The Washington herald., 1920-02-29
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ministers ana other. diplomats and
almost ali Of the officials, II seemed
10 me, were out Of town over last
week end. Wee President Marsnsl
headed the exodus Of Statesmen OF
all degrees who passed Washine-
toms birthday away from the Cap
ital, most OF them filing speech
making ensagements. He hurried
back to the bedside OF HIS little i'll
FOSTER son, reaching here before the
end. Poor fellow-havfng TO make
patriotic speeches when his heart
was yearning to be here with the
boy! That is one Of the penalties
for being in public life
NoTABLEs IN
NEW YORK.
Ronald Lindsay, charge d'aRaires
of the British Embassy, and Jonk-
heer w. II. de Beaufort, Of the
Netherlands Legation, were Also in
New York; they attended the din
ner given there by the Sulgrave
Institution The Secretary OF the
Treasury passed the weekend In
New York Secretary Lane was ex-
pected up there to make q speech.
but didn't go. Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels was down in Raleigh,
N. C. The italian Ambassador. and
his wife and daughter went TO New
York; 20 did senator Thomas and
Senator Hiram johnson, Admiral
Earle and others. Admiral and Mrs.
Benson went to Chicago-the list
was q long one But most OF them
were back in time to attend the
opening performances Monday night
OF George Washington" Percy
Aackaye's new production. given
that night - benefit for the Ma
tional Victory Memorial Building.
1t was q truly brilliant audience.
and the play was lovely. only I
should call &c q pageant more than
q play. It was beautiful, and I'm
20 glad didn't miss it Mrs. Will
SON had q box that evening, the
first time she has gone out at night
since the Presidents illness. She
looked very well and very hand
some never saw her wear a more
stunning gown--looked like "a mil
lion dollars," as someone expressed
It 1t was q soft mass OF scintil-
iating white sequins and encircling
her brow were jewels that tended
to make her look regal
Just read the social register and
you will know who else was there
that evening. -
The sum of ,215.ooo has been
raised for erection Of the National
Victory Memorial Building to the
memory of Washington. which IL is
proposed to erect in this city at
George Washington Park-a Hnew
name. believe. for the site OF the
old Pennsylvania Station ar
This announcement was contained
in the report of John II. .Cowles.
treasurer of the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial Asso-
citation, which concluded it's tenth
annual session here last week. OF
this amount, s125.0oo is in securities
and $4,000 on deposit in banks. and
$4,000 in pledges Plans were
mapped out for an intensive cam
paign during the year, and it is
expected that when the association
meets here in February, 1891. the
$1,000, ,ooe needed will be in hand.
As II always true Of the Lenten
season quite a large share of So
ciety has gone out of town to rest
up for a few weeks, preparing for
the activities of the Easter season.
They have scattered to Cuba, Palm
Beach, the Bermudas, Atlantic City,
White Sulphur Springs and other
resorts This period is usually
marked also by q number of charity
| entertainments though this season
such functions have been scattered
pretty we'll throughout the whole
winter. There are several such
functions being planned now About
the middle Of March a lovely play
10 going to be put on in the ball
| room Of Mrs. Robert Patterson's
beautiful nome in Dupont Circle for
| the beneht of the American Rus
sian relief fund in which the Prince
and Princess Cantacuzene are in
tensely interested They came down
here last week making some plans
for It but are going back to New
York today. They will return
shortly to perfect the plans. Mrs.
George T. Marye, Mrs. Efingham
Lawrence Townsend, Mrs Norman
| williams and her daughter, Mrs.
Merritt, and several members of the
TRussian Embassy staff, of course,
are some Of those who are inter
| ested and on the committee in
charge of the arrangements Mrs
| Marye is chairman of the COM
mittee-