The Washington herald., 1919-12-07

had to be arranged with the greatest
discretion. Before the next season
was well started this country was in
volved-
Since then there have been no large
functions at the White House to
which the public was hidden. Last
season President and Mrs. Wilson
were away. Then in addition to the
State functions regularly on the pro-
gram society had expected q number
of brilliant entertainments at the
White House In compliment to roy
atty which Of course did not materia-
lie for the same reason-the Presi-
dents sickness.
Misses Anne and Lucy Maury, who
have been at the White House as
the President, left Washington last
Sunday evening for their home at
Roanoke and Wyndale, Va, their fa-
ther owning an estate at the latter
place. During their stay at the White
House and with other relatives in the
Capital they were guests at a round
of entertainments given In their
honor. Saturday night "a week ago
yesterday they were the guests. with
Miss Margaret Wilson, of their uncle
Ralph E. Boiling and Mrs. Boiling at
the regular nightly dance at Ward
man Park Inn. There are nightly
dances at the Inn and almost nightly
dress affairs in the social groups who
have their homes there and are pa
irons of the hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Boil
ing have apartments there. Miss WILL
son, Miss Bertha Boiling and the
Misses Maury came late at the
dance Saturday night and danced
in the large hall in the west
lobby Of the hotel. Miss Wilson
danced two sets with her uncle and
two sets with a gentleman escort who
came with them from the White
House. She sat for a time with her
arms resting along the big velvet cord
that separates the dance hall from
the common lobby. while dozens OF
persons seated near the lobby and
passing b. In arms reach did not rec
ocniZe her. She wore a pale green
silk with silk net of the same color
drawn across her shoulders. Miss Boll-
ing was gowned In pale green and the
Misses Maury In pink silk. Miss Will
son is 4 blonde OF the renowned south
ern type, rather stout. while the
Misses Maury and Miss Boiling are
brunettes and OF rather slender
build.
CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY.
It appears that the President and
Mrs. Wilson will celebrate their
wedding anniversary quietly at the
White House. II was reported that
they would go South for Christmas
but that has been denied. They
plan to spend Christmas quietly at
the "hffa Tha %.
family and physicians hope he will
be able to take some part in a quiet
Christmas celebration at the Execu-
tive Mansion. Just think. Christ
mas Is hardly more than a fortnight
away. Folks are already making
their Christmas plans; quite a few
official folks especially are plan
ming to go home for Christmas.
Sir Arthur and Lady WiIIert think
they will go to the Bermudas for
the holidays.
The convening of Congress
last Monday brought practically
all OF its members back to town
from the various places where
they had gone to spend the
weeks recess and the Thanks
giving holidays. but the fact that
the President could not deliver his
message to that body in rerson as
is his custom, took much away Of
the interest connected with the
opening Usually society flocks to
the Capitol and fills the galleries
when the President goes up there
to deliver his message. and his wife
is always to be found in the execu-
tive gallery on those occasions.
usually accompanied by her mother
and sister. Mrs. W H. Boiling and
Miss Bertha Boiling, and by Mar
garet Wilson when she is in town.
But not so this time. Society went
Christmas shopping instead
One of the first duties of the SEN
ate will be to confirm the nonina