The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
|LEADING WOMEN
ARE PATRONESSES
OF BIG CAMPAIGN
Mrs. Harding viii Aid
Drive for Woman's
Welfare Work.

hrE Harding, the First Lazy OF
the Land. and Mrs. Coolidge. wife
OF the Vice President. have agreed
to act as patronesses and to ma
terially assist the big drive to De
launched at Moore's Garden Theater
next Sunday night. in behalf Of the
Woman's Welfare Association.
An extraordinary impetus has
been given the two weeks benefit
at the Garden by the remarkable
personnel enrolled BY the managers
OF the campaign to insure its sue
cess In addition to Mrs. Harding
and Mrs. Coolidge practically every
hostess in the Cabinet circle Is
taking an active part In the fight to
finance the Woman's welfare Asso-
citation.
First Showing Of Film.
The program announced for next
| week and the following week at
the Garden Theatsr will be domi-
mated by the nrst showing Of The
| Heart OF Maryland" q film evolu-
tion Of David Belasco's famous dra-
matte hit In which Mrs. Leslie Car
ter nrst attained fame An impos-
Ing number Of secondary features,
including notable vaudeville acts,
which challenges the attention of
theatsrgoers quite aside from the
merit of the beneht. At the re-
quest OF the committee in charge.
Tom Moore. owner OF the Rialto,
Garden and numerous other the
aters. has agreed to act as directing
manager Of the entertainment. In
addition. he has contributed the
Garden Theater TO the cause or the
fortnight. In this way every cent
Of proft derived from the sale Of
tickets at the Garden Theater for
the two weeks will go to the fund
that IL being raised for the woman's
welfare Association.
One Of the picturesque features
arranged for next week will be the
rallying of civil war veterans to
aid the philanthropy. Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty. vice president Of
the association. and honorary
charge of the benent, will be
Garden one night next week, which
will include every Union soldier
now resident at the United States
Soldiers, Home in this city. Mrs.
Doughefty has sailed for Europe.
but will be represented on the G.
A r. night by Mrs. /. w. Littell,
wife of Gen. Littel1, commandant
of the Soldiers Home. Mrs. Cow
ington, Of the Confederate Memo
rial Association. Is arranging for a
rival night when the Confederate
veterans will attend the big bene-
Mt a. guests Of Mrs. Charles Whit
man wetmore. president OF the
Woman's welfare Association, and
one Of the organizers of the benent.
Orphans VIII Attend.
Nrs- Cunningham Hail, chairman
of the ticket committee, with the
assistance Of Mrs. Joseph Folk and
Mrs. Ollie James, Is planning the
ater parties which will include
youngsters from every Protestant
orphan asylum in Washington. The
representative Catholic ladies OF
Washington are arranging to dc
the same thing for the tots now
living In the various big Catholic
orphan asylums OF the city.
The biggest union organizations
in this city will be substantially
represented. Mrs. Wesley Martin
Stoner. Mrs. S. d. Boak and Mrs
Maynard Burrell have formed q
very large committee to handle
group attendance at the benefit or
various nights to suit the convent
ence of the typographical Union
the Bookbinders' Union and various
other important union labor organi-
cations of the National Capital.
The Jellen Unit. one Of the big,
gest units of the woman's Welfare
association Health Club, has active
charge of the details incident to OBJ.
tanning substantial attendance mex
week by the employees of all retail
stores and mercantile establish.
ments In this city. Mrs. Frederick
Hicks Is the chairman of another
committee which will handle tn,
important work Of obtaining grouI
attendance from the numerous bis
department stores in this city
Other committees are arranging fol-
group attendance by the Boy ant
Girl Scouts.
Arrangements are also bein,
made to send all the soldiers from
walter Reed Hospital during tn
first and second week. Mrs. II. I
Rust, of 2400 Sixteenth street, 4
raising q fund to send the Noun
The list of patronesses reads lik,
who's who OF washington's socia
celebrities. Mrs. Harding, Mrs
Coolidge. Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. DENLY
Mrs. Lansing. Mrs. Hoover. Mrs
John Hays Hammond Mrs. Charlie
3. Wood, Mrs. Paul. Mrs. C. C. Cal
houn. Mis-. Ralph Givin. Mrs. Rich
ard Wainwright. Mrs. Edward Ev
erett, Mrs. Drake, Mrs. Sumne
wells. and Mrs. George Hewitt My
ers are merely q few of Washing
ION social leaders who have pledges
themselves to make the record
breaking beneht at the Gardei
Theater next week the most notabl
philanthropic undertaking in th'
history of welfare work in Wash