The Washington herald., 1918-01-20

woman's Suffrage Association Wed.
nesday afternoon-with Mrs. Carl
Vrooman as hostess, assisted by all
the most prominent suffragists in
Washington oficial life-Mrs. Baker
being recognized as the most active
sun" in the immediate administra-
ton circle. 1t was by way of a cele-
bration OF the more or less glorious
victory Of the Susan B. Anthony
amendment in the House the pre-
ceding Thursday.
1t was really great fun in the gal
leries of the House that day. There
was a long line, mostly women, of
course, at each door waiting to get in,
and the balconies packed to suffoca-
ton. Just across a corner was Mrs.
James Wadsworth. jr.. leader Of the
ants. and wife OF the Senator from
New York. It was really a great pleas
ure to some to watch her, and two or
three of her friends who sat near her
take their medicine. as some OF their
friends on the floor OF the House came
and stood Just below them and told
them in loud would-be whispers lust
how things were going. AS one suf-
fragist was heard to put II, lust look
at them! Amt they madder'n wet
hens?" 1nelegant, but very expressive,
A very interesting little tea Mon
day afternoon, at Mrs. Walter PEN
fields. for DR.. Rosalie Slaughter
Morton! II was particularly
pleasant little party-as Mrs. PEN
fields always are. She's about the
most attractive little hostess in
Washington,-pretty as a pink, and
sweet and gay as a girl should be.
No. not any kin OF the artistic Ed
ward Penfields. nor of the diplo-
matte and literary Frederic Court
land Penfields. nor yet OF the musi-
cal Smith Newell Penfields.
Walter Penfield is a young Wash
ington lawyer. used to be in the
State Department and has rather
specialized on the Latin Americans.
and on international law as between
Uncle Sam and his Monroe Doctrine
neighbors: has done a lot OF busi-
ness with and for the pan-Ameri-
cans, and is particularly chummy
with all the diplomats OF that
group. which is perhaps why one is
almost sure to meet some OF them
at Mrs. Penfield's parties.
Nine. Zaldivar. wife Of the minis
ter from Salvador, was there Mon
day, bringing with her her sister.
Princess Ghika, OF Rumania and
Paris. who has recently arrived to
spend the winter with her. They
are an attractive pair, English as
they can stick" even though they
are listed. un-Englishly, as, of Par
is and Rumania, and OF Salvador.
It's perfectly simple, of course, they
are English. born and bred. No one
one ever gets over IL.
There isn't space to tell all about
them. but there must be some
mention Of Princess Ghika's corals.
You can't help dreamin' about 'em!
There was a long necklace and a
wonderful sort of a girdle of big
coral beads. fully half an inch in
diameter. each finished with tas-
sells of coral and jet, coral Of the
most marvellous deep rich red. al
most a Pompeiian red. Eyah! every
one wanted 'em, though few could
wear them SO well as she does.
Following after strange goddesses,
Mrs. Penfield and DR.. Morton have
been left far in the rear. Let's get
back to them-or anyhow to DR.. Nor
ton, as she is a bird OF passage, and
a splendid one. head Of a wonderfully
active and efficient organization OF
the women physicians of America for
war work. Some 5000 of them there
are, did you realize it?
She was going that night out to st.
EliZabeth's, the government hospital
for the insane, to dine with another
of them-Dr. Mary O'Malley, former
ly Of Buffalo, now of Washington,
a distinguished alienist, and second
only to DIR. White at that great gov
eminent hospital, being supreme in
all the women's wards. DR.. Morton
herself Is a most attractive Southern
woman-a Virginian Of the Virginians.
Mrs. Swanson Senator Swanson's
wife, almost fell on her neck in joy
full surprise. She had been asked
to meet DR.. Morton, and how was
Slaughter, with whom apparently she
used to make mud pies, or something
of that sort?
Everyone became greatly enthused
with DR.. Morton's account of The
American Women's Hospitals. organ
lied in France and Serbia, chiefly by
the War Service Committee of the
Medical Women's National Associa-
ton. She told thrilling tales of what
they had done and what they could
do-'the great opportunity" that
awaited them among the women and
children-the civil population of the
countries. who were IN cry
ing need of medical service, since
all the native doctors were mobilized
either in the ranks or with the army
hospital corps. She told of the splen-