The Washington times., 1914-04-26
Y DEAR SUSAN:


"poudre' on my nose, can settle down for
long letter to you. BY the way Susan,
YOU have never said word about my French
and I've used three French words recently.
Ruth told me how and when to use them.
That reminds me. Ruth's pup aImosr
got into trouble again the other day. He
followed US to church and insisted upon 60
ing on in to the wedding ceremony. For
while We thought we would have to get one
of the ushers to come out and use his sword
on him, but firm grip on his collar and
much persuasion eventually got him to agree
to 60 home and guard his own doorstep and
allow the wedding to 60 on in peace. Gene
is fond of the bride and undoubtedly would
have marched up the aisle and licked her
hand.
Did you know, Susan, that Brig Gen.
William L. Marshall, Maitland's father, was
one of the first suitorS of Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson when they were both boys and girls
down in Georgia? Some one told me that
the other afternoon at the reception, and |
suppose that is why there is friendship be-
tween the two families. believe that Gen.
eral Marshall is a distant kinsman of the
Vice President.
I'm going to see Peg O. My Heart"
again, and, of course, on Tuesday, for that is
the night of the benefit for the patients of
the tuberculosis Sanitarium at Fort Stanton,
N. M. Mrs. Ralphs is managing the bene-
fit, and | do hope it will be great success.
Certainly no one who did not see Peg"
when she was here before, can afford to
miss her this time, to say nothing of helping
along an exceedingly good cause.
was so glad to meet Katherine Crane
Brown at the Marshall Knapp wedding the
other afternoon. She is even prettier than
before her marriage year or so ago. Mrs.
Harold Brown, of Plainfeld, N. J-think
Susan, it seems but wee little time ago
when Katherine was debutante. She is
visiting Alice Shepard. &
Estelle is also here TO be bridesmaid for
Frances Brooks this afternoon, and there are
lots of people who will be mighty glad to
see both of them
The Sunshine Society has taken Little
Blind Evelyn as its special charge and on
Thursday, April 80, musicale will be given
at the Washington Club to that aid Mrs.
William H. Won Bayer assisted by Evange-
line Prouy, Mrs. Estelie Willoughby Ions
and Miss Vera Handy, Alice E. Hill, Sylvia
Metcalf Thomas G. Shearman DuFour
Brown and Joseph Campbell will give the
program with Mrs. George, MetcaIf at the
piano.
The patronesses are Mrs Champ Clark,
Mrs. Henry F. Ashurst, Mrs. Cummins, Mrs
Kenyon, Mrs Poindexter, Mrs Slas Prouty,
Mrs. Joseph E. Ramsdell, Mrs. John F.
Shafroth, Mrs. Thomas j. Walsh, Mrs. Elva
Williams, Mrs John D. Works and Mrs Will
lam P. Borland
The wedding of Elsie Margaret Hick-
man, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard w.
Hickman, TO Jonathan Rowland jr., of Phila-
deIphia, will be Monday evening at Foundry
M. E. Church.
Oh, Susan, this war is playing havoc with
the social activities in Washington and other
places, too, | guess Nearly every dinner
which has been planned for any of the folks
in the Cabinet. Army or Navy, or Con
gressional set, has had to be called off On
Monday night there was quite scarcity of
men at the Marshall party and folks are
lust postponing things right and left Sen
ator and Mrs. Salisbury gave dinner,
tuesday night, | think it was, and the Sen
ator was unable 10 be on hand.
Monday afternoon everyone in the town
was at the Capitol TO hear the Presidents
war message and many of them stayed all
evening Every night the galleries have been
filled with folks in evening clothes who
either came to the Capitol before or after
some social affair. Many folks sat in the
galleries until 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning
so intense is the interest in the Mexican
situation.
Such feeling of sadness comes over me
when ! think of these recent weddings of
the bows in the army and nayy and | can