The Washington herald., 1920-02-24
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By E. c. 'DRUM-HUNT.

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson headed tn
list of distinguished box holdo
for the premier performance o..
Percy Mackaye's new play. George
washington" which was given last
evening at the Belasco Theater
as a benefit for the National Vic
tory Memorial Building.
The benefit was arranged under
the direction of Mrs. Henry F..
Dimock. president of the George
Washington Association, and
brought out one of the really
brilliant audiences of the season.
With Mrs. Wilson were Mrs. Will
lam H. Boiling, Miss Bertha Boil
ling, DR.. and Mrs. Cary Grayson.
Miss Edith Benham, and John
Randolph Boiling. 1t was the first
time Mrs. Wilson has left the
White House in the evening since
the Presidents illness.
The other box holders were the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Newton
ID. Baker. Postmaster General and
Mrs. A. s Burlcson. Nine. Cremer.
wife of the Netherlands Minister;
Senator and Mrs. Francis L. War
rem, Mrs. John B. Henderson, Mrs.
stephen B. Elkins. Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, Mrs. Thomas F..
Walsh, Mrs Julian James. Mrs.
Marcus A. Hanna, Mrs +. r. Mo-
ran, Col. and Mrs. Robert Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer.
jr.. and Mrs. Dimock.
The acting Secretary of State
and Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk were
guests in the box of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meyer. Other guests in their box
were Senator and Mrs. Frank KeI-
logg. The French Ambassador was
the guest OF Mrs. Dimock. who had
two boxes and entertained also
Chief Justice and Mrs. Edward
Douglas White. the new Secretary
of the Interior. Judge John Bar
ton Payne, Justice and Mrs. NAH
Ion Pitpey, Col. Collardet of the
French Embassy staff, Lady
Campbell of England, and her
guests, Judge and Mrs Francis NJ
Scott and Robert G. Cook OF New
York. Mrs. F. B. Moran entertained
IN her box the Ambassador of
Chile and Nine. Matthew. the Polish
Minister and Princess Lubomirska
Mrs Hoke Smith and Mrs. Horace
AacFarland. The Secretary of War
and Mrs. Baker had with them
Cen Peyton c. March, Gen. and
Mrs. Andre Brewster, Miss Lowe
and Miss Freas.
With Postmaster General and Mrs
burleson were Mr. and Mrs. William
X Wheeler. Mrs. James C. PilIinE,
and Miss sydney Burleson. Mime.
Cremer had with her in her box the
Bulgarian Minister and Mime. Pana-
reton, Nine Bryn, wife of the Min
lster of Norway: Jonkheer DR.. w. II.
oe Beaufort of the Netherlands Lega-
ton stan: l.. 3. Heemskerk, also of
the legation staff, and Miss Ethel Sy-
monds. With Mrs. Stephen r. Elkins
were the Serbian Minister and Nine.
Grouitch, Prince and Princess Canta-
cuzene and Col. and Mrs. Grant. Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood entertained
Mrs Hokan Steffanson. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Peabody Eustis. William
Phelps Emo, Thomas J. O'Brien. form
erly American Ambassador to Japan:
Col Collardet and Miss Morgan.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles Harlow and
DIR. and Mrs David Jayne Hill were
guests of Miss RoSalie Spang. Sena-
tor and Mrs Warren had with them
as their guests Justice and Mrs. Willis
Van Devanter. Representative and Mrs
John Jacob Rogers and Mrs. John S.
Morgan. With Mrs. John B.lHender-
son were Mrs. James Carroll Frazer,
Senator and Mrs. Robert Owen and
Senator and Mrs. Miles Poindexter.
Others in the audience were Mrs.
Hennen Jennings, Mrs. Theodore