The Washington times., 1921-01-09


Humphries, Meade. Myer and al the
nearby camps And 1000 unattached
men o. a dance In. Washington 10
almost an unheard Of thing. So
with = group OF attractive girls In
GLIDING some OF this years most pop
ular debutantes on the girls COM
mittee, the party Is bound TO be a
success.
Lady 0sddes. wife OF the British
Ambassador and Mrs. cambridge
Colby wal be In the receiving line
with fsome of the national officers
OF the D.s.A, r.. the president gem
among .em. Others will be Mrs.
the District: Mrs. George W. White.
and Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins. Brig.
Gen. William ID. Corners. u, S. A..
will make the presentation.
Mrs. David Franklin Houston, Mrs.
Josephus Daniels. Mrs. Edwin T.
Meredith. Mrs. Edward white. Mrs.
lie Baron Cor.i Mrs. Henry Wilder
Reyes. Mrs. Julian James. Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott, Mrs. Edward Is. Nc
Lean. Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs.
Delos Blodgett, Mrs. r. b. Moran.
Mrs. Cary T. Graysos, Mrs. Charles
Graham Bell. Mrs c. C. Calhoun,
Mrs. Henry T. Oxnard. Mrs. Car
ence b. Hight Mrs. harles y. Rich
ardson. Mrs. George r.. Smallwood.
Mrs. William h, Hardy. Mrr. Lewis
A. Abbott, 'MrsN.C. H.. Lefevrc, Mrs.
IS. Lock wood, MIS-. w. W. Hanger,
Miss Hildas Fletcher. Mrs. Edward
stellwagsn.. Mrs David b. Lea Mrs
Watson Clark, Mrs. Anthony CANT
a Mrs
Raymond Crist. Mrs, Harry B. Cause.
and Mrs. Jean Lebat are among the
patronesses. rs. ~ ..
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Tomorrow afternoon the Club OF
Colonial Danes will hold reception
at their clubhouse, 727 street.
in honor of the retiring president.
Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer, the newly
elected president. Mrs. Charles Gray
Matthews, and the other incoming
and outgoing officers.
Among the many events being
planned to raise. funds for the cam
paign which Herbert Il. Hoover is pro-
noting to help starving children in
Central and Eastern Europe IL an all
star operate concert. to be held at
the National Theatcr on the afternoon
Of January 20. More than $4,000 was
ering at the home OF Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss on December 80. when a
large number of prominent people
who are interested met and contrib
uted to the cause. Checks continued
to come in to the hostess all Of last
week, and now several other large
cntertainme MIS- are being arranged to
aid Mr.. Hoovcr's cause.
s.
The next benefit on the program
will be the group of plays and the
dance following which the Drama
League will give on Tuesday evening.
January % in the Hall of Nations OF
the Washington Hotel. This enter
tainment Is for the benefit of the
Near East Relief Fund and Is the first
venture made by the Drama League
under it's newly elected officers.
Mrs. c. G. Calhoun is the president.
having succeeded Mrs. Albert :. Bur
feson. and the vice presidents ar" Mrs.
Charles Wetmore. Mrs. James Hunt
ington Turner, and Mrs. Thomas Sid
we'll. Mrs. John w. Thompson is sec
Rotary and II. II. V. Meyer Is the
, treasurer.
The program of plays is a very in
teresting one. including play by
Mrs. Burleson entitled what DO You
Think" and a very pleasing little
playlet which Mrs. John w. Thomp'
son has contributed, called pearls.
Mrs. Thompson writes under the name
of Elizabeth Noyes Thompson. and
this is one many clever things that
she has done in the last few years.
The rest of the program has not
been announced yet, but | understand
it will include some very interesting
features, notably play by Roi
in VI ich MISS Nancy
Gordon Jones will be starred.
The Hall of Nations. besides being
a pretty and attractive place with a
well equipped little stage, is particu-
larly well suited for the entertain
ment, with it's boxes all around the
sides of the wall and its spacious
dancing floor. Those who are inter
ested in the program and would rath-
err "come soon and leave early can
do so, and those whose dinner en-
gagements keep them until later, or
the members of the younger set VINO
prefer the dancing. can drop in later
on.
The Drama League is planning
great things for the near future, ana
hopes to have theater of its own
in Washington at least by the sum-
mer, thereby realizing many Things
which they have been hoping for
long time.
Mrs. Francis T. A. Junkin Will be
vice chairman of the Southern ReheI
Ball to be held on the evening oil
February :. at the New willard
Mrs. Junkin Is popular and we'll
known matron in Washington Society
and will assist Mrs. George Barnett
the chairman.
Mrs. Cromwell Brooks Will have
charge of the young ladies' commit
tee Of the ball. which will INCLUDE
many debutantes of this and last sea-
son.
Mrs. Brooks is one of the leaders tf
the younger social set. having made
her debut a few weeks ago. since
returning from an extended tour in
France last spring, she has been Nv
ing in Washington and there's no
more popular young matron IN
society.
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