The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

not be back till it's over over therei
And he will stick to that--if the Pres
ident does. Just about the time that
President Wilson starts west from
France Vice-Presdent Marshall will
start east from Arizona--with an extra
session Of Congress in sight.
He and Mrs. Marshall have gone out
as they do whenever they see a
chance of being away from Washing
ton for any length OF time--to spend
some weeks with Mrs. Marshalrs
parents, Judge and Mrs. Kimsey, who
are not in very good health and find
the climate OF Arizona the most salts
factory for them.
On their return they are, for the
present at any rate. giving up the
quarters they have occupied for the
last four years at the Willard and
going out to wardman Park Inn. the
huge new almost suburban hotel which
looks down on the city from the far
side Of Rock Creek.
The Mardi Ora. Rail-.
At that hotel was held the Mardi
Gras ball for the Free Milk for France
fund last Tuesday night, and from the
purely social point of view that was
unquestionably the event of the week
IL not OF the season. II brilliantly
closed one of the most brilliant social
seasons in Washington's history.
Theoretically the season" closes with
Ash Wednesday, though as a matter
OF fact as soon as society RECEIVERS
from its final effort 1t wakes up and
begins making few more final efforts.
The entire lower floor of Wardman
Park Inn was converted for the occa-
sion into a sort Of Midway Plaisaunce,
with booths and stalls. fortune telling
tents and Photographic galleries in a
setting Of apple orchards and tulip
gardens and flower beds in which
wandered a picturesque and motley
assemblage OF knights and ladies'
red Injuns and heather Chinese, q
milkmaids. organ grinders. art stu
dents, Pierrots, Columbines and ma
tionals' from every quarter of the
globe-so far as costume went, at any
rate-jostllng womer in the hand
soonest of modern evening dress and
uniformed officers of every nation and
service which has fought the good
| fight for world freedom.
There were American soldiers there
who having helped fight for the
French babies and their homes, paused
| to clasp hands for a moment In the
midst of all that gayety with others
but recently landed. glanced at the
empty sleeve or trouser leg. and then
passed on to buy a glass Of sweet milk
or some gay bauble or sweet posey for
the sake OF the little white-faced chill
dren they had fought for over there
They did not dance. Most of them
could not. But though their dancing
| days were over and though they made
their way painfully through the gay
| throng that tried not to Jostle them
but did not always notice. they looked
on smiling and apparently enjoying
the gayety around them.
! But others danced, and il was an
! amazingly picturesque and colorfua
/ party. which started about 10 O'Clock
and continued through the wee sma
hours until as dawn was breaking
breakfast was served to the last Of the
jewellers.
| A group OF the most prominent
| young matrons in town-Mrs. Peter
! Goelet Gerry, Mrs. Breckenridge Long
| Mrs. Arthur Graham Glasgow, Mrs
Joseph Letter, Mrs. George Draper
| and Mrs. Walter Dillingham-received
the guests, under apple trees in full