The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-24
Drama League
Gives BenefHto
Aid Near East

East MAKES peculiar appeal because
tho money raised for the fund Is ex-
pended In saving tho lives OF the
suffering and starving children in
Armenia and the Bible lands OF Asia.
There has been more or less confusion
In regard to this Near East Relief
drive, which has been often q ac-
cepted as part of the work OF
Herbert Hoover. who Is interested
In the work OF relief in eastern Eu-
rope. They are widely separated In
the Held OF their activities and quite
distinct in their separate aims. A.
who aid the Near East Fund will be
sending help to the part of the world
most closely associated with sacred
history.
The plays to be presented tomorrow
have been long rehearsed at the home
OF Mrs. John w. Thompson, who is
the author Of one OF the dramas
Mrs. Thompson will play the princi-
pal part In her own play. Pearls"
Besides Mrs. Thompson, Miss Nancy
Gordon Jones and Mrs. william Chan
ming Johnson. their able director,
about whom / have already toll.
Those taking prominent parts are:
Miss Dorothy bennett. who will play
the leading role in "Eugenically
Speaking" very amusing play pro-
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Players several years ago. Miss Der
nett is an extremely good-looling
blond and well known to Washing
ton for her charm and talent. She
has been starring two seasons in her
college class plays at Wisconsin Unit
versity. Others in that cast are J. NJ
Curtin. who is well known as a singer
as well as star in the College Ora
matte Club of Syracuse University.
and c. II. Clifford, an old friend OF
the drama and versatile and pleas
ing in his part.
In pearls" the charming little play
by Mrs. Thompson in which she
plays the lead, are Miss Mildred
Brown, who plays the ingenuc part
and Edwin Trusheim, student at
George Washington University and a
youth of marked ability who shows a
good Interpretation Of his part. Mrs.
Paul de Hoff Reed, who was Elizabeth
Boyd, Of Philadelphia. before her
recent marriage. is very charming in
the leading role of THE Gift of the
Magii." a story familiar to us all
which Mrs. Burelson has dramatised.
She is supported by Roger l.. Mac
Andrews, who also shows marked
ability as an actor.
In 1.-THE Unlucky Star" the play by
Roi Cooper Megrue in which Nancy
Gordon Jones is starred, there are
such able actors as Addison Smith,
who has been on the professional
stage with Mrs. Fiske and later in
vaudeville and Detlow Marthinson,
who is identified with the Arts Club.
having taken part in number of
their plays besides being a writer OF
plays. He fills the role of lover to
decided advantage. Mrs. Werner
plays the part OF maid very cleverly.
Additional names on the floor COM
mittee are: Major Stuart Cramer.
Franklin Ellis, Capt. J. +. Harker.
British Embassy; Ralph w. +. Hill,
Commander Theodore Jewell. Chester
A. Snow, jr., and Horace Westcott.
HOLD THE TRENCH!
The Trench, the little shop main
tained by ex-soldiers as clearing
house for the work of the wounded
and disabled men in the hospitals in
and near Washington, has got into
difficulties. Up until Christmas time
there was a ready sale of the basket
work, bead work, the lamps and other
useful and beautiful articles on ex-
hibition there. Afterward. as IL
natural enough, the demand for such
things slackened. And, as the boys
running the little shop-it is in F
street opposite the Willard-have no
capital, they are finding it hard sled
ding to keep running and pay their
rent.
AS a matter Of fact without help
they will go under-and this must not
be. for they offer a permanent market
for the work of the men taking vo-
cationaI training in the hospitals
which is provided in no other way.
So now comes the American Womcns
Legion to the rescue through it's
president, Mrs. James w. Wadsworth,
jr She is sending out invitations for
tea and sale on Thursday and Fri
day afternoons, from to o'clock,
at her residence 500 sixteenth street
where the stock Of the Trench will
be on sale, with the addition of a
shipment of interesting things which
have Just come in from the various
hospitals.
Some of the ladies of the American
Womcn's Legion will help with tho
sale and may the people OF Wash
ington be generous in their support
1t is hoped that enough funds will
realized for The Trench to carry on
or that, at the very least, the stock
on hand will be sold out so that the
men in the hospitals will not have
things thrown BACK on their hands.
The Trench has always turned the
proceeds from each article, less a
small percentage for the cost of dis.
posing of Il. over to the man who
made it--and that's probably the reason
why the shop is falling.
Tho original idea was TO have the
sale Mt the Washington Hotel on
Wednesday, and tentative arrange
ments were made for this when Mrs.
Wadsworth volunteered to lend her
house and for many reasons that
seemed more satisfactory propo-
sition.
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MARsHALLs HONOR GUESTS.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall will be honor guests ct tn"
dinner which the Spanish ambassador
and Nine. de Rinno are giving 30
night. There will be thirty in the
company. Mr. and Mrs. Edward :.
McKeon are coming over from Balti-
more for the dinner and Will make
a brief visit at the embassy.