Evening star., 1925-02-07
SOCIETY RESPONDS LITERALLY
TO BENEFIT FOR BELLEAU WOOD
Distinguished audience Present at Performance OF
"Gane of Mah-Jong'' Assures Success of En-
document of Memorial in France.

fund to maintain "a rugged clump of
| rocks and woods scarcely a score of
miles from Paris" in the Chateau
Thierry sector. as nearly as possible
| in the conditions which existed at
the time the battle was fought, the
Belleau Wood Memorial Association
last night presented at Washington
tinguished audience, the Chinese mu-
sical fantasy, "A Game of Nah -jong."
Mingling with the vivid, Oriental
atmosphere of the entertainment was
| high note of serious patriotism.
The French flag which was lowered
and the American flag raised over the
site when ownership of the wood
changed to the association in July.
1928, were used in the setting. The
United States Marine Band. William
H. Santelmann conducting, played
THE Marseillaise," a preliminary con-
cert and music incidental to the
fantasy. The banner bearing Marshal
Foch's tribute to the Cradle of Vic
tory was displayed. The banner will
fly at the entrance to Belleau Wood.
Distinguished Audience.
The musical fantasy was enthusi-
astically received by the fashiona BILE
audience, which included the new
French Ambassador, NJ Daeschner;
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, Secre-
tary OF War Weeks and many nota-
bles in Washington life.
In two acts, the play, with much
music and dancing, carried out the
story of a princess who, imprisoned
in a tower, took bits of ivory and
bamboo, fashioned the game of NAH
jong, brought the figures to life
stored them in a great dragon carved
box. then later brought them out to
play in a giant game
stage effects were beautiful The
fantasy was written by Marie Moore
Forrest. who directed it's presenta-
tion. Charles S. Morgan. jr, of New
York City and of the Mask and Wig
Club of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, was director of dances and
incidental business, taking a promi
nent role also on the stage as The
Spirit of Nah -jong. in leading the
huge choruses of local dancers. Mrs
Minnigerode Andrews and DR.. Alfred
Hopkins designed the fanciful cos
tunes. Others who were in charge
were: Estelle Wentworth. director OF
chorus; Caroline Mckinley studio
director of dice; Minnie Hawke, di-
rector of children's dances; accom-
panfst, Edith H. Hunter; marshals
Mrs John F. Gaynor, Capt. John
Cralge, Z. S. NJ. c.; makeup, Denis
E. Connell, Judy Lyeth; scenic and
art directors, Brunton Studios, Inc.
assistant to art directors. Harold
Snyder; director of publicity, Bess
Davis Schreiner.
Groups I'm Charge.
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith was chair
man of the tower scene, in which
| Maurice HI. Jarvis was announcer;
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the rest of the cast was, as follows:
Ladies in waiting, Mrs. Mason Gulick
Miss Rosamund Porter, Miss Isabel
Boniface; attendants to princess, Miss
Elizabeth Walsh, Miss Henrietta For
rest; Buddhist priests, Maj. George
Oakley Totten, jr., Rev. Meade Boil
ton MacBryde; Chinese soldier, AL
pert Parr; the chorus, directed by Es-
telle Wentworth, Wilbur Bailey, Ellis
worth Condron. Winfree Johnson, AL
bert Parr, Perry Watzman, Russell
Cordrey. Woodruff Youngs, Lynn De
Mott. Melville Veitch, Wilmer Bar
tholomew, Roy Miller.
Those in charge of the various
groups were as follows:
Circles-Mrs. John A. Leieune.
chairman; Mrs. Logan Feland. vice
chairman; Mrs. Richard Jeschke. Mrs.
Carvel Hall, Mrs. Andrew Gordon,
| Mrs. G. w. Walker, Miss Caroline
Henry, Miss Pamela Henry, Mrs. Jo-
seph Rossell, Mrs. J. Carson Brecken-
ridge, Mrs. Robert Walker, Miss
Elizabeth Stiles, Miss Ruth Miller
Green, Miss Ethel Kent Block, Mrs.
=. o. Rogers, Mrs. J. E. Brewster,
Mrs. H. c. Pierce, Miss Edna Wilbur,
Miss Elizabeth Cluverius, Mrs. Julius
s. Turrill, Miss Margaret Davis. Mrs.
Henry Burris. Miss Virginia Edwards,
Miss Mary Elizabeth Thompson. Mrs.
Bennett Puryear. Mrs. Joel Boone,
Miss Betty Lane. Mrs. Edward Nc
Clellan, Mrs. w. c. Harllee, Miss
Dorothy Bierer, Miss Mary Kittelle,
Mrs. Harvey Alban, Mrs. Robert
voeth, Miss Royal Draper, Miss Ruth
Shaugnessey, Miss Margaret Wood
ruff. Miss Corinne Wagner, Miss
Ewing Davis.
Bamboos-Mrs. John L. Hines, chair
man; Mrs. Edward Sturges, vice
chairman; Miss Marion Townsley,
Miss Lucille Johnson, Miss Mary
Weller Mccarthy, Miss Sophie Beale,
Miss Margaret Edwards, Miss Marie
Mcintyre, Miss Letitia Magoffin, Miss
Gladys Penn, Miss Sterling, Miss
Katherine Sutherland, Miss Katrina
Van Rensselaer,, Miss Virginia Wal
thall, Miss Maxine Elliott, Miss Ruth
Burt, Miss Clara Birmingham, Miss
Eleanor Harmon, Miss Bessie Nc
Keldon, Miss Frances Hopkins, Miss
Betty Morris, Miss Judith Offey, Miss
May Taylor, Miss Helen Townsley,
Miss Helen Wesson, Miss Nancy Wes-
son. Miss Barroll, Miss Joyce, Miss
Albert, Miss Laura Winder Marshall.
Miss Elizabeth Hume, Miss Mary PEN
dleton, Miss Nesbit, Miss Scott, Miss
Foster, Miss Claudia Read, Miss Fran
ces Estes Miss Skinner
Characteristics Virginia Hunt
Miss Caroline Thorn, chairmen; Miss
Delphine Heyl, Miss Elinor Wheeler
MISS Marie Louise johnson, Miss
Elizabeth Kemp, Miss Aminta veeder
Miss Mamie Chase, Miss Esther
Foote, Miss Louise King, Miss Leslie
Cameron, Miss Madeline Austin, Miss
Helen Griffin, Miss Diana Cumming
Miss Julia Brice, Miss Marjorie Steb-
bins, Miss Ruth Stoddard, Miss Cecil
Lester Jones, Miss Mary Lois Pas
chal, Miss Helen Scudder, Miss Helen
Strauss, Miss Margaret Zolnay, Miss
Margaret Mackall, Miss Lucy Mat
thews, Miss Phoebe Quinby, Miss
Elizabeth Sims, Miss Louise Ireland
Miss Elizabeth Johnson, Miss Mar
garet Dows, Miss Eleanor Snyder
Miss Laura Towne, Miss Elizabeth
Ives, Miss Carolyn Chamberlain, Miss
Adelaide Molstenholme, Mrs. Prem
tiss Gilbert, Mrs. Eric Trammell, Mrs
Gwinn Rust, Mrs. H. D. Gibson.
Winds.
Mrs. John Callan O'Laughlin, chair
man; Mrs. John M Biddle, vice chair
man; the North wind, Miss Virginia
Selden; the West wind, Miss Florence
thompson; the South wind, Mrs
Donald McKnew; the East wind, Miss
Eugene Smith.