The Washington herald., 1920-04-11
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.

2 Tpe "Eile ftOuSe SdNc tcai
party last week-the nrst in many
moons-and was therefore the out
standing social event of the week.
It was q luncheon given in COM
pliment TO the ladies of the Cabinet.
several of whom attended a White
House function for the first time as
a Cabinet hostess. Mrs. cambridge
Colby, wife of the new Secretary Of
State, came down from New York
Tor the occasion, returning to that
city the same evening. She was
very new indeed; had hardly been q
member of the Cabinet circle O week
yet. Then Mrs. Edwin 7. Meredith
and Mrs. Joshua W. Alexander were
also newcomers and Mrs. David T.
Houston appeared for the first time
at an Executive Mansion function
as wife OF the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Not since the President was taken
ill last fall has there been such a
party at the White House. OF
course, Mrs. Wilson has had a few
extremely small tea parties, not
ably those for the rulers of Belgium
and the Prince of Wales apd few
other distinguished visitors of other
nations. 1t was too bad that at this
first party the Cabinet circle was
not complete, as Mrs. William b.
Wilson, wife of the Secretary Of
Labor, couldn't be present as she is
an invalid, you know. Her daughter,
Agnes Wilson, usually fills her place
in the social life of Washington. but
hasn't been able to do SO much re-
Gently because of the care her
mother requires. Poor Mr.. Wilson
lost his mother last week.
MRS. WILSON HAD NIECEs HERE
FOR EASTER HOLIDAYS.
Things seem to be livening up a
bit at the White House anyway.
Mrs. Wilson had with her for the
Easter holidays-that is, part Of
their holidays her nieces, the
Misses Maury, Of Roanoke, Va Their
mother who was Mrs. Wilson's
sister, you will recall. died Just a
month or so before the Presidents
second Inauguration and at the time
of the Inauguration, Mrs. Wilson
was wearing mourning for her.
They attend school in Philadelphia.
They spent the latter part of the
holidays with their grandmother.
Mrs. William H. Boiling. There was
some thought in Mrs. Wilson's head.
/ remember she told me once. that
she might present those girls to
society from the White House, but
/ guess that won't be as various
complications like the Presidents
poor health have rather upset more
than one plan of Mrs. Wilson's. The
girls departed last Saturday.
week ago Saturday.
Easter Sunday was passed very
quietly at the White House. Mrs.
Wilson attended the IL o'clock serv-
ices at st. Johns and in the aft
ernoon took fer daily automobile
ride with the various members of
her family who are usually her COM
panions on those rides. / can't re-
call her attending church before
since the President has been sick
but perhaps my memory fails me.
At any rate these various little
spins arouse the thought that the
President must still be improving
rrpidly though one does hear so
many run.ors about the poor man
cne hardly knows what to think.
MARGARET WILSON AWAY
UNTIL EASTER MONDAY.
Margaret Wilson, who was in New
York for several weeks, didn't get
back until Easter Monday. She was
expected more OF less on the Satur-
day Before Easter but didn't ma
terialize. The next day she unveiled
the statue of the Supreme Sacrifice
Memorial" in honor of the thirteen
District employees who fell In the
great war, in the District Building
The statue stands on the stair land
ing of the first floor of the building
For the ceremony it's base was bank
ed with poppies in remembrance OF
those 'in Flanders fields" Funds
for the statue were donated by the
District employees. In addition TO
commemorating those who gave
their lives the statue is in honor OF
4s9 employees of the District who
gave up positions to enter the sery-
ice.
Cabinet members. diplomats and
members of Congress attended 70
the number of about 200. 1t was
on that occasion that Bainbridge
Colby made his first public appear
ance as the new Secretary of State
and made an address, as did also
Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
PRESIDENT NOTIFIED THAT
HE Is GRANDFATHER AGAIN.
The greatest excitement though
at the White House was the news
that reached them Tuesday Of the
birth of another daughter to Will
liam G.. McAdoo, former Secretary
of the Treasury, and Mrs. McAdoo,
who was Eleanor Wilson. This
makes her second child and his
eighth. Mr.. McAdoo had six chill
dren by his first wife. The new
little girl is to be christened Mary
Faith and will be the Presidents
fifth grandchild. Mr.. and Mrs,
Francis B. Sayre have three chill
dren--two boys and girl.
Eleanor Wilson. you will remem-
Der, was bridesmaid at the mar
risge of Maitland Marshall and
Paymaster John Harrison Knapp
about six years ago. And last week
that young pair lost their first born,
John Marshall Knapp, in an acci-
playing about the hotel where the
Knapp3 were Observation-Disclosures
and the children had just gone ZIP
there to be with her husband who
is on duty at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard-mistook the elevator shaft
for a doorway and fell. Though the
fall was only six feet he hurt his
head and died shortly afterwards.
they came Immediately home with
the body. their hearts fairly
broken. And poor Mrs. Marshall Is
. wrcck-she Just worshiped that
granachiId. And she has worn her
self out with weeks Of nursing Gen.
Marshall who has been seriously Ill
for some time now. Maitland had
been down here helping her mother
and had only just left. Troubles
always come In lunches; doesn't Il
seem sol