The Washington herald., 1921-01-30
MRS. O'REILLY VISITING
DEVEREUXS FOR WINTER.

A most charming visitor is Mrs
n A. J. O'Reilly, who is visit.
1 Il ing her brother and sister-in.
law, DR.. and Mrs. J. Ryan DeYereux
at their handsome home in Chevy
Chase. She is perfectly delightful
has a lovely manner and winning
personality. She will be with the
DeYereuxs all winter. Mrs. Devereux
entertained - about seYenty-five
Tuesday in honor of Mrs. O'Reilly
Though there were so many they
were all comfortably seated in the
huge drawing room that runs
across one end o: the big house
Some of the guests were Mrs. How
ard Sutherland, Mrs. H. L. Rust
Mrs. Charles Robb, Mrs. Davenport
White, Mrs. Larkin W. GlaZebrook
Mrs. William Thornwall Davis
Mrs. Charles G. Matthews, Mrs. Le-
-Fevre, Miss Mary Amber, Mrs
Charles Marbury, Mrs. Royal Nc
kenna, Mrs. H. L. Snodgrass, Mrs
Cypret Hendrick, Mrs. Bradley Da-
wilson, Mrs. c B. Northrop, Mrs
Walter Dunlop-but l can't recall
them all.
Several others came in for tea
which was most elaborate. Mrs
Henry Classic and Mrs. Eliphalet
Andrews came in late and presided
at the tea table, assisted by Mrs,
William Deming. Quite the most
Interesting person at the party was
Mrs. Devereux's little grandchild,
who is visiting her; also the young
mother. formerly Margaret Dever-
eux, now Mrs. r. H. Jeschke, who
will leave shortly to join her hus-
band, Capt. Jeschke. U. S. NJ. c., at
Norfolk, where he has been trans
ferred from Paris Island
GREAT INTEREST CENTERED
IN MRS. HARDING'S SECRETARY,
Mrs. Harding was accompanied to
Washington by her secretary, Miss
Katherine Lawler. There seems to
be great interest in the prospective
secretary to Mrs. Harding after she
enters the White House. Everybody
asks me whom l think will get the
position. Why there should be so
much interest l don't know, but the
fact remains there is. Many are the
rumOrs that float about concerning
who is going to hold the position.
l have heard Georgia Todd men
toned; also Laura Harlan, Margaret
Wade and fully a half dozen others
but Miss LAWYERS name seems to
be the one mentioned more often
than the others. ! hear that she
has been doing. some secretarial
work for some of the Republican
or Congressional committees, for
get which.
Talking of rumors, it would be
such fun if l could repeat all the
gossip that comes 10 my ears but
I'm sure I'd be arrested or boy
cOtted or something of the sort if
l did. 1t is very astonishing to me
sometimes to see how Intelligent
people will give serious cOnsidera-
ton to perfectly ridiculous gossip
which they wouldn't believe for one
moment, much less repeat IL they
would just use their brains and
reason things out a bit. No one
seems to be too old or too settled
to escape peoples tongues. I heard
yesterday of a woman who is de-
cidedly elderly and lives a quiet 'ex-
istence among her few close friends
you all know her, she is very
prominent; whom gossips have
about to marry a we'll known man
much younger than herself who
seeks her society frequently because
he enjoys talking with her as she
has a splendid mind. I do wish
people would mind their own af-
fairs and allow others to live their
own lives. The world would be SO
much better off. And things are so
often not what they seem. 1 don't
believe that woman has any such
silly notion in her headI
Society, realizing that Lent is
almost here and that there are
still formal calls galore to be
made, just spent every spare min
ute calling last week. The custom
OF calling seems to have completely
survived the effects of the warr
Cards were left at a great rate ali
week, but particularly at the homes
OF the officials, many of whom were
receiving. last week for the last
time. No, not. for the last time
this season." but for the last time.