The Washington herald., 1917-08-05


hied herself to Woods Hole. Mass,
to a comfortable place leased by
her husband. the Secretary of Agri-
culture but she; too, has returned
to town in the very hottest days
Of all TO spend a week or so.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing are returning from Hen
derson Harbor. N. Y, where they
went for a months visit to Gen.
and Mrs. John W. Foster, the par
ents OF Mrs. Lansing, and so on
and so on. In fact. no one is will
ing to long be absent from this
wonderful Capital which seems to
be not only the Plutus but the most
vital spot in every other way in
the whole world.
These and other of the admins
tration circle are daily Joined by
some interesting personages from
the outer world. men OF great parts
financially or in some special line
OF wisdom. and then there are the
foreign missions.
A bright woman OF society calls
them missionaries and not mis-
sions, since they give one some
thing to do besides attend to gath
ering our great army of Sammies
together. or providing for our
selves and the rest of the universe.
Baron Moncheur's return to
Washington to resume his work for
the poor Belgian government
brought a perfect shower of enter
tainment which lasted up to the
minute Of his departure for Boston
on Thursday. Every one wants to
entertain the Baron. He likes
Americans and they like him. He
likes American women so well that
he chose both his first and second
wife from among them, and his
charming daughter, young Baro-
ness Moncheur, who made her debut
in Washington, and spent all her
time here when not with her Amer
lean grandmother near Baltimore.
finally married an American.
Representative and Mrs. Fred
erick H. Gillett, who exempt-as it
were-Grasslands, for at least one
night each week, entertained in
honor OF Baron Moncheur Tues
day night, and Senator Phelan had
him as a guest Wednesday night.
Sunday night he dined with the
Misses Patten, and Monday night
was the guest of Mr.. Hoover, the
food expert, who treated him to a
three-course dinner at the Metro
politan Club. The outer world
laughs long and loud at the three
course dinner which after all has
but three courses in name, and
practically seven or eight courses
thrust into them Then the price of
the dishes served in the three
courses-why even one article in
the present high cost of living
would keep a poor family for a
week. But Representative and Mrs.
Ginett did not essay a three-course
dinner nor did Senator Phelan, nor
yet the Misses Patten. They had
what were termed simple mid
summer menus"
Senator and Mrs Gerry entertain
ed a dinner company at Grasslands-
there are only forty members of the
club-on Thursday night, and again
the three-coUrse dinner was taboo for
the chef Of Grasslands has no liking
for other than a plentious Maryland
menu to include all the good things
tEat grow.
The japanese mission Is due to ar
rive within ten days and then another
round Of entertainment will begin.
The President will have to entertain
the Japanese envoy, as will also the
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Lansing.
There will probably be another gar
den party in the wop5erful Aztec
garden at the Pan-AmGricsn Union
Building with the Lansings as he SITS,
and then Mr.. Aimaro Sato. the J?p-