The Washington times., 1917-10-21
News and Gossip
OfCdpitdl Social
Doin9S and FddS

Doin9S and FddS
DEAR SUSAN:
Have you bought your Liberty
bond? II not, Washington is no place
for you to show your face, for the
big drive is on here with a vengeance.
One hears Liberty loan" in the
theaters and in the churches; one
reads Liberty loan" on the board
ings and in the newspapers. No
where can one escape the exhortation,
BUY a Liberty Bond" and then, as
one humorist aptly phrased it-"by,
by, the Kaiser"
To me the most interesting feature
Of the whole campaign is the part the
women have played in it. Mrs. Nc
Adoo, the Presidents bright and
vivacious daughter and the wife of
The Secretary of the Treasury, has
proved herself no mean general, and
the results she and her able corps of
assistants have obtained reach truly
amazing proportions.
Gather In Letter Mansion
For Bond Sale.
The Letter mansion in Dupont Cir
Gle has been the scene of much bril-
liant hospitality in its day, but, sell
dom has It housed a more interesting
sssemblage than gathered there yes
terday for the sale Of bonds held
under the auspices Of that very smart
organization, the infants welfare de-
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Kitchen, with Mrs. McAdoo presiding
and the members of the infants well
fare department, OF which Miss Mary
Gwynn is president, in full attendance,
Miss Mabel Boardman spoke, likewise
Carl Vroomen, assistant Secretary or
Agriculture, and Corcoran Thorn, and
q tidy sum was added to the grand
total of the Liberty loan by the sale.
Heigh no, It is upon such Liberty
Loan tea PARTIES" and such pleasant
events a. Mrs. Wilson's visit to
Mason House on Friday to inspect
10000 good cheer bags, Christmas
gifts for the boys Of the service, that
society chroniclers have to depend
these days. for thsrs is little enter
tanning on the program There has
even been a falling of in the number
OF more or less Informal dinners
which have been so interesting q fea-
ture OF social life in Washington in
the past few months, the world and
his wife being now occupied with the
decidedly engrossing business Of get
ting settled for the winter.
Entertain Under
Charity Cloak
with the white House out OF the
running socially-and the President
feels that war time 10 no time for
the Chief Executive to be occupied
with social functions-and official so
ciety taking its cue from above, 1t
Is apparent that ckarity-war charity,
of course-is the cloak under which
most Of the entertaining of the com
ing winter will masquerade. Even
washington's elaborate and involved
calling code is likely to be revised
for Cabinet day" one Of the most
picturesque and characteristic Of our
social institutions, when the wives OF
the members Of the Presidents
official family are "at home" to all
and sundry callers, has been abolished
until the end OF the war; and the
women of the Senate contingent are
agreeing to call on their days at
home. Women are devoting them
selves too persistently-and literal
ly-to their knitting to find time for
the indiscriminate calling which here
tofore has done so much to take the
joy out of life in Washington
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The first important benefit OF the
season was the drill and tea dance at
Washington Barracks-dear me, II
was a whole week ago-to raise
money for knitted garments to send
to the Engineers in France With the
President and Mrs. Wilson in attend
ance, to say nothing of Cabinet OF
hcers, high officials of the army and
the navy, members of the various war
missions, and Gen. Tasker Bliss, our
new chief Of staff and only available
general - Pershing for
the moment being a nonresident-the
affair was an immense success and
the proceeds enabled Mrs. Black and
her corps of assistants to purchase
enough wool to keep busy the fingers
of every woman who is interested in
an engineer, civil or military. l was
interested to see that General Bliss |
has chosen to follow General Grant in
wearing four stars upon his epaulets,
there having been considerable dis |
cussion, even among army officers, a. |
TO the nature of a full general's-no |
on his sobriety, save the |
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Make Society n Side
Issue to War.
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