The Washington times., 1916-12-10
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LETTER

Dear susan; one weak from to-
and Mrs, Wilson VIII be celebrating
the nrst anniversary of their mar
rIsge. Truly the year has desit kind
iyiby them both. The President looks
ten years younger than he did before
he went. acquiring. and Mrs. Wilson
IL much slenderer and handsomer
than ever. 2 I!never saw her look bet
ter than ahe did at the Capitol on
the day the President read his mes
sage to Congress-; and she seemed so
pleased and proud whom the states
mon on the floor and the throng and
the galleries greeted his appearance
With round after round OF applause
with the frst of tho state levees.
The reception TO the judiciary, slated
for, December 10, Il II hardly prob
able that the President and his bride
--but doesn't a woman cease to be a
bride after she has been married q
ysar-can spend their anniversary
anywhere but at the white House.
The open season" for official en-.
tertainments IL certainly early this
year. why, Just think. the nrst func-
ton at the, White House. the Cabinet
dinner. will be given Tuesday even
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nssy 1t Typewrites.
Margaret Wilson has been In town
or and on during the fall and early
wlntek but much OF her time at the
White House has been spent TO the
accompaniment of the click of the
typewriter. Now the secret OF her
busy hours IN out. She was writing
an article on Using the Schooihouse"'
for the Christmas number Of THE
Countrywide" Miss Wilson IL by way
OF being an authority on the use Of
schools as social centers, and numbers
sinong her best friends several. young
women who are teachers or are devot.
Ing their time and talents to social
service work 4, .Ht
Opes sesss. Ter nsAs,
Parties Fsipsw TASck.
In the pact ssvsn days no less than
Ave buds have been formally intro.
duced 70 society, Emily kntx.- Nellie
Johnson. poisrys 4. Grow ford., Matte
curd, and RobeytA Wiley. fnnnmer.
able parties have bcea Given. for the
cd the center o. the stage 20 the
ounEsters-graeefuiiy hope.
tncti eli t two parlisstfui .st homes,
really at home-Mrs. Johnson's and
Mrs. Crawford's-a tea dance ut
Rauscher's for Roberts Wiley: Mrs:
Tsrvin's dance for Matte Curd, and
, M'' B. pns for ssr Emily emily Ku,s. Now.
that was a Jolly party and Mrs. Lu'
l,esh looked hardly older than the
debutante, ! saw girl there IN
frock. which might have been made
from tn. same pattern as the black
satin frock Mrs. Wilson wore at the
opening OF Congress-. Only this one
vas a soft green velvet. with sable
around the bottom, J didn't Know the
beautiful dancer,
"Des- Party fer New
"Dips" seriously Neesea. t
Meanwhile. the need OF the hour. as
one woman expressed u, IL a deb"
party for the dips" Rarely has
there boon such q number. OF pew
diplomats either actually here or I'm.
minent a. ut tho tine o. writing. And
With q, NeM Year Day deception ion, At
abolished, for this Administration at
least, and the diplomatic reception
quite out OF the question through CIR.
qumstances over which the Admins.
occaaion when they can be rounded
up and society given q chance'to look
thom over.
Many Piss Christass
frees fer the Peer.
- with the Christmas season hard
upon us, there are many Washing
tonians who are planning not so
much for their own celebration OF
the feast as for ths pleasure OF others.
Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt always
goes to Fillmore. for the holidays
and puts up a splendid Christmas
tree. giving the mountain folk a real
treat. There L. always q useful gift
for esch and aS"toy" gift, some pleas
sntly foolish, tribe which she thinks
mas time. Her daughter. cornsiia
Vanderbilt. goes with her. and this
great little heiress places most OF
the gifts on the tree herself and de-
votes much time and care 70 their
.ar. and Mrs. Louis Hertis, OF Gun
ston Hall, also have a Community
Christmas tree" each year In the
negro school mouse AT the edge or
their estate, with gifts for every
darby for miles around. And AIR.
and Mrs. Ned Mclean have every
season a great tree. loaded with gifts
for less fortunate boys and girls. in
addition TO the hne tree for their own
Riddles. The last usually means a
party, with ambassadors, foreign min.
isers, and smart society mothers TO
look on, but that's another story"
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AZ Work Restsrtns
Old Pshiek Church.
Speaking OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hertle. III
am reminded OF the valiant effort be.
Ing made by Miss Amy Townsend. one
OF the most active Mt. Vernon regents.
TO restore old 'Pohick Church. where
George apd Martha Washington and
George Mason were wont to worship.
AIR. Hertle has been one of the most
liberal contributors. Joseph Letter Is
assuming the duties OF hts mother,
the late Mrs. Letter, as regent OF Mt
Vernon, ana j. Pierpont Morgan, jr.,
and other hnanciers are also inter
ested. The work OF restoration was
begun some years ago under Glenn
Brown, an authority on colonial archi-
lecture, but the work was held up
for, lack of funds.