The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-06
WOMEN TO PLAY
PROMINENT PART
Will be CONSPICUOUS in the
Wilson Inaugural
Ceremonies.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The women
are going TO play 4 big part in III,
ceremonies incident to the inausura-
ton Of Woodrow Wilson. Further
more, society of the sort that is not
only sWagger but has an historic hack.
srouno, is going to turn II trick or
TWO for its W aggrandizcment and
delectation. Also the literary cult"
n the ancient cave dwellcrs.'
whose aspirations used 10 give so
much amusement to Col. Roosevelt.
are Plumins themselves for an era of
favor and distinction. Indeed. the in
augural is going to he cpochal from a
good many Viewpoints.
10 begin with. the chairman of the
COMMITTEES and Mrs. Will
nam CoEcoran Eustis. and the Vice
Chairman and Mrs. Eldridge Jordan.
as Well as many Of the chiefs of sub
sldiary committees, arc of the socially
elect. Chairman Eustis is pre.cnin.
entity so.
Eustiscs aud Jordans.
Mr.. Eustis is a grandson Of the ia
NOUS Washington ph%ilanthropist. Will
liam Corcoran, whose name still lives
IN the Corcoran Art Gallery and tho
Louise Home. a unique institution
peopled by aristocratic old ladies who
have to bring a certificate of birth and
breeding before they enter. and
whence few emerge save on the last
journey.
\ former member of the American
diplomatic corps. a cluhman. a gentle
mar farmer. Paris born and a patron
OF art, Mr.. Eustis and his family have
for many years been foremost mem.
bers of h smar set Il, the capital.
Mrs. Eustis was Miss Edith L. Nor
ton. daughter Of Levi +. Morton. So
if Va mot - h4 Nv,@nl>.. - -
coran house, the Eustic at tho
capital. and the country place in vir-
gtnia are famous as rendezvous for
those who have claim To hereditary
distinction as we'll as those who have
gained names for themselves in tho
polite world.
The Eldridge Jordans are more re.
cent acquisitions to the capitals social
circle. but they are Young and good
landing was not only speedy but
sure: They belong to the playhouse
Set and when that's said Of any one
every We'll informed body knows
where to place them.
Mr.. Jordan. who is a Westeruer,
was n Of Col. Roosevelt's Rough
Riders. He is a banker now and a
cinhman: His wife. who was Miss
Martha +. L. Manly of Baltimore. is a
ts"Ss 0H0 SSSNS .MNlIiou, d Sm0Et
dresser and a distinguished hostess.
II: Rozier Dunlanv. Second Vice
Chairman of the main committee, Is Of
the Virginia Dulanys and is himself a
f%irancier and society man.
w. V. Cox. treasurer Of the Inaus-
ural Committee. is president of the
District Society Sons of the American
Revolution. His wife is the daughter
az a former mayor of Washington;
ina iS f0 cav che tc INy. 1f IT, sso...
dwelling contingent. aud that's some
thing that always carries a distinct So
cial significance here.
Gen. Wood and STAFF.
Gen. Leonard Wood. chief of STAFF
OF the army and who is to command
the military end of the pageantry and
Mrs. Leonard Wood are. by virtue of
Gen. Woods office. leaders in a very
exclusive little colony. More to the
point. according to what Washington
holds to he the viewpoint of the new
regime. Gen. and Mrs. Wood as a
birthrigat command the social situa-
ton wherever they may appear. Mrs.
Wood Is one of tho Condit-Smith sis
ters. and her utilization with supreme
court circles dates from away back. al
most as far as does Gen. Woods dis
tinguished Massachusetts ancestry.
Zen Wood has named q distinctive.
~ smart contingent OF the army set as
commanders of the several divisions
of the great parade.
Among these is Col. Edward st. G.
Greble. who has a son on the staff to
white house social aides and a daugh-
ter dominant in the councils Of the
smart set.
There is also Col. Henry T. Allen,
who is flanked by a very distinctive
family. including a wife and two
daughters who share the popularity
he enjoys through his cosmopolitan
camaraderie and his interest in such
gentlemanly sports as riding and driv-
ing and skating and skiing. Col. AL
lens daughters arc two Of the most
accomplished horsewomen at the capt.
tai.
Col. Harry c. Modges, Jr.. Engineer
Corps. with his charming wife and his
two admirably pretty daughters. the
elder a perfect beauty and but a week
or two the bride Of Lieut.. Albert Hill
ands Acher Of the Engineer Corps. is
on the list of military aides.
So are Brighten. Anson L. Mills.