The Washington times., 1915-03-14
JEAN ELIOTcH
! LETTER.
EAR SUSAN:--WhIspcr. 1t not In
4 Gath. and submit 1t TO all the
J rigors Of the censorship In

: - rigors Of the censorship in
Askclon: but
y There's some hing doing at the Trcas-
/ urv Department that John Barrett
+! needs to get under his eye.
\ Just think OF William Gibbs McAdoo
/ -ltruding himself into the Pan-Amer-
can preserves heretofore sacred 10 the
uses and purposes Of the Director Cen
! eral.
! Yet that's Just what Secretary Nc
I Adoo is doing: and I'm told very Quietly
/! that in Pan-American circles Il is
acausinE much ado about McAdoo. It's
this way:
Congress, as you probably didn't no.
@tce at the time-secmingly nobody did
. appropriated $4,000 to pay. for the en-
\ ktertainment of the ministers of finance
ana other delegates whom the Latin
american countries are sending here to
the finance conference of the three
Americas, the latter part of May. Fifty
thousand dollars, all going for enter
tafnment!s And there will not be over
6 two. or. at the most, three, delegates
from any one country: most Of them,
In fact, probably will send only one. g.
Now, hero comes the rub. The Treas
ury Department has to spend all this
money on terrapin and champagne ana
cut flowers and orchids. 1t is quite un-
tprecedented,. that anybody aside from
John Barrett should have to do the
honors in q Latin American affair, cs-
peclally one on such big scale. But
the fact remains that Congress has
made Secretary McAdoo the official
host, and he viii have TO live up to the
Job. s
Nobody knows, yet. how many of the
visiting delegates will bring their wives;
| imagine most of them, for IL is being
planned 20 take them in a party out to,
the Exposition at San Francisco. can't
help wondering whether Secretary Nc
Adoo didn't have his operation for ap-
pendicitis just at this time. by way of
preparation for the ordeal of banqucts
ahead. He's surely going to have his
staying powers severely tested and l
hope he comes out of it all right.
" Also, that Mr.. Barrett doesn't feel
overlooked. ! Just know it was an over
sight.
Edwin Parker and his bride. formerly
Hannah Matthews, are comfortably
settled in their quarters, No Is, at Fort
Myer. Lieutenant Parker had expected
TO occupy an apartment in the Officers
Club while at the post. because of the
shortage of quarters. but in some way
they managed to obtain a house, and an
extremely attractive one at that. They
have it fixed up with their numerous
wedding presents and the cunningest
blue curtains imaginable.
-.
d. cannot decide whether Alexandra
Ewing looks the prettier. on the ball
room floor or on horseback saw her
one day last week OH a good looking
Jsorrel gallopins through Rock Creek
Park, hatless. and smiling like she was
having a glorious time
-
~ Valerie Padelford and her grand
mother are off next week for the en-
position. They viii go to New York
first to while away. several weeks, and
then on to California.
The sailing of the Dolphin for New
York has. proved small social catas-
-trophe, in that it has robbed Washing
ton OF so many attractive dancing men.
Ensigns J. Il. Barry. Corwin, David
son, and PaYmastcr Copp are but
lew of the group. who have been car
licd off, TO the despair of hostcsscs.
-.
Tho knights of Columbus Dramatic
club, | hear, has generously offered to
sput on "A program for the benefit
OF the DomnCican Sisters. at the Play
house on April ., and John Kirby, who
3. is In charge Of the tickets, declares the
affair promises to be a success in cv-
cry way.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Luther G. Bill
lings have very charming apartment
at the Burlington this winter, but Just
about this time their thoughts begin to
turn to their beautiful country place,
The Anchorage" ut Chappaaua. in New
York state, to which before long they
will be vending their way. The pretty
old house is smothercd in roses there
arc dclectable sunkcn gardens and away
in the distance glimpse of the slopes
of Mt. kisco.
; Admiral BilllueS-hC was Pay Director
liillings, but was retired with the rank
OF rear admiral-is devoted sports
man and spends most Of his time while
gin the country with u rod or a gun.
hiwhilc even III his apartment in town he
has his den given over to shooting and
Fishing gear and mounted specimens
Tic Is IA civil war veteran with no end
Of stirring adventures to his credit;
was made prisoner during the struggle
jlnd has IA thrilling tale to tell of his
confinement in Fort Oglethorpe. the
confederate prison FOR Union officers,
near Macon, Ga, and of his subsequent
escape after hardshins.
D.. Mrs. Billings was Miss Tremane nc
fore her marriage. and is a sister OF
Mrs. Colby Chester. wife of Rear Ad-,
miraI Chester. She is Il dear, the sort
Of person who attI IaCts on frs. sight