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Of War, had made her farewell ap-
pearance as a soIoist before a mill
tary gathering the other night at
the Walter Reed Hospital, and
found it very depressing to think
that Mrs. Baker, who had sung her
head on" for the soldiers and SAIL
ors hereabouts for years now, won't
be here any more to sing for them.
After Mrs. Baker sang her closing
number, she spoke.
Everything to me of late seems
to have an air Of inality," she said.
-On my way here tonight I could
not help but feel that it was my
last appearance before you. Tonight
l am going to sing one more song,
for the last time I will ever sing
before soldiers. I will sing Uncle
Sam that 1 have sung so many
times. I want you men to know
that you have helped me to make
the prophecy of the song come true"
The Cabinet circle in its last days
had a wedding in its midst-Miss
Mary Wilson, daughter OF the Sec
retary of Labor, William B. Wilson,
was the bride. 1t took place last
Thursday and was a very quiet af-
fair. The lucky bridegroom was
Charles D. Strohecker, formerly of
Charlotte, n. c. and Roanoke, Va,
but now Of this city. She is Sec
retary Wilson's second daughter.
The wedding was an extremely quiet
informal AFFAIR and took place in
Rockville at the rectory of the
Presbyterian Church. The bride
Just lost her mother recently. Her
father gave her in marriage, but
there were no attendants.
The Cabinet figures prominently
in the many many dinner parties OF
the week. Every night there were
dinners galore. The Vice President
and Mrs Marshall were the honor
guests at at least one.
The Marshalls also gave a large
dinner. but il I should attempt to
enumerate the dinners and lunch
eons-not to mention the tea par
ties-Of last week l would not
reach the end for ages. And the
bridge parties-bridge seems to be
getting to be a craze almost like
it used to be some years ago. I've
heard of more bridge parties lately
and I suppose there are many l
haven't heard of. while one .oCiety
woman told me hardly a day went
bridge party-Tm speaking of real
parties too. Mrs. William Hughes,
wife of the late Senator from New
Jersey entertained at a luncheon
and bridge party last week. Mrs.
Peyton Russell gave a party Fri
day in compliment to Mrs Benedict
Cobb who is staying at the Shore
ham and who gave a small bridge
herself there Wednesday. Mrs
Robert II. =. keltOn was hostess at
a bridge followed by tea one after
noon last week in compliment to
her mother. Mrs. George (. Wills's
birthday anniversary. The Misses
Sedgly were hostessts at d bridge
party yesterday and Miss Daisy
Prentiss gave quite a large bridge
party-sOme nine tables or more
last Monday afternoon, with addi-
tiOnaI guests asked for tea. Mrs.
Charles Nelson Riker entertained a
group OF young people at bridge
one afternoon: Mrs. Ryan DevereuN
will give a bridge party Tuesday
afternoon, and there are many
more.
An interesting engagement of
the week was that of Miss Grave
AverilI, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lloyd Averill to Stewart l.
wirgman, son the Rev. Henry T,
Wirgman. Of Chevy Chase, Md.
They will be married in the spring
at home and will reside in this
city. Mr.. Averiu IS superintendent
of the Congressional Library. The
AveriIIs originally came from Pitts
,burgh and belong to an old Ne"
York family. but have lived here
about a quarter of century Ihe
bride is very pretty, a blonde