The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
>OCiefY
In MASAINCT
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.


ended the performance at B. F.
Seith's Theater last evening. they
Sere accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
ulian Boiling and John Randolph
boiling.
Mrs. Wilson headed the list of dis
tinguished women who attended the
patriotic tea given yesterday afternoon
by the League Of American Pen
Women in the clubrooms at 1873 II
street at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Isaac Pear
son. president OF the league, has ar
ranged a series of knitting teas OF
which this was the first.
The clubrooms were beautifully deco
rated with flowers which Mrs. Wilson
sent from the White House, a pro-
fusion of pink carnations, lovely old
fashioned marigolds and maiden-hair
ferns.
Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, who was hostess for the aft
ernoon. received the guests. and were
assisted by several of the past presi-
dents Of the league. Mrs. Edith King
man Kern. Mrs. Anna Sanborn Ham,
ilton. Mrs. Philander p. Claxton. Mrs.
Theodore Cunningham and Mrs. Vir-
ginia King Fry.
SdInuel avery WlIc OF the CIldn-
cellor Of the State University of Ne
braska, and Miss Grace Trimble, Of
Indianapolis, presided at the tea table,
and were assisted by Mrs. Kern and
Mrs. r. J. Straeten. A number of the
students Of Fairmont Seminary also
assisted: Miss Ruth Donovan, of Hun
tington, W. Va; Miss Rena Vincent,
of -Tompeka, Mexico; Miss Eugenia
Hamilton, of Jerseyville, ILL.,: Miss
Louise Crawford. OF Pittsburgh, Pa. !;
Miss Alice Redman. of Steubensville.
Ohio, and Miss Anna Belle Stinnett, OF
Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Baker, wife of the Secretary
of War. sang a number of songs,
among them selections from Mime.
Butterfly" Uncle Sam" Sons of
America and a group Of love songs.
Mrs. Daniels, wife of the Secretary of
the Navy. had expected to be present
to talk about the War Work Council
but was not well enough to go out.
Mrs. Rhodes made an address. telling
Of the work of the league and outlin-
ing the policies Of the organization.
Among the guests were, in addition
to Mrs Wilson, Miss Edith Benham,
Mrs. Gym w. Gardiner. wife of the
Commissioner of the District; Mrs.
Moshier, her sister. Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott. Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, Mrs.
Ida Clyde Clarke, Mrs. Katherine
BOvee. Mrs. o. B. Campbell. Of Brook
line, Mass. and Mrs. Potter, wife of
Mai. Potter
Mrs. Wilson looked very handsome
in a gown of black Georgette crepe
over dark red satin. trimmed with fur.
She wore one large American beauty
rose and a small, close fitting black
velvet toque completed the costume.
Mrs. Rhodes wore a lovely black silk
gown deliberately embroidered with
jet and a large black hat
The Secretary of War, Newton d.
Baker. attended the banquet which
the officers of the cantonment di-
vision of the Quartermaster Corps
gave last evening at the Willard in
compliment to Brig. Gen. I. W. Lit
tell. U. S. A, who has recently been
made a brigadier in the regular
army instead of the national army.
Every officer in Washington con-
nected with the cantonment divis-
ion was present. some 110 in all,
also the two past quartermaster
generals. Maj. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe
and Mai. Gen. James B. Aleshire.
Mai. W. A. Starrett, chairman of the
Emergency Constitution Committee
of the War Industries Board, and
Frederick Law Olmstead were also
among the guests. Some of the
leading cantonment division officers
there were Lieut.. Col. Richard Mar
shall. Lieut.. Col. Frank Gunby,
Lieut.. Col. Joseph n. willcutt. Lieut..
Col. Evan Shelby, Lieut.. Col. NJ. j.
whitson. Lieut.. Col Peter Junkers-
field. Mai. o. P. Chamberlain, Maj.
Philip Belts, Maj. Warren A. Rob-
erts. Maj. Z. c. Stockdale and Maj.
]. II. Alexander.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels are enter
tanning a house party of young
people. They have with them for
the weekend their son. Josephus
Daniels. jr.. who was recently COM
missioned a lieutenant in the Ma
rine Corps. He came down yester-
day from Philadelphia, and was ac
companied by two of his fellow Of
ficers, who received their commits
siOns at the same time he did,
namely Lieut.. Charles Hill Lovett
and Lieut.. Allen Graves Williams.
Miss Mary Cleaves Daniels, of
GoIdsborough. ". c., is making an
extended visit with Secretary and
Mrs. Daniels. also Miss Mary B. I.
Brooke, of Philadelphia.
Secretary Daniels went to New
York yesterday to be gone several
days.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George Bar
nett were the guests in whose
honor Capt. Anthony ]. DrexeI
Biddle. u. s. NJ. c. and Mrs. Biddle,
of Philadelphia, gave a dinner last
evening at the willard, where they
are making a short stay. Dinner
was served in the main dining room
and there were covers for fifteen.
The party occupied later in the
evening two boxes at the National
Theater.
Andre Tardieu. the French High
Commissioner. entertained a distin-
guished company at dinner last
evening.
Representative c. Bascom Slemp
o. will entertain a large company at
dinner tonight at the Chevy Chase
Club.
Mrs. Frank X. Bretz, of Cumber-
land, Md, arrived in Washington
yesterday to visit Mrs. stephen B.
Elkins.
Mrs John W. Wright. of Dallas,
Texas, who is visiting Representa-
tive and Mrs Ira c. Copley will
leave Washington for New York on
Monday. Representative and Mrs.
Copley will give a dinner tonight
at the Chevy Chase Club for Mrs.