The Washington herald., 1918-02-15
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IN MAsAING
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.


Mrs. woodrow Wilson attended q
meeting Of the Auxiliary Women's
Volunteer Aid of the District Of Co
lumbia Chapter. Red Cross Society,
in Memorial Continental Hall yester-
day afternoon. She was accompanied
by Misses Helen Woodrow Bones,
Bertha Boiling and Edith Denham.
The President and Mrs. Wilson play
ed golf yesterday morning at a
suburban club.
Nine. da Cana, wife Of the Bra
lillian Ambassador who has been I'll
Tor several weeks, will leave Washing
ton Sunday for Palm Beach. where she
will remain indefinitely. The Ambas-
sador will go to New York tomorrow
TO spend the weekend with Capt. De-
Lamar and on Monday evening will
attend the opera with Judge and Mrs.
Gary, returning to Washington Tues
day.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Josephus Daniels were among the
guests Of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George
Barnett at the Marine Barracks yes
terday morning to attend the services
conducted by Rev. William Sunday.
The service was held in the band
room at the barracks, and there was
music by the Marine Band. Mrs.
Douglas .Gordon came over from Bal
timore for the occasion. and Mrs. Bar
nett's son. Lieut.. Basil Gordon. u. s.
NJ. c.. who is stationed at Quantico,
was also present
Mra Arthur +. Nixon, OF Minneap-
oils, Mimi, sister Of Gen. Barnett, Is
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Marine Barracks. Mrs. /. Freeman
Rasin. Of Baltimore, cousin Of Mrs.
Barnett, Is also their guest
Gen. and Mrs. Barnett will entertain
at dinner on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary p. in compliment to the Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels.
William W. Handley. consul general
TO Peru and Mrs. Handley, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
McKenny for several months, left
Washington yesterday for New York
where they will sail in about two
weeks for Peru.
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson will en-
tCrtain at a tea tomorrow afternoon.
Sergt. BalsIey is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred W. Church at their
apartment at z4OO Sixteenth street
Sergt. Balsley is an American who
has served with the French army,
having entered that service before
this country Joined the allies.
Though very young, he cannot go
back to the front, as he has been
iRcapacitated for service; he is very
lame. He was in the American Mil
itary Hospital No. 1 at Neuilly,
France. for one year, when that
hospital was known as the Ameri-
can Ambulance. Wednesday morn
ing Sergt. Balsley talked to the Red
Cross workers at the work rooms
of the Washington ward of the
American Military Hospital No.
ct 1914 Eighteenth street. telling
them of the hospital and the work
they are doing there.
Representative John Clifford Ire
land entertained a company of Is
men at dinner last evening at his
apartment at 240O Sixteenth street
in celebration Of his birthday ami
versary. The apartment was deco
rated throughout with spring fiow-
ers. His guests were Representa-
tive Medill Mccormick, Represen-
tatiye William E Mason, Represen-
tative Martin B. Madden, Represen-
tative James r. Mann, Representa-
tive William W. Wilson, Represen-
tative Niels JUL, Representative
Fred Britten, Representative George
E. Foss. representative Ira c. Cop
ley, Representative Charles E. Full
Ter. Representative John C. McKen-
zie, Representative William ]. Gra-
ham, Representative Edward ].
King, Representative John A. Ster-
ling, Representative Joseph Can
non. Representative William Nc
kinley, Representative Loren E.
Wheeler. Representative William A.
ROdenberg. Representative Thomas
s Williams, Representative Edward
L. Denison and Senator Lawrence
Y. Sherman, all of Illinois
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman
were hosts at dinner last Monday
evening.
Mrs. Alexander Patten and Miss
Edith Patten, of Pennsylvania, are
staying at the willard for a few
days. They dined last evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Reside. Later
in the evening Mr.. Reside took
them to the weekly dance at the
Congressional Club. Mrs. Reside Is
in mourning for her mother. She
will leave Washington next week
for an extended stay in Atlantic
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