The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15

w. DhVlSeS, anu rev OllleTS OF OIll-
cial Importance would take the pep"
out Of the Washington season 1t
Doesn't seem to have done anything of
tho sort. To n certain extent, society
here is marking time"-walting TO
know what the White House is going
TO do, since u tho White House Is
going so resume it's usual pre-war
programme OF state functions, II be-
hooves the ordinary private hostess
not to risk collision with the White
House dates.
Even Mrs. Marshall is waiting for
q White House announcement. She
30 disposed to pick things up where
she dropped them when America en-
tered the war. but. Her pro-
gramme Is not so very elaborate. She
really does pretty much as she pleases;
but Just as the first White House func
ZION is usually the Cabinet dinner,
either during the holidays or shortly
before Christmas, so about the first
formal party the Marshalls give is
dinner in honor OF the President and
Mrs. Wilson.
After that Mrs Marshall Is usually
at home" on one or two Wednesdays.
She may be at home almost every
wednesday according to custom
Wednesday is her "day''-but she
makes formal announcement. that she
VIII receive on certain stated Wednes-
day afternoons and everybody goes,
not merely as an official duty. but be-
cause everybody genuinely likes the
Msrshalls.
Mr.. Marshall There Too.
Oh, yes, the vice-President Is there.
Just as glad to see people as they are
10 see him-the pleasantest. most
genial host imaginable. He and Mrs.
Marshall practically always hunt in
couples. So much so that a few days
ago when said to Mrs. Marshall that
/ knew she was going to the theatre
on q certain evening with Mrs. Walsh.
but I had not understood that Mr..
Marshall was going. she opened her
eyes wide, and in unfeigned astonish-
rnent answered, "Why we always go
together"
Which IS perfectly true in a general
way, but II had seemed probable that
tho Vice President would be going to
the Japanese Embassy dinner to
Prince Higashi Fushimi that night.
and that as 1t was a stag party Mrs
Marshall might be going to the
theatre with a woman friend with
out the Vice-President But no, in
deed.
Similarly-though Mr.. Marshall is
going up to New York tomorrow TO
speak at the Metropolitan on behalf
OF the Christmas Roll Call of the Red
Cross, he doesn't know how long he
viii stay-or he didn't on Thursday
when asked--because Mrs. Marshall
Rad not made up her mind whether to
go with him or not. II she decides to
70 they will stay several days. II she
doesn't he will return the same night.
To return to Mrs. Marshall's pro-
gramme. So far as the general pub
Tic Is concerned 1t usually includes,
besides the two or three specific az
ternoon at homes she and the Vice
President usually have given two
evening receptions, with dancing
using the ball room in the Willard.
The last such party the Marshalls
gave was on Inauguration night two
years ago. It took the place of the
dear departed inaugural ball. and was
given particularly in honor OF the
Culver cadets who have served as the
Vice. Presidents guard OF honor in
both inaugurals. It was funny about
that party. Mrs. Marshall for once
rather Disseminated in her invitations
in favor Of the girls. And when some
Of them, knowing what n perfectly
gorgeous time they always have at the
Marshalls, asked II they might bring
their beaux, Mrs. Marshall told them
10 bring all the girls they liked. but
she was furnishing the beaux for that
party.
And then the Culver boys got stage
fright or something and failed to ma
terialize anything like as numerously
as had been expected 1t was the
most manless party the Marshalls
ever gave. until Mrs Marshall sent
out recruiting squads TO round the
boys up!
Then the Marshalls gave any num-
her OF dinners for the heads of the
diplomatic missions, the foreign Min
listers and bassadors-usually "re-
turn favors." They do a whole lot
Of the Presidents dining out, vicar
iously, especially with the diplomats
with whom it las not been usual for
The President to dine. You observe, 1
Aay. has not been usual" for one
rare never say when President Wilson
will decide to do something that has
rot been usual"
Dinners TO New First Lady"
Just now 1t would seem whether the
Nice-President wants the Job Of Presi-
dent pro tenn or not. II is rather being
forced upon him, and Mrs. Marshall's
friends are having a lot OF fun en-
tertalning her as First Lady In
America" There has been q, sudden
eruption OF Marshall dinners and
Marshall receptions, and things like
that, Tonight DR.. Charles walcott
and Mrs Walcott are giving q. dinner
~ their honor, which promises 10 be
rather notable party. Mrs. Walcott,
sou remember, was Miss Mary Norris
NauX of Philadelphia, who married
Ir, Walcott several years after the
reath OF the first Mrs. Walcott who
with one Of her sons was killed in
The summer of 1911 in a train wreck.
DIR. Walcotts only remaining son died
in France soon after America entered
the war in the service of his country,
a particularly brilliant and daring
young aviator.
While there seems TO be no general
desire on the part OF the Cabinet
women to resume the time honored
institution Of Cabinet Wednesdays s.
when each Of the women of the Cab