The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

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The return Of the Secretary Of state
and Mrs Bryan today. TO be followed
very shortly b,s the return OF the Secre-
taIy OF the Inttflor and Mrs. Lane from
California. will bring = complete Cabinet
circle together Tor the frst time since
June
The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo. and the Secretary Of War
and Mrs. Garrison have been at their
respective homes, one In Massachusetts
avenues the other in Connecticut avenue,
long enough to feel their winter season
established As also have been the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson-
The new Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory have moved into their new resi-
dence In Sixteenth street. which viii be
IN order for the winter within the next
week. With or without the fornality OF
debut tea, and despite the semi-onicial
mourning being observed in Cabinet cir
cles, the addition Of Miss Jane Gregory TO
the ranks OF the debutantes Il a distinct
gain to the social life Of this capital. as
regarded from a residential or oficial
point Of view. Like the Misses Burieson.
the daughter OF the Attorney General Is
decidedly intellectual In her tastes. with
a degree from the University Of Texas.
at the Highland, where she arrived from
Brooklyn yesterday. Mrs. Houston re-
turned from Woods Hole. Mass. several
weeks ago and has been with her chill
dren at them P street home. where they
were Joined yesterday by Secretary Hous-
ton on his return from trip West.
Mrs. Daniels. who has been dividing
the autumn between Single Oak and her
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turned to Washington for the winter.
While no formal entertaining IL antici-
pated by the Cabinet hostesses until after
the frst Of the year, the reopeDing OF
these homes thus early in the season
will lead TO many informal ard friendly
exchanges Of courtesies, all tending to
an agreeable social life despite the war
clouds abroad and curtailing OF expenses
at home.
II Is to sew, rather than to dance or
play bridge. these days In Washington.
individually and collectively the Capitals
smart feminine world has taken TO the
needle, or the knitting needles, and In
some cases to the sewing machine as
we'll For practical relief is the order OF
today, not merely an hours gossip over
a tea table with one abdominal bandage
or ten rows Of plain knitting as an IN
cident TO the tea and the gossip.
Mrs Edward Beale Mclean, who Is the
daughter of The late Thomas T. Walsh
millionaire mine owner Of Colorado, Is
showing her late fathers genius for or
ganization, in turning her house into a
/ relief station four afternoons each week
! Here, from 5 to o'clock. except on Tues
day and Saturday, from thirty TO forty
tyoung matrons come with well equipped
work bag to sew on the woolen under
Garments Intended for the soldiers OF the
Z aIHed armies Mrs Mclean supplies the
material. several sewing machines, one
of which she works herself, proVlden
some one else fills the bobbin. but eaea
worker brings her own thimole ana
nsadIebook. The thimbles are all gold
come are ieweled, but the work Of firish-
ing of garments of heavy flannel Is ae-
conpIished with the same skill that IN
more cheerful times went into the nitlai-
ing of dainty table linen or emoroloerihS
decorative art centerpieces- To encour-
age the enterprise the wife OF the Amoas-
sador or Minister from the nation to De
benefited makes a personal VISIT eaen
week. Nine. JusserSnd. wife OF the
FRENCH Ambassador, calls on Aonday;
Mime. Bakhmeten, wife OF the RUSSIAN
Minister on wednesday; Lady Spring.
RIce wife OF the British Ambassador. on
ThIIrsday. and Nine. Havenith. wife OF
the Belgian Minister, on Friday. The
fact that Mime. Bakhmeten Is the aunt
of Young Mrs. McLean's husband ana
that Nine Havenith Is one OF ne. n,oss -
intimate girfhood friends. serves to ADD
TO the international as well personal
character Of these meetings. For tne
women who cannot sew or knit tnere =
a class in bandage making from start &c
AnIsh This is supervised by several
prominent physicians who. like tne NlVes
| Of the diplomats. come in turn SO that
there are few chances for MISTAKES IN
this line. Ill
known sculptor, is at home every art
ernoon, when she welcomes her callers
with balls OF yarn and q, pair OF knlttine
needles. also II need be, with Instruction.
| In making scarfs of regulation length ano
width for soldiers in the field These sure
| to-be-w elcome offerings are sent through
the Red Cross Society. and may oe ap'
plied TO the German or Austrian soldlers
| II the international body sees Mt 10 g
| dispose of them.
Miss Patten several times week ha'
a class Of bandage makers at her honae
| 3, Massachusetts avenue. Miss Patten
| Who was in Brussels when the German
! army took possession Of that city, Is alsC
| conducting a rafie of wonderful BelgiaI
I Iaca intrusted to her care by its owners
| who are now almost penniless.-
Chief of all the sewing or knitting cir
cIes is the huge well-organized body un
| der the direction Of Mrs. Garrison Nc
I CIintock. which has its headquarters II
| st. Johns parish hall, but which Is en-
tIreIy undenominationaL Mrs. Bryan, wifi
| OF the Secretary Of State, heads q uni
\ of ten women. most OF them her asso
\ ciates OF the Cabinet, who take out ant
| complete. certain number Of garment
| each week These garments, like thos'
4 being made at the home of young Mrs
Mclean. are for the sick and the wound
ed in hospitals. and are distributed b!
the American Red Cross at the discretion
of its officers.
| While the Cabinet homes will be re-
opened for the winter during the present
week, the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall are not returning to Washington
before the reassembling Of Congress
Mrs. Marshall may. in fact, defer her
return until January l.
| Prince Hatzfeldt, councillor Of the Ger
man Embassy. and the Princess Hatz-
feIdt have gone to New York to pass
some time at the Ritz-Cariton-