Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1928, Page 43

' Tales of Well Known Folk In Social and Official Life ~\Vashington Is Hop;ng for the Return to Diplo- matic Circle of Dr. Konitza, Albania's Scholarly Envoy BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. It is a matter of interested specula- tion in Washington whether the schol- | natural habitat. Giant cameras will be arly envoy, Dr. Falk Konitza of Albania, will continue in his role since his country has elected a Mohommedan ruler in lieu of the Prince of the House of Weid, William Frederic, who had retired from the tiny throne to which he had been called. Dr. Konitza has served as minister from Albania 926, but he had a long pre- vious residence in the United States, beginning in 1910, when he lectured under the auspices of several learned societies in_Boston, New York and along the Eastern coast. He is a rofound student of the troubled his- tory of his native land and has pub- lished many essays dealing with the subject. Although it is customary for new rulers to select their own diplo- matic officials, as each new President does in this Republic, there have been cases of monarchies passing to the popular form of govetnment and Te- taining the carps of the previous regime. Viscount d'Alte, minister from Portugal, is an example. He arrived in Washington in May, 1902, when King Carlos I of Portugal sat on the throne. The vis- count held his post during the bricf tenure of the assassinated ruler's son Manuel on the tottering throne, and was reappointed after the republic had | been declared. Dr. Konitza leit Wash- ington the middle of last June, and has been in Albania ever since. As no news has come to the State Department of his recall, it is anticipated that he will ultimately return to his post. He is among the popular and hospitable bachelors of the corps of ministers. * Mrs. Thomas Hitcheock, granddaugh- ter of the philanthropist of Washington, William W. Corcoran, and who spent her girlhood in the fine old mansion on Connecticut avenue and H street, now the site of the Chamber of Commerce, has been selected M. F. H. of the Aikea Hunting Club, and she has revised rules and set a pace which are stimulating to adjacent country activities. As mas- ter in the designation as easily stands for mistress of the foxhounds, Mrs. Hitchcock has taken over the insignia of office with due regard to the con- ventions. Aiken’s hunt club has a fa- mous pack of beagles, selected with the utmost care some 20 years ago and re- newed and kept in perfect form by canine experts of the South. The Deep Run Drag of Richmond, Va. recently made the run through. Columbia and Camden, S. C., to Aiken and joined the beagles under Mrs. Hitchcock for one of the most spirited events of the Win- ter. Among those who will spend a few weeks in Aiken for the fox hunting are the Hungarian Minister and Countess Bzechenyi. Their young daughters, Countess Gladys and Countess Alice Szechenyi are at school in Aiken and prominent in the junior sporting ac- tivities. . * Kk ¥ % Mr. and Mrs. Irwin B. Laughlin have spent the Autumn in Venice, and the splendid beach at the Lido being com- paratively deserted, they with a numer- ous company of other rasidents of ‘Washington lingered almost until time to sail home for Christmas. The Lido 1s Europe’s most popular bathing beach, preferred by many despite the counter attractions on the Atlantic side and on the North Sea. The reason assigned by the younger set is that the waters of the Adriatic are so gentle that the fa- mous pajama parties are possible, whereas rude waves at Dinard or at Qstend, it is claimed, would utterly spoil those soft, clinging garments, which are distinetly not created for bathing. Laughlin’s beautiful- home on Crescent place, adjoining that of Mr. John Campbell White, soon will be opened for the Winter. Like all who have lived abroad for many years, Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin, the latter formerly Miss Therese E. Eselin, feel the urge to" renew old ties and live in old scenes, and they were both always fond of Venice, especially in off seasons. Hotels of the magic city are now prepared for guests who prefer to pass quiet days on the canals and visit the old shops and museums. They are heated by steam and have every indoor convenience for passing the time when the fogs becloud the waterways and the wind blows too strong for boat excursions. Among well known Washingtonians who spent. the Autumn in Venice were Gen. and Mrs. Robert C. Davis and Mrs, Tracy C. Dows. P Mr. Cornelius Crane, son of Richard 7. Crane of Chicago and cousin of that Richard Crane, a popular member of the diplomatic service, now retired and living in the lovely old Byrd estate on the James River, Westover, sailed last week from Boston on his massive brigantine, Illyria, bound for unknown scenes. As junior member of the Field Museum’s scientific staff, young Crane holds a commission from that active center of exploration, and from Leland Stanford as well, to search up and down the waters of the universe for such rare exhibits as sea serpents, giant lizards, slimy ant-eaters and other rep- tiles known only theoretically. Approx imately 30,000 miles will be scoured by land and sea, and the expedition ex- pects to be gone two years. The Illyria is 147 feet long, and has an all-steel deck and a 300-horsepower Bessemer- Diesel engine, which is, of course, de- signed to help out when the wind does not fill the many and mighty sails. Mr. , Crane will have with him a competent staff of scientists from both institutions which he will present in his travels, LELEVEVEVRVERRLRRRRVRRERY QOur “Star” Special for Monday Beautiful Single Stone established diplomatic | and he also has a gigantic moving pic- ture machine which when possible will record the specimens alive and in their usedl for landscapes. This is but one of three mammoth expeditions which will leave the shores of this republic for scientific rescarch and in hitherto un- visited parts of the world. * % k% Two of Great Britain’s eminent statesmen furnish much diversion for the public by their dual fads, those | of raising the most massive and pedi- | | greed porkers and of partiality to the | | task of laying bricks. 'These are Mr. | Winston Churchill and Sir William | | Joynson-Hicks. Mr. Churchill took out | | a license to build a brick wall and an) | outhouse on his estate, and on the, | strength of this applied for a mem- | bership eard in the bricklayers' union. Although conferred, the honor was sub- | | sequently withdrawn, as the statesman has other avocations and does not do ! bricklaying for a livelihood. But he does increase his annual income lib- erally by the sale of pigs. The Churchill pigs have quite a reputation, much like | | the razor-back of certain sections of this country, which yields ham dear to the heart, of gourmands. Sir Joynsons- Hicks, who is secretary for home affairs, has a fine walk to his credit as a brick- | layer and he is constantly the rival of | the. chancellor of the exchequer, Mr. Churchill, for prizes won by porkers at | various county fairs. Viscount Grey, | who served for a short period in the British embassy in Washington, is pas- | sionately fond of studying birds and of | fishing. As Sir Edward Grey he en- tertained in New Forest ex-President Roosevelt, who went there just to hear the whistling black cap, a sweet singer | unknown in this country. 0 o Although fads of the mighty are not 50 widely featured in the press of this country, many take note of the Presi- dent’s growing devotion to sylvan pleasures, fishing and hunting, and of Mrs. Coolidge's consuminn interest in genuine antique furniture and her in- tense study of the periods of best pro- duction in this country. Every one knows the intense championship of the Secretary of War for sporting, well played tennis tournaments and the gift of the Davis Cup, which figures in ten- nis fiction as largely as it does in actual tennis games, and Mr. Mellon's love of | art and the fact that he will cross the | ocean just to sit before some favorite canvases and find that pleasure well worth the pains. The Attorney General is known throughout New England for his knowl- edge of colonial clocks and his ability to make them run and keep good time at that. All through Vermont tales are told of the genial aid which this kindly cabinet official has given in homes casually visited and where old clocks had years before ceased to function. He frequently is consulted in regard to his- toric clocks, those in museums and shrines and in public institutions. If the clock has ever been a good time- keeper and well made, Mr. Sargent can restore it to usefulness, for he has studied the simple mechanism of the old-time builders and can detect any injury. He has a fine assortment of ancient clocks and he always is adding to the number. He also is a collector of books on special subjects and has per- hnpst the finest private library in Ver- mont. Mr. Alexander Smith Cochran of New York in leasing the residence of the late Mme. Christian Hauge, widow of the Minister from Norway, who died some years ago while skiing in Switzerland, has secured one of the most imposing mansions of the city and one of the most elegantly equipped. Situated on Massachusetts avenue above Twenty- third street, its garden is a series of raised terraces extending back to the heights which crown this section as it slopes toward the loop of Rock Creek. Mme. Hauge, who was before mar- rying the Norse diplomat Mrs. Fred- erick Joy of Louisville, left her prop- erty to her brother, Mr. Ross Todd, and his daughter, Louise Todd, now Mrs. S. Parker Gilbert. Mr. Cochran found that the mansion, untenanted for three years, needed renovation, and he will not take possession until the Spring, being meantime established in the Hay-Adams House. Perhaps the finest private dining hall in the city is to be found in this residence. It is 40 feet square and is ' paneled in old carved English oak, with buffet chairs and tables made from the same mate- rial, obtained some 25 years past from a priory in Surrey which was about to be demolished and was offered at public auction. Britons were not then accustomed to having their Yankee cousins walk off with their treasures, and the newspaper criticism of Mrs. Joy's purchase caused a bill to be in- troduced into Parliament forbidding ancient interiors from being sold out of the country, * K * Mrs. Clyde Kelly, wife of the Rep- resentative in Congress from Pittsburgh, is enjoying a well deserved respite from | the prolonged duties of acting as hostess to_the Pennsylvania State So- ciety of Washington from 1920, the tenure of her husband's office as pres- ident of that virile society, The Key- stone Statc has one of the oldest of local associations, which was founded by Dr. S. S. Stratton in 1895. But it is only from 1920, when Representative Kelly was elected, that the soeiety be- came what it is today, known for the brilliancy of its entertainments and the distinction of the guests, al- ways Keystoners of exalted rank, and THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, DECEMBER 23, 1928—PART 3.° 3 MARTHA EVANS,” Who is entertaining guests over the holidays at her home, on Massachusetts avenue, ~Bachrach Photo. for its numerous and influential mem- bership. During these eight years neither Representative Kelly nor his wife has failed to appear at the meet- ings held monthly from November to May, a record not equaled in any of the other State societies. As Mrs. Kelly is first vice president of the Congressional Club, she also had heavy obligations in that society and has frequently pre- sided’ during the enforced absences of Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, the president. | This indefatigable worker is promi- nent in D. A. R. affairs also and is yet an excellent homekeeper and mother. > e Y Miss Helen Cannon, with her nieces, Mrs. Dorsey Richardson of Paris and Mrs. William Houghteling of San Fran- cisco, will form one of the interesting households of the late Winter in the Capital. Miss Cannon was for many years the hostess of her father, the late Speaker of the House of Representa- tives and for more than 30 years member from Danville, Ill. Mrs. Ernest Le Seure, the younger sister, was fre- quently a guest, with her husband and the two little girls, now happily mar- ried. When they were of an age to mingle with the gay throng their aunt had many pretty little parties, and gradually led them from childhood to the debutante stage. Mrs. Richardson, the elder, has a delightful home in Paris, where she is the center of an important wing of residents of this Republic temporarily abroad. Mr. Rich- ardson studied for.the diplomatic serv- ice and had attained much success, but, like so many others, he found promo- tion slow and remuneration meager, while the Chamber of Commerce of Paris had intriguing offers for such young men as he. Mrs. Richardson, who is her aunt’s namesake and special protege, enjoys life in Paris, but she delights .in getting home for lengthy visits whenever possible. She spent several years in Washington soon after her marriage, and Miss Cannon made her home with the young couple at 1010 Sixteenth street. In selecting the Hay-Adams house, at Sixteenth and H streets, they return to a familiar en- vironment and to a central one in addition. The young matrons will re- main in the city until Spring, but Mr. Richardson and Mr. Houghteling will | be here only about six wéeks and their stay here will include March 4. * K ok ok Mr. Rex Barnard Clark is, through the expenditure of more than $3,000,000, performing the public service for the Lake Norconian region of Riverside County, in Southern California, which Mr. Carl Fisher and his associates did for Montauk Point, Long Island, and for Miami Beach, Fla. Like Mr. Fisher, Mr. Clark has made waste places bloom like a garden and has drained noxious swamps and substituted sunken gardens and tiny lakes. Mr, Clark accumulated a fortune in Detroit in the publishing business and, retiring a few years ago, he purchased in Riverside County about 10,000 acres of land with an idea of creating a supercountry club, with the finest golf links on the Western Coast. The discovery of a fine sulphur spring on his property opened a new vista and the Lake Norconian Club, aquatic in its purpose, was one of the immediate re- sults. The great clubhouse, which over: looks the Valley of Santa Ana and New- port Harbor, offers an outlet for swim- ming and for yachting. Much of this redemption of the virgin land remains to be completed, but the golf course has been laid out and, according to critics of such endeavor, it furnishes the best idea yet worked out, for the course has been constructed with no parallel shots, none in the sun and none necessarily to be played against the wind. COAST EDUCATOR DENIES U.S. POST ANNOUNCEMENT Californian Says He Made No Statement Concerning Appoint- ment as Education Commissioner. By the Associated Press. SACRAMENTO, Calif., December 22. —William John Cooper, retiring State superintendent of public instruction, to- day denied a report originating yes- terday in Bakersfield to the effect that he had announced his appointment as United States commissioner of educa- n. Cooper said that he paid an official visit to Lawrence E. Chenowith, Bakers- field superintendent of city schools and the supposed source of yesterday's dis- patch, but that he gave Chenowith no information concerning the appoint- ment. Recommended to President Cool- | idge by Senators Hiram W. Johnson and Samuel M. Shortridge of California for the Federal post, he has been under consideration for two months, Cooper said, but he repeated that he had re- ceived no_word of confirmatio Sale of Quality Pecans We have just received Carol Plantation, One Ton of Extra Large 1928-Crop Pecans Which we offer for sale at an exceptionally low price of 65c Ib. or 5 lbs. for $3 S. W. HENRY 1917 Penna. Ave. N.W. from a. TWELFTH & F Berberich’S TWELFTH & F American Légion Ball January 30 Foreseen As Brilliant Affair President and Mrs. Coolidge‘ Head Distinguished Pro- spective Guests — Promi- | nent Veterans Also Listed. President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge | | have again honored the Department of | the District of Columbia, the American | Legion, by accepting an invitation to | head the list of patrons and patronesses | for the annual department ball to be held at the New Willard Hotel, We nesday, January 30, with dancing from | 9:30 to 1 o'clock. Last year President and Mrs. Coolidge not only headed the list of patrons and patronesses, but at- tended the ball later in the evening and expressed themselves as delighted | with the brilliant affair. Their pres-| ence was most gratifying to the vet- crans and their friends who were pres- cnt on this occasion and participated | in_the evening's entertainment. | The ball this year gives promise of béing equally a brilliant event and an- other unusual event ‘of interest will be ‘he presence of National Comdr. Paul V. Mcnutt of the American Legion and | Mrs. McNutt and Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, | jr., national president of the American | Legion Auxiliary, together with other | distinguished _personages with both of these organizations. Mrs. Ficklen will preside over the threc-day session of the National De- fense Conference, which will be held | in_this city January 29, 30 and 31 and will be attended by representatives of 30 patriotic organizations attending the conference during that period. She has | reserved two boxes for the ball and has assured the committee in charge of the affair that several hundred of those at- tending the defense conference will be present at the ball. National Comdr. McNutt is to be one of the speakers at the conference and he will have with him a large number of members of his official_staff in the American_ Legion. Mrs, Ficklen arrived in the National Capital last week and expri her de- light at the coming event at a meet- ing of the department exccutive com- mittee Tuesday evening last. Ranking Military Officers Listed Among Patrons. The ball will be attended by rank- ing officers of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard as well as per- sons in social circles and officials in eral and District Governments. ~The various posts comprising the local de- partment of the American Legion wil occupy boxes which will be decorated with the colors of the respective posts. The decorative features this year are expected to surpass those of previous years. The work this year will be under the supervision of Mr. Ernest V. MclIntosh, attathed to the U. S. S. Mayflower, the President's yacht. Mr. John Thomas Taylor, vice chair- man of the national legislative commit- tee of the American Legion, is chair- man of the committee on distinguished guests, while Past Department Comdr. Amos A. Fries is chairman of the re well, a past department vice commander, is chairman of the patrons committee land Miss Emily J. Carey, third de- partment vice commander, is looking after the patronesses of the ball. Paris VISITOR FROM SOUTH the cxecutive departments of the Fed- | connected | MiSS MARION BAILEY Of Jacksen, Ga., house guest of Miss Martha Evans. —Bachrach Photo. Vice Commander Thomas D. Walsh and for the two orchestras which will | play in both the large and small bail- rooms. The invitations are under the supervision of Past Department Comdr. Paul J. McGahan and the ticket dsitri- bution in charge of Sccond Vice Comdr. | Edgar H. Hal The boxes. for the evening will be ar- ranged along both sides of the hall, with |the orchestra located in the center of | the large ballroom and the boxes for the distinguished guests directly oppo- | site. Mr. Thomas F. Franklin is cha man of the box committee. The chair- man of the floor committes is Past Department Vice Comdr. Thomas J. Frailey, who is also arranging for a ries of attractive posters to be painted | and placed at points of vantage through- lout the city. Department Adjutant | Howard S. Fisk has been sclected as treasurer of the ball. Veterans in_Congress Lending Assistance. With Congress in s that many Senators and Representa- |tives will be in attendance as both |branches of Congress contain many veterans who participated in the World on it is espected | Legion. Several of the committees will have members of both houses ting |in making this the outstanding event in Imilitary circles this season. Depart- has arranged the details for the event | | active part in the coming ball, and last k at committee, in the Willard Hotel, [ tification at the progress being made in the arrangements this year. The officers and members of the ball committee follow: General chairman, | Mr. Thomas D. Walsh; vice chairman, | Mr. Thomas J. Frailey; secretary, Miss | Helen Sprague; treasurer, Mr. Howard |s. Fisk; Mr. J. Miller Kenyon, Mr. | Theodore Cogswell, Mr. Franeis F. Mil |ler, Mr. Charles H. Hillegeist, Mr. Nor~ {man B Landreau, Mr. Austin S. Imrie, Mr. J. Thad Baker, Mr. J. J. Orlosky, | Mr. L. E. Atkins, Mr. Thomas S. Mason, Miss Helen O'Neill, Mr. James O'Connor Roberts, Miss Esther V. Hall, Mr. James F. Pierce, Mrs. Mary E. Kolhos, Mr. George P. Frailey, Mr. Edgar H. Hale, Miss Emily J. Carey, Mr. Howard F. Bresse, Mr. H. L. Wilson, Mr. Ben L. | Fuller, Mr. Richard Seelye Jones, Mr. | Paul J. McGahan, Mr. Wiley Fuller, Mr. | Earl J. Brown, Maj. Wallace Streater, Mr. Charles J. Painter, Mr. Charles | Ellsworth, Mr. E. B. Lyon, Mr. Ernest V. | McIntosh, Mr. Robert M. Tolson, Mr. E. T. Hitch, Mr. George F. Cook, Mr. Ber- |nard G. McGee, Mr. Henry M. Jeett, | Miss Hope Knickerbocker, Mr. Thomas ception committee. Mr. Theodore Cogs- | War out of which grew the American | F. Franklin, Mr. John Thomas Taylor, | Mr. James Phillips, Mr. John Lewis | Smith, Mrs. Caroiyn Herman, Mr. | George F. Unmacht, Mrs. Amelia Bo- berg. Mr. B. C. MacNeill, Mr. Frank First ment Comdr. Harlan Wood is taking an | Kelly and Mr. Julius I. Peyser. J. B. JONES & CO., 121921 G St. N.W. 300 Dresses Just Arrived From New York! New Hi-Shades, Print Fabrics! Nawvys the meeting of the general| ad- | | dressed the members and expressed gra- | That scientific temperance investi- | gation and consideration may soon have |a place in the Army is forecast by the | success of an essay contest recently | conducted at Fort Myer, Va., under the supervision of Chaplain Vaughn. Mrs. Ella Hoover Thacher, world superin- | tendent of the Army and Navy depart- | ment of the W. C. T. U., offered a prize |of $25 to thc enlisted man at Fort Myer who wrote the best essay on “The Attitude of the Soldier Toward | Prohibition.” Eight soldiers entered the | competition. - The best composition was | submitted by Scrgt. Willlam P. Wins- !lage of the 16th Field Artillery. The | committee of the National W. C. T. U which judged the contest decided that Pvt. William Schmidt, 16th Field Ar- tillery, was entitled to special mention. Last Sunday night the sponsors of the contest conducted a recognition service at Fort Myer for the men who | participated. Miss Rebecea N. Rhoads. | national superintendent of the Army and Navy department of the W. C T. U, arranged the program, assisted |by Chaplain_Vaughn. Mrs. Thacher | came from Philadelphia to make the | presentations. She was introduced by | Col. John T. Axton, U. 8., retired, re- | cently chief of chaplains. | Mrs. Thacher reviewed briefly the | progress of temperance in the Army and Navy and presented $25 in gold to Sergt. Winslage and a $10 gold piece to Pvt. Schmidt. | Col. Guy V. Henry, commanding of- 1 ficer at Fort Myer, commended thoss | who participated in the contest. | . Musical numbers were given by Miss | Winters, vocalist, and Mr. Zook, cor- | netist, with Miss Stevens accompanying At the close refreshments were served | under the direction of the hostess at Fort Myer. Frances Willard U |11 at &, ion met Decembor home of Miss Catherine Fisher, s president, Mrs. Powell, presiding | Levotions were led by Mrs. Atwill. evangelistic director. Reports were read by chairmen of committees. Matters of importance wer: discussed. The W. C. T. U. of Georgetown met with Mrs. George Pfrimmer, 2433 Tun- law road, December 19, and heard a re- port of the national convention, held in Boston in November, by Mrs. N. M. Pollock. The young pecple’s rally was remark- ed upon as the outstanding event. Reminiscences of Frances Willard were given by Mrs. Johnston of Mis- sissippi. Excellent reports of local work w given and the hostess entertained wit a tea at 3:30. PIERS ARE PICKETED. Dock Workers' Sympathy Soug’ for Banana Field Employes. NEW YORK, December 22 (#). | The piers of the United Pruit Co. | the foot of Maiden Lane were picket: today by persons seeking to enlist th sympathy of dock workers for strikin | banana workers employed by the fru: company in Colombia. About 50 men and women arrived a | the piers with placards denouncing “op | pression* and “imperialism.” The: held a brief meeting, speaking to 10 or so longshoremen, and then departec after posting four pickets whom polic permitted to walk up and down thoug! not with placards. New York and Blacks! 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