The Washington herald., 1920-02-08

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have time to draw a breath now
until Lent starts on the 18th!
Several of this weeks parties have
already been called on because of
the flu; for example, the dinner
which Secretary and Mrs. Daniels
were to have given tomorrow even
ing in compliment to the Governor
OF Hawaii and Mrs. Charles ]. Nc
Carthy. The latter is ill, as are also
nine members of the commission
from Hawaii now in the city. Sec
retary and Mrs. Lane also post
poned the party they were to have
given for these visitors xext week.
Mrs. Mccarthy is the mother of
nve charming daughters, four of
{ ~hom are married. She is exper-
Flenclng real cold weather for the
nrst time in ner life. She was born
IN the Hawaiian Islands and never
mas been in the East before. Hon
olulu. she AYERS. suits her better
tnan the Shoreham and she wants
10 go back.
PAN ENTERTAINING
FOR NEW SECRETARY.
Entertaining for the brand new
secretary Of Agriculture is sure to
start soon Mr.. Meredith and his
wife have been at the Willard now
Tor about a week and were Joined
there for this weekend by their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
airs Frederick Owen Bohen. of New
York The Merediths are house
hunting and living at the willard
meanwhile.
I personally haven't the pleasure
n ha n
or Mrs. Meredith but hear delight
full things about them from all sides.
Here is an extract from whao Dolly
Madison" wrote about Mrs. Mere
dith a few days ago in New York
paper.
Naturally, Washington is be-
thinking itself as to just how well
u can claim to know Mrs. Meredith.
who is about to join the magic circle
OF the Cabinet hostesses, and IL has
TO admit that il can't claim much
IN that line, which is the more re-
grettable and reprehensible in that
It had a pretty good opportunity
and overlooked it. Not only was MIR.
Meredith himself here during the
most of the time when the United
states was at war. but his wife and
children were here. 1t was family
headquarters. They didn't keep
- house here. they lived at the New
Willard Hotel, and the son, Edwin.
ir-. attended the Friends School
heTe-where the Baker youngsters
go and where Genevieve Clark grad
uated and Charlie Taft went. and
for part of the time at least the
younger Roosevelt boys.
NTGRTER, MILDRED,
RECENTLY MARRIED.
There was a daughter, Miss Mildred
Meredith. who must have only been
out for a little while She's mar
Tled now-to one Mr.. Frederick Bohen.
of Minneapolis, but for the time being
in New York, where he is pursuing
certain lines of study. Mrs. Meredith
herself is an attractive woman. good
looking. well dressed. of pleasing per-
sCnality. But the general impression
seems to be that she doesn't go in for
society. Probably rhe truth is that
always calling Des Moines home"
they have lived around in so many
different places wherever Mr.. Mere
dith's many interests took them that
r Mrs. Meredith has not had time to get
socially rooted anywhere. They have
for several years spent their winters
ia Florida-Mlami, where they were
this week
Mrs. Meredith has always been a
woman of many philanthropies, a
student o social conditions and reme-
dies. with. fortunately. the where
withal TO help. and the desire to help
wisely and thoughtfully. According
10 Mrs Horace Towner. wife of a
Tr0mi5cnt Iowa mJmber Of Congress,
who has known her for years and
yet doesn't know her so very WELL"
she does not so i'm so much for gen.
cTsl charities as for carefully thought