The Washington times., 1921-11-12

\ ieneral; Mrs. Palmer. wife OF Colonel
Palmer; Mrs. Selden Spencer. Mrs.
ltozier Delaney. Mrs. Percy Jones.
Mrs. Richard La Guarde, Mrs. G. X.
Darnell and Mrs. II. l.. Whitcomb.
Mrs. Fairfax Stuart Landstreet
has arrived from New York to visit
her sister, Mrs. George +. Downey.
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National headquarters Of the Amer
| lean Red Cross was filled yesterday y
afternoon with war veterans" OF the
organization who had come to the
Capital TO participate In the Armistice
Day ceremonies. Several hundred OF
these. including Red Cross nurses,
canteen and other overseas workers.
and workers on the home front, many
OF whom had not seen each other
since the days OF the world war. met
In reunion. Tea was served In the
assembly hall from to o'clock, the
hostesses being the following:
Mrs: August Belmont, OF New York,
member OF the Central Committee;
Mrs. Oswald Chew, Radnor, Pa. pres
ident OF the National Woman's over.
seas League; Miss Alice Chittenden,
president OF the New York County
Women's Overseas League; Miss
Margaret Hood. president Of the
District OF Columbia Women's Over
seas League; Mrs. Guy Waring. OF
Pride's Crossing, Mass; and Mrs.
John Morehead, Of New York.
In addition to the reunion and tea
there was the largest throng OF
visitors that have ever visited Red
Cross Building In one day. several
thousand persons inspecting the war
relics In the museum. At noon the
Ill ..lS % he. hnIn
Council Of National Defense. which
during the war signalled the silent
moment" was tolled for two minutes
In honor of the war dead.
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Invitations to subscribe to the boxes
for the charity ball to be given for
the benefit OF the children's hospital
at the Willard on January are being
Issued by Mrs. c. c. Glover, Jr.. chair
man OF the ball committee, and by
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, vice chair
man.
This ball was long known as the
charity ball. being for many years the
only one given in the city.
Since Mr.. Cleveland's first admin
istration II has been the custom of
the Presidents OF the United States
and of the ladies presiding at the
White House to attend these balls
President and Mrs. Harding have al
lowed It to be known that they hope
to be able to continue this precedent.
The Navy Relief District Auxiliary
has sent complimentary tickets to
the foreign naval attaches for the
ball to be held Thanksgiving evening
at the Willard. The ball promises to
be one of great success and the bril-
liancy of the scene will be greatly
enhanced by the uniforms of the at
taches.
The woman's Club of Bethesda will
give a Bridge" Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock, at the home OF Mrs.
Frank McMillin, 6605 Wisconsin ave-
nue., for the benefit of the Montgom-
cry County General Hospital in
Sandy Spring. At the last meeting Of
the Woman's Club of Bethesda on
last Tuesday, Miss Anna Farquhar
addressed the club. She spoke of the
splendid corps of nurses they now
have and invited all to visit the Hos
pital on Donation Day" November
26, when tea will be served.
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The Honorable and Mrs. Wesley
Watson, of Cardagon Garden, London,
who are the guests of Mrs. Archi-
bald Oracle, will be at home with
Mrs. Oracle on Sunday afternoon,
from 4:3O o'clock to $50 o'clock.
Col and Mrs. p. J. II. Farrell. Of
Chicago, entertained at dinner last
Thursday night at the Army and
Navy Club, having as their guests
Gen. and Mrs. f. A. Helmick, Gen.
G. II. Harries. Col. and Mrs. Frank
c. Marshall. Maj. and Mrs. Robert
Dunlop, Mrs. A. Lott, Capt. r. l..
Montogaue and Lieut.. Farrell.
s.
Mr. William Marshall Bullitt. for
mer solicitor general of the United
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