The Washington times., 1918-04-02
Easter Monday
MarkedbyMany
Social EUents
By JEAN ELIOT.

large in the social history OF one OF
the most crowded seasons Washing.
ton has ever known. Not only were
there the usual Easter baIIs-one al
the Marine Barracks under the aus
pices of the Woman's Army and
Navy League, and the Dixie ball al
the willard with the members of the
Woman's Army and Navy League as
Ehostesses-but the evening was
marked by & dinner party at the
White House and a reception at the
Corcoran Gallery OF Art.
Both the White House dinner
which was small, intimate. and as in
formal as a function may be with the
President and Mrs. Wilson as hosts
and foreign dignitary as guest of
honor, and the reception, a huge
and rather uncomfortable affair
were arranged in compliment to the
Most Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, Arch
bishop OF York and Primate of Eng
land, who is a guest at the British
embassy. The British Ambassador
and Lady y Il ding and the Rt. Rev.
Alfred Harding, Bishop OF Washing
ton. were the other guests at the
White House dinner.
Marine Ball.
The President and Mrs Wilson at
tended the ball at the Marine Bar
racks, which was given for the bene-
fit of the work the Army and Navy
League carries on among the de-
pendents OF soldiers and seamen, their
presence adding a fillip OF interest
to an unusually brilliant and success
full ball. There was no White House
party" two aides, Col. Clarence Rid
ley and Lieut.. Charlton f. Battle.
alone accompanying the Chief Ex-
ecutive and Mrs. Wilson.
The reception at the Corcoran CAL
lery was given by the trustees of the
institution. The archbishop. with the
others OF the receiving line: Bishop
Harding, Charles c. Glover, president
of the board OF trustees; Henry White.
former ambassador to France, and
Brig. Gen. Charles McCawley, u. S.
NJ. c.. who made the presentations,
stood in the atrium at the top of the
great stairway, with the Marine
Band playing nearby.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Reading. who arrived with his Grace
of York, held an impromptu recep-
tion. warmly greeting many of the
acquaintances they have made since
ing hovered Mrs. Charles c. Glover,
Mrs. Charles McCawley. Mrs. Thomas
I. Gaff and several other prominent
society women, apparently organized
on the spur of the moment into a
sort OF bodyguard for her ladyship.
Crowd 5000 Strong.
So much I managed to disentangle
by way of Impressions. The rest was
crowd. a crowd 5000 strong, an oddly,
assorted crowd, women in magnifi-
cent evening gowns. rubbing shoul-
dcrs with quaint little ladies in rusty
black, churchmen and worldlings
mingled. The clergy were quite
also noticed several Episcopal
deaconesses In their simple dark
habits.
After standing in line for inter
minable ages. and being literally
herded by a distinctly arbitrary group
OF ushers / had all the feeling of an
immigrant at Ellis Island. but when
We finally did reach the head OF the
stairway and get a chance to greet his
lordshIp. l decided that after all the
game was worth the candle.
The archbishop has a kindly smile
and warm handshake for all. but
1 noticed how his face lighted up
whenever he spoke to a lad in uni
form. and he had more than a casual
word of greeting for the scores of
foreign officers. British, French,
Italian, Roumaniap and the rest who
passed down the receiving line. In
his purple coat. small clothes, and
CATERS. with buckled shoes, he was
a distinctly picturesque and impos-
ing figure.
Among the Guests.
Among the guests l noticed Cen
sraI Cormack. of the British war mis-
sion: Mrs. Charles Hinckle. Miss Jean
HinckIe. Mrs. George r. Marye, the |
Misses Patten. Mrs. James Mcdonald, |
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, Congress
man and Mrs. Henry ID. Flood, As
sistant Secretary OF Agriculture and |
Mrs. Carl Vrooman, Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott, Mrs. A. W. Bagley, the Misses |
Bagley, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, |
and Miss Joan Oil
Others present were Rev. DR.. and |
Mrs. Randolph McKim, Rev. William |
TAYLOR Snyder and Miss Phyllis Sny- |
der, Canon Austin, Dean Bratenahl. of /
the Cathedral; Brig. Gen. and Ms |
Erasmus Weaver. Mrs. Randall Webb |
and Miss Mary webb. Miss Mary |
Ingle, Mrs. John FillebrOwn and Miss |
Ellen FiIebrown, Mr.. and Mrs. TheO- |
dore Noyes. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas |
Major and Mrs. william |
Burr Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace |
Bernard, John Barrett, DIR. and Mrs |
John Crayke Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. |
willard Warner, Miss Josephine Da-
Wis, Miss Ellen Day Hale. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Church, Charles w. Richard |
son. Commandant Levius Tieusanu.