The Washington times., 1925-03-25

"LIGHTHOUSE LADY" GIVES
TALK IN HAMMOND HOME.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond have opened their home this
afternoon for a meeting at which
Mrs. Winifred Holt Mather, known
the world over as THE Lady Of
the Lighthouse" will tell of the
work now being carried on for war
blinded soldiers at the French
Lighthouse which she founded IN
1915. She will be introduced by
the French Ambassador Emile
Daeschner Judge John Barton
Payne, national chairman of the
American Red Cross, will preside.
Mrs. Mathe" has given twenty
years of devoted service to helping
the blind and has founded Light.
houses in this country, in France,
Italy and Poland.
The Washington committee for
men blinded in battle Is one of
several such committees through
out this country, all of which are
under the patronage of President
Coolidge and of the French and
Belgian Ambassadors. Eli Root is
honorary president and John II.
Finley is acting president. Includ.
ed in the Washington committee
are: The Right Reverend James r..
Freeman, D. D., General Merritt
w. ireland, Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock, John Barton Payne, Justice
Walter /. Mccoy, Doctor William
II. Wilmer, Miss Mabel Boardman,
Charles j. Bell, Charles H. Butler,
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, Mrs.
Stephen b. Elkins, Mrs. George w.
Bean, Mrs. George Ehle. Mrs. c.
w. Ffoulke, Oliver Hoyem, Colonel
Watson Miller, Mrs. James Warwick,
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman and Eu.
gene e. Thompson.
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Judge and Mrs. Clarence N. Good
win OF Chicago are in Washington
for a few days and are at the
Shoreham.
Prince and Princess de Polignac
have arrived at the New Willard
from New York where they landed
last Friday, having come from
Paris where they make their home.
They plan to remain in Washing.
ton four days after which they will
leave for New Orleans where they
will spend a few days. Later they
will visit the Pacific coast and re-
turn east by way of Chicago. They
plan to spend two months in this
country.
Mrs. e. w. Morehouse and her
son, Elmore F., Elmore have re-
turned to their apartment at the
Lee House after several weeks tour
of the South. They will remain in
Washington some tiIpe before 60
ing to their home in Plattsburg.
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GLEE CLUB OF SOUTH
HAVING GALA TIME.
The Emory University Glee Club
of Atlanta, Ca, arrived in town
being much entertained by the
auspices the club was brought to
Washington. The club will give a
program at the New Willard to-
night, beginning at $50 o'clock
After the reception at the Union
Station a coHhnittee escorted the
boys to the White House where
they were received by President
Coolidge at noon. A luncheon was
held at the residence of Doctor
Thomas A. Grower, and the after
noon was devoted to sightseeing.
Box-holders include the officers
of the Georgia State Club, Com
mittee Chairman of the Georgia
State Club. Emory University
Alumnae, the D. A. r., u. ID. c.,
Georgia State College for Women
Alumnae, John ID. Battle, former
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia,
and Mrs. Smith, Miss Mary Gwynn.
Mrs. w. NJ. Almand, Mrs. Theodore
TilIer and Claude N. Bennett.
The concert will be followed by
an informal reception in honor Of
the Emory boys. Miss Elizabeth
Harris is chairman of the commit
tee arranging for homes for the
boys while here and Miss Ruth
Anderson invitations. Mrs. r. T.. l..
Hall is general chairman Of ar
engagements.
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
Grant Minor Miles, of Peoria, Ill.,,
are passing a month with Horace
w. Peaslee, at his home, 1894 Nine
teenth street. Colonel Miles is on
temporary duty with the general
staff. Mrs. Miles is in New
York this week attending the opera.
Miss Geraldine House, of Simmons
College, who is a niece of MIR. Peas.
lee, and who has been passing part
OF her spring vacation as his guest,
will leave Washington tomorrow
for Gloversville, N. Y, for the
weekend before returning to. Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Single.
ton entertained at dinner last even.
ing at the Congressional Country
Club, in honor of the Reverend
Frederick Coombs Reynolds, d. D.,
minister Of the Wesley Methodist
Episcopal Church at Chevy Chase,
and Mrs. Reynolds. Other guests
were Edward H.. Jones, president
Of the Chevy Chase Bank, and Mrs
Jones; Mr.. and Mrs. ID. +. Graft
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond f. Crist,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin V. Watson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Fl. Phelps,
Mrs. Florence X. Smith and Mrs
Katherine Pierson.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Movers
entertained a company Of twelve
at dinner last evening at the
Congressional Country Club.
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The Secretary or the British EN-
bassy and Mrs. II. A. Brooks will
sail on the Aquitania. April s, Cor
England.
Mrs. J. +. Kahle, wife of Major
Kahle, Of Fort Eustis, Virginia, is
visiting her parents, Admiral and
Mrs. George r. Clark. at their
apartment at Wardman Park Hotel
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