The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24

70 washington, WOulu nave many
the astonishing sight of line Of
way into the house and stretching
mats and their wives, and high
ranking officials of domestic
vintage, with, of course, a tre-
mendous navy contingent, took
their places in the line with demo-
cratic good nature and there was
much merriment and bandying of
jests. But one had a vision of
even. so famous a housekeeper
as Mrs. Wilbur nervously wonder
ing If the food could possibly hold
out in the face of SUCH an on
slaught.
Recipe for Onion Sandwiches
In Demand Among Society Folk.
Within, however, there was little
crowding and a very pleasant well
come from the hostess, aided and
abetted by her stalwart husband.
And as the guests worked their way
out most Of them were smacking
their lips over Mrs. Wilbur's onion
sandwiches and heard one or two
women wondering audibly If one
could possibly ask Cabinet hostess
for a recipe.
Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of the AS.
sistant Secretary of the Navy, was
receiving with Secretary and Mrs.
Wilbur and when I arrived there
were one or two other ladies in the
line, notably Mrs. Edward w.
Eberle. Mrs. John A. Lejeune was
al 11nN ryiNY
Of q number of high-ranking naval
officers; Mrs. Fredericks, wife OF
Congressman Fredericks of Cali.
fornia. and a group of California
girls who are in school here.
It's a modest house the Wilburs
have taken at 1920 jefferson place
but It has an air of distinction and
one had a pleasant impression OF
some striking brasses and occasional
Chinese hangings, with quantities OF
lovely spring flowers. There was
forsythia in a great brass bowl Ill
the hallway and daffodils all about
but ! have an idea that pink was
the prevailing tone in the dining
room.
Late Arrivals Find Secretary
Hughes Assisting His Wife.
Late arrivals at the home Of the
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Hughes
found the Secretary mingling gem.
ally with his guests, among whom.
Of course, the diplomats were con-
siderably in evidence. By that time
the company was thinning out. but
the doorman who was keeping count
was well past the 600 mark-a con.
siderable numbers of callers even ii
by no means a record for a Cabinet
day. Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr, Mrs. J,
Butler Wright and Mrs. William r.
Castle, jr., were assisting the host.
ess and there seemed to be two or
three pretty girls around who were
doubtless friends of Miss Elizabeth
Hughes.
At the home Of the Speaker and
Mrs. Gillett almost next door the
Congressional element was naturally
much in evidence, although there
\ were many callers from resident SO.
ciety with which Mrs. Gillett has
been rather more closely affiliated
than most official women. More
over, many Of the younger set
dropped in to see Mrs. Reginald S.
Foster, daughter Of the hostess, who
is visiting her. Those assisting
here were, Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper, Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth, Mrs.
Robert L. Bacon and Mrs. Lanier
Winslow.
William Phillips, our new Ambass.
ador to Belgium, and Mrs. Philips
were making the rounds-one met
them at the Hugheses' and again at
the home Of Postmaster General and
Mrs. New - and another person
whom one encountered again and
again was DIR. Rowe, Director Gen.
eral OF the Pan American Union.
Mrs: New had quite an imposing
group of assistants, among them
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, Mrs.
Parker Hit and Mrs. John H. Bart.
lett. Also there was pretty little
Mrs. Jack Montgomery, wife of
, Major Montgomery, who has been
ordered to duty somewhere in
Arizona. She anticipated her new
station with some trepidation be.
cause the two nearest towns were
Tombstone and Trainwreck and she
didn't see how she was going to
avoid them both.
Two Receptions Make Long
Ride to Wardman Worth While.
The long journey out to Ward
man Park Hotel was made doubly
worth while by the fact that both
Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Davis were
receiving and they had many callers
The Misses Ruth and Mary Wallae
Wallace received with their mother
Mrs. Work, wife of the Secretary OF
the Interior, could not receive be
cause she is still on the sick list
after o severe accident. Mrs
Hoover, wife Of the Secretary OF
Commerce, is out Of town and
Mrs. Stone, wife Of the new At
torney General, has not yet arrived
It was announced, too, that Miss
Ailsa Mellon, daughter Of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, would not
be at home because Of indisposition
] heard one flippant person wonder
ing IL her ailment was merely Gin
disposition to receive" but, even Il
Il were, the fiction would seem tc
be forgiveable, as she has Just re
turned to Washington after spend
ing several weeks in Hot Springs
and New York and has scarcely vel
gathered up the thread