The Washington herald., 1919-04-20
By E c. DRUM-HUNr.

mcnlS at tne "nlte HOUSE, IOF now
n Is said that the Presidential party
viii return about May Is. June. you
know, is a wonderful time for garden
parties and especially for White
House garden parties. don't you
think? OF course the President IL
going to be very busy when he gets
back. explaining the league Of nations
to its opponents, getting Congress to-
gether once more and attending to
the million and one important mat
tiers awaiting his return rather i'm
patiently. But then. he Is always
busy. SO perhaps there may be some
White House functions nevertheless
Just think. this time last year We
were at war with no signs of peace
visible and no thought of such things
as garden parties
II this week Is a sample of the
spring season, society will surely be
going some. The weak will be in
augurated with two brilliant balls
tomorrow night, the Woman's Army
and Navy Ball at the Marine Bar
racks and the Dixie ball at the Will
lard. both annual events and both. to
the annoyance OF society. always
given on Easter Monday night and
at places miles apart. For years, un-
til we went to war with Germany,
the Woman's Army and Navy Ball
was given in the sail loft at the Navy
Yard while the Willard has been the
scene Of the Dixie Ball for a long
time After we got into the great
conflict. the public was forbidden to
enter the Navy Yard grounds without
passes, so Of course. no balls could be
given there. And I understand,
though the yard is now open to the
public, 1t will be some time, before
the sail loft will be available for
dances and such events. as it is piled
high with naval supplies-there Just
isn't any room at the Navy Yard for
I such affairs.
The. Marine Barracks Is really too
small for the huge crowd that always
turns out for the Woman's Army and
Navy Relief ball, but it Is a delight
ful place. much more decorative than
the sail loft and a wee bit nearer up
town. The committee in charge Of the
ball tried to secure the Willard this
year. but the Dixie ball committee had
beaten them to 1t. Both balls will be
preceded by a number of large din
ners as will also the annual ball and
reception which the Almas Temple
Patrol of the Shriners will give at
the Willard Wednesday night. There
are a number of real surprises in store
for the guests at that ball. but 1 will
tell you more OF the balls later. The
observation-disclosures committee will
give another dance of the series
Thursday night and that too. will be
preceded by dinners galore, most OF
them to be given at the Club de Vingt.
where the dance will take place. The
weak will rIoSa np Sunday with the
luncheon which Gen. and Mrs Crozier
will give for the British Ambassador
aud Lady Reading. probably their
farewell party before leaving early in
Nav for a long stay in Japan.
The Easter hop, which the officers
at Fort Myer were going to give, has
had to be postponed because they
with all Of the Eleventh Cavalry were
sent of to New York to participate
in the Victory Loan drive there. They
sre to parade in that city on May 5.
They left the first of last week and
will be gene for about a month. They
marched up there and are to march
back. Meanwhile Fort Myer is very
quiet aud we have to wait a while
for the hop. Mai. and Mrs. French
are still at Fort Myer though they
are leaving shortly FOR some place
French expressed it. Maj and Mrs.
Alexander James are back at Fort
Myer after an absence of about a
year. Mai James returned only re-
Gently frfom service overseas.
Mrs. Hughes Oliphant will be at
home informally next Tuesday at
the Club of Colonial Danes. 1927 K
street, from until o'clock in
honor of her guest. Miss Mary Max
well Moore. of Trenton. n. J., who
Is the present corresponding secre-
tary of the Club of Colonial Danes
in the State of New Jersey. Mrs.
Oliphant is not sending out any
cards but hopes that all OF her
friends will come. including the
members of the Club OF Colonial
Danes, the d. A. r, the Guadalupe
Club and every one else who cares
to have a cup of tea with her that
day.
There are dinners. big and little.
and many of them scheduled for the
week. beginning with the large one
Tuesday evening with the Japanese
Ambassador and Viscountess Ishii
as honor guests and the Assistant
ScCEeIdEy OI STATE anu MIS-. " lilldH
Phillips as hosts. The Barnetts
will also give a dinner this week
and there will be a number of din
ners given in compliment to Miss
Roberta Brooke Russell and John
Dryden Kuser. whose marriage will
take place next Saturday. Miss
Russell is the only Raster bride
whom Washington can claim so far.
Like last year. the brides did not
wait for Easter to be married but
selected their wedding days without
any regard to the season or even the
days in the week. Last year, with
the war on, the brides had to marry
when their fiances could arrange to
Ind time for such events. their
1uties to their country coming first
Perhaps brides just got the habit of
not waiting because there isn't any
other reason for the numerous
Lenten weddings, yet the fact re-
mains that the penitential period
could boast more brides than Easter
time which usually rivals June for
Ihe largest number of weddings.
Miss Russell. who Is the very young
1anRhter 0f Col and Mrs Iobn Ii