The Washington times., 1917-04-22
MAN EIoTcT
) LETTER
DEAR SUSAN:

Although Washington has been
given over all week to the Daughters
of the American Revolution, the Vis-
itors within our gates have hao 70
yield first place in public interest 10
the distinguished visitors rom over
seas momentarily expected
Balfour, viviani, and Papa Jonre'
what names to conjure with! NO won
der Washington people are t"moins
over themselves for chance 10 W
them honor, and no wonder eostesses
are showing a desire to depart LOT
once from the pledge to keep Ihelr
dinners within the prescripei 'h'e
courses for the duration or the
a. matter of fact it's apparent thaI
an the entertainment of tnt orninIs
sioners we'll depart from the k
plicity now in vogue for entertaining
TO a certain extent-and L reel sur
There will be nohe to say US nay. come
to think of II, I'd not Suggest elAnet
the Macveagh house, which thS
sIs.snt Secretary OF State has placed
at the disposal of Mr.. Balfour, nor
Henry whites residence, where the
French commissioners will be housed
a. exhibit A in our simple llvnng
campaign.
To return to the Daughters, 1t was
n ''war congress" for fair. AFTER
lining up behind the President 10
push for conscription, and announc-
ing themselves as agin' the pacinsts'
the most important business oeiore
the body was the election OF the
president general, and this almost
precipitated civil war. However,
now that the smoke of battle mas
blown away, the majority OF the
Daughters seem satisfied with the
election of Mrs. Guernsey and Wiling
70 concede that she is extremely able
and well fitted for the position.
Presidents Inability to
Appear a DIsappOIntment-
New delegates were, of course.
keenIy disappo ointed that for the first
time in years the President did not
greet them at the opening Of their
congress, and that their reception at
the -Xhite House was made impossible
by existing conditions. But on the
ather hand this is the fir t congress
= -{S,af has ever been honored by three
foreign ambassadors and their wives
at its opening exercises Amoassa-
dor Jusserand was the only one VINO
addressed the congress--he has done
that for many years, as the represen-
tative of the one European govern
unent that helped us during the Revo-
lutton-but when the Daughters real
ized that lined up in the front row on
the platform that afternoon-on the
firinr line. so to speak-were the
French Ambassador and Madame JUS
serand, the British Ambassador ana
LADY Spring-Rice. the Italian Amoas-
aador and the Countess Macchi di Gel
lere- to say nothing of the Secretary
of state and his wife. there was q
good deal Of polite craning OF necks'
and one OF the Daughters caused a
ripple Of amusement when she was
heard to murmur, Me and my 1oIks'
eh? Well, TIL be d-d" Yes, indeed
Just like that
II did make one realize the meaning
Of the word "allies" to have the repre-
sentatfye Of three OF the four greaF
Furonean powers on whose side we
have finally ranged ourselves, lined
mn there Russia was missing, TO De
eure but while that was regretted, "
RS understood that under existing
conditions in Russia II was more ap-
propriate that the Russian ampassa-
der. a loyal subject of the Car ana a
devoted monarchist, should not MAKE
any such public appearance especlahy
as IL was believed that he would re
fuse to continue as Representative OF
republic. a belief borne out by later
developments.
1t was a curious situation. for un-
6onbtedIy Madame Bakhmeten is
daughter OF the revolution, whether
ahe is a member of the organization
or not. Her family-the Beales-are
distinctly of revolutionary stock. In
deed, IL is quite probable that Madame
Jusserand also is entitled to member
ship in the society, though do not
know that she has ever Joined It.
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