The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

started the machinery for her own
household: rushed home to lunch,
and to gather up such of yesterdays
purchases as might have arrived,
and certain friendly contributions,
and in the afternoon taken them
out there. superintended their in
stalment and busted herself out
there until she had to rush home
for dinner.
1t promises to be a CHEEKY place,
all done up in pretty chintzes, and
with the hospital suggestion thor
oughly eliminated; and is being
launched with every prospect of
success. The Interior Department
war workers have incorporated
themselves in order to carry II out
in a business-like fashion. 1t is
being supported by pledges OF from
10 to 25 cents month from In
terror Department employes-sums
so small that they can scarcely
prove a burden to any but in the
aggregate yielding a very good in
come for the home. 1t is to be in
charge of an experienced graduate
nurse, with such assistance as may
be required, and under the constant
care and attention of physicians
from Walter Reed Hospital which is
under contract to supply the pa
tients. It will be run by COM
mittee of women, mostly from the
wives of division chiefs OF the de-
partment, OF which Mrs. Lane is
president. Mrs. Van Fl. Manning,
vice president, and Mrs. yoselsang.
Mrs. Ira Copley. Mrs. Clay Tallman
and ten or q dozen other active
} members.
In fact members have to be active,
for one member must be always on
the spot-on duty as officer OF the
day. And arrangements have been
made for a number of young girls to
serve as V. A. D.'s-all same like
the English volunteer aid depart
ment They have undertaken to be
on hand daily from . to in the
afternoon-during which time the
| nurse will have her rest and recrea-
tion-to read to the patients, and
play games with them and make
| themselves generally useful
Every one of the departments has
! its organized war work, usually un-
der the direction of the wives Of the
department and bureau chiefs. The
State Departments Red Cross AUX
/ iliary work rooms. under the leader
/ ship of Mrs. Lansing. is a perfect
beehive Of the busiest sort Of work
ers. Mrs. Lansing herself is there
for part of nearly every day, and her
associates are equally faithful. Their
pet scheme-their little war shop. The
| Bandbox'-is open always the first
Saturday in each month for the sale
of various articles, mostly of cloth
| ing that has been contributed, and
! is sold for trifing sums. 1t is really
sort Of monthly ''rummage sale"
at which one can get wonderful bar
gains since the contributions come
from the wardrobes OF the smartest
women in town, including many of
the women of the diplomatic corps. II
/ is quite on the cards that when these
come home and begin wedding out
their wardrobes there will be such
big stock on hand that II will be
| found nevessary to run 1.-THE Band
box" for a week for a fall sale
though as yet that has not been de-
cided.
Individually, Of course, all sorts Of
| well-known girls and women Of the
younger set-especially those whose
husbands are overseas-are taking
government Jobs. Just lately Marie
Sims. daughter Of Thetn Sims, Of
Tennessee, one Of the best-known and
most influential of the Representa-
tives. has recently taken q Job as her
brother-in-law's secretary. Her broth
er-in-law is Louis Brownlow, head of
| the Board OF Commissioners, who run
the District of Columbia
Marie Sims is one Of the prettiest
and most popular Of the younger set
here. Her father has been in Con-
| gress so long that she has practically
grown UP in Washington. She made
her debut about three years ago. her
younger sister Enid coming out rather
informally because Of war conditions
last winter. Marie is a rarely attrac-
tive blonde. with hair like cornsilk,
| and the loveliest blonde coloring.
lighted up by a pain of merry hazel
eyes. and pair Of smiling red lips.
She's one of those thoroughly natural
| wholesome girls whom everybody