Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-24
Wives
Have Gala
Week
Bureau of The Bee,
Washington. Oct, 23.

I1kHts uC SuCNY NldSC SiuO Wool
thrown open on Tuesday afternoon
for tea to- the visiting ladies. Mrs.
John B. Larner, one of Washing
toms prominent bankers, was chair
man of the ladies' entertainment
committee and received the guests,
with Mrs. Richard S. Halves of St.
Louis, wife >of the president of the
association; and Commissioner
Mabel Boardman standing beside
her. The other members of the
committee, which consisted of the
wives of almost all bankers and
bank officers of Washington, were
the other assistants. 1t was very
handsome party, for the weather
was ideal Indian summer and the
grounds and handsome apartments
of this splendid country club were
never more attractive.
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On Wednesday the ladies, and
some of the men, made the pilgrim
age to Mt. Vernon and again the
weather was ideal for the lovely
sail down the Potomac. Old vis-
itors to mt. Vernon always regret
the handsome tribute which was al
ways paid to the Father of his Coun-
try by the boats passing his tomb,
going either up or down the river.
Up to perhaps 10 years ago, every
boat, when approaching Mt. Vernon
tolled its bell and men on deck stood
uncovered, while passing the spot
opposite the tomb which shows
plainly from the river. This has
now been done away with, and Mt.
Vernon estate IS passed by hum
dreds of passengers going up and
down the historic river without their
knowledge. 1t is always a keen
disappointment to them wher ~ M
discover it.
On Thursday night the d..
and the ladies of their parti.-
entertained at mammoth IT,
party in the large theaters, and IT,
night the president of fgthe board 6i
trustees of the Corcotan Gallery of
Art entertained them at brilliant
reception and private view OF the
gallery, receiving the guests in the
great lower corridor. This was a
beautiful reception, as evening func-
tions are always, in the stately gall
lery.
Women of official Washington
will return by the middle of
November, for by that time they
will all know whether they will re.
main in Washington for another
four years or not. An interesting
question is brought up in the matter
of brides as to just where their vote
is legal. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is
a resident of New Jersey by reason
of her husband being a. resident of
that state, yet has>never lived a day
in the state, except the summer she
spent at the sea shore, following her
marriage. The question might be
raised "has she established legal
residence there" Also in the matter
Of the bride of Representative Ed
ward Everett Holland of Suffolk,
Va, who this month was married to
Miss Eunice Ensor of Omaha, Neb.,
in Detroit, in the home of her sister,
Mrs. A. L. Lott. They will arrive
in their Virginia home next week in
time for him to vote there. His
wife has not established legal resi-
dence there YETI
Mrs. Brownson Lyman OF Has
tings, Neb., who has been the guest
of Mrs. Ralph L. Sabin, formerly of
Omaha and Hastings, though she
was born in Washington, has been
entertained almost constantly during
hers and Mr.. Lyman's visit here.
They have been absent from home
for three months visiting New York,
Atlantic City, the Massachusetts,
coast, in the Adirondacks and CATS
kills and several of the eastern
cities. Then they returned to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Sabin and plunged into
a round of festivities. Mrs. Sabin
has had several luncheons and din-
ner parties with bridge for them.
Mrs. Herbert Hangar gave a lunch
con and bridge on Friday of last
week; Mrs. Hal Smith had lunch
con and bridge on Monday; Mr.. and
Mrs. Beverly Evans, the latter .
daughter of Charles M. Pepper and
the former son of Representative
Evans, gave a dinner party last Sat-
urday; Mrs. George NJ. Pierce had
a bridge tea on Tuesday. and Mrs.
Speich had a dinner party on
Wednesday. Mrs. Sabin was before
her marriage Miss Anna Speich. Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman are leaving tomor.
row for their home in Hastings, get.
ting home in time, to vote.
A finish to their visit here, which
leaves an unhappy memory, is dis
astrous robbery in the Sabin home.
which resulted in the loss of about
$4,000 worth of jewels to Mrs. Sa-
bin and the loss of Mrs. Lyman's
ring, valued at 5000, and
a diamond wrist watch. 1t was q
bold daylight robbery, Mrs. Sabin
meeting the man on the stairs Of her
house and screaming. The intruder
begged her pardon and said he was
hunting drink of water and fed,
and in the fright of finding him and
the excitement for few minutes he
got away with the jewels and no
trace of them has yet been found.
Mrs. Frank Bacon arrived this
week from Omaha. where she has
spent the summer, and is with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Penfeld, where she will spend
the winter. The small l0-month-old
daughter of the Penheids is down
with whooping cough, so that Mrs.
Penheld has not been able to take
much Dart IN tbe ,rt;v,,;e. ,ttnrd;r.