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By L C. D!
The "flu" and the weather man did
"their durndest" laet week to spoil
things. They both strove very hard
to break up the many dinners sched
uled for every "blessed" night, and
succeeded In keeping many guests
home from the numerous receptions,
both afternoon and evening.
lira Thomas F. Walsh, for one,
told me that she had ten last min
iate regrets for her dinner because
of illness. All hostesses had similar
experiences. There isn't a family
without at least one member HI. I
do believe, and it fook truly brave
people to venture out most of the
rainy. cold, slippery. miserable
nights we had last week.
Nevertheless it was a notable
week In the history of Washington
society. Never was society busier.
There was "something doing" ?
something big?every day. Every
set made a special effort to show
a the delegates to the second Fan\
American Financial Conference a
good time, and the honors due them
as distinguished statesmen of sister
republics. Practically every dele
gate was a very important man in
his own country, which fact natur- j
ally added much to the interest and
enjoyment of the parties given for
them. So many people who came in
contact with them at the different
social functions remarked what In
teresting men the delegates all were
and how much they had enjoyed
hearing them talk and how they had
profited by the experience. The
same seemed to be true of the ladies
accompanying the delegates; they
were all delightful?unusually so.
GRKAT* AGGREGATION
OK ROTABLES. ,
The conference represented the I
greatest aggregation of cabinet'
ministers ever gathered together in I
the history of the United States.
The list Included Dr I.uis Toledo I
Herrarte. minister of foreign affairs, t
Guatemala; Dr. Ygnaclo Bohillas. !
ambassador from Mexico: Dr. Ces
pedes. minister from Cuba; Dr. Gal
van, minister from Santo Domingo;
f Dr. Elizade. minister from Ecuador; i
Dr. Domingo Salaberry. Argentina;!
?enor Guzam, Colombia; Senor Borja. I
Ecuador; 8. E. M. FequWe. Haiti;;
Senor Ayala. Paraguay; Senor Fuchs, j
Peru; Senor Suay. Salvador, and Se- I
nor Vecino. Uruguay.
Among well-Known Americans at- j
tending the conference were John |
Hays Hammond. Frank A. Vander-'
lip. James A. Farrell. Edward N. I
Hurley, former chairman of the jl
Shipping Board: Joseph P. Grace. W. j
Cameron Forbes, former governor
general of the Philippines: President,
Goodnow, of Johns Hopkins Univer- ll
sity: J. G. White, international en- jl
irtneer. and MaJ. Gen. William C.'
Gorgas.
The ambassadors and ministers of il
the nations of Central and South |
American countries practically all en- ,
tertained in compliment to the dele- jl
gates from their respective coun
tries. Some of the officials, like the;
Lansings. entertained for the various 1
delegations as officials and acted as
the nation's hosts. Then other or-II
ficials entertained because thev were
interested in the financial feature' of
the conference. Treasury Department
and Reserve Board men like Charles
Hamlin for example. Then the resi-'
dential set entertained occasionally j
because of their various interests ]
in the different countries, like the
Johns Hays Hammonds, for example,'
who entertained the Chilean delega-1
tion because Mr. Hammond has ex-i
i tensive business interests in Chile; or
Walter Pentield. who is special coun- ]
sel for so many of those Latin Ameri- |
can republics. Then all sets in so-1
ciety were included among the guests I
at most of the 'receptions given, so \
everybody "came in" for some of the
Sayeties and it was a brilliant week.
kUIGEST RECEPTION
M THE WEEK.
I*1* largest reception of the week
for the Pan American dele
was the reception which Secre
tary and Mrs. Lansing gave Wednes
day night at that gloriously beautiful
Pan American buildins. always a per
fect setting for a brilliant function.
Ser-. vtary Giaqs. the nation's host for
trie conference, and Mrs. Glass re
eel-wed with ?r. and Mrs. Lansing.
It -wasn't a very large party, that is
not as such official parties go, but it
was a very enjoyable one. I think
* large company was invited but be
ll cause of the weather?it rained,
sleeted and did a little bit of every
thing that evenin*?many of those
?sked did not attend. The Pan Ameri
can building is a little out of the way
and the streets were very slippery;
horses slipped and machines skidded
?ugh!
Then the new Secretary of Com
?nerce and Mrs. Joshua W. Alexander
ha* unfortunately selected the same
evening to give their first large enter
tainment, which rather detracted from
? both parties. They entertained at a
reception at the Congressional Club
and it was a lovely affair, but not Is
large as it would have been if the
? AnMnga hadn't been entertaining the
some evening. I have Just lost my
heart to Secretary and Mrs Alex
ander; they are a pair of dears, both
of them. They make charming hosts
and made everyone have such a
gooe" time they didn't want to leave.
There was dancing too; the music was I
so much better than it was at the |
Pan American party. The Marine >
Band played down there and Is a;
wonderful band, but it simply can't j
play dance music. Everyone groana I
and has been doing so for years now, I
when they try to dance by the Ma- j
rine Band. It makes dancing hard I
work instead of a pleasure. At a J
charity ball recently the Marine Band
alternated with a dance orchestra and
the contrast was so strong that It
furnished a topic of conversation all I
evening.
MISS MARGARET WILSON
AT BOTH PARTIES.
Margaret Wilson took in both parties
W ednesday evening, as did many of
the guests, most of them going to the
Alexanders first, feeling that the offi
cial party would last the longer. But !
both proved to be early affairs; the i
Pen American Builcing was almost I
deserted by midnight. Most of the
guests at the Alexander party were!
the Congressional folks with whom.
they have been allied for so many i
years. Attorney General and Mrs.!
Palmer were at both parties, with j
their their two nieces. Miss Bart let t'
and Mlsa Norris. Mrs. Daniels presid
ed at the supper table?they had such
a good supper too?and Secretary Dan
iels arrived at about Id
At the Pan American reception
Hvroret Wilson held a small court
of her own In one corner. She had
*n that dress I don't like, a flawing
negligee effect of blue chiffon edged
with g?w lace over cloth of gold, made
with a short waist line and a flowing
train. Mrs. Lansing had On the
handsomest gown I have ever seen
her wear and one of the best look
ing I've ever seen any one wear. It
was a mass of sparkling black se
quins. The skirt was straight and
.short, the sequins going around the
Skirt lnvdiagonal lines. There was
a short tunic?all of the sequins?
split at the sides, with the opening
filled in with green tulle cascaded
(town to the bottom of the shirt. A
narrow, short pointed train fell from
tka waistline ou the right side A,
RUM-HUNT
J"*4 ,h? shade of the tulle
nnished the costume.
,.Tb<^e ?'.a-?lded trains, falling from
t?*b? on th" **? b"u*
J* ?"e of **? ??w~t feature., for
5?T^~ remember Nancy Lai,,-,
h^il? ffnW5rh*d * ?'??liar train only
?? .* .^ora the hip Instead
?rv -.M,r^K **\ Palmer looked
T*'' H1*' n'iht In a simple
E? . . ^ack TelTet wl"> heavy
tr'?mlnga ?cposs tlie bodice.
hL7. -- w?? * *own I
ta of !??. "nnl ?"??? lately.. It
, ?* white, apparently her favorite
y8t ?u*e?"u something
Spanish about the way It Is made.
hLJl v? . very "Qulslte imperial,
heavy but soft silk with a tiny all.
v?r thnead going through It In a
j small outline pattern. The skirt la
| made short with the hem very lr
i regular and finished 4ith crystal
I rrtnge, which Also adorns the bodlcn.
|Mme. Rlano was there In a black
J*i5V, and tulle gown, with her
bobbed hair, a fashion she recently
adopted but which doesn't particu
larly become her. '
Bros FIND MAGNET
AT CHEV Y CHASE.
Practically all .of the diplomats
c*f!P , .. there' but few" of the
Cabinet and none of the debutantes.
r.h? ' L e t>"da had gone out to
Chevy Oiase that evening for the
nee and the numeroua dinner^ which
preceded It. Dr. I. 8. Rowe, Jho is
of th ?L^e "^""-American division
of the State Department, was a sort
of assistant host that evenihg; intro
duced some of the guests, and looked
**r!Je of ottera- John Bar
I!" "kewlsc; always does much
towards making parties there a suc
cess. He said that evening was prob
ably his last party as Director Gen
eral of the Pan American Union. Some
??i7 i,'".tKCan't th,nk of an*one <-l?e
being in that position.
Gilbert Gro-venor, like Margaret Wll
son he'd a small reception of his own
at that party; friends flocked around
him to congratulate htm?and the Geo
graphical Society_as he had just been
made president of the society that day.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Grosvenor are ex
traordinarily popular, and everyone
seemed Intensely Interested In Mr
Grosvenor-s new position. He haa been
associated with the society for twenty
years as director and editor of the
?National Geographic Magazine.
Mr. Grosvenor ms elected presi
dent of the society1 to succeed the
late Rear Admiral Plllsbnry. whose
death in December left the presidency
vacant. The election of Mr. Gros
venor was a tribute to his energy.
^ "1 serv,ee 'or the increase
and diffusion of geographic knowl
edge. For it was under Mr. Grosve
nor s direction that the National
Geographic Society increased its mem
bership from 900, when he took charge
7w?yf,yearS "1?' to the more than
.tO.OOO It now has, making It the
largest .scientific educational society
in the world.
Under his direction the society also
TP,r,?Ved IU Phy?'?! equipment
from half a room in the old Corcoran
building, at 14th street and Pennsyl
vania avenue, to its present handsome
building, at 16th and M streets north
west. which constitute one of the
landmarks of Washington.
When Mr. Grosvenor assumed
fr* , lss5' society could not
afford clerical assitance even for pre
1? maK"'ne? for malliog;
' !!S gives employment to nearly
?0 persons, and sends more mall
'?? Washington city post
tal estab"is3^ent.h<,r non"goverT,men
was graduated from Amherst
College In 187 and received his M. A.
in 1301. Mr. Grosvenor was marriAH
I , a- I9C0' ln London, England
a?i ^ ie May Bel1- daughter of
Alexander Graham Bell.
I DISCOVERED By
| dr. bell.
w.aJ, Alexander Graham Bell
who discovered" Mr. Grosvenor.
Iwher tT?'S him up North some
I don 1 ^member the details
! to come *, Hy' and Persuaded him j
to come down here and start the
| magazine of which he has made such
; a great success. Mr. and Mrs. OrST
I ye the w,nter ln Elgh
IIM, ! ?'reet' Just back of the
I Bells . The houses are so close they
are almost like one; the families
slip in and ouf through their back
doors easily and frequently In
summer they reside at "Wildacres.
their farm, near Bethesda. Md. Thev
are there during the spring and fall
seasons, to be more exact, usually
*2?"* "P to 'he Bells- rummer place, |
Ifadeck. in Nova Scotia, for the mid
summer. Among other things, they
cultivate on their farm are birds*
[ the place is peppered with bird
Jiouses. and now has the densest and)
most varied bird population of any
private estate in the country.
! ?n|y h? Mr. Grosvenor devel
oped the National Geographic Maga
zine to the emineifce It now enjoys
but he has directed the comprehen
sive work of the National Geograph
ic Society in sending expeditions to
the four corners of the globe for
the increase of geographic knowl
edsre.
Under his direction the society also
developed a school service by which
its world-famous collection of pictures
is being made available in hundreds of
thousands of school rooms all over
hn?J?i1 S'ates: lta geographic news
bulletins instituted to provide millions
of adults with accurate and timely
geographic information through 550
leading daily newspapers of America,
and adapted recently for use in the
?hc?! rooms through the co-operation
of the Bureau of Education. Depart
ment of the Interior..
Other officers elected wera H.nrv
White, vice president: O P? Au'tm
secretary, and John Joy Edson. treas
John Oliver La Gorce. associate edi
tor of the National Geographic Maga
tieeh^ rted l? "" lhe place
the board of managers left vacant by
?M.^hU0'8RS4r Admlral.J?hn E.
Announcement also was made of the
re-election by the society of the fol
lowing members *o the board of man
tw* ! D?' Ale*?nder Graham Bell.
Prof. J. Howard Gore. MaJ. Gen A.
W. Greely, Gilbert Grosvenor. Rear
Admiral Robert E. Perry. Dr Georie
Wh*itemlth' ?" H' TUtman and Henry
VARIETY OP DINNER
PARTIES GIVEJf.
It didn't seem possible there was
,UPt"in,nUte for any entertaining
last week except that concerning the
delegates to the conference, but
W~ ?Tho"a ambassadors and
Tlt Z x! *ho weren't entertaining
Latin-Americans were giving dln
for "?me of the recent addi
to lh? corps like the Pexets. or
for the Marshall, or Lansings or
returned warriors (?) like frank
vUitBo?0llk' .?r f?r "ome of the noted
vis tor, in town like Mme. Clemen
?: Maurlce Mae
leriinck, both of whom came herA
to lecture. Bruce Balrnsfather an
Urt w^Tfc .o 0lf.i?'*- wa" ???<> her.
last week to lecture, and was en.
tertalned some, but was taken ill
and spoiled everything. Some of
to W?hl ?Vnerlcan? attracted
to Washington by th. conference
w.r. guest, at UieM dlnaara lt
MISS
y LETITIA SUAV,
Daughter of Dr. Es
41
peranza Soay, minister
^ of finance of Salvador
and delegate to Pan- _
U American Conference.
MISS
REBECCA CLARO,
Daughter of Samuel
Claro, Chilean delegate
to the second Pan
American* Conference.
MISS
CELIA CLARO,
Another daughter of
Samuel Claro, who was
extensively entertained
while in Washington.
*? * week-of particularly Interest- I
| ing parties.
| There were several concerts, too? I
I every week now has at least one
| rood concert on the program. I {
notice, too. these days that Marsa-'
I ret Wilson, who used, to entertain 1
;her personal friends In her box at
j the concerts, whether they were j
{prominent officially or not. now (fives!
i box parties that are quite official. I
such as Mrs. Wilson would give if i
she were doing anything socially!
now. Margaret Wilson's parties now
are composed of one or two dlplo-1
matte ladies and a Cabinet hostess
or two. and generally one or more I
members of the Boiling family. Miss!
Wilson doesn't seem to go to many
of the evening concerts, though why
I can't Imagine. The Concert*
Diplomatique*, for Instance, have
been very delightful and have at
tracted not only large but very
smart audiences. The third of thS
'series will be given tomorrow eve
ning. with the charming little Mme.
Miura as the artist.
DELIGHTFFL CONCERTS
ARB PROMISED.
There will be a number of delight
ful concerts this week, among them
that of Hans Kindler and Alfred
Cortot on Friday; Joseph Hofmann the
!<ame day and Galll-Curcl on Wed
nesday. A real treat Is In store for
the music lovers on Saturday when
will be given the "concert lntlme." by
Sasha Votichenko. Russian com
poser and virtuoso of the tympanon.
at 5 o'clock in Mrs. Robert M. Thomp
son's Sheridan circle home.
M. Votlchenko's announcements read
that the recital will be given "under
distinguished patronage" and this
promise Is abundantly borne out.
for the list of those interested In
his first appearance in Washington
includes: Mrs. Lansing. Madame
Riano. Madame Mathleu. Madame Le
Breton, the Baroness Cartler de
Marchienne, Madame Urueta. Madame
Sulzer. Madame Grouitch, Mrs. Henry
Gety Chilton. Mrs. George Bakhme
teft, Mrs. George F. Becker. Mrs.
Henry Dimock. Mrs. Franklin Ellis,
Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis. Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock. Mrs. James Car
roll Fraxer. Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. ,
Princess Ghika. Mrs. Charles Sumner
Hamlin. Mrs. Borden Harlman, Mrs. 1
Walter Bruce Howe. Mrs. John B.
Henderson. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mrs. Robert Patterson. Mrs. Mahlan
Pitney. Mrs. Robert M. Thompson.
Mrs. Walter Tuckermann.i Mrs. James
W. Wadsworth, Mrs. Norman Wil
! Hams and Mrs. Charles Boughton
1 Wood. Augusta Noblet of the Swiss
I legation staff, who has been laid up
as the result of an accident, has been
arranging the concert as he Is a
friend of the noted musician who is
| not only a composecr and virtuoso
jbut a collector of historical subjects.
i To begin with, he is very easy to
Hook at: is young, good looking, with
Ian artistic bearing, much expression,
character and temperament in his
face. The tympanon Is an antique
1 instrument of the seventeenth cen
tury. prototype of the piano and is an
orchestra In Itself.
The music that charmed Kl? Louis
XIV when his court at Versailles was
the artistic center of the world, has
been brought to America by Sasha
Votichenko, the sole exponent of the
tympanon.
instrument of
PRICELESS VALUE.
This rare and unique instrument Is
of priceless value. It was ?rst played
by Votlchenko's famous ancestor. Pan
taleon Hebenstrelt. who. towards the
end of the seventeenth century, was
regarded as one of the greatest musi
cians of his time. Louis XIV held the
art of this court musician in such high
esteem that when Hebenstrelt married
a maid of honor at the royal house
hold . he had a royal tympanon made
In all the gaudy style of that early
period, which he presented as a wed
ding gift to Hebenstrelt and his bride.
This tympanon has been handed down
from generation to generation until It,
came Into the possession of ?axha
Votichenko. And on this Instrument,
restored and perfected. Votlchenko's
virtuosity Is famed throughout Eu.
rope. In a great concert tour. Just
before coming to this country, he play
ed at many of the most famous courts
abroad.
He has a very wonderful studio call
ed the "Petit Trianon" at the Hotel
des Artists In New York, where he
not only has his remarkable historical
collection most artistically^ arranged,
but where he gives wonderful studio
concerts which appeal even to the
fastidious tastes of our most promi
nent artists. His studio Is a museum
a picture gallery, a history; Its span
covers parts of Ave centuries. It con
tains historical documents, manu
scripts. autographed portraits and let
ters of famous people of several na
tions. portraits and signatures of em
perors of Russia, an exact copy of an
old Russian throne of the period of
Catherine the Great, a bewildering
mass of rich gold and precious stones
personal letters and signatures of
great artists, letters and documents I
from kings of France and Poland,
souvenirs of Jean-Baptlste LulH. often I
called tli* father of Frouch music, iet
?H&i ' < W .. I "l: ''
jters from lf&rie Therese. autographs
of King Louis XIV, of Napoleon Bona
parte, letter from King Stanislas of
Poland to his daughter. Marie Leszen
ska, Queen of France; a portfolio
which belonged to the collection of
Frederick the Great, containing docu
ments dating back to the time of the
crusades led by King Louis IX of
France; documents and relics of St.
Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit
Order, and goodness only knows how
many more remarkable thing*
Here are some interesting press no
tices about the artist:
FROM EUROPEAN
CRITICS' VIEWPOINT.
London?"Daily Mirror"; All fash
ionable London gathered at Mrs. John
Actor's home at 18 Grosvenor Square
yesterday afternoon to hear Sasha
Votlchenko's concert of old Russian
and French music. His unique instru
ment, of which we have already given
a long account, proved a most rare
attraction. The audience under the
auspices of Mrs. Asquith. who was
patroness *>f the concert, allowed itself
to be wafted Imaginatively back to
the days at Louis XIV., by the musical
witchery 0T the young artist. For he
played with exquisite and delicious
expression enchanting old themes
upon the Tympanon. Under the be
witching touch of the musician its
responsive strings gave a new vitality
and charm to those lovely old airs.
London ? "Morning. Post": Sasha
Votichenko appeared with meteor-like
brilliance in the middle of a London
season, before the horison was luridly
clouded by the war. His first recital
was given at the most important
house in London, No. 10 Downing
street, under the special patronage of
the Prime Minister and Mrs. Asquith.
Moscow?The t "Golos Moskwin":
When Count Leo Tolstoy, the great
old philosopher, heard the Tympanon.
the unusual and unique instrument of
which Votichenko is the only master,
he compared it to the faraway rcho
of the voices of the old bards, beg
ging the musician never to play there
on anything but old folk-songs or mel
odies of his own composition.
Henry Bataille says in "The Fi
garo," Paris: 'These old melodies
and themes seem to be asleep in
the depthr of the Tympanon. only
to awaken at the artist's touch,
beating and throbbing upon the in
strument's strings with a poignant
and tragic note such as they never
had before, because they are like
regrets in these troubled and stir
ring days, regrets for the passing
of beauty, simplicity and sincerity
in all the arts."
Of Mr. Votlchenko's playing, W.
H. Breare said: "I have never
heard anything more beautiful. |
more mystical or comprehensive of |
all the perfections of vocal and In
strumental technique. This man
stands by himself ' on the lonely,
riddy height* of perfect achieve
ment. There it not a singer or
! player of ordinary instruments or I
| other analysis of tone qualities who i
may not learn that from him which j
will reveal much, particularly in ?
the study of vibrations, capable of j
solving problems that have long
puzzled musical minds. It is the
human element that stands forth
? most prominently in this artist's
! work. His methods, therefore, are j
: -.veil worthy of careful, analytical
study."
dlGMIND SPAKTH
Qt'ITB LAUDATORY.
' In speaking of one of Votichenko's
! Studio Concerts Intimes * in the |
j Hotel des Artistes, Sigmund Spaeth
says:
>*'It was an introductory experi
ment in a new type of entertain
ment which easily became popular,
a concert of the personal and spon
taneous kind, in which the hearers
are almost as important as the per
formers, and the conventional gulf
between the rtage and the audi
; torium was bridged by a commun
ity of interest and effort."
i "Sasha Votichenko is artistic and
i original in all that he undertakes to
accomplish. His studio concerts not
only excite the interest of the public,
but appeal to the fastidious taste of
our most prominent artists who ar*>
always to be found at these unique
studio recitals "?Musical Courier.
London?In the "Morning Post," a
well-known 'critic writes: Sasha
Votichenko is likely to take Lon
don by storm, for with the same
genius that Psderewski plays the
piano, and Ysaye the violin, ao this
brilliant young musician playa the
Tympanon.
Vienna?Frei* Preys: Mr. Voti
chenko. who. has been givlpg Inter
esting series of concerts of old music
and wtio has shown hia profound
knowledge and understanding of the
composers of olden times, has at
tracted unusual attention from our
musical leaders, amongst them Ar
thur Xiktsch. who writes: "Sasha
Votichenko played for me a few
pieces upon hia interesting and
unique instrument. the Tympanon.
and I was quite enchanted (entxuchu
by the unusual and magical effect of
his music."
"Simultaneously with Ysaye and
Elman, Sasha Votichenko. rtie ex
ponent of the Tympanon. can claim
to having closed the season of 191S
1919. a very fashionable audience,
also large In numbers, gathered at
the Hotel I)es Artistes long before
ihe soiree was opened. His instru
ment spoke forth with an amazing
clarity of sound. In fact the Tym
panon can claim the highest position
among the instruments. Votichenko
is a superb artist whose Yiftndling of
the curio instrument places him far
above competition."?Music News.
After Votichenko'a first appearance
before the American public at Car
negie Hall. H. E. Krehbiel wrote in
the New York Tribune:
"It was "rare music which Sasha
Votichenko msde for last night s au
dience?exquisite in tone and nuance. I
fascinating in variety of color effects. :
His marvelous skill and perfect {
taste lent an added charm to the in- I
strument 'and the folk-song roelo- j
dies." ?
Aren't you Just "wild" to hear him?
I am. Don't you like his first name.
"Sasha"?even that is musical.
INTERNATIONAL BALL
NOTABLE AFFAIR.
And a ball?I almost forgot there
was a ball last week. But then you J
might have known it without my say- ,
ing so; would have just taken it for.
granted, for there is a ball every week. ,
Last week's affair was the interna-1
tional ball given by the Robert E. Lee
Chapter of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy for the benefit of the 1
endowment fund. There was a long
list of prominent patronesses, a pag
eant in which representatives of all of'
the nations took part and was quite a 1
successful affair. There actually won't j
be a charity ball this week; I know it;
is almost unbelievable but so far it is
a fact. Next Monday?a week from;
tomorrow?the Southern Relief Ball.'
the twenty-aeventh annual ball, will j
be given at the Willard.
Mrs. Claude Swanson. vice president
of the Southern Relief Society, will be
greatly missed from- her usual place in j
the receiving line on that occasion. A I
regrettable illness will prevent Mrs. !
Swanson from landing her gracious
presence to this notable ball. It is j
sincerely hoped that next year's bali ?
may find her in line to receive with j
other officers and friends of the so-1
ciety.
The coming ball promises to be one)
of the most brilliant in the history of!
the#Southern Relief Society, which.'
for thirty years, has been one of the I
chartered charities of Washington, i
having for its particular work the care !
and support of destitute and aged
members ' of Confederate veterans'
families in the District of Columbia.
Washington's generous heart has
always been open to this parity,
and each year this ball provides
food, clothing and shelter for the
helpless old Southerners of the Dis
trict. all of-whom have known bet
tei days, but whom misfortune has
now marked for her own. save for
the results of this ball.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall,
who returned from their trip South
last week, will occupy a box. Mrs.
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Wilson will be unable to attend this
year. as the President cannot ac-1
cording to cue torn, be present at this
historic ball. Mrs. Wilson and' Mrs.4
Marshall, together with the Cab
inet ladles, lead the long list of
patronesses. Mrs. White, wife of
Chief Justice White, win act as a '
patroness for the ball. Some of the
other patronesses are Mrs James
Edwarffl Gay. Mme. Orouttch. wife
of the Minister of the Serbs. Croats
snd Slovenes; Mra Gorgas. wife of
Surgeon General Gorgas. who made
Panama unsafes for mosquItos. there
by making the Panama Canal pos
sible. 8til! other pstronesses are
Mra Albert Grant. Mrs. Augustus
Gardiner. Mrs. Carlos Gibson. Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins. Mrs. Mitchell
Harrison. Mra Frank Hume. Mra
Albert Hill. Mra R. N. Harper. Mra
Frank Might. Mrs. F. T. B. Harris.
Mrs. JohnvJ. Hemphill. Mrs. John H.
Hewson. Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson.
Mra Charles D. Helmbol<f Mrs. G.
D. Horning. Mrs. William C. Harrlee,,
Mrs. Hale. Mrs. Richard Harlow.
Mrs. Richard Harts. Mrs. Chsrles
Howry. Mr*. J^ln A. Johnston. Mr*.
Paul E. Johnson. Mrs. F. T. Junk in.
the Misses Lawrence, together with
irany mo#?. whose names will fol- i
low latar.
PLAYWRIGHT HERE
SAME WEEK AS PLAT.
To go back a bit, one of the In
teresting visitors of the week who
was also to lecture, was the English
author. St John Ervlne snd his
wife. And strsnge to relate one 01 ;
his plays. "John Ferguson.** was'
presented in Washington last week. 1
and though he was here then he has
never yet seen a presentation of j
the play, though it is his own ??
either here or elsewhere. He didn't
have time to breathe while in Wash- i
ington. He lectured Thursday even- t
ing at the Central High School un- J
der the auspioes sf th* Washington ;
Fine Arts Commission, taking for)
his subject "^^collections of My
Elders." The next day he fl#?w off,
to Baltimore, then to Harrisburg,
yesterday. He will return here to
day and depart for good tonight?a !
busy man. I should ssy.
Mr. Ervine lost a leg during the
early stages of the world war and
his first-hand impressions and com
ments on the conflict were vitally
interesting.
Entering upon the theme of the
evening, the lecturer gave pnsonal
recollections and Impressions of
George Bernard Shaw. H. G. Wella*
Arnold Bennett Anatole Franc*.
Tolstoi. John Galsworthy and other
literary notables, with many of
whom Mr. Ervine ha? close personal
acquaintance. Another is Willism
Butler Yests. who lectures at Cen
trsl High in February.
Mr. Ervine stated that the super
man doctrine of Nietsche. th^ German
philosopher. whose spirit largely
actuated and influenced Germany's
conduct of > the war. has been dis
proven by life In the trencfce* and
dugouts. There, the speaker declared,
where men lived at close quarters in '
groups of twenty and thirty, the turn
the-other-cheek doctrine of Chris
tianity. as taught by Jesus and
Tolstoi, bad proved a success snd
yielded unexpected experiences and
results. 1
Another war like the recent one. In
the opinion of Mr. Ervine, wouid
mean the end of our western civilisf
tion.
Mr. Ervine was heard by a large
audience, which was generous in its
applause and attention.
IHAXEZ TO BE GUEST
AT UNIVERSITY.
I am intensely interested in the'
promised visit of Vicente Blasco
Ihanex. the great Spanish novelist'
author of "The Four Horsemen of;
the Apocalypse. ' who Is to spend a |
few days in Washington in the latter j
part of February. At the invitation j
of President William Miller Collier.!
of the George Washington Univer- ?
sity. he will be one of the guests or !
honor st the midwinter convocation
of the university to be held in the !
Masonic Temple. New York avenue
and Thirteenth street, on the after-1
noon of Monday. February 3. and at,
the alumni dinner of the university at j
Rauscher's on the evening of the:
same day.
A number of brilliant society event*
are being planned in Blasco lhanez'
honor, including a large dinner at
Rauscher's on Saturday. February 11.
by Mr. and Mrs. Collier, who were1
acquaintances of the author when Mr.
Collier was American Minister to
Spain.
1 understand" Washington is very j
fortunate in having an opportunity j
to see and hear this famous author. j
as he will lecture only in Washington j
and California. Then Washington
doe* get more thap Ma **?r? ?* f*'
able*; til N*ti Idl to wulilii|t??
nowad?>> It I* tow Mid that DwM
Lloyd George may be a visitor to
Washington at the congTeas of tbo
World Brotherhood Federation. which
?111 be held here beginning J??? ?
The date of the congre** wu Btt4
at a meeting railed by the Re*. Hugh
T. Stevenson, pa*tor of Bethany Bap
tist Church W*d?e*d*y.
CHMITf TEACBHM
'am vital basis. ?
At the meeting, assurance* won
given that representatives of thlrty
three nations would be present, rep
resenting all shades of religious be
lief.
The federation la organised in a?
effort to have the Teachings of Jesus
adopted as a basis for settling social
and International unreat. Its last
congress was held In London last
September, and was attended by rep
resentatives of twenty-two natloM.
The gathering was regarded of suffi
cient importance to cause Lloyd
George and other national leader* to
'..raake other engagements and at
tend. "" .
Canadian representatives yeaterdar
.aid Lloyd George had promised to
attend the coming congress. If In his
power to do so. Gen. Smut*. Booth
African hero, may also be a visttot
l>r. John Clifford, of London, presi
dent. and William War. general sec
retary, will be In attendance
At yesterday's meeting-were Hon
J. O. McCarthy, treasurer. Toronto;
.he Rev. John f*olburn. and Thomas
Howell, secretafc. Toronto; the Re?.
R. B. Whyte. Ottawa, and the Rev.
Rolvtx llarlan. New York, social sec
retary.
lfivery one comer to Washington
sooner or laffcr. but W a."liini;'n I
siiends half of Its time bidding fa.-e
well to Its fiiends It has seemed
like it has hidden an especially largi
number of Its official favorites good
by during this administration Now
it is rumored that William Phillip'.
AMlstaal Secretary of Slate, who I" in
Europe, intends to resign snd seek
appointment to diplomatic service in
the field It is thought likely that he
will go to Peking, although some of
fciw friend" have sttcgested Rome.
Mr Phillips has nerved in the lega
tion at Peking. and is one of the
best-versed m- n in the State 1
partmeni ..n Far Eastern affair*.
The PeUiag post is regarded here
as one of the most important In the
l Ated States diplomatic service It
has been vaeant since the resigna
tion of Paul S. Ite.ns<r.
It was recalled that a abort while
after President T*ft was defeated
for re-election, but before the inau
guration ?jf President Wilson. Mr.
phlllips resigned from the diplomat!
service but a year later came back
into It. Mr Phillips i? a Republican,
and It la thought by ?ome th?t he
aoes not wish to he too closely idon.
tilled With the iwmoorstie admmis
tratlon in tho eveit that the R<*
publican candidate is elected Presi
dent in the forthcoming election*.
farkmeli. mom;*
h minis
We hade the Hails Sutlers good-bye
with regret a few days ago We haw
known that we* had to part with
them for almost a year now hut
nevertheleas It was with deep regret
,hat we saw them go. Mr. Puller's
successor as Minister of Switzerland.
Dr. Marc Peter, accompanied by
Mme Peter, have arrived In Mash
ington They did not bring with then*
their two sons who ate attending
school but they will come later to
loin their parents here. The diplo
matic Corp* does not boast of many
voung people. The Suliers to-ik sev
eral children home with them Fred
erick was such a cunning little chap
The two cunning little Chinese babies.
Patricia and Wellington Koo 1 think
are going home before long. r>r Koo
isn't going to return here as Mmwter
of China so they will go to htm. H>
had planned to take them home this
summer anyway.
The new Minister of Poland brought
four children. Sebastian, Henry. An
drew and Cecily. The latter, t
girl, is an attractive, plum
thing. The Minister of Norw
criVTINfET* oS *i*
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