The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-05
POLITICS LACKING In
THE COLOR SCHEME
Breakfast a Little Late But All En-
joy Good Square" and Per
iectly Lovely Time is
Had" $50 There
Telegram by United Press.

ctNaA "W DJ 1hltcQ FIeAb.
Washington, April When fhe first
real official society function Of the ad
minisiratlon the debut Of Mrs.
Woodrow WiIson-swung into being
shortly after noon today, there was
net one suspicion Of politics to be
found Nrs Wilson hates politics ana
bad refused 70 be party "a any event.
however harmless and purely social,
thai haa any political leaning
sa. when Che Introductory breakfast
~ tle women Of Washington was ar
mu4ed the real opening of ne White
House season Che affair was So thos.
onghly representative oI All factions
that you couldn't say which Or Who
was predominant The breakfast, with
thirty five tables At Radchers was ia.
slsned 10 outshine the famous Dolly
Madison breakfast Of last yeai and it
would be almost a heresy to Say Il did
NOT
Great care had TO be employed 10
keep che tabooed political situation oif
the menu because Mrs. Wilson had
declined with polite iirmness amy in-
vitatioa q be chief guest 1t breakfast
of the Womms Democratic ciab. So
f remained for Mrs Stephen b Agrss
70 Altleie d breakfast thar would
thrust all such entanglements tar
away
Officially hacking the breakfast we've
such organizations Of women as The
Daughters 81 the American Revolution.
the Colonial Danes. the Washington
club the Southern Relief society and
The Congressional club. besides scores
Of malyiaual women 81 official and
social Washington
Mrs John W Kern. wife oi the sen.
ior senator from Indiana. was desls
mated as oaatmisJess and at her rignt
hand was seated the guest Of honor
a, Mrs Kerus ieii was Mrs Thomas
Riley Marshall. alle e the vice presi-
aeni. ASA ai Mrs Wilson's right sac
Mrs. William Jenaings Bryan. wife 81.
the secretary 81 state. The wives Of
other cabinet members were placed a
carefully selected order beside these
lenders ol the administrative SET
great diplomacy having been employad
to make tie seating seem accidental,
set harmonious with recognized rules
Of the etiquette Of the capital
One Of he little ceremonials at the
head table was the pledging OF one
another By MRS Wilson Mrs Marshall
airs. Bryan and Airs. Kern with gre1'
colonial mace from the House Of Bur
gesses Of Virginia This over, the az
tention Of tho guests was tarned q
the mem ana table chat
When the fnai mofsel had vanished
and the last sip oI coffee bad gone ths
way OF an coffee, the guests gave little
ladylike easps Of content and turne.
to listen to al ilustraied lecture By
Abby Baker on erhe Historic Whip
House. This discourse tcld Of prev
ions chief ladies Of The land and o
the many, many social events thal ha'
their being in the executive mansion
Little sidelehts on people and things
told OF in delightful vein made th
talk more Of q personal reminiscent
than a report from historical data.
Those who helped Mrs Ayres get -
and execute the breakfast were Mpi
Matthew r. Scott Mrs. James W. PHI
shot Mrs. Henry + Dimock Of Wasl
mgton and New York, Mrs. Albert COY
mgton Iahin. Mrs Richey Mrs. job
Hays Hammond. Mrs. J TAYLOR En-
SON CT Richmond Va. Miss NannI
Randolph Heath, Mrs Duncan
Fletcher and Mrs Albert b. Gummir
Of Iowa
Ii was an very select and very pro
er-yet more than $50 women had s
cured tickets, There wasn't any pa
ticular restriction because It had bee
< given out very early in the new a
~ ministraton that swell doings we
not on the fouryear social program