The Washington herald., 1920-04-18

.sSS 8AvSA A1Gl uohSks
! OF Ambassadors and consular Of
hcers. for very frequently the wife
OF the latter is younger and more
vivacious than the wife of the am
bassador. and therefore much more
! attractive and often a greater sue.
| cess socially. -
LEFFfNGwELL's ACTION g..
CAUSES REGRET -
1t was with regret that the news
was heard that Russell C. Leffing-
well has rendered his resignation as
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury and will go to New York to
resume his law practice. The Lef-
flhgwe1ls have been unusually
prominent in society here for people
In their Official position, and WASH
ington will not wish to part with
them.
Mr.. Leffingwell came to Washing.
ton in May. 1917. and volunteered
his services to Secretary McAdoo
as counsel on financial matters dur-
ing the period of war emergency.
After serving in this capacity for
six months, he was appointed in
November. 1917, to the important
post of fiscal assistant secretary.
The Evermay Club OF George
Town held Its first open =. meeting
Of the season OF 1880 at the res
idefce OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. Janaey
Brown on Twenty.nfntn street on
Tuesday. April Is, with an evening
Of music. to which many of its
friends were invited. The soloists
were Mrs. ". T. Reed, Mrs. Louis
Potter. Harris Franklin. with Mrs.
Potter at the piano. Mrs. Reed
was never in better voice and her
cello notes were heard to perfec-
tion In the several selections she
sang for the club.
Mrs. POTTER. whose cold did not
Interfere with the polished man
ner in which she handled her voice,
sang with great sweetness and fine
cultivation. combined with a charm
ing personality. Harris franklin
sang in his usual gracious manner
some popular and very pretty bal.
lads. But It remained for Mr.. Pot
ter to cap the climax with two
brilliant selections. The artists
were most gracious in responding
to the repeated requests for more
songs and still more songs.
GEORGETOWN SOCIAL
LEADERS IN CLUB
The Evermay Club is a literary
club of Georgetown, quite a smart
anair, ana was founded in 1905 by
. group Of cultivated and literary
women of Georgetown. Its mem
bership consists OF 30, and there is
always q long waiting list. The
officers serve only one year, which
gives an opportunity for each
woman Of the club to serve. 1t
takes its name of "Evermay" from
the lovely estate Of that name on
Twenty-eishth street, which was
the home for nearly fifty years Of
the William B. Orme family and
also the FIRST meeting place Of the
club. The present officers of the
club are Mrs. Alexander Stewart,
president; Mrs. George Du Bose.
vice president; Mrs. H. Claiborne
wilkins, secretary; Mrs. H. N.
Woods, treasurer; ana during the
year the club adopted a little Bel
gian child. whose father was killed
and whose mother was injured DUR
Ing one Of the raids of the great
war.
During this season the club took
for its study. History in. the Max
ing"
GEORGIA CAMPBELL
ON KEITH BILL.
Georgia Campbell is coming to
town today: will play at Keith's this
week. She 10 one Of those two
charming Washington society girls.
Georgia and Honey Campbell. who
have made such 4 splendid record
for themselves on Keith's circuit
Honey Campbell was. taken sick in
the fall and had to give UP her work
for this year, but Georgia has gone
on with 1t with a company whole
company to take Just little Honey
Campbelfs clever parts-and is
making quite q 60 of II.
The days of the "Old South" i'm
mortalized in song and story--the
wonderful, romantic. carefree days
that can never come back again, are
revived In all their appealing sweet
ness and chivalry by Georgia Camp
bell and Company In their unique
fifteen minutes of melody and en-
vironment Borrowed from the days
Of long ago--which charming en-
tertainment 10 to be a feature act
Of the new Keith show. All the
stories your father or your grandad
have ever told you Of the days DE
fore the war" are suggested in the
beautiful scenery, the moonlight on
the river and the quaint, old-fash-
Toned costumes of Miss Campbell
and the three men by whom she is
assisted. Miss Campbell herself is
charming, sweet. demure, just like
the girls Of the South always were
and always will be, while. each in
dividual voice OF the male trio is
,far beyond the ordinary in excel
lence. Here are just a few of the
songs they sing. sally" IN Ole
Kentuck." and "Roll Jordan Roll"
The act is original. extraordinary
ami wonderfully appealing.