The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
SOCIAL CIRCLES IN WASHINGTON NOW WILL
REFLECT THE CHANGES MADE IN CONGRESS

constant succession Of relatively
small but enjoyable dances and din
ners, most Of them at the country
clubs.
Socially prominent persons would
have been interested in Dorothy Ma
sons marriage to Lieut.. eamuel
Brewer last Monday except that they
were not numerously invited. II was
a small home wedding with only a
matron of honor and best man, and
because Of mourning in tho brides
family only a small company was
asked to witness the affair.
Next week. the chief matrfnonfM
interest centres around Francis Bur
ton Harrison, Governor Of the Philip
pines, and his youthful fiancee, Eliza
beth wrentmora. The Harrisons an
nounced that the wedding would take
place in Mrs. Burton Harrison's I
street homo on May Is and that the
BRIDES young brother. an ensign in
the navy, would give her away. More
than that they will not say, beyond
admitting that It is not expected that
Mrs. wrsntmore will attend the we'd
ding.
Out OF the district health ONCE,
however, comes q story that Miss
wrentmors and her mother. now on
their way 10 Washington from Los
Angeles, have broken a diphthsrta
quarantine, and DR.. Fowler is making
arrangements to take them into GUS
tody on their arrival and quarantine
them both. There IL some speculation
a. e. ~
Wrentmore's plan to prevent the we'd
ding or a circumstance over which
she really had no control. Naturally,
human nature being human nature.
there IL much amused comment on
the difficulties that are being met in
"Harrison's attempt to rob the cradle"
After the orgy Of dinners in fare
we'll to the departing British Ambas-
sador and Lady Reading there seems
| to be q lul1 in any big official dinners.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Baker are
| out Of town. Mrs. Baker has been
quite Ill In New York hospital and
Is now In her apartment on Park ave-
nue recupereting, while Mr.. Baker is
ohaperoning her children at the sum
mer home in Lenox.
1
port that Mr.. Polk, counsellor OF the
State Department. and acting Secre-
tary of State. Is far from well.
The Walter Penflelds, just back
from the other side. where Mr.. Pen
field was official adviser at the con-
ference to some of the Latin Ameri-
cans brought back a budget Of news
Of the American contingent over there.
Mrs Penf1eld reports Mrs. Wilson as
looking well and radiant, as usual.
Mrs Lansing has been rather under
the weather.
| Meanwhile the activity in tho dip
lomatio circle Is unabated. During the
last week. DR.. Sol, the new Minister
from Salvador. replacing DR.. Zaidivar.
has arrived and presented his Gre
dentials to acting Secretary Polk.
| The Elkengrens have started Tor the
other side for q vacation in Sweden.
They are leaving the two little girls
with Mrs. John Jackson, Mime. Eken-
| gren's mother, who will take them up
to Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard.
Richard Crane has slipped quietly
away and set sail for his first diplo-
matio post, that of first Minister to
Czecho- Sloval1ia- Mrs. Crane did not
go with him but will follow soon.
Hugh Gibson is probably now estab-
fishing himself as first Minister to
Poland. He has had a Considerable
and strenuous, diplomatic experience.
One can easily imagine that his new
Job would appeal to him.
But somehow it doesn't seem to me
that Crane would be so likely to en-
10y life in half baked" sort OF a
country. And I'm quite sure Mrs
Crane wouldn't She's a Virginia girl
Ia most attractive young woman
but with a decided taste for a well
organized society. She would simply
shine in Paris! She isn't going right
away. She counts on joining her hus-
band after he gets settled, ana get.
things working and has found out
. what it's lika