The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-04-18

and being dined as they possibly can
before the usual summer exodus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith al
ready are on the firing line In that
respect. They probably either dine or
are dlned by some one official at least
five nights q week. Tuesday, for in
stance, they gave dinner for the Sec-
retary OF the Navy and Mrs. Jcsephus
Daniels. Wednesday the Secretary OF
tho Treasury and Mrs. Houston gave
one for them. Friday Mr.. ana Mrs
Meredith again were hosts, ard so 1t
goes, Mr.. and Mrs, Houston. Ivy the
way, are going to Chicago early in the
coming week, expecting to pass several
days there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton d. Baker do
not seem TO be doing anything par
ticularly thrilling. Madame" Baker, as
they call the secretary's mother, arrived
on Thursday morning for short stay,
Mrs. Baker and Miss Betty Baker
went to Philadelphia to-day and partlc-
ipated In a double launching. Mrs.
Baker launched the Marne, a troopship,
and Miss Betty started the Jolee On It's
travels. Both are at the yards of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation n. Hog
Island. "The Marne" speaks for itself.
bu' the name OF the "Jolee" perhaps
requires some explanation. It is named
for the president OF the Community Ser
vice, Inc. Mr. Joseph Lee OF Boston
Mr.. Lee presided at the christening.
Secretary and Mrs. Josephus Daniels
were present at one OF the interesting
little ceremonies Of the week, the install
lation Of Mrs Helen Gardener, who for
years was prominent in the councils of
the National Suffrage Association az
member Of the Civil Service Commission
the first woman ever appointed to the
commission.
Events of the Week.
Whether the Pen Women's League
carnival on Wednesday at Mrs. Francois
b. Moran's house or the dance at the
British Embassy on Tuesday night Is
to be regarded as the event Of this week
depends entirely on the point OF view.
OF course the Pen Women's League party
interested a greater number Of persons,
and on the whole persons not entirely un-
important. but the British embassy dance
naturally was more exclusive. even
though 1t was quite the biggest event the
embassy has had since the Prince Of
Wales's visit last November, and about
the biggest that MIR. Ronald Lindsay,
counsellor and charge d'aftaires, has
given at all. Mr., Lindsay is not living
at the embassy but at Wendell Man.
sions, but he gave his dance in the ball
room of the embassy and Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon, wife of the one time sec
retary of the embassy acted as hostess
for him. There were about 500 guests
official, diplomatic and the resident set
being about equally represented. Buffet
supper was served at midnight.
The British Embassy dance was al
most Mrs. Henry Getty Chiton's last
appearance here. Mr.. Chiffon has been
transferred to the British Embassy at
Rio Janeiro, having been promoted to
a couple of months ago, and Mrs. Chill
ton has been here with their little girls
awaiting orders. She is now preparing
to join him, and on Friday she had her
last reception with her mother, Mrs.
Thomas ]. O'Brien, wife of a one time
United States Minister to China
AS for the Pen Women's League. 1t
had n good deal Of party. beginning
about 10 o'clock in the morning, when
Mrs Woodrow Wilson practically start
ed the ball rolling, and ending some
time we'll after midnight when there
were still dozens of lively and indefati-
gable young persons who were willing
to keep it going indefinitely. 1t was a
Carnival" for the benefit OF the leagues
building fund-the fund for the perma-