Evening star., 1944-09-08

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The only members of President
Wilson's cabinet now living are As
sociate Justice James Clark Nc
Reynolds, retired, and Mr.. Josephus
Daniels, now editing his newspaper
in Raleigh, N. c. Mr.. Justice NC
REYNOLDS was the first of the three
Attorneys General and was appoint
ed to the Supreme Court by Presl-
dent Wilson. Succeeding him in the
Cabinet was the late Thomas E.
Gregory. Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer,
widow of former Attorney General
Palmer, the third of those serving
with President Wilson, was there.
She has an important post in the
Maritime Commission, having to do
with the ceremonies of the launch
ings Of the ships for the Commits
sion.
Mr.. Daniels, whose last Official
post was United States Ambassador
to Mexico, did not come to Washing
ton for the showing, but his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonathan Daniels, represented the
family. Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith,
widow of the Secretary of Agrlcul-
ture in the Wilson Cabinet, main
rains a Washington home but has
spent very little time here IN the
past two or three years.
The diplomatic corps was we'll rep
resented in last nights audience
as were the military services.
A leader in the very young circles
of the diplomatic group in Washing
ton during the Wilson admlnlstra-
ton who was in the audience last
evening was Mrs. Oliver Owen Kuhn.
AS Senorita Leonora Martin-Rivero,
she left school to assist her sisters,
the Senoritas Amparo, Graclela and
Elodia Martin -Reveno. entertain IN
honor of the Misses Wilson, daugh-
tiers of the late President, when
they first came to Washington. The
Senoritas Martin -Rivero were the
daughters of the Cuban Minister, the
late Senor Antonio Martin-Rivero,
and the late Sonora de Martin
Rivero.
Ardent workers for France at
tended the tour yesterday afternoon
of the workrooms of the Urgent
Relief for France at 1902 Connecti-
cut avenue. Mrs. Charles S. Dewey
and Mrs. George Worthington, CO.
chairmen of the Washington chap
ter of American Relief for France
and Mrs. Harry K. Hickey executive
director of Urgent Relief were the
hostesses. The especially invited
guests were contributors and vol
unteer workers for the Community
War Fund campaign which will open
in Washington, october l6. The
Community War Fund will help in
the financing of American Relief
for France which is National War
Fund agency. and now is organized
all over the country. Today 1t Is
combining the efforts of the Fighting
French, the Urgent Relief for
France, a member of the Co-ordi-
mating Council of French Relief
Societies, Inc, and the French
American Wives. Seen in the work
rooms yesterday were volunteers
making aprons for school children
out of the huge rolls of black satin;
pillow cases out of material woven
for use as -four sacks; and a wide
assortment of layettes recently COM
pleted and ready for shipment.
Assisting Mrs. Hickey were Mrs.
E. G. Rodgers, Mrs Ormonde Pow
ers, Mrs. J. H. Ford and Mrs. r. s..
Moore.
A large group Of tennis enthu-
siasts will enjoy the cool sunny after
noon today .at the Army Navy Coun-
try Club, where the Ecuador Ambas-
sador, Senior Gallo Plaza, will be host
at the exhibition tennis match. The
games will be played by Senor Fren-
cisco Segura, of Ecuador, South
American champion and Mr.. Will
liam Talbert. the third in the Ma
tional Ranking The Ambassador
will be host late this afternoon to
Senor Segura and Mr. Talbert the
other guests to be members of the
embassy staff.
A late afternoon fete yesterday
was the tea which Mrs. Edwin M
Watson, wife of the Presidents S
Secretary, gave for members of her
subcommittee for the Chamber
Music Guild. Nine. LIE Calais and
Mrs. George r. Holmes, members OF
her subcommittee, assisted at the
tea table, and conversation among
the less than 100 guests was centered
on the success thus far of the sus-
tanning fund and the membership
drives.