The Washington times., 1919-03-23

is. Of course. the big Southern Society
which embraces them all, and then
nearly All OF the Individual States
have organizations, and have beautiful
times among themselves Recently
Texas and Florida have been having
perfectly grand get-togethers.e
Georgia soelety
Entertains Soldiers.
Last night there was q notable au:
dience OF Gsorgians present at the
Washington Club when the Georgia
Society had party especially N
honoh of the Georgia soldiers who
lwere in town and more especially in
honor of the Georgia members OF the
A. r. f., who are at the hospitals
around hereegetting patched up, and
the affair was an altogether enjoy.
able one The reception began with
. few short talks by John Temple
Graves, senator w J. Harris, and
Adjutant General Harris. all OF
whom are Georsians, followed by al
musical program and then dance.
Harrie Fumade, as she Is known BY
all her friendss needs no introduction
to Georgia people. asshe is Geor-
gian herself. though she has lived in
New, York for the last ten years. So
she was especially welcomed last
night as part Of the program. Miss
Fumade IS widely known for her
charming work as bird warbler and
i for her negro dialect stories. she
has been "a Warrington the last six &
months doing war work, but has been
20 occupied that she has had little
time for her more artistic work.
One OF the newest additions to the
Georgia colony in Washington, and
one that promises to be most inter
esting is that OF Col. E. T. Browns
family from Atlantis, which has been
here a good deal, of and on, for the
| last six years, usually visiting at
the White House. Colonel Brown Is
rather OF the first Mrs. Wilson, by
way Of the Axons. Not only are th0y |
connections, but they have been init |
mate and eongenial friends. Colonel
and Mrs. Brown and their daughter, |
Miss Marjorie Brown, have been here |
several times each winter, and Mar
jorie has figured as bridesmaid at the |
recent White House weddings. The |
tive, sons. on the other hand, are al
most unknown here, though It seems /
to me that one of them was here for |
short visit early in the Wilson re-
gime.
But the family has never had
home here. Their real home, OF
course, is Atlanta. And for several |
seasons they have spent the winters
in New York, largely that Mrs.
Brown, who is not well, might be
within reach OF the physician and the
treatment which seems best to meet |
her case. Miss Wilson and Miss Bones
have often visited them in New York
their house being rather headQuar-
tiers for the younger members Of the
Presidents family when up there.
Now they have. taken q house on
street. and settled down here, and
in view Of the Presidents pronounced
taste for family parties Il is quite
probable that they will figure FREE
quently in the White House lists. And
1T is quite on the cards that Marjorie
Brown will blossom out as "a White
House belle"-since the White House
is admittedly in bad way without !
one, and Miss Margaret Wilson does
not seem to have any taste at all for
the role. 1t also seems probable that
Mrs. Wilson's nieCes. the Maury girls.
young daughters of her elder sister,
who died suddenly about two years
ago, may come along as White House
buds within the next two years.
After Tbeater Dances
Break Lenten MOnOtOny.
Though custom has decreed that II
there shall be no balls, or really truly
dances. during Lent, save on MI
Careme, society is managing this
year to observe this precedent and ct
the same time dance whenever she
pleases. For with the many other
thinGs-pleasant and unpleasant
which the war has introduced to con-
sentative old Washington il has
brought US what this town never had
before and that IS a place to dance
after the theater II
1t had always been that after the
theater. in this staid old Capital the
only proper thing for one to do was |
TO go straight home, for should you |
nnd yourself on the street one-half |
hour after the theater doors close you
might be almost alone. with only the
policeman on the corner and perhaps
a stray dog or cat wandering around
the streets. But now the white lights
are burning full blast till quite late
in the night, or ] should say morning !
and you find society fitting away her
evenings at the various supper dances
at the Washington Hotel, the Pow
hatan, Servants, the Club de Vingt, | II
or the Cafe St Marks, which Is in
creasing In popularity every day, and
] believe its reputation is already | Il
reaching New York. James B. Regau, II
OF the Rnickerbocker Hotel in New
York, has made several visits to
the last week, and on one
ocCaslon when he was entertained AZ III