The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

OF the most distinguished figures at
the White House In the Mckinley
administration and the early part of
the Roosevelt administration. max
ing the introduotions at all formal
receptions. Mr.. Bingham, as a small
boy, often romped through the White
House with the Roosevelt boys. 1t
was President Theodore Roosevelt
who impressed upon the city officials
Of New York the necessity Of taking
a man like Col. Bingham as chief OF
police. Col. Bingham also made the
only authentic inventory of the his
toric belongings of the White House,
thus leaving for future historians a
list and brief history Of the valuable
accumulation OF silver and other
Jefferson on down to the Mckinley
administration.
When Mr.. Theodore Shonts was
made head OF the Panama Canal
Commission he and Mrs. Shonts took
residence near Dupont circle, and
as neighbors of Mrs. William J.
Boardman and the late Mrs. L. q.
Letter entertained there during one
season for her daughters Miss Edith
Benham, social secretary to Mrs.
Woodro v, % W ilson, I. a copducted their
winter campaign. USwas there. too.
thxt the late Duke de Ehaulnes wooed
Miss Theodore Shonts. though their
marriage took place in New York
some months later. Mrs. Shonts and
her daughters brought with them to
Washington the most elaborate ward
robes ever seen at the Capital-a
gown for almost every hour in the
day. and 80 large that an entire room
In the house was set aside to accom-
modate them.
Hover. Miss Shonts, the one who Is
to be Mrs. Bingham, and who is to
come to Washington for the winter.
was never particularly fond of dress
or even the lighter side of life. She
is a serious minded woman. and has
for years been the close companion
of her father
Speaking of the Shonts family re-
minds one of the charming if almost
unbelievable bit of news which was
cabled to this country in the past
few days of their most intimate friend
Mrs. Reid Rogers, who frequently
acted as chaperone for the Misses
Shonts on their visits to Washington
after their parents went to New
York to live. The news from Paris
runs that a son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Rogers in tf1e Chateau de Sully,
above -Wevey, on October 10. The
Rogers only daughter. who made her
debut in Washington, made Of the
best matches in Europe.
Akin to the Belgian shop which
Washington society women carried
on in F street early in the months of
the war. is the tumble Shop which
Boston society women will open in
Boylston street on November /. Three
prominent women will have charge
Of the shop and the girls of society
will assist in serving tea and other
refreshments and in making sales.
Every body is turning in books, pic
lures. laces. ribbons, jewelry, curios
Of all sorts and in fact. everything
which one person does not want but
another person might.
The woman's Army and Navy
League. Mrs. Emerson H. Liscum.
president, has subscribed $500 in
bonds for the liberty loan. The So
ciety has for many years rendered
splendid service. one of their chief
aims being to aid chaplains in both
the army and navy in their work for
enlisted men in the army. navy and
Marine corps. The soldiers, Sailors
and Marine Club at 81 C street north
west, is maintained by this organ
ization, and for a nominal sum any
man from any of the three branches
of the service will always find a COM
Portable room. bed and meals there,
with wholesome recreation, and plenty
OF books and magazines.
Mrs. Aulic Palmer Is chairman of
the house committee and with Mrs.
Kaufman the matron, creates such
a homelike atmosphere that many a
lonely lad far from those he loves,
finds a haven there.
Besides Mrs. Palmer, the officers