The Washington times., 1916-01-30
JEAN ELIoTer': ,:
LETTER..

terfere with our social program, Ana
here's a prcridcptiel swing around the
circle, right in the middle OF the oniclat
season-a thing no other President has
ATTEMPTED so far as anyone can recall.
But stu it's not as bad as 1t might be.
The itinerary has been so arranged
that the President and Mrs. Wilson are
due back just In time for the judiciary
reception on Friday, and 1t would seem
that there IL scant danger Of the dinner
to the judiciary on the following Tues
day. being called off, since Schumann-
Heink is planning to come all the way
from the coast to be one of the guests.
Then with the judges properly re-
osived and dined and off the Presiden-
tsai mind, there will come second
swing" this time through parts of the
South and back again for what is gen.
orally the worst jam of all, the Con-
gressional reception. followed by the din
ner to the Speaker. So, although some
Of the Cabinet dinners for the President
and Mrs. Wilson will have to be post
poned. notably the Garrisons' dinner.
which was scheduled for February q
there seems to be no intention Of allow
ing prepa aredness-for possible war or
an imminent campaign-to interfere
with state. functions at the White
House.
The White House dinner parties, by
the way. have been quite interesting,
with Just a sprinkling of common or
garden persons" to take the edge of
snch gatherings of personages. More
over, they have been notable for their
postprandial music. After the Cabinet
dinner Louise Llewellyn sang, Miss Mar
garet Wilson'S proteEe. .Carmine Fa-
brizio. Eyas the artist at the first Of the
diplomatic dinners. while Melville Clark
and his talented sister gave a harp re-
cital at the second function for the DIP
lomats. Then Schumann-H -Heink is to
come on February s. And have you
noticed that the artists are almost al
ways honored guests at the President 8
board? Perhaps that Is due to Miss
Wilson and her fellowship with musi-
clans. or perhaps just to the human
friencl'ness of the President and Mrs
Wilson.
Save up your pennies to go to Ar
napolis = fortnisht fror, today. Tlat
Is what, most or ihn Washington girls
ere doing! You ser. TIE staii little town
VIII he on its toes that weekend with
all sorts Of gala doinCs on the soHll
program. On Thursday eVering,' Feb
ruarv TO-. the officers of the Naval
Academy and those on duty in the town
are giving a play. and on the follow
Ing evening comes the bnl masGuc.
with is an annual affair and one Of the
Gayest events of the season. Mr5.
Roscoe Bulmer is going 1own for these
festivities, likewise Evelina GIeaves.
and ever so many others.
i. Then Saturday evening the mid.
shipnen come 10 their own. There is
to be leap year nAll given by the
Annapolis girls and some of the "Acad-
eny girls" from Washington. with thu
middies as guests of .hoacf. and ''rc-
verse English on all the little atten'
tions' the boys usually pay the girls.
GIadys Christy. t'dth Mccormick.
|, * kathcrine Ramsey. and a half dozen
other Annapolis bellies are in charge If
the arrangements, ard for that parry
dozens more WASHINGTON girls are go
ing down. Esther Whiting will be the
guest of the Fullers in Annapolis Owe.
the weekend.
So Will Irwin and Inez Haynes Chi
, more are to he married and 70 ahon4y-
! incoming in the war zone, Their friends
f, viii scarcely have tine TO recover from
their surprise al the announcement be-
fore the wedding, .whiCh il. set fol
, February !, will be over. They arr
!: both Of an age. forty-two, according {.
? that inpertinent document. the mar
. riage license both clever. and pol1
7 IN hnr n. n n
: . oteric which lives. moves. end has its
, being most Of the time in and about
! oio Greenwich village. scituate, quaint
est. ri, New England towns, Claims then
10th among its summer residents. anl
then, of course. Mr. Irwin has months
and months of experience as a wal
correspondent in Fronce ana Belgium
ia his credit, as well as visit r.
London which gave him an Insight int
the way England is doing business
these days. The wedding is to b'
cutie sirople and the ceremony Is L
j.. performed at TIE home of Ms
,iilmore'e sister in " ashtngton Square
For both IL is the sccord adventure u
matrimony.
The Gypsy Prince" is the thrilling
title selected for the musical comedy u
be given at Rauschers on the evening"
of March and :, for the Junior League
and from all accounts it is to be "som
} show" Little Mrs. John Thompson \
the author. OF the very clever book
many of the latest song hits, have bee,
worked in to provide the music, am
the comedy is to be supplied by tw
well-known Washington boys one Yer,
tall and the other. well. petite-but Nv
been sworn not to disclose their iden
tity so soon.
For the rest. Lillian Hendrick. VIII
is pretty as a pink and can sing be
sides. is to be the prima donna, an
the leading mans role falls to Loui
Thompson Of the golden voice. Beatric
Glover. Juliet Crosby. Evelina Gleavcs
Georgia Schofeld, Ned" Lane, Cheste
Lockwood. Bob Patterson. Lyma
Pratt. James Karrick, Hal Rust-this
partial list of those who are to talk
part. Then there are to be all sorts @
fetching dances under the leadership G
pretty billie" Kingsbury and Henr
Dickson. and the entertainment wi
wind up with general dancing Doesn
it Sound ailuring? Margaret Howar