Evening star., 1924-02-18

States Army. Navy and Marine Corps.
Al additional feature will be the
presence OF John r. Quinn. the national
commander Of the American Legion
and Alvin NJ. Owsley, the past national
commander. Miss Elsie Janis. who en-
teitained troops IN France and who ts
IN Washington, has also been invited
TO attend.
A distinguished group of veterans Of
the World war and many prominent
| Washingtonians are expected to aug
ment the large attendance of Legion
! naireS.
Nine. Jusserand. wife of the am
2assador Of France, and Mrs. Henry
| lefty Chiffon, wife OF the charge
! 'ahaires OF Great Britain, are amung z
| nose who Will attend the benefit Tor
! tussian refugees which will be given
nursday afternoon in the ballroom.
| the New Willard Hotel A table
| III be reserved for the wives OF
'"presentatives of foreign govern
:rss'an dances and have tea.
The card party will begin at ESQ
COCK, and those who nave taken
tables for cards include Countess
Hungary: Mrs, David IL. Blair. Mrs.
| I@nn Crayke Simpson. Mrs j. borden
| Hartman. Mrs. John j. Hamilton. Mrs.
Wii!iam +. Dennis, Mrs. Edwin s.
faoras ffa1asrs M Mrs; Wo@dburH Blair, Mrs.
4 =.
| hull and Mrs. Edmund Pendleton.
For the tea. which will follow the
cards. Miss Caroline Thorn is chair
| man or the mattresses and Will be as
siS1eu Ms1tuas 10y ~: Miss Helena Lodge, Miss
ington., Miss Elizabeth Ives. Miss
katherine Wylie. Miss Elizaneth
l.arker. Miss Elsa Diederich. Mics
Virginia Mason, Miss Mary Mason,
Miss Elizabeth Park and Miss McKin-
| non
| The benefit is being arranged NV q
committee of which Mrs. Robert
Lansing Is honorary chairman. Nine
Ekeneren chairman, Nine Wallenbers
wee chairman. Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper vice chairman, Miss MarySbar
tddh treasurer. Baroness korrf Secra-
tary. other members being Miss Maths
Mrs. John Joyce Broderick. Mrs Ans
tin hautz: Mrs. W. Harry Brown. Mrs
neWitt Wells: Mrs. George Hewitt
Ti"rd Ts.ri' Mrs.: Mage.a MEr"n ,,;nn whitney Mrs.
Gown. Mrs. Walter 4. Tuckerman
Mrs Frank S Hight, Mrs. John Henry
iibbon$, Mrs. Leigh c. Palmer, AJrs
Taward Il; ar, T. Walker and Mrs Henry
Mrs. Thomas II. G. Reed will NOT he
al nome on Wednesday OF this week
fspfuarE 20. as she has been called
rut rel,,;rs Gr 'hS e. CITY ,y by the illness of a
4
ever, Wednesday of next week Fab-
| fuary q. at the Woodward.
,,,siin 3uage Robert Won Moscazisker chief
JuSIiee OF the supreme court of Penn
sy!fanla, and Mrs Moscazisker are
at the Hamilton Hotel for an in.
| definite stay. AZ
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Greene b,v.
| as guest for several days at their
home on 18th street Mrs. John s. r.
strong of New York, for whom thew
entertainment at dinner Saturday
| evening.
Miss Myrtle l. Bum, chairman of
| the library committee of the Women's
City Club. assisted by Mrs, Caroline
=. stephen. Mrs. Frances Williams,
Mrs. Lyman B: swormstedt. Mrs.
Miss Elaine Eppley and Miss Mary A.
| Mason. will entertain at the club
Thursday afternoon and evening for
the oenefit OF the club library. There
| VIII be tables for bridge. five hun
dred and Mah-jong, with prizes for
each table.
;, An event of unusual interest will
given under the auspices of the
February 81, at Central High School
auditorium. The proceeds will go to
the fatherless children Of Greece. The
program is quite attractive. There
will be Greek folk songs sung by
Greek young, men and women in
their national costumes. the ladies
Of the Greek legation taking a lead
ing part in it. Miss Diamantopoulos
will conduct the folk dances. and Mrs.
Eicolaidi and Mrs. Tsamados will
sing the solos.
Mr.. Tchernikoff has arranged a
| special ballet for the occasion, based
| on the music from "Orpheus and Eu-
rydice," by Gluck. He and Miss Gar
diner will take the leading parts, and
Miss Diamantopoulos will appear as
Proserpina.
Judge William S. Bennitt of Chica-
go entertained at dinner last night
at the New Willard, where he is stay
ing. His guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Hawker of Fairmont, w.
Va; Mr.. and Mrs Stiles w. Burr of
St. Paul, MINI. and Miss Neola North
aim of Evanston, III.
A refreshing echo of the past is
promised in the tea and loan exhi-
bition of Articles Antique" to be
given February % from 4 to Z o'clock
at 1924 28th street for the benefit
Of the Goucher College endowment
fund. The house, graciously loaned
by the present owners, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert F. Whitehead. is itself of his
toric interest. 1t was built about
1910 by Benjamin Franklin Miller,
a civil engineer connected with the
building OF the old Aqueduct bridge.
Since Mr.. Mil1er'S day the old house,
| which is said to be the best example
Of Georgian architecture in Wash
ington, has had many occupants.