The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-21

kept busy denying rumors that those
two are engaged. Oh. no. indeed-so
far as / know there is absolutely no
occasion for such report. But
Washington has a very keen sense Of
rumor~sometimes One thinks II
about the only sort OF sense II has
and Il has been trying hard for years
TO get Miss Wilson married ON, 10
say nothing OF General Pershing.
You know he wrote a friend here
while he was still In France that
Dame Rumor had connected his name
with at leaat thirty OF the fair seq
over there. and at least twenty-five
OF them widows. And there have
been several added 10 tho roll since
his return--so that now his friends
are not surprised when they start TO
ask him some question nowadays to
have him ask at once whom he's re-
ported engaged TO now.
Mrs. Wilson was present at the i'm
posing exercises OF the mobilization
OF the uniform corps OF the District
OF Columbia Chapter. American Red
Cross, which took place on Tuesday
at the Masonic Temple. and while
that is not a social affair IL was one
OF the few places at whsch the Presi-
dents wife has been seen since his
illness. On this occasion she was
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Boiling and Miss Bertha Boiling. Mrs
Baker, Mrs. Daniels, and Mrs. Ben
nett were also there, being among a
large number OF notable women pres
ent.
Feather in Cap of
Southern society.
Having Miss Wilson there. and "the
White House box" occupied for the
feather in the Southern society's cap.
even though It was only Miss Boiling
and Mrs. Alexander Hunter Galt-two
of Mrs. Wilson sisters, who accom-
panied the Presidents daughter-who
occupied lit, until she was able TO
leave her place in the line and join
them. Her gown that night was of white
satin, in marked contrast TO the pea
cock green chiffon over gold, in which
she appeared earlier in the week. Nor
was 1t so strongly classified In it's
lines. being, in fact, quite modern and
French with it's narrow skirt and
rather bouffant draperies and ropes
of pearls. She wore In her hair the
same graceful wreath OF gold leaves
which she has worn on almost every
one of her few appearances in even
ing dress thin season.
1t was very big reception. The
Southern Society says II sent out
about 5000 invitations. and every sim
gle one produced a guest and then
some. For it is estimated that at
least 5000 came. In fact. 1t was a
perfect mob. and dancing was a bit
difficult. The General was as usual
the perfect guest. He allowed him.
self to be escorted to platform when
he had shaken hands and smiled at
the 5000 for at least two hours, and
made a graceful little speech. Then
he stayed long enough for a few
dances-one at least with the Presi-
dents daughter and one with Eliz-
abeth Brent Jones. daughter Of Col.
and Mrs. E. Lester Jones.
General Pershing must have been
astonished to learn through the
papers that he was to be the honor
guest at a dinner dance which Mrs,
Cromwell Brooks was giving for him
on Wednesday. Mrs. Brooks says she
was, and General Pershing may have
been under the impression that he
had a date in New York that night
when Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt was
entertaining for him. He returned
later in the week, however, ana occu-
pied a box at the Washington Opera
Company's performance of Faust" on
Friday night at the Shubert-Garrick
Theater.
Mrs. Brooks did give a small dinner
Wednesday night, but IL was merely
for a few personal friends. She has
not been giving any big parties this
winter, but has lived very quietly up
on Massachusetts avenue near Eight
eenth street with her children. play
ing around with few old friends.
She has but recently returned from q
visit to her mother, Mrs. f. T. Stotes-
bury, in Florida: but perhaps you
didn't recognize Mrs. Cromwell
Brooks as Mrs. Walter Il. Brooks, jr.,
formerly of Baltimore and Green