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was killed in the World War. This
unit has been one of the most ac'
tive organizations engaged in in
dependent welfare work among the
World War veterans in Washington
since it's formation.
For the past four years this unit
has been busily engaged in wei.
fare work at the hospital in CO.
operation with the Red Cross chap
ter. The original garden party
was presented to provide an incen-
tive for the hospitalized veterans in
their occupational therapy activi-
ties and it was huge success.
Many of the articles made by the
veterans were sold to visitors, and
this year Mrs. Walter 1. Mccoy,
president of the unit, promises to
have one of the most elaborate dis
plays of basketry weaving and other
articles ever presented by the dis
abled men.
Mrs. Beverly Williamson and
Mrs. Robert Love Taylor enter
tanned at luncheon today at Stone
leigh Court in honor of Mrs. Daisy
Fitzhugh Ayres. The other guests
were the ladies of the Tennessee
delegation in Congress.
ARCHAEOLOG1CAL SOCIETY
POSTPONES FETE.
The meeting of the Archaeological
Society, which was to be held on
Friday at Airlie, the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, en-
the Military road, has been post
poned until Tuesday, May ~, on &C.
count Of the continued rain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Calvin Huston
have arrived in Washington for a
visit and are staying at the Bur.
ington. Mr.. Huston is American
consul at Tien-Tsin. China, and is
at present on leave. .,
Edwin Wilson. of the consular
service, and his mother, Mrs. Quick,
who have been living at 1902
Eighteenth street, have moved to
Wardman Park Hotel.
Mr.. Wilson and ]. Butler Wright.
Third Assistant Secretary of State,
left Washington this morning for
Detroit. where they will speak.
Mrs. Tracy Lay has returned to
washington after spending Sunday
in Philadelphia.
One Of the interesting events on
the calendar tonight is the dance
recital to be given by Paul Gardner
Tcherntkof and Elizabeth Gardiner
and their pupils at the President
Theater for the Anna Pavlowa home
for Russian children.
Among those who will entertain
guests are Countess Szechenyi and
Mrs. Charles B. Drake, Mime. El1en.
gren, Mrs. Charles j. Bell, Mrs. Ed
ward b. Meigs, Mrs. Dwight Davis
and Mrs. Alice Barney.
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Princess Cantacuzene, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Fred.
erick Dent Grant, has returned tn
Florida to JOIN her husband. Prin.
cess Bertha Cantacuzene win re.
main with her grandmother
MRS: Albert L. Mills will leave
washington today for Raritan Arse.
nal' Metuchen, N. j., where she will
De the guest Of her son-in-law and
daughter. Major and Mrs. George
Wellington Graham. Then she will
go TO Wllliamstown, Mass, to visit
her brother and sister.in.law, Bishop
and Mrs. Robert Paddock. After
leaving Williamstown, Mrs. Mills
Will make series of visits and re-.
turn to Washington in the first
part Of October. '
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Mrs. Charles w. Wetmore enter.
talnea company Of twenty at tea
ham.
owing to the continued wet
weather the garden party for the
benefit Of the House Of Mercy,
p Planned Tor today. will take place
Sns may May %. when II is
hoped that the ground will have
dried sufficiently for safety ana
pleasure. II will he as manned AZ
the Cathedral Close.