The sun., 1919-02-16
WON1EN'S VICTORY DINNER IN WASHINGTON
PROVES MOST INTERESTING SOCIAL EVENT

the Marshalls stood In line with Mr..
Barrett and welcomed the guests. Nine.
Matthew was gowned in rose colored
velvet, a gown made on simple lines
with a black drapery hung from the
shoulders. and looped up below the
waist. Mrs. Marshall wore a gown OF
yellow satin brocaded in silver. with
sleeves Of silver lace and draperies Of
yellow tulle.
The official and diplomatic world
turned out in force, headed by the
Acting Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Frank Lyon Polk. and including
among others Mrs. McLallen, who is
visiting the Marshalls, the Mexican
Ambassador and Nine. Bonillas, and
their daughter. Nine RoJo, and her
husband. who Is counsellor OF the en-
bassy. II their second daughter, Sc
norita Maria Bonillas, and her fiance-
her engagement was announced a
week or SO ago to Lieut.. Coppolo of
the italian aviation mission-were
there didn't see them.
However the worlds traditional love
for a lover was to a certain extent
satisfied by the presence of M. and
Nine. Claude Langlais. the latter for
merly Amy Bennett, just back from
the other side. whittier young Langlais
OF the French Mission had taken his
American bride, even before the armis-
tice was signed and regardless of
submarines, to present her to his
parents in France.
II we have the Langlaises back, we
have finally lost Sarah Price Collier
Fellowes-Gordon, and her young Brit
ish naval Lieutenant husband After
one false start and a return for an
other week or so in Washington, they
sailed last Saturday or Sunday on
the Adriatic. There also sailed a lot
OF British naval and military mission
aries. who have been in Washington
for the last year and a half or more,
Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant,
among others, and Gen. Charles Lee.
the head OF the aviation mission, and
Gen. Cormack, who was, as I under
stand it, head Of airplane construction,
as distinguished from the actual flyers.
Gen. Lee (who was Col Lee until a
few months ago) Is one of the most
daring fiiers whom the war has
brought to these shores. He took a
number Of Congressman and other Of
ficials up with him.
Although his chief, Gen. Cormack,
went home. Capt. John Gregory Hope.
who married Anne Hopkins last
Easter, did not go. They have a lusty
young son now and the entire little
family is living with the Hopkinses.
One doesn't know how long they may
be spared to this side of the millpond
And. by the way, speaking Of newly
weds. Mary Gheen and her hus-
band. Lieut.-Commander Alvan Doug
las Bernhard. U. s. NJ. are back from
their honeymoon and are staying with
Admiral and Mrs Gheen. though be-
lieve his furlough ends this week and
he will rejoin his ship within a few
days. leaving his bride with her par
ents. to join him occasionally when he
Is in port. Fortunately Mary Gheen is
a navy girl herself and has been
brought up to that sort OF thing.
| From the very newiyweds to the
about to be weds is only a step, and
you may remember that a couple Of
week, ago Lillian Birney announced
that she was going to be married in
February to Capt. Edward Finken-
staedt Of the Quartermaster Corps.
Invitations were out on Tuesday from
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker to the
marriage of their sister, Miss Lillian
Birney. February rs, which means that
Washington is to lose another Of its
most popular girls.