Sewing
Circle. by the way, is to have a
bridge tournament on Monday. No
yember 20. at the home of Mrs. Edwin
T. Meredith, wife of the Secretary
Of Agriculture.
The Minister of Serbia and Nine.
Grouitch had expected to go to
New Haven for this weekend. but
prevented their getting
Off and here they are. They had