The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

conservation movement in that they
fill the place left vacant by the wars
call, and are giving all they make to
the Red Cross. One of them who has
every claim to leadership declares 1t
I is frolic, but society women in can
ming factories are not a bit funnier
than men in khaki pouring tea from
a tiny Brown Betty, and slipping 1t
while steaming hot. That is what
Washington soldiers are doing.
| Mrs. Bakers movement to have
merchants give a discount to house.
| wives who carry their purchases
| home reveals the fact that woman
7 kind. or that portion without auto
mobiles. are becoming round should
| cred since they turned themselves into
J beasts of burden and carry all the
| food into the home in their own un-
suited arms. The heavy burdens
| they carry and the constantly in
| creasing burdens upon them along
\ other lines makes but little impress
sion on Mrs. Bakers phAanthropic
/ movement and so far has done but
little to tighten the cost Of living.
| The unexpected cruise of the Prest-
! dent and Mrs. Wilson on the May
! flower has proven almost as inter-
| esting to those Of Washington who
| read about il as to the New Eng
| land folk who are enjoying the new
| experience. There is scarce a historic
spot within reach OF Washington by
| automobile or boat that the President
and, Mrs. Wilson have not visited,
! forming the habit of taking such
trips before their marriage and keep
| ing II up assiduOusly ever since, and
4 that Is the way they are visiting New
| England coast towns. Interesting
messages told of the ovation they re-
ceived as the Mayfower made its way
through Cape Cod Bay, and stopped
at Sandwich. and 1t was along there
| that the citizens hurriedly made up a
| huge basket of flowers from their
| simple garden and sent them on board
/ the Mayflower for Mrs. Wilson. One
| could well imagine the charming
grace and gratitude with which the
attention was received. At Glouces-
! ter the visit was a little more formal.
and Col. and Mrs. E NJ. House. who
| have so often visited the White
House, met them with automobiles
| and exchanged the hospitalities of
| dry land for those OF the waterway in
which the Presidents yacht anchored.
| At Gloucester the President played
golf at the Essex Country Club with
| Mr.. Hugh c. Wallace. who has the
". ]. Boardman place at Manches-
| ter for the summer. and Randolph
Tucker. who has a summer home in
that part of New England.
They visited Salem from Gloucester
and saw the quaint old Witch House
and the House OF Seven Gables-upon
which no living soul was ever able to
/ count seven gables-immortalized by
the gruesome romance OF Hawthorne.
and stopped at many other historic
points in which that region is so full
They visited the quaint town of old
Lyme. and in their travels saw both
Miss Margaret Wilson and Mrs. Fran
els Bowes Sayre, the Presidents S
daughters.
Another mission. small but impor-
\ tant, adds its social note of interest to
Washington. and the Minister OF
! Guatemala. Senior Don Joaquin Men,
dez. will entertain for his countrymen,
Senor Don Manuel Ehevlarria, Senior
Don Manuel Giron and Senior Don
Claudio Urrutia, all men of large
parts in their own country. They were
presented to Secretary Lansing and
will soon be about discussing i'm
portant international subjects with the
proper personages. Senior Mendez has
as a graceful hostess Sonora Dona
| Luz Mendez. considered a handsome
J woman in the diplomatic corps.
The arrival of the new mission.