The Washington times., 1921-07-17

twill camp true Indian style. One
Of the sons of Senator and Mrs.
Spencer. Selden p. Spencer, IT., has
Just arrived from, China where no
has been q missionary for ak years.
and ~ Mrs. Spencer had not seen
him or his family In sll that time.
the trip home held q particular sig
nificance for her. and she 10 looking
forward to the meeting with great
anticipations. There are three small
children in the family with whom she
will make an acquaintance. Mr..
Spencer will spend two years In
America. where he will attend Johns
Hopkins with the intention Of obtain
Ing his Ph.D.
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Arts Club Active
In Midsummer.
The Arts Club 10 one of tho mort
active clubs during tho midsummer
season and each week draws a large
attendance to its various attractions
The Midsummer Nights Screams"
tho second of which took place Tues
day evening. are already established
q smost popular features. There was
q delightful surprise this week that
appealed TO the artistic members. for
the arbor. usually an inconspicuors
ornament Of the garden, suddenly II.
Illuminated, was revealed as q charm.
ing pavilion In which tables were
laid. This immediately aroused the
hope that there would be Just the
right hot weather refreshments serv.
ed, and sure enough, delicious
dainties. including cooling ices. were
offered. To Stuart Slade Hays. chair.
man Of the committee having this
part of the scream" in charge, much
credit was given, while Miss Gather.
Inc Critchett and Miss Dorothy
Trout. who managed the charmir Z
arrangement of the tables. demon-
strated why they were qualified fer
the Arts Club.
The vaudeville program was receiv.
ed with the sort OF applause that was
assuring and inspiring. II there wei
any of the big time" managers pres.
emit. doubtless the performers are now
considering offers Of large salaries.
Mr.. oliver was the prize juggier. who
was also a clever clown. Edison
Brown sang and played his own com
positions and Mr.. Mussrave present.
ed an original monologue that was
really humorous. which 10 the high
est tribute that can be paid to such
offerings Paul Bleyden had charge
of the music and Denis Connell cor.
tributed skits long to be remembered.
Altogether. the Scream" was \
great success.
Mrs. william James Monroe. the gen
erai chairman of Midsummer Nights
Screams. Is a newcomer to Washing
ton who has had large experience In
many lines Of artistic endeavor. She
10 4 Californian. long prominent In
San Francisco. where she was a leader
in social activities. As writer and
Illustrator she has contributed to
magazines and has been identified
with the literary and art societies
on the Pacific coast. She served as
director of the Pacific Coast Won.
ems Press Association and Ia a mem
Der of the San Francisco Art Asso.
citation. In the war Mrs. Monro, who
had two sons In the army, sought
overseas service and found her oppor-
tunity. 1t was an inviolabIe rule that
no mother should 90 TO France, and
she still found a way to work with the
boys who were under arms in q for.
eign land, for she was sent to Vladis-
vostak by the Red Cross.
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Washington Maid
In Garrick Cast.
Nowadays so many society folk,
young and old, appear In public on the
stage that one expects to find some