Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

friendship formed with Mr.. Hoover's
energetic young aide during the dark
est days which Belgium knew. The
marriage took place about two years
after the armistice was signed and
when Mr.. Gibson was Minister TO
Poland. Mrs Gibson has visited this
city many times and was here for
two weeks in the Spring, when Mr..
Gibson was attending the State De-
partment conferences which preceded
the sailing of the delegates to the
Geneva convention.
Mrs Whitelaw Reid and her daugh-
ter, Lady Jean Ward, are spending
August IN the beautiful resort Of the
Italian Ligure. Santa Margherita, one
Of the secluded parts Of this enchanted
region. Both ladies will go to Paris
In September and will visit the senior
Mr. Ogden Mills in his home there.
Mrs. Reid and Lady Ward have been
annual visitors to the Italian lakes
for many years. They leased villa
at Cadenabbia for many years, but at
the outbreak of the World War they
relinquished it, and this marks their
first return to their old haunts since
1914. Mrs. Reid usually spends part
of the Summer in her camp on the
upper st. Regis in the Adirondacks,
but Lady Ward and her family could
not visit her this year, and her son,
Ogden Reid, and his family have
selected the Wisconsin lakes region
for a change and she would be en-
tirely alone. After visiting her brother
in Paris, it is likely that Mrs. Reid
will sail for this side and go to Calf
fOrnia. Mr.. Mills, who is now enter
tanning his son, Representative Ogden
L. Mills, and his wife, will accompany
his sister to his native land. His
handsome home, which was the resi-
dence of Gen. Pershing during his
Paris sojourn while the World War
was in progress, is nearly always at
the disposal of American visitors and
the owner goes to New York or Bur
lingame for the longer part of the
year. Lady Ward has heavy duties
during the London season and the
sumptuous Dudley House which her
father presented on her marriage is
one of the active points for the Con-
sentative wing of Britain's political
world.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Trubee Dawson
bring to Washington quite a juvenile
group Of children and this serves to
call attention to the fact that not
for many years have the war chiefs
been such young men or had such an
attractive group of youngsters. The
Secretary of War, Dwight Filley
Davis, is one Of the few in the long
roster of men who have held that
portfolio when less than so. Mr..
Davis has Just turned 46, and as he
has been Secretary for two years he
was one year younger than Newton
Diehl Baker, who was 45 when Presi-
dent Wilson appointed him in 1916 to
succeed Lindley M. Garrison. Mr..
and Mrs. Davis have a son of 10 and
three daughters. the eldest. Miss Alice,
being ,subdeb. while Cynthia is 16
and Miss Helen Brooks Davis is IA.
The Assistant Secretary Of War, Col
Hanford MacNider is 10 years younger
than the Secretary and was married
just three years ago. He has a lusty
young son. Hanford, Sd. The three
children of the Assistant Secretary of
War for Aviation are all less than
five years, and Washington will not
make their acquaintance until the late
Autumn. The assistant secretaries of
the executive departments and their
families make an interesting and i'm
portant division of official society, and
at the present there are an unusual
number of important men holding
these posts. admittedly steps leading
to something higher.