The Washington times., 1921-05-15

This Will give the pubic chance TO
see the beautiful grounds and to feel
a sense Of partnership In the project
which is to preserve Tor the people
one of the loveliest spots In Wash.
ington.
Plans for the two performances of
Midsummer Nights Dream" on the
afternoon and evening of May "a are
progressing rapidly. with the boxes
selling fast under the direction of
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer and her
splendid committee. Mrs. Mimi
serode Andrews and Mrs. Maud How
ell Smith. also of the Community Ser
vice Committee on Pageantry and the
Drama, are giving their personal at
tention to the costuming of the pro-
duction. Robert Bell, whose sylvan
plays as Twin Oaks were so charm
ing, is to be the stage manager.
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II has been limited that a summer
restaurant may be conducted in the
grounds of the Woman's National
Federal ion during the summer. while
the plans for building and the gen.
eral promotion work is being car
ried on. This would make an ideal
place of rest and recreation during
the warm months. and II has been
suggested that in connection with
this plan an outdoor motion picture
theater could be operated. The am
phitheater, which is to be developed
into an ideal sylvan theater. would
lend itself readily to this project.
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That the dream OF a woman's Ma
tional Foundation be realized even
more wonderfully that the projectors
at first dared to hope it would be, has
been proved by the rapidity with
which all plans have been pushed and
the enthusiasm with which they have
been received.
Mrs. c. c. Calhoun. the president Of
the Foundation. passed several days
last week in New York with Mrs
James Mcdonald and Mrs. Charles b.
Howry. who went with her for the
purpose of presenting the plans OF the
Foundation. Mrs. Calhoun was the
guest OF Mrs. Frances Burial Hoff-
man, who on Monday called together
many of her friends to hear about the
great project The response to the
address made by the Washington Ia
! dies was most enthusiastic. The idea
of having here in Washington a CEN
ter that would belong to all the wom-
en- of the country in the sense that it
| would be a club of clubs with indi-
| vidual as we'll as organization mem
bership was instantly welcomed. The
| newspapers, as well as the most prom
inent women of the city, gave the
| project much attention, news of the
meeting and subsequent conferences
being featured on the first pages.
Among the New York women who
attended the New York meeting were
! Mrs. c. A. Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. oliver
Hartman. Mrs. Charles B. Alexander,
Mrs. Leland Golfer. Mrs. Littleton Fox.
Mrs. Peter Larsen, Mrs. William II.
Goode. Mrs. Porter Willis, Mrs Robert
| oliphant, Mrs. Preston Satterwhite.
Miss Florence Lynch and Miss Maud
wetmore.
A number OF the New York women
wrote their names on Founders
| pledges for $1,000 and there Is to be
| another meeting this week which
| Mrs. Calhoun and several of the other
original Founders will attend.
The first general meeting OF the
| woman's National Foundation to be
held in the new clubhouse, the man
sion on the Dean Place. will be called
| for next Wednesday. The committee
will send out Invitations for a buff
/ fet luncheon following the meeting
and Founders and guests will have an
| opportunity to inspect the house and
grounds,
IL Is expected that after this gen
eral meeting financial and other plans
now being formulated. will be an
| nounced. There Is to be a plan of
organization that will provide for in
dividual and organization member
| ships and will reach every state and
every county. no matter how remote