The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
IN the Social Worlo
4&H11E
By MAUD MeDOUGALL.


The President and Mrs. Wilson.
most of the Cabinet. almost the en-
tire Diplomatic Corps. justices Of the
Supreme Court-in fact, official So
ciety almost to a man-and woman
made up the brilliant and imposing
company that thronged the French
Embassy last night at the reception
which the Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand gave in celebration of the
restoration to France of the lost
provinces" Alsace and Lorraine. and
their re-occupatiOn by the soldiers OF
France and her allies. A large dele
cation Of the central committee OF
the Alsace-LorTaine Societies Of the
United States came down from New
York to do honor to the occasion.
In fact, so numerous were the official
guests that the Jusserands were very
much CircumEcribed in inviting r2ere
personal friends whose official status
did not clearly entitle them to be
included.
II was a beautiful and brilliant
scene-the embassy Haunting the tri-
umphant tricolor, and the great rooms
fragrant with branches of The pines
OF Alsace." aIrccst "Christmassy' N
as a decoration: the Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand. en- grand tenue,
fairly rediating happiness as they re-
Ceived their guests. and passed them
on to other members of the embassy
STAG. and their wives, and members
of the various French missions and
their wives. One knew that now
indeed, lie jour de gloire est arrive"'
It was nearly II o'clock when the
President and Mrs. Wilson arrived
and were greeted at the entrance by
the embassy staT headed by Am
bassadOr and Nine. Jusserand.
Mrs. Wilson entertained a small
company at tea yesterday afternoon
for the first time this season. Her
guests included the wife of the Vice
president. the wives of the Cabinet
officers and a score or more OF other
women Of Washington's official world.
During the morning the President
and Mrs. Wilson enjoyed their usual
round OF golf
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall went to Boston last night. the
Vice President having a speaking en-
gagement there today. They will re-
turn to Washington tomorrow.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing returned yesterday from Wa
tertOwn. y. Y, where they had spent
the weekend with Secretary Ian
sings family. They will dine with
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs
William Phillips tomorrow evening,
and on Friday evening the Minister
Of Salvador and Nine. Zaldivar will
give dinner in their honor.
Don Beltran Matthew. the new Chill
can Ambassador. who arrived in
Washington Saturday. is acCOmpa-
MED by Nine. Matthew and their
nephew. Senior Don Selleno. They
have taken an apartment at the La
fa-ette Hotel for the present.
The Ambassador will pay his official
call on the Secretary OF State today.
and will shortly present his Gre
dentials to the President.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels have returned to Washington.
baving spent the weekend at their
home in Raleigh. \. c.. whittier the
'ecretary went to meet Mrs. Daniels.
no had been absent for several
eeks in the interest of the Y. w. G.
Jonkheer Jacob Theodore Cremer.
recently appointed Minister of the
Netherlands and Nine. Cremer. who
anded in New York Sunday, arrived
I the legation in Sixteenth street
ast evening
The Minister of Switzerland and
me. SuIzer have returned to Wash
gton. after spending several days in
Dston and New York
Mrs. John W. Davis will go to New
prk today to meet Mr.. Davis. the
lwIy appointed United states Ambas-
Dor to Great Britain, on his return
BIN Europe.
lieut.. Franklin Lane. jr.. who has
en attached to headquarters in
ris. is on his way home. 1t is hoped
lat he will reach America in time to
end Thanksgiving with his parents,
e Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
ane.
|NIr. and Mrs. James Marion John
ton entertained informally at dinner
last night. at their home in Twenty
j first street.
Mrs. Marshall Field will go to Bos-
ton to spend Thanks giving with her
niece. Mrs. Albert Beveridge, wife Of
former Senator Beveridge. of Indiana.
Mrs. Field was hostess at dinner
Sunday evening, having the Secretary
Of the Interior and Mrs. Lane among