The New York herald., 1921-03-06
Washington Gay With Parties
to Welcome the Newcomers


Welfare BAH they felt that they couia
not consistently appear az another ball.
The big party OF parties on inaugurs-
ton night. designed at once to replace
the inaugural ball and give both visitors
and residents some outlet for their car
nival spirit and their festal attire. and
to supply funds for the work OF the
Child Welfare organization, was the
Child Welfare ball. and that was the
biggest event that there ever has been
in Washington, not even excepting the
inaugural dances OF past yearA The
sixty-three boxes lining not mere
ly both bathrooms at the willard but the
big anterooms. had been sold, some OF
them several times over. And the boxes
were all filed, many OF them with most
distinguished parties. The ball was a
huge success. and huge" 10 the right
word for t.
Meanwhile. Of course. me leaders Of
the old Administration were getting un,-
der way. The President and Mrs vii
son did no entertaining even OF the most
| informal family type except that Miss
Margaret Wilson remained at the Whita
House to the last helping her father and
Mrs. Wilson In their packing and moving,
The President went out for his daily
drive. and dropped Mrs. Wilson, who
started out with him. at their new homo
In S street, and she put in an hour or 80
there supervising the settling OF their
household goods, to be called for by the
President on his way back TO the White.
House.
The Marshalls have already been ac-
counted for. Mrs. Marshall gave tho last
Of her time and strength TO the BAH,
success of which she had so much at
heart Tomorrow they will start on
Mr.. Marshalps projected lecture tour.
though / understand they have given
up, or at any rate postponed, the trip
abroad which was to have come at the
! end OF II.
The Colbys wero entertaining and en-
tertained UP to the last minute Mrs
Colby gave a. dance for the girls last
Monday. and she and Mr.. Colby have
had dinner engagements almost every
might, winding up with one Thursday
night, when Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
gave a dinner in their honor.
The Bakers have been constantly on
the go. They had less packing 70 do
than some OF the others. as they were
occupying a furnished house They
themselves took a sudden little squirt OF
formal official entertaining toward the
last Of their stay--at least to the extent
OF giving three formal dinners one for
Gen. Pershing, one for Gen. March and
on Tuesday last one for the French AM
bassador and Nina. Jusserand, with the
Colbys among their guests Tonight
the Bakers started for Cleveland. where
Mr.. Baker will go into his law firm. and
the children are already entered At their
| schools
The Burlasons---aa least Mira Burie-
son and Miss Sydney--left Washington
for their Texas home early In the week.
and the big old fashioned red brick
house up on @ street, which they have
occupied during most OF the Wilson
regime, has had 'sto let" Eigns out for
some time past Mr. Burleson win be
In Washington for q few weeks. as
believe his term Goes not legally end
with the Administration but for some
reason carries over for about q month.
The Danielses closed their house a
week ago and have been occupying the
apartment which Mrs. Daniels mott J.
Mrs Adelaide Worth Bagley, had at the
Dupont for several days, and then wenr
for couple Of days 70 visit Mra Dewey
in her X street homo. They. too, have
been entertained UP to the very last
having been the chief guests at British
! Embassy dinner on Tuesday night. 1t
is said that Mr.. Rurieson and Mr. Dan
iels are the two members OF the outgoing
Cabinet who have the best formulated
plans for ultimately returning TO Wash
Ington--both of them having Senatorial
aspirations hidden away for future use
British Embassy Lively
The British Embassy is the one that
has been the liveliest during the week
They have had house fun of company
for the inauguration, and have been Civ
Ing dinners almost every night, includ
ing the one already mentioned for Sec
retary and Mrs Daniels, and one the
following night for the Rumanian Min
lister and Princess Bibesco, thsi last q
young persons dinner. followed by q
dance. The return of Sir Auckland ana
/, the fact that no brought back with him
one or two young attaches--includins
Capt Henry, who had preceded him 10
England--have livened up the British
diplomatic circle considerably. They
are the gayest lot anywhere In the diplo-
matte corps at present, and the Bibescos
naturally are In on good deal of their
fun, since Princess Bibesco was Eliza
| beth Asqulth. daughter OF the former
British Premier.
The Bibescos. by the way. have taken
| a house and are setting up their own
| legation out on the new part Of Massa
chusetts avenue, where they have taken
an attractive place known as villa Rotc
They didn't get the house on the river
that Princess Bibesco had set her heart
on. Sne nau 10 yielu 10 tne real estate
men and agree that there simply was no
house suitable 20 legation purposes 20
be had out there.
The routine official at homes rather
went by the board this week Mrs
Bakers was the last survivor of tho
Cabinet Wednesday. She-was at home
| informally as usual" And several of
the Senatorials were at home on Thurs
cay. particularly in honor OF guests I'm
their houses or officials from their home
States. whom they felt they had to enter
tain. Mrs Frelinghuysen. who has her
house full. was one of those who res
ceived. Mrs. Pomerene, who has her
sister. Mrs. Brandt. a niece and one or
two ether guests, has been entertaining
for them and has had them In TOW
/ everywhere she went.
Mrs. Sarah Leo Phillips Senator
Edges mother-in-law and hostess, was
Mt home for the last time this season on
| Thursday and she turned her usual re-
ception into tea and dance Mrs.
Keyes, wife OF Senator Keyes OF New
Hampshire, received and had with her
the Governors wife. Mrs. Albert Brown.
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