The Washington herald., 1919-03-02

interests were ccntered chiefly in gold
mine operations.
In 1912 he was the leader and man.
aGer of the Presidential boom of JUDI
SON Harmon, of Ohio. In Washington
State and contiguous territory. De-
spite his hght In the convention. the
state delegation was instructed for
Champ Clark. but Mr.. Wallace ives
selected as a delegate-at-large and
/ made chairman of the delegation.
Mr.. Wallace held the Washington
delegation solid for Clark until the
Speakers forces went to pieces and
the landslide for Gov. Wilson swept
the convention. He at once threw his
full support into the Wilson campaign
and was a substantial contributor to
and through this. His friendship with
Col. House soon won the utmost con-
ndence and esteem of the President.
II was expected In many quarters
that Mr.. Wallace would be appointed
! Ambassador to Paris in 1912, bur
! William g. Sharp, of Ohio. won the
4 post. Mr.. Wallace accepted the turn
of political fortune without complaint
and continued his close friendship
! with the President.
Just as ] thought. the President
and Mrs. Wilson have been too busy
! these few days they are visiting us
| to do anything in a social way. II
was hoped that they might find time
! to slip into the ball last Friday
evening for the Episcopal Home for
Children but 1t could not be man
I aged.
Mrs. Wilson did manage to go with
Mrs. David Houston, wife of the
Secretary Of Agriculture, to a pri-
vate showing of more than $40 am
aryllis plants in bloom in the De-
, partment of Agriculture green.
houses at Fourteenth and B streets
I Friday. BY this time next week
| President and Mrs. Wilson will be
on the seas again; they plan to sal
on Wednesday. II is said that upon
their return to Paris they will no,
/ occupy the Murat mansion where
they resided before but that Col
House is hunting for new quarters
for them there. Rumor has 1t tina,
a house in the Place des Etats Uni.
is under consideration. 1t is jus,
I opposite the Paris home of A. ]
Balfour. the British Secretary OF
state for Foreign Affairs. Upon
their return here they found the
! White House redecorated and beau
! titled for them. 1t is the first time
in six years. since President viii.
| son occupied the white House. in
fact. that anything Of the kind has
been done there and it now has ar
! air OF splendor never possessed by
/ 1t before.
The historic East Room. used often
during the war as motion picture
| theater for the President and Mrs
Wilson, where they saw war films and
an occasional comedy, has been re-
decorated and handsomely furnished
| About all that remains OF the FORMER
! furnishings is a handsome gold en-
bossed piano, placed there by MrR.
! Theodore Roosevelt Where the white
/ screen for motion pictures was hung
handsome Gobelin tapestry. rich ~
red and gold, measuring Is by IS feet,
/ has been suspended II vas gilt
to President Wilson from the Trcnch
! High Commission.
| On either side of 1t stand two MA s.
sive blue vases, recently presented the
President by the Japanese mission.
( The walls have been newly covered
with a light blue velvet in place OF
tho painted walls which formerly
| graced the room.
The Blue Room, where Mrs. Wilson
receives her guests and has tea. pret-
ty badly faded both as 10 upholstering
of the furniture and the walls. has
/ been made again into a symphony OF
cerulean blue.
=, The Red Room, where the President
sees his war cabinet and received daily