The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
VICEPRESIDENT AND MRS. MARSHALL FIND
SOCIAL DUTIES INCREASINGLY ARDUOUS

make an address discussing and differ
entiating between the league OF nations
idea and that of the league to enforce
peace.
Wednesday was not entirely an of day
for Mrs Marshall. She had the second
OF her two receptions Wednesday after
noon In the Presidential suite of the
Willard, with group Of Senatorial la
dies aiding and abetting and Mr.. Mar
shall lowering beamingly in the back
ground during a good part of the after
noon. and young Morrison Marshall
meeting all corners for an hour or so.
Mrs. Marshall having announced
couple Of Wednesdays seems to have
been tho signal for a regular onrush OF
official at homes. Mrs Glass had her
first reception as "Cabneteer" last
Wednesday in the New Hampshire ave-
nue. house which Secretary Glass has
taken for the season and in which she
and their two daughters are duly in
stalled. having closed the Lynchburg
home for the present. The daughters
Misses Mary Archer and Augusta Glass
were both receiving with their mother,
and two or three official women. mostly
Congressional. assisted. Naturally the
drawing rooms were thronged during the
hours set for the reception.
Mrs. Baker and Mrs Daniels were at
home informally. as was Mrs. Champ
Clark. which makes quite a soodly pro-
portion of the limited number who are
officially entitled to observe Cabinet
Wednesdays. 1t rather looks as II the
calling routine. discontinued during the
war, was about to be renewed. More
and more OF the Senatorial women are
falling into line and announcing Thurs
days at home.
Mrs. Gregory. | believe, is not obsery-
Ing her Wednesdays. but Is planning at
least one big reception some time next
month az sort of an official farewell,
since her husbands resignation Is to take
effect about the first OF March.
the imminence OF the Gregory ellmi-
nation reminds one that there is going
to be a marked shortage OF girls in the
Administration circle which even two
daughters in the family Of tho Secretary
OF the Treasury will not relieve. OF the
PRESIDENTS daughters only Miss Marga-
ret wilson remains. and she remains in
washington very little. Mona McAdoo
Is now Mona de Mohrenschildt, and I
believe is in New York. She has not
oeen In Washington this winter.
Both the Burleson girls are gone.
Lucy. who married Ensign Charles Green
Iriines, has gone to Cleveland or Day.
ton' forget which. to set up housekeep-
ing there, her young husband having
oeen released from the service. Sidney
mas gone out TO the coast to spend sew
eral months with her elder sister. Mrs
van WICK. And Jane Gregory has zone
UP TO New York to visit some girl friends
VINO are taking courses In reconstruction.
washington certainly needed the Glass
s' was TO have any Cabinet
oelies at all. since Mrs. Lane protests
mat she Is not going formally to present
So.
at all. She doesn't much believe in for
MAJ debuts, nor does Secretary Lane.
AS TOT Miss Nancy. fancy she doesn't
inuCh care whether she ia formaII,y
prougnt out or not 20 long as she's al
lowed 10 go out. which she is not. a. vet
except on special occasions. But there
are lois or special occasionsl
MsISaret Devereux Is being alr,os. &c
10 "a entertained as the Marshalls She
ne only prospective bride In whom
Washington Is much interested 1ust nou,
She and Capt. Jeschke Orchard Hail
oeschke, L. :, NJ. c. are to he narr,od
H meAt wednesday. and as Margaret ia a
washington girl. born and raised ava
Is very popular there are all sorts -,
parties being given for her II is vo,n,
10 ne small family wedding because
Vi me recent death OF Mrs. Devereux's
iii1ther' Mrs. Sinnott OF PHILADELPHIA,
Ill, oapIy the next bride in whom there
VIII De any general interest will he III
nan Birney, whose engagement 10 Can.
fId"ard X. Finkenstaedt, Q. NJ c. Was
announced recently. I asked her sister
MIS- Harold Walker. when II was 10 he
ana Mrs. Walker didn't quite know shs
mad been up In Vermont for several DAYS
since the Russian ball summer house
hunting and was at the moment entirely
p, suecup'ed with the plans for Col.
the working Boys Home. Col, Rishon
IS the blue eyed boy who brought his
bride down TO Washington about f,,ean
years ago-Canada's lace OF aces" yyho
was attached for whiie to their war
mission here ""'