The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
By E. c. DRUM.HUNT.

the town and everybody was con-
stantly on the go. Congress rot
together and began its work; the
g. o. p. women convened for two
days and had . grand time knock
ing the President and eyerythine
Democratic; the National Associa-
tion Of Colonial Danes held their
biennial council: the Navy League
met here at its annual convention;
the salvation Army staged numer-
Gus attractions to raise Washing
tons quota in the Salvation Army
drive; not to mention the Rumanian
fete on Friday and the other benent
entertainments. banquets galore and
luncheons. teas and dinner parties.
II was some week,
The week had q fitting beginning.
too, In the grand military ball. given
at the Wardman Park Inn TO in
augurate the Salvation Army drive
That IL such huge hotel and yet
IL was flled to capacity with ball
guests They roamed all over the
building and danced In about q half
dozen different places: the ballroom,
several sections OF the corridor and
even down in the grill. There were
bands scattered here and there and
wherever the music was, there was
dancing. All classes In society were
there and many who aren't in So
ciety. There was to be seen every
kind of q costume imaginable from
the most gorgeous Of evening gowns
TO the simplest street costume. with
hats.
The corridors looked almost like
the tent streets Of q country fair.
with gay throngs wandering about
greeting each other while inspect
ing the wares on exhibition. Never
have such wares been shown at q
ball or bazaar in this town; of that
am sure There was everything
imaginable to be had. both useful
and otherwise. A bride could al
most have stocked her new home,
even the lot to build II on, from
those booths. which were presided
over by society mstrons. with pretty
society maids acting as salesladies.
They were some salesladies, too,
can tell you. They just smiled and
wheedled the money from the most
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the male
sex.
And doughnuts-I never want to see
a doughnut again, after the Saliva
ton Army drive. and l was very fond
Of them. Monday night there were
douGhnuts everywhere. They were
fried on the front porch of the hotel
BY group OF Salvation Army lassies.
gold stripers." just as they did it
overseas. They were on sale both out
side and inside the hotel and they
were served for supper. Pie. dough-
nuts. cheese and coffee formed the
supper. and after having eaten all
the doughnuts possible before supper
il was rather disappointing u ind
them served at supper. too. Some re-
past for midnight-rather heavy. don't
you think, The result was that most
of the guests went supperless.
The pie and doughnuts were served
on the lovely porch to the back of the
hotel overlooking the Rock Creek VAL
ley. a fine arrangement for a hot
night. but Monday wasn't a hot night
and the people shivered as they ate.
Then it was a regular fight to get
your supper just as il was at the last
big affair given there. the Free-Milk-
for-France ball. There were long
tables piled high with dishes. with
every one grabbing at once, resulting
in coffee beinb spilled over lovely even
ing gowns and dishes crashing to the
ground every little while. The service
was awful Anu pAONc lIdN SuCH
service is unnecessary. you will recall
that at the Russian ball. given at the
same place. supper was beautifully
served, to the comfort and enjoyment
of all concerned.
Vice President and Mrs Marshall
opened the ball officially by heading
the grand march. which wsN1't grand
at all. Only a few good natured Of
fetal folks marched. while the mass
of humanity, crowded into the ball
room. looked on. The Serbian Minister
and Nine. Grouitch, Gen. and Mrs.
Barnett. Mrs. Newton Baker, Repre-
sentative Sidney Mudd. Of Maryland.
Judge and Mrs. e. c. McCord and a
few people like that who are accus-
toned to the limelight walked about
the room once. Mrs. Marshall enter
tained guests in the box of Mrs,
Thomas F. Walsh. who was not pres
ent owing to the death of her young
grandson. Vinson Walsh Mclean, a
tragedy that cast a shadow over the
ball: in fact, over the whole city.
Every ones heart bled for Mr.. and
Mrs. Mclean. And in that connec-
tiOn, ] heard some one say a thing
the other day that gives food for
thought. They were discussing the
unreasonaolenesS and illogicalness
of the Socialists and Bolshevists and
said. IF Mr.. McLean's automobile
had run into and killed a boy, those
people (meaning the Socialists and
such) would have set up such a
howl that il would have been heard
all over the country. They would
have spread widecast a lament about
the rich man crushing the poor
mans child: how the rich man
thinks he owns the earth and that
sort of rot" And IL is true too; that
is just the sort of thing the silly
BoIshevist does.
But am roaming from the sub
ject of the ball. 1t was chiefly
through the efforts of Mrs. Walsh
and her close friend. Mrs. John Al
Ian Dougherty. chairman of the ball
committee. that the entertainmen,