The Washington herald., 1918-05-19

shoulders. To keep our President
well II Admiral Grayson's particular
duty, and the fact that he was
planning to make his summer head
quarters more or less at White SILL
phur. helped to give me faith In the
persistent ,rumor that the President
and Mrs. Wilson. would spend part
of the summer or at least make
frequent short trips to that resort.
At first the Hawley cottage was to
be at their disposal In case they de-
cided to go there. But finally the
hotel people decided to reserve q
suite Of rooms in the hotel itself
for the President. and turned the
Hawley cottage over to Secretary
McAdoo for use as offices, as 1t ad-
joins the cottage he has taken for
the season.
White Sulphur gives promise of
having q gayer season than II has
enjoyed in many years. Many
prominent people have already
made their plans to go there for the
greater part of the summer, and un-
doubtedly as the the warm weather
gets warmer many Of those who are
tied to their desks here will slip
down to White Sulphur for q week.
end stay or perhaps q little longer.
The most popular Of summer re-
sorts is going to be Washington. ]
heard q new reason for its ~popu-
larity yesterday. Heretofore peo-
pie gave war work as their excuse
for enduring a Washington summer,
but yesterday several young girls
told me that they were going to
stay here because the resorts would
be empty of men, most OF them
having been drafted or gone on
farms to do their bit or perhaps
gone to training camps of various
sorts. whereas Washington Is fairly
overfiowing with men.
A week ago there was q bit Of .
lull In things social and suspected
1t was like the quiet before Q storm,
for the week Just closed has been a
period of gayety. There were not
only the usual, number of big dinners
which have marked practically every
week of the season, but also a great
many interesting gatherings around
the luncheon table. On Monday Nine.
Jusserand gave q luncheon for Mrs.
William g. Sharp, wife of the Amer
lean Ambassador to France. Mrs.
Sharp passed about q week in WASH
ington and during that time / doubt
IL she had five minutes to herself.
Lady Lister Kaye gave q luncheon
the same day and Mrs. Albert 'Niblack
had guests for luncheon and bridge
at the Montgomery Country Club.
Tuesday Mrs. Sharp was the honor
guest at a luncheon which Mrs. Carl
Joerrisen gave. That party included
a number of French officers in WASH
ington. Most OF the functions which
the Joerrisens give do have among
the guests q number Of Frenchmen,
as there happen to be here now quite
a few whom the Joerrisens knew
when they were abroad.
Mrs. william Gibbs McAdoo was
the honor guest at a luncheon which
Mrs. Edward Carry gave on Tues
day. Wednesday was even a fuller
day; Lady Lister Kaye again being
a luncheon hostess with Mrs. Burle-
son as the honor guest. Mrs. Sharp
was entertained that day by Mrs.
James r. Mann. Mrs. Davenport
White invited guests for luncheon to
meet the Baroness Serge Korff and
the Serbian Minister had a number
of distinguished men for luncheon to
meet Andre Cheradame, the French
writer. Mrs. Sharp was to have
lunched on Thursday with Mrs.
Charles Warren, wife Of the Assist
ant Attorney General, who had asked
a distinguished company to meet
her. but she was also asked to have
luncheon at the White House the
same day, 30 Of course that was
where she went. But she Joined Mrs.
warren's party after luncheon and
had a nice visit with many Of her
old friends. Mrs. McKenna Pultz
had a nice luncheon party on Thurs
day and again Mrs. Burleson was
the honor guest at a luncheon, this
time the hostess being Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott. Mrs. R. NJ. Kaufman
gave a luncheon Thursday.
The Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
Riano entertained the members Of
the embassy staff at q luncheon on
Friday in celebration Of the birthday
anniversary Of the King Of Spain.
Lady Reading was the honor guest
at a luncheon which Mrs. Edward
Carry gave on Friday. the Minister of
China gave a luncheon for the Chinese
minister to. Brazil. Yu Ding Shia,
who is passing through Washington
on his way to his new post, and Mrs.
Breckenridge Long had luncheon
guests.