The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-06

ception in honor OF the Philippine mis-
sion, which arrived on Thursday at
II consists of about thirty
Ave prominent Filiplnos, headed by
Manuel Quezon, President Of the Fill
pino Senate and well known in WASH
ington, having. been for years resident
Commissioner Of the Philippines here.
It is really a rather unusually impor-
tant mission which has come to pre-
sent O formal request for independence
to the United States Government.
There was q highly official luncheon
for them at the Willard yesterday.
And after the reception for them this
afternoon at the Bakers there Is to be
what promises to be n brilliant ball for
them this evening at the Ebbitt House,
arranged by tho Filipino Society Of
Washington. Monday there Is to be a
dinner At the Willard. arranged in their
honor by q committee Of New Workers.
who are coming down for the event.
In between times there are to be any
number Of important conferences.
The series Of MONDAY meetings ii
George Washington University. at
one of which Mrs. Baker sang yester-
day. seams to be attracting consider
able attention. They are uplift meet
inss rather than religious In charac-
ter, and number Of we'll known
women have taken part in them. Mrs
ters both graduated from the institu-
ton, addressed the first one. Mrs
Champ Clark has spoken at one and
Mrs. Larz Anderson at another. q
Mrs. Burleson. by the way, Is ex-
pecting both Of the girls shortly. Sid
ney has been out on the coast visit
ing for about three months, but is
now headed this way. One suspects
that that attractive young person
found home rather lonely without
Lucy, who had been her constant as
sciate in both work and play ever
since she was born. And Lucy, alack
having married had gone away with
her young husband. Charles Greene
Grimes. when he was released from
service. She Is also expected at her
parents homo very soon now for q
visit of several weeis-and so the
Postmaster General ana Mrs. Burlesor
are IN for q gay Easter season.
Mrs. Gillstt, who a. wife Of the next
Speaker. Is now to be counted with
the Cabinet set, has not begun to OBJ
serve Wednesdays at home, though
she had the last Of her Tuesdays some
weeks ago. Tuesday being Congress
sional" day and Wednesday Cabinet
day, when Mrs. Speaker has also re-
ceived. The Misses Hoar. Mrs. Gil
let's daughters, released from wal
work (they took State Department
positions during the war; have gone
for a visit UP in Massachusetts. where
their entire family connection lives.
Nine. Riano. who as ranking dip
lomatic hostess in the absence Of the
Jusserands, has been rather a storm
centre Of official entertaining. has alsc
gone UP to New England-Hartford
Conn.-to visit her aunt, Miss Foster
and spend the last days of Lent II
something like Lenten ouietness.
Diplomatic Circle Depleted.
1t has been one Of washington's pc
jokes--and not quite all a Joke at tina
that the diplomats were going to b.
more popular than ever now that the.
were about the only people in thu
country not affected by the prohibi
| ton legislation. But what's the use
It's a case of Now you sec 'em ant
now you don't"
Really, the way the diplomatic cir
Gle is getting 'all shot to pieces" 1,
from the social point Of view "a crime.
Not that the newcomers will not b,
welcomed with open arms as usual
but that "'tis hard to part wher
friends are dear" and so many prime
favorites are being torn from us.
There was a chorus Of regretfu
-'ohs!" when 1t was announced tha
the Suffers were going home--Mr
Sulzer has been far from well al
winter. and has asked to he relieved
and allowed to return to Switzerland
! by July. And on top Of that comes