The Washington herald., 1918-12-08

Mrs. Davis. Secretary Baker, Mr..
. Tumulty-the two latter went up to
New York with the President,
though they did not sail with him.
and Mr.. Henry white, former AM
bassador successfully to Germany
and France.
And it was an interesting crowd
gathered in the concourse behind the
| lines, to watch great Caesar pass
the streets OF Rome Probab bly, the
/ fact that so many of the diplomatic
corps were included among the
Presidents guests was responsible
| for so many of the members of the
foreign missions being on hand.
| Their uniforms gave a picturesque
| note to the assemblage that shouted
I and cheered as the President passed
through. From all sides came the
calls-the respectful Good bye, MI
| President; God bless you!" the
equally whole-souled Take care Of
yourself" Come back safe" the
rather more fippant. BE good to
yourself. Woody" or Say hello to
Paris for u.s." to all OF which the
President responded with smiling
camaraderie.
There seemed to have been no very
definite appointed time for the as
semblage of the various units of the
| party. And of course it was the
/ President the crowd was waiting 10
see. 1t melted away as soon as it
had watched the grinninG colorcd por-
ter take Mrs. Wilson's bag on board.
and the careful Difference OF the con-
ductor who + lpcd Mr.. Wilson up
the steps of the car. Though the
train would not start until 1880 and
1t was then but about a quarter past
10. there seemed nothing left to wait
for. As members OF the party ar
rived they went quietly on bonrd
and went to bed. to wake up In New
York, and embark on one of the mOst
interesting adventures it has ever
been given men-and women, mark
that!-to undertake.
1t was interesting to compare this.
the Presidents farewell to the Cap
ital. with his farewell to the Capitol
not quite twenty-four hours earlier
1t was the hoi polloi at one. and
largely the official world. or such Of
the hoi polloi as has pull herewith
at the other. And just between our
selves. the hoi polloi was much more
cordial than the official world
Washington, at least. the part OF
the population OF the National Cap
ital that counts" or thinks it does.
turned out en- masse to hear the
Presidents eagerly expected message,
delivered before the two houses OF
Congress, in joint session at the Cap
itol last onday. Mrs. Wilson. with q
large party of Bollings, was in the
front seats of the Executive gai-
lery. Mrs. Wilson has never failed
TO be in her place when the Pres
ident has addressed Congress. Nor
have the Bollings.
Mrs. McAdoo came down and Joined
them. sitting next to her stepmother.
She was most attractive in a tailored
suit of golden brown. with some gold
en- brown furs that might have been
mink, though as seen across the cham
Der seemed rather longer haired and
fuffier. and a little fur toque. She so
usually wears blue that one had not
realized how becoming brown could
be to her. Nearly the entire group
OF "Cabineteers" We're in that little
gallery-Mrs. Marshall. whom some
one dubbed during Mrs. Wilson's aD-
sence the First Lady in America"
Mrs. Lansing and her most intimate
A'iciu' MIs. JOfln W. DdNlS, WnOss
husband has just been appointed Am
bassador of the United States to Grear
Britain Che, by the way, was also
there); Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Lane, Mrs.
Redheld. Mrs. Houston, Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson. whose mother has been
too much Of an invalid to so any
where for the last two or three years.
and Jane Gregory and Sydney Burle-
son, who came in together, apparently
representing their mothers, whom I
didn't see.
l thought / saw Mrs. Gregory lin
gering to talk with Mrs McAdoo as
the gallery emptied. but I was told
afterwards that u was Antoinette
Funk, leading suffragist from Chi
caso, and. next to Mrs. George Bass.
the woman who seems to hold the
most important position on the Wom-
ans Liberty Loan Committee, of which
Mrs. McAdoo has been the very ac-
tive head. Now that Mrs. Funk has
grown stout she might easily be mis-
taken for Mrs. Gregory.
In the adjoining diplomatic gallery
were Nine. Jusserand and the Count