The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
,NEIGHBORH0OD
HOUSE FETE
PLANNED
Society Folk Unite to
Make Annual Benefit
q Success

| The annual fete for. the benefit
Of Neighborhood House on Wednes.
day, for which Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
J. Bell have loaned Twin Oaks,
their beautiful suburban home, will
be marked this year< by much va
riety and originality, Booths for
the sale Of hats, parasols, books,
toys, refreshments, ETC., which 10
the most important feature Of the
afternoons program. with divsrtise-
ments for the children, will be set
out in 1.-THE Rajah's Garden" the
picturesque representation Of a
4 street in India. Bridge and nah
Afternoon hours and both afternoon
and evening there will be a pre-.
Isentation Of "a Fantasy in India"
three playlets by Mrs. Alice Pike
i Barney.
The fete will open at Q o'clock
in the afternoon, and will con.
tinue until 10 in the evening, the
Fantasy in India" being presented
at o'clock and again at $50. Mrs.
Elsie McKeon has the sale OF tickets
and boxes in charge, boxholders to
date being Mrs., Walter Tuckerman,
Nine. Ekengren, Mrs. Richard EN-.
NETT, Mrs. r. r. Gown, Mrs. Adolph
Casper Miller, Mrs. James Ives.
Mrs. James Warwick, Mrs. Cuno
Rudolph and Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood.
Mrs. George Barnett is directing
the production and the cast in.
cludes: Shepherd, Paul Tcherni.
koff; seller Of ribbons, Edna Bow.
man; seller of masks, Marguerite
Weighell;l snake dancer, Val Vim.
cente; seller Of, sandals, Beatrice
Coles; Greek model, Kathryn Here.
ford; flower girl, Marlyn Sientz:
sailors, Messrs. Sotherone and Hill.
and old woman, Jean Densmore.
Mrs. Wilmer J. Carr is arrang-
Ing. the bridge and NAH jOng party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brett Moves
entertained guests informally at tea
yesterday afternoon on their new
yacht which is now anchored off
Haines Point.
Mrs. Arthur Tyrrell will be
hostess at luncheon tomorrow at the
Chevy Chase Club.
Post Wheeler, counselor of the
American embassy in London, and
Mrs. Wheeler have sailed for Eng.
land after having been in this
country on leave for the last two
months. They spent several weeks
in Washington.
SHAKESPEARE WITH MODERN
SLANT AT BENEFIT.
Proof Of the immortality of
Shakespeare will be given tonight
when "A Winters Tale Of Washing.
ton or the Tempest in the Teapot
Dome" il presented tonight at the
Belasco Theater by the Twentieth
Century Club. Written BY Isabelle
8. harrington (Mrs. Frederick Far
rtngton), president Of the club, this
scintillating traversty is made of
bits from the greatest Of poets and
playwrights and given a modern
slant.
Between the acts the Teapot
Dome Ballet will be given by Miss
Marjorie Webster and her pupils.
There will be songs by Mrs. Miriam
| Hilton and Mrs. Davis. Two topical
songs will be given, one Of them be-
| Ing entitled "a Little House on X"
The play is being presented for
the benefit Of the Juvenile Protec.
tive Association, and is under dis
tinguiShed patronage.
The committees Of MANAGEMENT
for the play have these Twentieth
Century Club women as members.
Mrs. Gerritt S. Miller, jr., Mrs. Ed.
ward B. Clark, Mrs. Ernest p. Bick-
nell, Mrs. H. G. Ferguson, Mrs.
Samuel G. Blythe, Mrs. Lyman 3.
Swormstedt, Mrs. +. r. McComas,
Mrs. Robert s. Yard, Mrs. E. +.
Parham, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, Mrs.
Duff G. Lewis, Mrs. Frederick V.
Covi1le, Miss Agnes Miller, Mrs. Ell.
wood ]. Wray, Mrs. George Putnam.
Henry Van Dyke, or Princeton
University, who has been at the
New Willard for several days, left
yesterday for his home.
Il
Elena de Sayn, Russian violinist.
10 giving a pupil recital next Wed.
nesday afternoon, May %. at 4
o'clock, at the Playhouse. Music
lovers are cordially invited. A short
program consisting Of violin and
piano numbers will be given by
children between seven and eleven
years Of age to illustrate the fun.
damental principles Of the value