Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

barracks on Monday evening, and
Mrs. Barnett also returned from a
flying trip to Boston to christen the
battleship Sinclair, named for her
grandfather, the late Admiral Sin
clair, in time to speak at that serv-
ice. Mrs. Baker, wife of the secre-
tary of war, sang some patriotic
songs, which style of singing she is
now eonfning her efforts to; Mrs.
Felaud, wife of Gen. Logan Feland,
who was in command at Belleau
Wood, sang charmingly and artis-
tically; the Marine band played, and
a quartet of marines, under the lead
ership of Sergeant Wilson, sang.
Belleau Wood has recently been re-
named by the French "The Wood of
the Marines" in honor Of the bril-
liant fighting and the marvellous re-
suits of our marines, so many of
whom lost their lives on that field.
Secretaries Baker and Daniels and
Mrs. Barnett all spoke of what they
saw in that country, each one Of
,sshom has visited the spots since
the armistice was signed.
Patriotic Scene.
Monday afternoon a. patriotic
scene was enacted in the ball room
al the Willard, the last act of long
series of activities of the women Of
the District of Columbia in the in
tereSt of the Liberty loans. Mrs.
William Gibbs McAdoo, wife of for
mer secretary of the treasury and
youngest daughter of. the president
came down from New York for the
occasion. She is chairman of the
National Women's Liberty loan,
committee. Mrs. Wesley Martin
Stoner, chairman Of the district COM
mittee, presided at the ceremony
awarding medals to the women pro-
meters of the loan, who had worked
so hard and so successfully in its
interest. Mrs. Glass, wife of the
secretary of the treasury, and Mrs.
McAdoo pinned the medals upon the
women as they were called to the
platform. The medals were made
from the metal of German cannons
captured by the allies. They are the
color Of silver now, and a little
larger than silver half dollar. Upon
one, side is an engraving Of the
Treasury department under which
is an eagle with out-spread wings,
and under that. the words. Victory
Liberty Loans. Upon the other 10
engraved Awarded by the U. S.
Treasury Department. for patriotic
service in behalf of the Liberty
loans: Made from captured German
cannon" They were hung upon rib
bons Of red, white and blue. Both
Mrs. Glass and Mrs. McAdoo made
pretty little presentation speeches
and it was a very pretty and happy
occasion. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes,
Of Crete. Neb., head of the Washing
ton Fairgrounds, received ONE. Mrs.
Franklin Townsend, niece of the
former U. S. minister to Belgium
and Portugal, and Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend. sang several beautiful
songs. She is beautiful woman and
a gifted singer. Mrs. McAdoo had
not been seen in Washington for
six months or more and she was en-
Enthusiastically received. She looked
very young and girlish in a very
simple frock of dark blue serge and
dark blue satin, in a one piece eff
feet. It was made short and had
long satin sleeves and she wore one
of her favorite small turbans Pc
culiarly becoming to her beauty.
She spent the week with her cousin,
Mrs. A. D, w. Erskine in her New
Hampshire avenue home and was
entertained quite informally by a
few old friends. Mrs. Erskine is a
cousin on her mothers side of the
family.
Last night a large reception, as
brilliant as one can be made in this
hot weather, was given at the Pan
American building for the delegates
to the Pan-AmeriSan Congress,
which held its session in the Pan.
American Union building. The eve
ming sessions, most of which took
the form Of moving picture shows
of the South and Central American