The Washington herald., 1921-05-29

entrance to that estate was on the
Rockville road. the private drive
way winding around In picturesque
4 fashion 20 the house Itself,
the roadway being lined on
both sides with fne old tall trees.
Connecticut avenue. you see-the
road now used 10 go to the Duniops
I-is a comparatively new road while
the Rockville pike 10 very old In
deed; Braddock marched up the pike
to Fort Duquesne. II Is Older than
the city..In In fact. You see IL led from
Georgetown. A;fsmlly named Laird
had Hays" until the Duniops In
herfted II several decades ago. Not
only Is the cid brick house charm
ipg-and delightfully."- furnished
with wide versndas and sun psriors
and so forth. but the lawns are
Beautiful with many ancient trees
and much shrubbery:
In UNDAY evening a number Of
notables entertained box par
~ ties at the showing Of two new
fims.. The Heart Of Maryland" ana
The Romance Of Washington" for
the benefit Of the woman's welfare
association. The next evening a
brilliant audience witnessed the
put on by the famous Mask and
Wig club Of the University Of Penn
sylvanis. Apparently Gan. Pershing
was the lion" for he was given q
rousing cheer by the cast Of college
boys and then by the audience He
was a guest in the box Of Senator
and Mrs. Warren. who also enter
tained Speaker and Mrs. Gtllett
and Judge and Mrs. Pitney.
Gen. Pershing 8 popularity has not
waned one bit; he is enthusiasticsl-
ly welcomed wherever he goes
Across from the wsrren's box.
Justice and Mrs. Willis Van Devan-
ter entertained a box party. having
among their guests Representative
and Mrs. Frank w. Mondeli. and
Col and Mrs. Chase. Mrs Charles
Boughton Wood was hostess to a
group OF young people including her
niece, Miss Antoinette Graves. Miss
Ailsa Mellon. Miss Caroline Story.
Miss Anne Gordon. Miss Beatric
Beck, Mr.. Sloan and Mr.. Hoffman,
Of New York.
In Mrs. BENJAMIN wsrder's box
were her son-in-law and daughter.
Mai. and Mrs. Harry Leonard. Miss
Louise Thoron and Mrs. Alan Kirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mccauley.
Comdr. and Mrs Herbert S. Howard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold Noyes
made UP another interesting box
party and the Misses veeder and
Miss Green were in Mrs r. r..
GOWNS box.
host. Of q group of young people.
including their son. Robert Bell.
Miss Delphine HeyI. and Miss Zilla
McDougall. Others in the orchestrs
were Miss Laura Harlan. Mrs. Law
renee Townsend. Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock, Mrs. Robert Hinckley. Sur
geon General and Mrs. Merritte w.
ireland, Col and Mrs Matthew De-
lahey. Ralph Totten. consul general
at large in Europe: Mrs. William
Barrett Ridgely. Mr.. and Mrs. Thil-
man ]. Hendricks, Mr.. and Mrs
George Snyder, Miss Eleanor Ma
guire. Judge Martin Knapp, william
s. Broughton. the Rev. Father Ed
ward L Buckley, George Bond Coch-
ran. and Mahlon Janney.
The play over. the Pennsylvania
alumni in the audience. standing in
their places. Joined with the entire
cast in singing Hail, Pennsyl-
vania." this incident providing q
Moving closing to a delightful even
ing.
4 q = q
I had luncheon yesterday with q
friend of mine from Philsdelphis
who was at the banquet giver
by the musicians Of Philadelphis
: at the BeIlevue-Stratford on Tues
day evening, May "a. She said Il
y was a very notable gathering. in
y eludine such people as DR.. Henr,
l. Van Dyke, Of Princeton university
lie John Luther Long. Of Madame Bu;'
of terfy" fame: John Philip Souss
s. James NJ. Beck. recently appointed
Is solicitor general Of the Unitet
er States: Sherinne. the great Russian
te pianist. who played delightfully."-
Ig oh. lust lots Of lions" including
a. our own Edouard Albion. directo'
d. of the Washington Opera company
whom, my friend says, received
y wonderful ovation. The toastmaster
Mr.. Cook, editor of the Etude, un'
IN expectedly called hr. Albion TO Nh
te feet and introduced him to the com
,r nany. who fairly burst into a storm
Of applause showing that Philsdel
e. mia knows and appreciates tn.
q splendid work for music which h,
3 has done in washington- They ap
al preciate what his efforts for tn
= establishment Of a national operi
ig system will mean for all musician
g Of America. DR.. Van Dyke made ,
s. speech which his hearers will lonl
10 remember as one Of the whites
'e and amusing they've heard in man!
~ a day. Mr.. Beck's speech shove'
he that he. though a lawyer. has a re
ID markable grasp Of musical sp
"r preciation and knowledge. be
C. Iieve, though. the explsnstion
IN that he Is the son Of an old well
OF known Philadelphia music teache
's- and grew up in q musical stmos
W phere. Mr.. Beck Is undoubtedly
We great addition to the cultural lif
a Of washington where he will re
ne side now-for a few years at least
r The Albions and Maj. Totten ar
10 giving a musicale this evening a
~ the latter's charming studio whei
r. the program will include only Rus
s. sian music and dancing. Thes
" parties are always 10 delightful Il
~ every way. too.
70 TRAVELLING sEEGERs WILL
r GIVE CONCERT AT BELAsCo.
Constance Edison seeger an
Charles Louis seeser have snnounc
ed a violin and piano recital a
the Belasco theater on Friday aft
. ernoon, June 8. at Gao. under th
re auspices Of Mrs. Adolf Caspar Nil
n Ter, Mrs. Lawrence Townsend an
Capt. Templin Potts. U. q n. re
tired. Unique and charming per
I'd sonalities are these modern trouba
ar dourt, who, with three little chill
ne dren in car and trailer. are carry
=, ing music along their route fror