The Washington herald., 1920-10-17

will follow the example Of Mrs.
Meredith and Mrs. James and give
some such entertainment for our
wounded heroes. 1t would be nice
IL some society woman did some
thing Of the sort each week. DIFF
ferent hostess each week.
SEVERAL BIRTHDAYS
CELEBRATED RECENTLY.
Mrs. James party wasn't given by
her; was a surprise birthday party
rendered her by tho officers and di-
rectors of the woman's naval serv-
ice, but the wounded were the real
honor guests. There were about
seventy in all and all of them were
born in October.
Buffet supper was served and q
special entertainment by the junior
marines and junior seamen of the
junior defense guard entertained
men. A community sing followed
the supper. A gift packet was
given to each man with a birthday
card bearing his name.
Saturday was the fourth anniver-
sary of the founding of the Theo-
dorus Bailey Myers Mason House as
a war service house and school of
preparedness. The use of the house
Is given by Mrs. James to the
woman's naval service IN memory Of
her brother, Comdr.' Theodorus
Bailey Myers Mason, u S. N.
There were several birthday cell
ebrations last week in addition to
that Of Mrs. James. Edwin T. Mere
dith. jr., celebrated his 18th birth
day yesterday when he entertained
a party of children and no less a
person than Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
herself had a birthday. Friday was
her birthday. but on account OF
the poor health or the President,
there was no celebration; just her
family spent most of the day with
her. Her mother, sister and brother
one or all of them-seem to lunch
with her almost every day, anyway,
and since Seymour Stone, the IA
nous artist, has been painting her
portrait, he has lunched with her
almost daily. One day, though, she
asked a company of friends infor-
mally to luncheon to meet the noted
portrait painter-some dozen people
in all-and luncheon was served in
the state dining-room. Mrs. will
SON seems to have been quite busy
last week with sitting for her por-
trait, having a birthday; register
ing to vote-she did 1t by affidavit
entertaining at tea, a small in
formal affair on Thursday afternoon,
and attending the funeral services
of the wife of William B. Wilson,
the Secretary of Labor, who passed
away after a long illness, leaving
behind her nine children: Agnes H,
Mary E, Jessie r.. Adam B., Hugh
W., William B., jr., Thomas, Joseph
B. and James H. Wilson.
e. T. MEREDITH, JR.,
HAS A BIRTHDAY.
OF the birthday celebrations, not
the least important was the party
given yesterday afternoon by the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Meredith for their son. Young Mer-
edith celebrated the important event
earlier in the week himself, by dom
ming his first pair of long trousers.
You know, he is quite a large child,
practically a head taller than his
youthful-looking mother, and the
'longies" do not seem the least bit
too old for him. I noticed him
particularly at the party Mrs. Mere
dith gave on Thursday for the Wal
ter Reed boys. He looked quite
the man and entered into the spirit
of the entertainment with all the
assurance Of a born host.
Talking of children, the Junior
diplomats" by the way, have been
increased of late by the arrival Of
eight little South Americans the
children of the new Minister from
Guatemala, DR.. Julio Bianchi and
Nine. Bianchi.
They are adorable youngsters,
ranging from Emilio, who is IL and
quite grown-up, to Margarita, the
baby, who Is not quite months old.
The others are Elisa, the oldest girl,
tide, age 9; Julio Antonio, age Z;
Eduardo, age 5; Marta, age 4, and
Roberto, age 2.
DIR. BIANCHPs
FIRST POST.
This is DIR. Bianchfs first post in
the diplomatic service. Before COM
ing to Washington he was a prac-
ticing physician and had never.
mixed in the political game. The
new Guatemala government, how
ever, brought a new era in things
political and diplomatic in Guate-
mala and DIR. Bianchi received the
coveted appointment to Washington.
Nine. Bianchi is quite an attractive
woman, and, thought the mother of
eight sturdy youngsters, hardly
looks 80 years of age. Both of the
ladies, Nine. Bianchi and her sister,
are typically Spanish, with the great
soft eyes of their country women
and the beautiful voices for which
Latin women are noted.
The calm Mime. Bianchi manages
to maintain in the midst of her
wiggling youngsters is beautiful to
behold. A photographer called to
make a picture of the family the
other day and gave up in despair,
declaring to do them justice he
would have to use a motion picture
The entire eight are unusually
handsome children, but Marta has
quite won my heart. When her
picture was being taken the other
day, she, alone of the entire eight,
a calm that rivaled her
I am convinced she is
slated for great career in the mo-
tion pictures, for the art with which
the 4-year-old youngstsr trailed her
long black lashes over her dimpled
cheek as the photographer snapped
the picture was worthy of Nazimova.
The Bianchis, accompanied by
their numerous maids, are at pres
ent stopping at the Dewey Hotel,
but they expect to join the army of
house hunters in the near future,
hoping to find a house large enough
TO house the legation as well as the
minister and his family.