The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
MISS ELIZABETH HILLS,
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy B. Hills.

scoided his son. reminding him that
he was a soldier and had to live
as other soldiers: gave him 81
which was to last until next pay
day and told him that henceforth
he must live within his salary.
New Years Day neither Mrs.
Daniels nor Mrs. Baker received the
soldiers and sailors in Washington
but Mrs. Daniels, with her sister,
Miss Ethel Bagby, went to Phila-
delphia to assist at a reception
that Mrs. f. 7. Stotesbury gave for
the army and navy officers in that
city.
Meanwhile Mrs. stotesbury's son,
Oliver Eaton Cromwell, and his
young wife, who was Hope Trux-
tun Beale, came down here from
Philadelphia to attend quite the
smartest of the New Years Eve
parties-the Edward B. McLeans'
dinner-dance. Mrs. Cromwell is by
way OF being a cousin of Ned"
NcLean's-through his mother who
was Miss Beale, sister of Trux-
tun Bsale, and OF Nine. George
Bakhmetef, whose husband was the
Russian Ambassador here up to the
breaking of the storm in Russia
last string. The CromwelIs were
the McLeans house guests for the
Glnner-danco-a dinner for about
ZOO with quite q few additional
guests Tor the dance which follow
ed. Practically everybody worth
while in the Official world, from the
vice President and Mrs. Marshall
down. and a goodly contingent of
the diplomatic circle, was there. 1t
was as truly notable function as
even the John r. Mclean house
which has been tho scene of MANY
notable functions during the life of
Mr. McLean's parents-has often
seen. The McLeans are established
thls winter in the Mclean residence
down on l street rather than in the
mouse which was originally the
walsh residence upon Massacbu-
setts avenue, which they occupied
during the elder Mr.. McIean's life
time.
occasionally passerby late at
nlgnt VIII see a picturesque figure I'm
wonderful rose-colored evening
CLOAK walk daintily on the heels of
ner uelicate evening slippers, across
the lawns OF Mcpherson square. and
somewhere nearby a stalwart some
oody IN a trench coat chaperoninR A
pair or white wholly dogs, that arr.
prooapIy something quite wonderful
py daylight, but at night look like
ratner oVerfed punches of white wool.
but tne McL,eans seem to enjov a
inlonlght frolic with them on tbe
square on which the Mclean house
Ironts-and a liveried footman watches
them cynically from the steps of their
nome, pacing up and down in front Of
the open doorway through which one
way. ''""
Mr.. Mclean really did rather
wonderful thing when he undertook
single handed, to relieve much OF tho
suffering caused by lack of coal In
the bitterest weather Washington has
known for years, by establishing a
Iree coal bureau, to distribute fuel
free, and with the least possible red
tape, to those who>>had no money tu
Duy 1t. Mostly 1t Is being supplied in
pushel lots! and many Of his personal
friends are Offering their cars--not
coal trucks. but touring cars, liynou-
sines. ETC., to help deliver it-wbich
Is a sort of practical Christianit.y that
warns the cookies Of ones heart,
Among the first to offer her auto
mobile for this purpose was Mrs,
Woodrow Wilson, with Mrs, Carl
Vrooman a close second. Others who
offered the use Of their motors as coal
carts were Mrs. Robert Hinckley,
Mrs. George Howard, Mrs. ". H A
Walker, Maj. George w. Mixter. Mrs,
n. r. Lane, Mrs. e. p. Carrie and a
number of others. Chaufreurs who
heretofore had known only the smooth
streets Of the residential section of
town guided their vehicles into the
alleys in which the poorest of the
Capital have been shivering over their
empty stoves for some days now. For
the situation is really acute in WASH
ington-as it probably Is elsewhere
SO much SO that one could not help
sympathizing with man who had
not been able able to get the coal he
needed and was commenting on the
factor allegation--that Billy Sunday
had been allotted 800 tons of coal to
warm the tabernacle, whence he pro-
poses to reform washington. He re-