Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21
Society

;-tistic presentation OF clouds ana tne
skies and emblems which mean rever-
,nce and devotion to the great powers
rhich send the rain of life to ali living
,hings. 1t would mean more than the
familiar metal basket.
Mrs Daniels wife OF the Secretary
of the NAVY. stands out pre-eminently
among her associates in the cabinet
circle for her enthusiastic support
OF societies designed to aid the young
girl. whether the assistance needed
Is for a serious purpose or is merely
recreational She labored with zeal
all curing the war and has not re-
Jayed even now when the young war
workers are going home by the tnou-
sands She explains Eer interest In
girls by the. fact that she mas tou S,r
sons ard they more or less TAX
to her about girls and Ell AZ sorts
Of things about girls. She says she
looks at life throueh boys spec,acIes
and when one does that she lnVa-
riabjv sees girls Mrs. Daniels goes
from, one woman's club to another.
telling her story that all organized
women must look out for the young
girls ard women thrown in their com
rnunity and give them helping mana
on occasion. She kr-s 'nVitaL.ons .or
her protepee IN 2 way. distributes
Their, .,l over Washington whenever
tbera ia crancA FOR amusement or
instruction. The girls are devoted TO
their CHAR, u: on and think OF her only
in rer cwn personal capacity. the
Naval secretary's wife explains that
for the f-st time she goes among peo-
nile ard is not introduced as some
ones wife or mother or SISTER. oul
inst as herself which. she says. is
proof OF the superior intelligence OF
girls
Walter Reed boys. after scoring
huge success at basket-making. are
row doing excellent work In oeaoS.
They find the materials for oeao WORK
more easily procured and their nnisn-
cd product is sold before they nave
tSa last knot tied. The boys who
mus. spend long hours In rolling
chairs have found the bead WORK
solace and a steady income Ihey haNs
been making necklaces to order ana
II is a pretty sight to note women
with SAMPLES of gowns matching me
beds and giving directions bout tne
way Of striueing. For. DESPITE much
THAT is said. sirn'icity 10 freoue0tIN
the keynote of toilets. and except on
the grandest occasions thH eNehins
gown is embellished not with st,ihs
OF diamonds or pearls. 9ut VII ~
dairtily strung chain OF oeads. ihe
walter Reed boys have ORDERS Iol
months ahead and some OF then, 49, 80.
out such regular and artistic WORK tnas
the think when they are reIeaSeu
fron bondage of taking over this IN
dustry as a side line. Nothing gives
these bows more joy than 10 nave
visitor tell them casually she ha9
seen one OF their necklaces ana
wishes to order one just IKE IL; MaHH
of them are seen on exhioltion IN
the srons but unfortunately they are
NOT marked as such. All the adveroS-
ir@ OF their new industry is the OLD
way. passed on from friend to 1rIend-
\ brisk exchange of eatables goes on
at this time among the lawmakers VINO
are farmers by choice o. by necssslts-
Senator Enov of Pennsylvania pro-
duces v-onderful vegetables at the
Valley Forge faru-or rather MIS-
Knox does for the senator taxes
no personal interest except the con-
Stunning of them or bestowing boxes
on friends Mrs. Knox gives an oc-
casio1al firl>in of the freshest and
most golden butter. and it is royal
gift in these times. She also gives
some delic'o'-s pears, winch rlpen uh
der glass lust before Chr s.mas. ana
the largest ard most fragrant bunches
of Parma vioIets accompany al these
u=efu, oNerings. Mrs. Swanson mas
a vsv of gaining nascui.ne hearts
by rif.s OF the veil favored tobacco
which she raises herself on the farm
near Lyrchhurs There are scores o,
members of both houses who own
orange plantations in Florida and the
southwest. and boxes of these juicy
globes. with grapefruits and citron.
pass along. Senator Fall OF New
Mexico has almost uncounted acres
in alfalfa, and he sends boxes of the
richly scented honey which is the
pride of the Rio Grande country. He
also gives away pomegranates. and
their seeds make as fine drink as
may be mixed in these days when
proper ingredients are SO wanting
Representative Linthicum has the
rrost wonderful ce.ery beds at his
farm near the Chesapeake bay, ana
Re raises ducks which are equal to
the wild species The story goes that
the lawmakers in the cioakrooms are
given to boasting of their achieve
ments next to the soil. and Christmas
is their best opportunity to prove
their contentious.
! Cabinet Members Entertained.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.