The Washington times., 1917-01-28

built by the late Alexander Britton,
who occupied IT for years and sold it
TO the Hunts. but they have not lived
there since summer before last The
Murray Cobbs had IL last summer.
Mr.. Hunt has been in pooS health
for the past year which accounts for
their long sojourn in Washington:
and for the same reason the little en-
tertaining they have done has been
quiet and informal in character. Their
daughter, Helen. is with them.
.
Mrs. Hunt Interested
In French Bureau.
Mrs. Hunt Is intensely interested in
the little shop. the French Bureau.
where all sorts OF interesting and
unusual things made by wounded
, French soldiers and the widows ana
children OF those who have given up
their lives for France. are on sale.
The bureau has recently moved from
II street to one OF the new shops in
| Connecticut avenue. under the half
finished apartment house next the
Austrian embassy, the erection OF
which brought forth so many pro
! tests from the aristocratic neighbors.
Randall Hsgner donates the use of
the shop free OF charge, and a num-
Der OF prominent women, among them
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman, who was
Instrumental in starting the good
work; Mrs. Charles Lindley. Miss
Ruth Perkins. and Mrs. Murray Cobb,
give their services in turn as shop
fkeeper and salesladies. Consequently
| there are no expenses, and every cent
taken in goes to France.
The bureau is a branch OF La Vie
Franchise, in Paris, which performs
| the double service OF providing funds
and, better still, employment for the
ever-growing army of needy.
A French bureau was Inaugurated
in New York some two years ago,
with headquarters In the old Knicker-
booker Club. The movement only
reached Washington last December,
but has already reused considerable
Interest.
Mrs. George Barnett
Prnnd Of Her New Pin.
Mrs. George Barnett Is certainly
proud Of her new. platinum and dia-
mond bar pin, and well she may be.
for Ii is the gift OF her son. Basil
Gordon, to celebrate his coming OF
age. On his twenty first birthday, a
week or ten days ago, he came into d
part OF the handsome fortune left by
his father, the late Basil Gordon, of
Baltimore, and the first thing he did |
with his new bank account was to !
purchase this very beautiful present
for his mother. No wonder she was
pleased. The pin Is most artistic, q |
row of eight or nine large diamonds, |
with smaller ones TO enrich the plati-
mum setting.
On Farmer Ambassador.
And Cabinet Members.
How we Democrats do love . title |
or an official designation! We have, |
to be sure, outgrown the custom Of |
printing them at length on our visit |
ing cards--do you remember the his- 4,
toric instance of Mrs. Commissioner |
Of Internal Revenue r." but once a |
Cabinet minister, always a former |
Secretary Of - once an ambassa-
dor, always former ambassador TO |
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This has been particularly evident !
this week when Washington, has been |
filled with ex-Cabinet officers and am |
bassadors-Mr. Bacon, Mr.. Stimson, |
NdBCis IOE ihENahGC. hClC lOA -NhC I
Congress of Constructive Patriotism: |
and when the newspapers have re- |
veled in former secretaries this and |
former secretaries that.
Moreover, suspect the Maryes, |
whose return to Washington has, by |
the way, been singularly welcome. are |
for the rest OF time to be known as |
"the former Ambassador TO Russia |
and Mrs. George T. Mayre." And as
for ambassador widows. IL Mrs. |
whitelaw Reid ever mentioned with |
out being described as the widow OF |
the former ambassador to Great Brit |
ain" or Mrs William F. Draper with! |
out having widow of the former am |
bassador to Italy tackled onto her
name =? |
The widow OF a distinguished for
eign diplomat spoke quite feelingly on
the subject to me the other day.
II should think my name would be
quite sufficient" she said, for IL peo-
pie don't know who l am by this time
IL isn't the fault OF the press
DR.. GIaEebP0Ok Unable
To Leave Jerusalem.
Think of being in Jerusalem, thou
sands of miles from your family and
friends, and not able to come home