The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-13
THE WILSON'S
Taboo Wine Drinking, Including the
/ Vice President and Some OF the
Cabinet-The President at Church.

Cabinet-The President at Church.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Chicago Tribune states that the
edict has gone forth that the Will
son-Marshall administration shall
be a white ribbons affair, with no
wines or liquors served at any en-
tertainment.
Not only do the President and
Mrs. Wilson and their daubhter5
taboo the sparkling cup, but so also
do the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall, the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Bryan, and nearly the whole
Cabinet.
This is one of the most striking
social changes under the new ad-
ministration, and, it is reckoned,
will save hundreds of thousand OF
dollars annually to those who en-
tertain frequently.
When the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Bryan had the British Ambas-
sador as a luncheon guest at the
New Willard several days ago, Mrs.
Bryan announced that neither she
nor Mr.. Bryan drank wines, and she
knew Mr.. Bryce did not.
The move of the President and
Mrs. Wilson, the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall, the Secretary OF
tSate and Mrs. Bryan, and others
will at least put quietus on wine
drinking when they entertain or are
entertained.
Mrs. Champ Clark took the initia-
tive in the congressional set after
Mr.. Clark became speaker and had
only grape juice punches and lem
onade served. 1t was not a change
for Mrs. Clark, as she had never
served wines and liquors, but the
fact was not so plain until her Wis
itors included the whole of official
Washington.
One of the most prominent wom-
en- in society declares that while
abstinence is crying need IN
Washington, especially among wom-
en- and girls and the younger men,
she believes the departure will be
futile.
This stand, however, is not re-
garded as well taken, for, it is
pointed out, what hostess does moi
like to grace her table with such
interesting members of the officia
set as those high dignitaries?
Wilson Shifts Church Plans.
| The President made a quick shift
in his plans for churchging Sunday
much to the disappointment of hun
dreds of Washingtonians, but great
lily to his own satisfaction and that
of Mrs. Wilson. Instead of being thu
Il center of interest for Thousand
curious eyes and the focus of
4 clicking camera battery, they wor.
lshiped in half filled church in
quiet part of the city, while th'
crowd which expected. to see then
leone and go a mile away wondered
lhow it all had happened.
| Announcements in local newspa
pers that the President would oc
lcupy the Lincoln pew in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian churcl
d drought out crowd of curious per
, lsons.
81 Long before ii o'clock, the hOu
, set for the beginning of the service
the ushers had to announce tha
: all seats had been taken and tn
{ more persistent who wished to en-
tier had to be content with standin
slrOOm on the sidewalk.
vi The President, Mrs. Wilson an
: Miss Eleanor wOrshiped at the Cen
n trail Presbyterian church, Third an
l streets northwest, a mile ava
: from the New York avenue edific
ri Vice President Marshall and Mr.
Marshall were recognized by only
t few persons on their way to churcl
r but after they were seated and bt
d fore the service began the word be
II gan to spread that they were pre-:
e lent and there was craning
~ lnpcks tn SEQ them