Evening star., 1921-04-03
Carnival
E TO AID RUSSIANS.
'ociety Supports Varied Pro-
as
gram to Benefit Refugees
From Bolshevism.

A Carnival of social functions is
to be held here, beginning April II.
under auspices of the Washington
branch of the American Central Com
mittee for Russian Relief. to send
aid to Russian refugees from boil
shevism now living in various coun-
tries outside their native land. ~.
Plans for the ''carnivaf' were COM
pleted at a meeting of the local COM
mittee held last week at the home
of Mrs. Stabler. zoos 18th street:
bk given April ~ at the home OF OF
This affair can be obtained from
Mrs. Charles Henderson. 1874 n street
northwest. This gala entertainments
promises to be one of the most noteu
balls of the season and it will be
replete: with surprises.
Diplomat to Lecture.
The following afternoon. April 13.
Mrs Robert Woods Bliss has donated
her apartments at 1855 Massachusetts
avenue northwest to the committee
for a lecture by Eugene Stein. Rus,
sian scholar and diplomat. He Will
deliver an address on Russian art.
At the Russian embassy on Thurs
day night. April IA. twenty OF the
most beautiful matrons and depu-
tantes in Washington are to pose IN
a. series pl tdDlcduA "~A>
issa possibility that the performance
will be repeated the following night.
There will be ten scenes and incl
dental music, both vocal and lnstru-
mental. with noted artists appearing
between the pictures
Card and Garden Party.
Plans to seat 1000 card players at
Wardman Park Hotel on Friday ait
ernoon April Is. have been made.
More than a hundred prizes will be
awarded the successful bridge and
i've hundred players and tea Will De
served at its conclusion.
As a fitting finale 10 the events OF
the week preparations are being made
to hold a popular garden party and
Symkhana on the grounds of one OF
the large estates within the District
The gymkhana stunts Will be staged
by the younger officials of the British
embassy. This affair will be held on
Saturday afternoon. April 10.
While no quota has been assigned
to Washington. the campaign COM
mittee realizes that many thousands
of dollars are NEEDED to provide relief
for the sufferers.
Washington's contributions have. so
far. mostly taken the form of cloth
ing. and it is TO buy materials to be
made up into garments that the
funds are to be raised. Such clothing
is shipped to the joint disaster COM
representatives of the Red Cross.
Near East Relief. Y. NJ. c. A. etc.
Since March. 1920. the local clothing
committee. Mrs. Edward w. Root,
chairman. has sent from the Russian
embassy here over 5000 garments,
and also since last January has for
warded $4,000 in cash to Constanti-
nopie.
Many in Distress.
1t is almost impossible to estimate
the number of victims involved at
the present time. but whatever it
may besIhe relief has been and still
is entirely Inadequate. The Princess
Grant. chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the American central COM
mittee for Russian relief, who has
lived for years in Russia, and is as
familiar with conditions as any one
in this country can be, in her latest
report, estimated that there were $780,
900 along the European frontier and
100000 along the Asiatic bodeflands.
Ever since the defeat of Gen. Wran-
Gel destitute fugitives from bolshe-
vispe<haye swarmed around Constan-
tiHkpAea Many cannot enter the town.
buts4tye on filthy aad crowded boats.
Mrs. HarrimaA@ Chairman.
AiSA Borden Hartman is chairman
of the campaign committee. the 9TH
er members of which are Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss. Mrs. Charles Henderson,
Mrs. John Gibbons. Mrs. Randall Hag-
ner, Mrs. Herbert Stabler. Mrs. Warren
Delano Robbins. Mrs. Sheldon White.
house, Mrs. Horace Westcott, Mrs
Irene Carfey. Mrs. Harry Cootes, Mrs.
: Grafton Minot. Mrs. Raymond Rog-
ers, Mrs. Edward Mitchell, Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. Mrs. Barnett. Mrs. George T.
Marye. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney. Mrs Will
liam Scully. Mrs. Woodbury. Blair,
Mrs. r. H kimball. Miss Josephine
Patten and Miss Louise Delano.