Evening star., 1921-04-10
Russian Week" Plans
For Refugee Relief
Include Many Events
Bal de Tete" Tuesday Night
Will Begin Program of
Entertainment Which Is
Being Generously Sup
ported by Washington So
ciety.

This week should be known as
Russian week" for on Tuesday, We'd
nesday. Thursday and Friday a series
of entertainments will be held for
the benefit of the Russian refugees.
It is conservatively estimated that
there are more than 100000 men,
women and children in need of food
and clothing. When this condition
was brought to the notice Of the rep
resentative women of Washington by
Mrs Robert Lansing and her asso-
ciates on the local committee the re-
sponse was spontaneous.
Mrs. Borden Hartman accepted the
position OF chairman Of the campaign
committee. composed OF the follow
ing prominent members of society in
Washington: Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
Mrs. Charles Henderson. Mre: John
Randall Hagner. Mrs. Herbert Stabler.
Mrs Warren Delano Robbins. Mrs.
Sheldon Whitehouse. Mrs. Horace
Westcott. Mrs. Irene Carley, Mrs.
Harry Cootes. Mrs. Grafton Minot,
Mrs. Raymond Rogers. Mrs. Edward
Barnett, Mrs. George T. Marye. Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney. Mrs. William Scully,
Mrs. Woodbury. Blair. Mrs. Josephine
Patten and Miss Louise Delano
One Of the most earnest and active
workers in this campaign is Mrs. r.
H. kimball. wife OF Maj. Kimball,
U. S. A.
The campaign will commence in a
blaze Of glory with the BAL de Tete."
which will be given Tuesday night
in the residence of Mrs. Breckinridge
Long. 1929 18th street. Special en-
hoo fo 1ai H..
dresses that will be worn by the
ladies'. One of the attractive fea-
lures of the ball is going to be that
Of Nine. Poloushkin,. wife of Col
Nicholas s. Poloushkin, formerly a
member of the general staff Of the
Russian army, who will tell fortunes
Of those wishing to know their future.
Mrs. Charles Henderson, 1854 N
street northwest. has charge OF tick
cts.
On Thursday and Friday nights the
tableaux vivant will be held at the
Russian embassy, and unusual inter-
est is being taken in this affair. not
only because of the prominence OF
those taking part in the table aux.
but also because Of the international
atmosphere involved. Tickets fos this
can be secured from Mrs Herbert
StabIer, 1905 18th street, and. owing
to the limited capacity Of the en-
bassy, those wishing to secure tickets
are requested to make reservations
early.
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock an
elaborate bridge and five hundred
party Will be held at Wardman Park
Hotel More than 100 prizes Will be
awarded. and will be distributed by
Princess Gagarine and Mile. Mishtowe
the latter having just come to this
country from Russia. After the game
tea will be served on the east terrace
Of the Wardman Park Hotel. and this
attractive and novel feature will give
the affair the aspect Of garden
party. Mrs. John II. Gibbons. 1888
Massachusetts, avenue northwest, is
in charge Of tickets for this feature.
These entertainments are not the
only work being done to aid the Rus
sian refugees. for many groups %
ladies from the Washington branch Of
the American central committee for
Russian relief are busily making gar
ments to be sent away. Among these
groups are the pupils Of Miss Scott
teacher of Americanization in the
schools Of the District of Columbia: !:
a sewing circle Of old ladies in Utica,
N. Y: the faculty wives Of St Albin
School OF Washington. D. c.; the girls
in the Honor of Mercy. Washington;
the women needing work on the list
Of the Washington Cooperative So
ciety: also a number Of woman work.
ers in the War Department.