Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-22
w ashington
Socie ETY.
Busy
Everybody Coming In From
Resorts to Join the
Gay Festivities
at Capital.
tBce Bureau, June 21.)

n 4 NJ L O-N ooNiSty 10 oC
w ginning to actually enjo,
~ the summer season here. Al
most every circle of society wa.
represented Wednesday afternoon
at the unique al fresco tea house
opened by special permission Of the
superintendent OF public buildings
and grounds, on the extreme east
ern end of Potomac park, in the
loop around which the park drive
circles and which overlooks the
Washington barracks, the Boiling
flying field and hangers, Arlington,
Fort Myer and in the distance busy
Alexandria. The view down the
river is most beautiful and the view
up the river equally so, while across
the water toward the barracks
everything is most interesting. The
tea garden is being run through the
summer for the benefit of the Girl
Scouts, who need money badly. to
continue their splendid work. A
f party OF enthusiastic ladies', headed
by Mrs. Frederic Atherton, sister
in-iaw of Gertrude Anterior, the
novelist, obtained the grant from
the government, and will manage
the soft drinks, sandwiches, cakes,
etc, which will be served under the
trees III this picturesque spot.
Dinner parties for the vice presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall the retiring
japanese Ambassador and Wis
countess Ishii. and the new Peru
Wan Ambassador and Mime. Tudela.
have kept the dinner hosts and
guests busy throughout the week,
ana tonight large element Of so
ciety went to Baltimore for the
great ball given in one OF the subur-
ban homes for the benefit of free
milk for France. under the same
management which gave the beau
tiiul Mardi Gras ball here in the
middle of Lent, and the series OF
subscription balls through the spring
at the smart little Club de Vingt.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels have returned from
Annapolis, where they went for the
commencement festivities at the
Naval academy, according to their
habit.
Mrs. Baker Busy.
Secretary OF War and Mrs. Baker
have returned from weekend trip
to Chambersburg, where Mrs. Baker
sang for the commencement exer-
r cises at her alma mater, the college
there. Mr. Baker left that afternoon
for West Point, for the commence
ment festivities and took his young
daughter, Miss Betty Baker, with
him. Mrs. Baker remained behind
because OF the initiation ceremony,
reception and concert that evening
at the Willard, of the Rho Beta
Chapter of the, Mu Phi Epsilon
Sorority, into which she was taken
as an honorary member. Mrs. Wat
son, who was formerly Miss Doro-
thy Snyder. whose marriage took
place about year ago i'll Omaha
during her visit there, is president
of the Rho Beta chapter and headed
the receiving line at the reception,
and made the presentations to Mrs,
Baker, who stood beside her. Mrs
William E. Andrews, wife of the
representative from Hastings, Neb..
! stood next to Mrs. Baker and Mrs
lzetta Jewel Brown, widow OF Repre-
sentative w. G. Brown of West Nr-
ginia, brilliant young actress known
as Izetta Jewel. before her marriage,
stood next to- Mrs. Andrews Mrs.
Andrews and Mrs. Brown are the
patroness of the chapter. After
the reception, Mrs. Baker saug
some of her characteristic patriotic
songs, and the aria from Madame
Butterfly" and as a final encore,
she sang famous ballad, sitting
down at the piano and dashing off
her own accompaniment with much
skill. S. NJ. Fabian, a famous
pianist of the east, and Mr. Walls,
tenor. assisted.
Nebraska Organizations.
The Nebraska State association
combined with the Nebraska Girls
club and GAGE delightful reception,
dance and supper on Thursday
evening in the Wilson Normal
school. in honor of the new delega-
ton in congress, from Nebraska IN
the absence OF the president of the
state association, Major Nelson,
who is in France, Mr.. Harvey A.
Harding managed the affair. Miss
Viola Wetherill OF Lincoln. preSi-
dent of the Girls club, was an able
assistant.
Mrs. Norris, wife of the senator
from McCook, Neb., has made all
her plans to remain in Washington
Throughout the summer. Their
house is we'll situated for the hot
weather, in Cleveland park, one Of
the prettiest and most picturesque
OF the suburbs. Miss Gertrude Nor
ris graduated a week or so ago at
Central High school She will stay
here with her parents through the
summer and in September will go
to Lincoln, to begin her course at
the University of Nebraska.
Representative A. w. Jetferis OF
Omaha has taken an apartment at
the Wyoming in one of the uptown
fashionable districts. and has with
him in If, for the summer, Judge
Robert E. Evans, another one OF
the new representatives from Ne
braska, and Representative J. L,
Dickinson, new representative
from Iowa. Mrs. Jefferis and their
. family will not join her husband
here until September.
Mr.. John B. Shanahan OF Omaha.
private secretary to Representative
Jefferis, is established with Mr. and
Mrs. L. ]. Tracy of Omaha in their
home at No. 5 Quincy place Mr.
Tracy is connected with government