The sun., 1919-01-05
Daniels Reception Sole Survivor Of
Old Custom Gordon Collier
Wedding Week S Great Event

Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman and Mrs.
Rodman. Rear Admiral T. s. Rodgers
and sister. Mrs. Lewis Nelson; Capt.
Louis NJ. Mutton and Mrs. Mutton, Ad-
miral Victor Blue and Mrs. Blue, Capt.
Montgomery NJ. Taylor and mother.
| Capt Louis X. de Steiguer and Mrs. de
Steiguer, Capt. John II. Dayton and
Mrs. Dayton, Capt. E. L. Beach and
sister, Mrs. 4. f. Schneider; Capt.
William c. Cole and Mrs. Cole, Capt
Charles B. Mcvay and Mrs. Mcvay.
Capt Harley II. Christy and Mrs.
Chrlsty. Capt. Frederick B. Bassett
and Mrs. Bassett, Capt o. p. jackson
and Mrs. jackson. and Capt. L. c.
| Palmer and Mrs. Palmer.
| 1t was amusing to hear people try
| ing to remember that Admiral L. c.
! Palmer recently head Of the Bureau
Of Navigation, was now Captain. since
| he was on sea duty; and that Capt.
Victor Blue OF the Texas was now
Admiral since he had been assigned
TO Palmer's former Job as head OF q
| bureau. It's rather confusing.
1t was the first opportunity Wash
| ington had had for hero worship en-
{
1 to our first consignment OF hero lead
ers. Neither the wetness-outside,
nor the dryness-inside. had any visi-
Die effect in abatins the crowd. or
! their enthusiasm.
| No Formally At the Bakers'.
! That Daniels affair was really
about the only big Official party
on New Years Day Secretary
and Mrs. Baker decided, partly
because Mrs. Baker is only beginning
/ to feel herself again after a long and
painful illness, and partly because
! technically-and Secretary Baker be-
/ ing, first Of all, a lawyer, Is strong for
| technicalities-the nation is still at war
against any big official reception.
They had no formal receiving party,
and no music featured. but they let It
be generally known that they would
be at home and glad to receive any
who cared to call. And, of course,
there were many who made the pill
grlmage out to Georgetown TO pay
their respects to the Secretary Of War
and his wife
But all-or nearly all-the official
entertaining and exchange of greet
| ings not merely as between individ-
uals but az between nations was elm
| mated. The President pro tenn. and
Mrs. Marshall naturally felt that II
was not for them to do otherwise
| than as the President de jure had
done when at home, so they spent the
day quietly by their own fireside, with
their little adopted son, and exchanged
greetings with the few who are suf-
! ficiently intimate with them to drop
| In informally. Ard in the evening
they partOok OF the quiet family din
rer which the President affected on
holidays when he was in Washing
ton before Ee got the royalty habit"
They went out 10 "Twenty-twenty"
Massachusetts avenue) and dined
with Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh and the
family party she had with her In.
formally.
The counsellor Of the State Depart
ment, Frank Lyon Polk. who is in
Mr.. Lansing's absence acting Secre-
tery OF State. entertained the foreign
Ambassadors and Ministers at tea in
the afternoon. Which was rather a
comedown from the diplomatic break
fasts which the Shermans and Knoxes
and Roots gave in their time-about
the most highly official and altogether
fluffy" occasions in the official rou-
tine.
Reception at the Longs.
Almost opposite the Folks at the
breckenridge Longs there was quite
a large and rather an official recep-
ton going on. The Longs house was
b ba plIiD NacNeaphS' Mac.