The Washington times., 1922-09-30

TIME Italian commissioner OF
emigration, II. +. J. Demo-
u chelis, who is being much
feted during his visit in Washing.
ton, was a luncheon guest today
Of the Secretary of the Italian en-
bassy and Signora Geisser Celesla
and tonight he will be entertained
at dinner by Commentators Adoifo
Vinci, emigration delegate of the
Italian embassy, and Signora Vinci.
The dinner will be given ut Rau-
scher's and u company of d.stlnS-
uished guests has been asked 10
meet Signor Domichelis. Among
those present will be the Postmas,
ter General and Mrs. Work, the
Commissioner of Emigration and
Mrs. Husband and members OF the
embassy staff and their wives.
Cavaliere Luigi Filippi, Italian con
sui at Philadelphia, and Cavaliere
Gugliemo SilenZi, consul at New
Orleans, have come to Washing
ton for the dinner, and will lie
among the guests. Cavaliere ST.
lenzl is a brother Of CaValiere Re
nato Silenzi, OF the embassy starr.
y
NJ L. lIS IlSSlAh6 "a ehN Ns~s
w Den Cub OF america In the
ulIing and Washington consider
ing the prospect of forming a
garden club OF its own, the ac'
tIvities of kindred organizations
are of special Interest. Conse-
quently a number of Washington
ians motored to Baltimore yester.
day TO attend the meeting OF the
WIldflower Preservation Society
in the garden of Mrs. T.. ii. Boe-
tons home in Roland Park, when
Mrs. Mlnnigerode Andrews flower
fantasy, Inc Voice of the Wild.
flowers" was presented Tor the
first time, with MISS Caroline
Mckinley as the Voice and
John Phelps as the "tlutisL
Afterwapd Mrs. Bouton enter
tained at supper for the guests
from Washington. Among them
were Mrs. Wallace, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture; DR.. and
Mrs. Frederick Coville, DIR. AMI
Mrs. Paul Bartsch, DR.. and Mrs.
Edgar T. Wherry. Dr. and Mrs.
P. l.. Kicker, Or. and Mrs. Benja.
min Rush Logic and Miss Taylor
Logic, Mrs. David Greenlees, Mrs
Charles Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs
Eliphalet Fraser Andrews and
Mrs. Andrews sister, Miss Jean
Tucker, Miss Elizabeth Davis
Schreiner, Miss Caroline Mckin.
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles HOof,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Minnigerode,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gait and
Miss Guest.
The program in the afternoon
also included a dramatic mono
logue by Warren Wilmer Brown
entitled The Lament of the
Holly Spirit expresses the suf-
ferings of the mutilated trees
at the hands of thouGhtless van
dals.
Mrs. A. II. Carpenter, of Pea
body Institute, directed the first
half of the afternoons program.
with Mrs. Powers. of the Stage
Crafts Studios OF Baltimore, in
charge Of the production Of The
Lament of the Holly"
DR.. Colville. of the Department
of Agriculture, and DR.. BartsClI.
of the Smithsonian Institute. gave
brief talks on wildflOwer lore
which were OF great educational
interest and value to the numbers
of school children who were Mrs.
Bouton's special guests as well
as to the large audience in at
tendance. Each child received a
copy of the Maryland State law
forbidding the mutilation of trees
and plants. and a very lovely
edition of Mrs Andrews fantasy,
and Mr.. Browns monologue.
Among Mrs. Bouton's guests
were Mrs. Crosby, of Boston, New
England chairman of the wild.
flower committee, Of the Garden
Club of America, as well as a
number of members of the Wash
ington committee in charge OF
the arrangements for the coming
meeting of the Garden Club here
on October %. OF this committee
Mrs. Fairfax Harrison is chair
man. s.
Nine. Riano. vito Of the SpaniS