The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
RETURN OF THE WILSON'S AND DIPLOMATS
STIRS INTEREST IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Departure of the Waaces and of Miss Sae Beecher Mrs
Walaces Niece, Will Be Felt by ManyNar-
sl1alls Storm Centre of Entertaining

candidates who will stand squarely on
that platform and then to round up
the women of the country, voters and
non-voters alike, and make them work
for the success OF the party at the
next election.
They have interesting meetings at
that committees headquarters-som
that would be interesting to any one
regardless OF politics. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., is to be there tonight
and tell of her experiences in France,
where she has been in canteen work
longer than Uncle Sam was in the
war. More often they have get to-
sether days for the women of II certain
state. Last Saturday was Ohio day.
Mrs. Mccormick makes point OF
Attending all these State get
together" though as a matter OF fact
she rightfully belonged with the Ohio
crowd, for wasn't her father Mark
Hanna of Ohio? Equally she belonged
with the Illinois crowd. who had their
get together n few days earlier. when
Mrs. Fletcher Dobbins was in Wash
! ingtoh. Monday they had a Mime
sofa day, and presumably in time they
will get around to Pennsylvania, New
! York and New England.
/ When that happens It is not entirely
| impossible that Mrs. Knox Will show
up or even Mrs. wadsworth. accept
ing Mrs. McCormick's word that the
committee is not a suffrage but a
Republican committee. Mrs. Knox
and Mrs. Wadsworth are perfectly
good Republicans and would un-
doubtedly be willing to work for the
success Of the party even though they
would not wish to identify themselves
with a movement that was run by and
in the interests OF suffrage Mrs
Knox would be likely to be an anti
and everybody knows Mrs. Wads.
worth's position.
That is just why Mrs. Mccormick
is so annoyed that people can't seen
to master the fact that her views or
suffrage are distinct from her service
as head OF the committee.
One woman actively interested il
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. She ant
Mrs. Mccormick are intimate friends
have been from girlhood, and Mrs. Nc
Cormick finds Mrs. I.ongworth one o
Mrs. Longworth has always beef
keenly interested in public affairs. an'
there are those who say that reall,
vital political discussion sometimes
takes place over the intimate little din
ners the Longworths give. And II, a
is generally expected, Mr.. Longwortl
in the new Congress heads the yer,
important Ways and Means Commit
tee. any influence of these gathering
would not be lessened.
Marshalls a storm Centre.
The Marshalls are still n storm cen
tire of entertaining and so are the ri
amos, the ranking officials, domesti
and imported respectively. And Their
is q mad rush to entertain the Glasse
because they've just come, and tn
Gregorys because they are soon goins
and presumably for like reason tn
Champ Clarks, for after March the
will no longer be the Speaker and Mrs
Clark as they have been for the las
, eight years. but simply Representativ
and Mrs. Clark.
One of the most distinctly officia
. functions of the week was the Con
sressional Clubs reception on Tues
!, day evening for Speaker and Mr:
Clark. But there hasn't been nigh
for week when there have not bee
dinners for each of the officials men
toned. Even the Folks are up t
their necks in dinners, as either host
or guests. though I don't understan
that the Lansings are coming bac
yet awhile, and Mr.. Polk will renal
acting Secretary of State for som
time to come.
: And there are still a number c
brilliant benefit affairs, to wind u
n with the Mardi Gras Ball for III
= Free Milk for France Fund on tn
night of Shrove Tuesday, at Warma
. Park Inn. The one in which societ
is most generally interested seems
!, be the entertainment for the benef
of the British American War Relic
4 next Wednesday and Thursday a
n Mrs. Cats. 1t started off to be jus
t sing performance of a clever variet
bill. Then II became evident that tn
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