The Washington herald., 1921-05-08
WOMAN'S WELFARE
ASSOCIATION Is TO.
PRESENT BENEFIT.
High F e d eral Officials
Will Aid in Enter
tainments.

For the first time in the history
of philanthropic activities in Wash
ington, a benefit covering a period
of two weeks will be staged under
the auspices Of the woman's Wei
fare Association. beginning Sunday
night. May 22. at Moore's Garden
Theater.
Members of the Diplomatic Corps.
ranking officials of the new admin
istration and leaders Of Washing
ton society will 6ollaborate with
theatrical, experts to present an ex-
traordinaryS entertainment. which is
expected to attract capacity audi
ences for a fortnight and relieve
the immediate financial necessities
of one Of the foremost philanthropic
activities in the national capital.
First Showing of Film.
The chief feature Of the enter
tainment on the big program that
is being arranged. under the per-
sonaI direction of Tom Moore, head
his name, will be the first showing
on any screen of The Heart of
Maryland" a perturbation of the
famous play that established David
Belasco as Americas foremost pro-
ducer and made Mrs. Leslie Carter
a star in a night.
TheLprogram for the benefit will
include, in addition TO The Heart
Of Maryland" supplementary film
features and artistic vaudeville
acts. The magnitude of the enter
tainment, quite aside from its
worthy object, is expected to result
in receipts that will set a record
for a philanthropic entertainment
in Washington. Through the gen.
erosity of Tom Moore the entire
profits for the two weeks will go
to the treasury Of the Woman's
Welfare Association.
Plan Special Nights.
The two weeks engagement at
the Garden will be divided into a
series of special nights" The
opening evening. Sunday May %,
will be diplomatic Night" Nine.
Grvuitch, wife Of the Minister OF
the Serbs. Croats and Slovenes. is
the chairman OF the committee in
charge Of the diplomats list and
has received acCeptances from ev-
cry important representative in the
American Capital.
Another night will be given over
to veterans of the Union armies of
the civil war. and on this occasion
every resident OF the United states
Soldiers Home will attend as the
personal guest OF Mrs. John A.
Dougherty, one OF the board of di-
rectors Of the Womsn's Welfare As
socistion. Mrs. Charles whitman
wetmore, president OF the associa-
tion: Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, one of
its most active patronesses. and Mrs
Coolidge. wife of the Vice President
have also announced their intention
to entertain on special nights during
the fortnight
Aids Working Women.
The woman's Welfare Association
in whose behalf this interesting ac-
tivity is being arranged. wa.
| founded seven years ago by Mrs
John Hays Hammond. under the
name of The woman's Evening
| Clinic" Its purpose was to aid the
working women of Washington
| whose incomes are too small e
| admit Of their seeking treatment by
skilled physicians elsewhere
| Through the association and by the
payment of nominal fee, member:
| now receive the services OF some Ot
the ablest physicians in America
Among the eminent me mt ers OF tn,
medical board arc DR.. ]. wesle!
| Bovee. DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen. Dr
Joseph T. Kelly. jr.. DR.. Sterling
Ruffin. DR.. Charles c. Marbury. DR.
Charles p. Easton, Or. Ada Thoma.
! DR.. George Peterson. DR. william
Mercer Sprigg. DR.. Charles S. White
DIR. Howard F. Kane. and DR. Jame,
F. Mitchell
The board Of trustees and boar
of directors Of the association ar,
composed of the following: Hon
John Barton Payne. Judge Marti,
A. Knapp, Capt. e. G. Calhoun. Col
Robert n. Harper. Justice James c
McReynolds. Peter Arthur Drury
Emile Berlinar. Frank Bright. H n
Adams. Mrs. Charles whitman Wet
more. Mrs. H. L. Rust. Mrs. Johr
A. Dougherty. Mrs. Charles I
Drake. Mrs. c. c. Calhoun. Mrs
Julius Lansburgh. Mrs. James H
Turner. Mrs. J. W Littell. Mrs
Samuel Blythe. DR. Elnora c. Folk
mar. Mrs. Henry W. Fitch. Mrs. Gil
bert H. Grosvenor. Mrs Seato
Perry. Miss Georgia Robertson. Mr..
ICato Sells. Mrs Edward G. Sigger.
Mrs Charles Boughton Wood. Mr..
Y. Lynn Yeagle. Mrs. Edward F
Everett. Mrs. Frederick Hicks. Mis-
Gordon Jones. Mrs. SVictor Eauff
man. Miss Ethel NJ. Smith. Mis-
Nina l. Thomas Mrs. Louis Titut
Mrs. Summer welles. and Mrs. Yves
lev Martin Stoner.