Evening star., 1916-07-22
500 OPOSTMASTERS
AT GARDEN PARTY
President and Mrs. Wilson Re-
ceive on South Lawns at
White House.
MOST OF VISITORS
BOUND FOR HOME
All Pleased With City and Conven.
ton May Come Here Again
Next Year.

Six hundred postmasters, their wives
and other guests, are returning home
| ward today enthusiastic over the hos
day convention in the capital, and all
urging the executive committee to de-
eide upon Washington again as the
place of meeting for next year. Prac-
tically all of the officers have said that
"Washington looks awfu1ly good to
them, and as opportunities for confer
ence with postal officials are given here
that could not be had elsewhere there
| is little doubt but that the twentieth
| annual convention of the National As
soctation of Presidential Pestmasters of
| the United States will be convened in
| the National Capital.
| While the national officers, especially
President Colin NJ. Selph of ST. Louis,
Treasurer Frank Sites of Harrisburg
| and Secretary Eugene S. Shannon of
Nashville, are remaining over in Wash
convention most of the other post
masters are leaving Washington today.
Many of them got an early start last
night. Quite few of the delegates
from the west and south are taking
advantage of stop-over privileges to
| make side trips to New York, Atlantic
City and other pleasure resorts.
At White House Garden Party.
The postmasters and their guests had
| the supreme pleasure of their convention
guests, each by special personal invita-
| ton, of President and Mrs. Wilson at a
garden party on the south lawns of the
White House. They were assisted in re-
ceiving by Postmaster General and Mrs
Burleson and Miss Margaret Wilson. Cab
| met officers. government officials and so
ciai leaders mingled with the guests
For more than an hour the President
and Mrs. Wilson stood and shook hands
with their guests. who had marched in
ters in the Raleigh Hotel. The Presi-
dent Is personally acquainted with many
of the postmasters and greeted them
cordially. While strict formality was
guest to the President and Mrs. Wilson.
there was considerable informality about
the occasion. Most Of the postmasters
wore Palm Beach or other comfortable
summer clothing. and the President
himself wore white serge.
Every one thoroughly enjoyed them
selves. with the officials encouraging
each person to feel at home. Generous
refreshments were served and many of
the visiting women were as much inter-
ested in the tables, silver salvers. cut
glass punch bowls and White House
china as in the frozen dainties and cakes
provided for them.
Mrs. Wilson's Gown.
Mrs. Wilson wore a gown Of cool gray
tafeta. with a bodice of georgette crepe
and lace. Her large Gainsborough hat
was of gray tulle. the brim edged with
| three narrow bands Of straw. with clus-
ter OF gray ostrich feathers at the left
side Of the crown. She wore a corsage
bouquet Of mauve orchids and carried a
fan Of peacock feathers.
Mrs Marshall wore a gown Of en-
broidered white net. with large white
hat bound with black velvet.
Mrs Kimsey, the mother of Mrs.
Marshall, wore black and white striped
voile and plain black taffeta and a
| small black hat.
White Chiffon With Lace.
Miss Margaret Wilson wore gown of
cream white chiffon and lace. The lace
| bodice which was veiled in the chiffon
had long lace sleeves and a narrow folded
girdle of mauve ribbon. The skirt was Of
the chiffon and had three wide tucks
forming the trimming around the bottom
The garden hat was of transparent black
lace straw mounted on turquoise blue
chiffon with a dropping edge, tiny clusters
of blue and pink rosebuds forming the
trimming.
Gown of Cream White Net.
Mrs. Burleson wore an effective gown
of cream white net. The bodice was
yelled in black net with long sleeves Of
the white net. trimmed with narrow folds
Of white satin.
The skirt had two overdraperies of
white net, one a little longer than the
other, and each finished in deep points
outlined with inch-wide bands of black
net: the fullness was held at the top
with deep band Of shirring below the
girdle Of salmon pink satin. She wore
black tulle picture hat, trimmed with
cluster Of goura feathers, and long
streamers of black velvet ribbon
Mrs. Baker, wife of the Secretary of
War. was in an allwhite costume of
chiffon. The bodice was made very
simply with a rather long peplum and
soft rolling collar of chiffon.
Her broad -brimmed hat was of white
straw with a ruche of tulle around
the crown.
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