The Washington herald., 1918-06-30

friendship OF the allied nations and
peoples engaged in the struggle for
world freedom-twenty-o nations be-
ing represented. The scheme has been
growing by leaps and bounds. SO that
it has been hard to keep up with It,
and I'm not sure that have done so.
But in a general way 1t is to be In
two parts. tabelaux. folk dancing and
the like to be held about the edge Of
the Ellipse, and a gorgeous spectacu-
lar parade along Pennsylvania avenue.
closing with chorus, q thousand
voices strong. singing patriotic and
national airs. The ceremonies on the
Ellipse will have the general charac-
ter Of a county fair-or q midway-in
that spectators will stroll around from
one point OF interest to another, in
stead Of standing still and waiting for
the show to come to them.
Mrs. Wilson Is honorary chairman
Of the advisory committee that has
been helping with the plans for this
affair, and they are all OF them SO full
Of ideas that new features keep being
added every time two or three or
them get together Mrs. Wilson. by the
way. made a flying trip to Philadel-
phia last Wednesday. to present an
honor flag to the troop of girl scouts
that sold the most liberty bonds. She
went with only Miss Benham for
company, and Mr.. Hoover, head usher
at the White He $50 for escort. Miss
Bones who had rather planned to go
decided that It would interfere too
much with her canteen work.
Miss Bones laughingiy says she has
no talents. She can't go of on con-
cert tours like Miss Wilson. So she
does her bit in a more conservative
way. In fact, she does 1t in several
ways. but the work into which she
has put most OF her energies-and,
believe me, it takes energy-has been
canteen work-providing refreshment
at the station for the hungry hordes
Of soldiers that are pouring through
Washington on their way from camp
to port, or from cantonment to can
tonment for training. Just now, of
course, there is a tremendous, move
ment Of troops on, and Miss Bones did
not feel like giving up busy day to
the Philadelphia trip, where she really
wasn't needed.
Mrs. Francis Warren Is also an ac-
tive worker at the canteen, and de-
clared that during that hot weather
the station yard was the hottest spot
to be found around Washington, and
can well believe 1t. Mrs. Mason
Gulick Is now in charge of that work.
Most of the women working with her
have planned to stay on here all sum-
mer. but a few of them have already
gone away and some more plan to
go later, so quite a number OF new
volunteers have Joined the corps re-
Gently to take their places during
their absence. Miss Mary Sheldon
Is also an active worker in that or
ganization. The President recently
turned over his private waiting room
at the Union Station for their use.
Miss Margaret Wilson is greatly in
terested in the pageant plans. 1t is
the sort Of thing that strongly appeals
to her, in the first place, both in Its
musical and pictorial aspects, and
then she always takes a very ac-
tive interest in Community" celebra-
tons. She has been at home now
for nearly a month-having quite q
AsSAS NAoAS "Atil Ocih6
made much of by her friends who
have Seen almost nothing of her this
winter, making frequent excursions tc
the nearby cantonments, and to the
, several smaller camps which are with.
in the District Of Columbia, and be-
tween whiles posing for her portrait
Yes, indeed. she's having sittings al
the White House. Orlando Rouland
Of New York. is the artist.
Miss Wilson, accompanied by the
,, French government band, will be
the feature of the Park View Fourth
OF July celebration in Soldiers
Home Park, at 1880 p. m. She will
lead the singing Of the Star Spangl-
ed Banner and of the Marseillaise
The services of the French govern.
ment band was obtained through
the French high commission. It is
lead by Capt Pares and is compos-
ed Of sixty pieces.
There was so much criticism a
week or two ago about the time
that Raymond Baker married Mrs
Vanderbilt, and Mrs. Martin, Sec
retary McAdoo's daughter, married
Clayton Platt, about the alleged use
or private cars. that I took the
trouble to inquire into the state
ments that Secretary McAdoo ran
up to Philadelphia in his private
car" for his daughters wedding;
and Raymond Baker and his bride"
started on their wedding trip in
her private car" at a time when
private cars were supposed to be
verboten.
At the office of the Director Cen
eral of Railroads, 1t was admitted
at once that Secretary McAdoo did
travel in his official car, between
White Sulphur Springs and Wash
ington. constantly, and had used the
same official car when he went up
to Philadelphia for his daughters
wedding. As for Mr.. Baker, they
had seen the statement that he
started on his wedding trip in a
private car. but they didn't believe
1t. It was. explained that regula-
tions at present forbade the use Of