The Washington herald., 1918-01-13
of Women Prominent the Social Life Of the Nations Capital

OF the tremendous obligations imposed
on each OF us TO devote every ounce
Of strength and every moment OF time
TO aiding in the prosecution Of the
war, many of the II. p. VS. resolved
TO forego their usual fiittings 10 warm
er chimes and to brave the Ttgors OF
winter here and early spring, In or
der TO give the fullest possible coop
Grafton TO war work.
But custom inevitably stales the In
tensity Of emotions and IL seems prob
able now that about the same number
Of people viii flock to pleasure dsl-
lance on California golf links and TO
Florida beaches as OF yore. Then.
too, there's many a seemingly sturdy
exterior that conceals a frail consti-
tuition.
But the people here do not realize
as they should that we are at wsT
and that every one has 10 bend, not
some effort, but every effort towards
helping TO win the war. So many
women who are asked to help the
Red Cross in one way or another will
reply. Il can't now, ] haven't my US
ual number OF servants" or else, "A
ACASo 6NCrAHa VI EuIlE NEpAl
equally far-fetched. Even at Christ
mas time the few earnest workers.
who really understand as they should,
did not stop their efforts for Christ
mas shopping or anything Of the sort.
In England they stop such work for
absolutely nothing.
In letter recently received from
an on1cer on one Of our battleships In
among other things: over here
everyone Is In IT up 10 their necks.
Back home no one seems TO realize
how much England is in this WA.
Even here can see that she is doing
wonders, and with absolutely no
thought Of anything but winning the
war at any cost and TO win it decisive
ly. They refuse 70 think of the end
Of the war because they are busy
with the present, and are absolutely
bending every effort TO land every
blow where IL will count the most.
Most OF the people in the United
States fail TO realize what England is
really doing" with doing under
scored. for emphasis. Other interest
ing passages from the same letter are:
Last night we received our first mail
from home and sat up almost until 2
a. m to get it. The British have
given US a royal welcome. We have
received invitations from the gun
room messes Of the H NJ. s. Queen
Elizabeth, Hercules and COLOSSUS.
The last two were called of, as We
were put on very short sailing orders
which amounted to nothing. The
first TO the Queen Elizabeth we at
tended and had a very fine time. They
also came over here to dinner the
night before last and enjoyed them
selves, j think. One OF their officers
In the party was a German before the
war-a prince OF Bavaria When war
was declared he was a midshiprnan
I'm the royal navy Of Great Britain. so
renounced all claims TO his German
stock and was made a lord in Eng
land. He was a very human person
There is not any news Of irnportance.
Now We have scarcely I'VE hours OF
daylight a day. and In the summer at
certain times il never gets so dark
but that you can read a book az
night by daylight 1t rains. SHOWS or
halls almost every day"
1t is announced that President VII
sons portrait, which John S. Sargent
recently painted, will, through the
courtesy Of the governors OF the Ma
tional Gallery OF Ireland. be ex-
hibited in New York at the Metro
politan Museum Of Art beginning mis-
week The portrait has already been
upon public exhibition IN the Cor
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