The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
en- Prominent ii the Social Life Of the Nations Capital

ters are already hard at work in the
soldiers canteens. But Mrs. Lansing
says not. Apparently It Is rather with
the idea Of being ready in case-''
than with any idea Of Immediately us
ing the readiness when II IL required.
She is rather youns-certainly not
much past 2o-for her friends to want
to see her 60 over for. some time
anyhow.
Another little lady who Is knee deep
in war work is Mrs. Walter Penfeid.
one of the most attractive and ALL
around popular young persons In
Washington. She's a mere girl. grad
uated couple of years ago from one
OF the local finishing schools, stayed
on for a week or two after the close
of school with some Washington
friends before going to her home In
Omaha, and met her fate-Mr. Walter
penfeld. a comparatively young law
yer who used to be In the State De-
partment and rather specialized on the
Latin Americana and on Uncle SANS
relations with his Monroe Doctrine
neighbors. They do say that John
Barrett was pretty attentive, too, in
fact. in college parlance. rushed" the
pretty school girl rather hard. But
she picked Penneld. and In the fall
came back to Washington as n bride.
She was received with open arms.
Mr.. Penfield Is, / believe. counsel for
some Of the South American legations.
which is perhaps why Mrs. Penfieid
plays around a good denl with the
Latin American diplomatic crowd. But
eaa1 ot.A l.xra A.
met in all circles. and seems to be
equally popular In all, One hopes al
most against hope 4hat she will not
be spoiled. She IL such blooming
rose of girl now-so unaffectediy cor
dial and friendly and so utterly de-
void of gush. ] know of no one who
has a better ma2per.
she has gone into all the war chari-
les-and she has worked so hard for
them. When her name appears on
the list OF patronesses. 1t means that
she Is giving her time as well as a
check. and is working enthusiastical-
!y. She has been engineering the
1rive for the American woman's Hos
pltals. so far as Washington is con-
cerned. She does not know just how
she has come out. but she certainly
has worked. Washington Is rather a
hard boiled egg"-isn't that what
the boys now call a tighwad?-when
IL comes TO subscribing. Mrs. Pen
field was rather disgusted with 1t the
other day. They tell me-the big de-
partment stores and the jewellers
cven-that never in their history have
they done the business they have
done this winter. There are so many
rich people here, and they spend
money like water. But when YOU ask
them to give-even a little-you'd be
surprised to know how many refuse
n 30 bill. or even 81" But she prob
ably doesn't realize that most of these
people are doing their subscribing in
whatever place they gall home.
She was chairman OF the hostess
committee at the ball last Saturday
night for the benefit of the English
French-Be h-Belgian-American Permanent
Blind Relief. and a few days later
one of those horrid rainy days early
in the week-I met her padding
around in the wet introducing a Mrs.
Pelo who was here from New York
arranging the prelimina ries of a fash
ion fete-such as New York has been
having at the Plaza-for that same
permanent blind relief. 1t was to
have been at Mrs. Henry Dimock's,
who had consented TO lend her house
for the occasion. but il has already
outgrown these quarters and has been
transferred TO the ballroom at 24Oo
Sixteenth street The ball was a great
success, and il the fashion fete isn't,
1t will not be Mrs. Penfield's fault.