The Washington herald., 1921-03-20

PADEREwsH LEAVES
EARLY IN WEEK.

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PADEREwsKI LEAVES
EARLY IN WEEK.
Jan Ignace Paderewski and several
other visitors Of note departed from
Washington before last week Was
fairly started. the members of the
missions, as ] have said. holding
the center OF the stage. But wash
ington is seldom long without at
least one guest Of worldwide re-
nown. The city. especially the
women, are anticipating with in
terest the promised visit in May OF
NINE. Pierre Curie, the worlds fore
most woman scientist, who is to
come to Washington after a visit In
New York. She is coming over to
stay about a month and TO receive
a gift from a committee OF Amer
ican women of one gram Of rsdium.
She is a small. pale woman of per-
hsps SO. whose whole personality ts
a combination OF gentleness and de-
termination. She is reserved and
laconic. She is to be accompanied
by her daughters.
Washington was expecting the
Queen of Rumanis some time this
spring. but she stated lately that
she would not come over until neat
autumn. She plans to stay several
months when she does come and to
thoroughly tour America while she
is about it. The King may accom-
pany her as far as New York, but
doesn't expect TO have time to go
farther as affairs Of state will need
his presence at home.
Next Sunday will be Easter and
from the next day on through the
month of April the social calendars
are filled with benefit and subscrip-
tion dances and balls. Easter Mon
day. the 2Sth, the annual Dixie ball
will be given at the willard by
the Robert L. Lee Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy. The next evening. the 2sth,
the Army Officers Club will give an
other OF their subscription dances.
one of a series Of the season. On
the 3oth there will be the Army and
Navy League ball and on the 3Ist
the Colonial ball.
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Also on March 81 a dance is to be
given at historic old Linthecum
Hall in o street. in Georgetown. to
raise money for a parish house for
Christ Church, Georgetown II wnl
be practically the same as one of
the famous Georgetown assemblies.
judging from the people who are
buying tickets, which can be had
from any Of the members OF the
committee in charge. Mrs Duncan
Bradley is chairman OF the commit
tee. which also includes Mrs. Her
man Hollerith. Mrs. r. @. Addison.
jr., Mrs. Ernest Greenwood, Mrs.
RSwlins Hume. Mrs. Ernest Nechlin.
Mrs. T. b. Smith. Mrs. S. p. Thomp-
son, Mrs. C. b. Gordon. Mrs. H o.
Goodwin and Mrs. y. L. Booker.
on April ! the navy and Marine
officers will give another OF their
dances and the last Of the Junior
League parties will take place that
evening.
C0TILLIoN PARTIES
TO BE IMPORTANT EVENTS.
The first OF the new cotiIlion par
ties will be an important social
event Of the 9Th Of April and the
Chinese ball will take place on
April S. That gives promise OF be-
ing a very brilliant affair indeed
and rather unusual. The Damodil
ball for the Trinity Community
House was scheduled for April s
but was postponed until April 2l.
On April the Army and Navy
Club will give the last Of a series
of supper dances and on the nth
the Episcopal ChildreB's Home ball
| will be an important social event.
April IL has been selected for the
Russian ball, which is TO be staged
/ at the home of Mr. and Mrs Rreck-
inridge Long in Sixteenth street.
All that week is to be devoted "a
raising funds for destitute Russians
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