The Washington times., 1918-11-10

functions on the carpet. Indeed. E.rs
McCormick's drawing room may he
said to have almost attained the dig
nifty OF salon without any degree of
| stiffness or formality. They had an
attractive house in New Hampshire
avenUe-Col. and Mrs. Stephen L. II.
SlocUm's residence-and finding il not
quite large enough, they took the
house next door and established their
Riddles there, with the nurses and
some OF their corps of servants. This
year they will have taken the old
fashioned house in jackson place
which was occupied by the Neither
lands legation while Chevalier W. L.
F. van Rappard was minister.
Regret Departure of
senator Lewis.
The departure OF Mrs. Lewis, who
will probably he leaving Washington
for the time at least. will cause wide
spread regret, for she is exceedingly
popular. She is fond Of society and
probably dined and lunched out more
last winter than any other woman in
official life. Moreover. she's a dis
tinctly capable person, and when 1t
comes to helping out whit philan-
thropic projects. Liberty loan drives
and kindred activities, she's a perfect
wonder.
Considerable regret has been caused
here by the defeat Of Senator Willard
Salisbury president pro tempore of
the Senate. who halls from Delaware.
and of Senator John w. Weeks OF
Massachusetts,. In the case OF Senator
Weeks, at least, the outcome seems TO
have been quite unexpected. Boston
has frequently gone Democratic, but
not the State of Massachusetts: and.
/ understand. this IL the first time
Democratic Senator has been elected
since before the civil war. Gossip
would have 1t that Senator Weeks
owes his defeat in large measure to
a disagreement with Governor Mccall
and to the political influence Of the
latter. or the new Senator. David
L. Walsh. little seems to be known
here, save that he is one-time COVER
nor OF Massachusetts.
l.. HeisIer Rail-, who Is to succeed
Senator Salisbury. is also more or
less an unknown quantity. although !
believe he was in the Senate once be-
fore for a very brief period. filling
uut someone's un"Xpirrd term. Sena.
tor and Mrs Salisbury will be very
much missed. They have always en-
tcrtaIned a great deal in very dig
nified and pleasant way, and are in
dubitably among tho official elect
who are OF as well as in society.
II Is possible that Senator and Mrs
Weeks may continue TO make their
winter home in Washington. They
bought the house at IN" corner Of
sixteenth and V streetr. which va
formerly the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Evans Hughes. something
over a year ago. spending last winter
there. and their daughter. Mrs. John
". Davidge, likes in Washington.
There wss widespread regret OK
pressed when 1t was thought that
Speaker Clark had been defeated for
reelection and when II became known
that this was a false alarm the pleas
ure was all the greater. The Champ
CIarHs have been so long associated
with official life thar onS can't quite
imagine Washington without them:
and the Speaker. a fine. picturesque
figure. has most affcCtionnte per
zonaI following. The return OF Uncle
Toe" Cannon, 10 the House. where he
has served so long. also met with pop
ular approval.
While we have been celebrating
A hypothetical peace. the Italians
arc preparing for a celebration not
so much or peace as OF their brilliant
victory over Austria. Tomorrow.
the birthday OF King Victor Elm
manuel. has been selected as the oc
caRion and the celebration here will
take the form OF a brilliant reccn-
ton At the embassy. with the ltal
ian Ambassador and Countess di
CeIiore At hosts. Tic list of guests |
who have been invited includes the |
corps, the members OF the |
italian missions now In Washing |
ton. the heads OF all foreign mis- |
sions On duty here, heads or govern !
mcnt departments. in short the Of |
fetal world and his wife, with 3
sprinkliuE OF resident society folk.
The reception will be gala event |
md the first big function given ~
he embassy since the beginning Of
he tk L.