Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1930, Page 53

Tales of Well Known Folk In Social and Civil Life Ambassador Dawes, U. S. Representative in England. Being Delayed With Applications for Presentation at Royal Court. BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. Gen. Charles Gates Dawes, the Am- bassador to Great Britain, and Mrs. Dawes have, according to_their friends, passed the season in London quite comfortably and both appear in fine fettle. But the severe .strain of the court season is something for which they are preserving all surplus strength, not because of excessive activity but because of the energy expended in ex- plaining that only 40 requests for pres- entation to their majesties in Buck- ingham can be wered affirmatively, whereas more than 300 requests already have been received. So many divergent reasons finally count in the selection of these 40 favored ones that no formula has ever been attempted. An Ambas- sador has an accepted right to honor his own kindred and thus at the first drawing room his sister and niece will be presented. Guests and kindred of members of the embassy staff also have first preference and after that political, social and geographical reasons lead to | the choice of aspirants. Meantime, the Ambassador and Mrs. Dawes, after having passed many busy weeks in London, found time to rest in what is said to be the oldest spa in the world, that at Bath, frequented by the Emperor Claudius during the first half century of the Christian era. The old pool in which this Ceasar laved is in an excellent state of preservation and is pronounced by antiquarians as Rome's most ancient footprint in Brit- ian. n. and Mrs. Dawes spent 10 days there recently, the appointed eriod for “the cure,” and they returned London in time to participate in the burst of social glory to speed departing delegates to the. Naval Conference. * ox % Dr. R. B. Bell of Harvard and Mr. Oharles L. Marris of Yale are hailed as the advance prophets of those who are hoping to give E‘;‘n‘l‘ 1ift through promoting the est ent of inter~ ‘collegiate aeronautic . ‘These two emi- nent seats of learning have fans quite a8 absorbed in flying known to sll as the captains of the base ball and foot ball teams are in their domain. The intercollegiate flying clubs are less than two years old, but beginning with three units in Harvard, Yale and the University of New York City, the ¢lubs have tripled in the past year, and in the next scholastic term they will figure in the athletics of all the major edu- eational institutions. _The University of Michigan was the first in the Mid- dle West and was soon joined by the University of Detroit, Other recent converts to the flying contingent hav- ing earnest students enrolled in aero- mautic courses are the Carnegie Insti- tute of Technology in Pittsburgh, the University of Pennsylvania, the Uni- wersity of Illinois, the State University of Ohio and Cornell. A closely knit organization has been formed and will be financed in the usual methods ap- lied to athletics, and already four yers from the New York City unit have qualified as pilots and are seekin mechanic’s licenses. Yale has several pilots who own and operate their own plares and Harvard is also in this elass, g * kX % Mr. John Hays Hammond who cele- brated his seventy-fifth birthday anni- versary very quietly on March 31, is among the Capital’s adopted citizens who has played an active and most useful role in its affairs. As residents of many lands overseas and of many States in their own country, Mr. and Mrs. Ham- mond have now but two domes, the handsome mansion in Kalorama road and the villa at Gloucester, Mass. Mr. Hammond still maintains an office in New York City, but his sons attend to most of the business, and when their father visits Gotham it usually is in social mood and to admire the latest art triumphs of his gifted daughter, Miss Natalie Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond were born as widely apart as San Francisco and the famous lit- tle city on the Mississippi, Vicksburg, which has given name to one of .the signal victories of the Federal forces during the Civil War. Both are of his- toric lineage. Mr. Hammond's ances- tors made their impress on the story of Maryland, where they arrived in the middle of the seventeenth century and ruicipated in all the activities of the es. The Hammond-Harwood which stands on the campus of St. John's Academy in Annapolis is filled with memorials of their prowess and civic spirit. In later years, Mr. Hammond's people followed Gen. Kearney’s soldiers of fortune into California. Mrs, Ham- mond descends from Harrison and Har- ris families who were manor lords on the James River in the early years of Virginia. * k% x Mr. Richard Anthony Strong is the ident of that unique club, the Mac- well, founded some 30 years ago by Reginald de Koven and Stanford White to honor the man whom they deemed the most accomplished exponent of music that this republic had produced. ‘The MacDowell Club is integral with the Metropolitan Opera House and it meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Pri- days in the private quarters assigned by the directors at the time it was formed. The members are always of the box-owning contingent and a group has tie privilege of entertaining a company of 32 at any selected date on the days mentioned. If the occasion is & matinee, the performance is preceded by a luncheon; if it be an evening event, by a dinner, and the repasts so served are said to be the most delectable to be found in all Gotham. At any time the members have companies to tea and frequently the stars of the matinee are asked in to meet the mighty in soclety in music or art. But never even for tea must the number exceed 32. In its early days the club which ‘was founded in 1892, was known as the ‘Vaudeville. word had not the same significance as when bestowed, so the members changed to MacDowell as more appropriate and of a library in the White House. No | doubt when the pleasant memories of | Mrs, Coolidge get into book form, they, too, will be among the volumes which | adorn the presidential shelves. Several | of those who aided this innovation in | the historic mansion favor collecting all the writings of the Presidents which have assumed popular form and those | of their wives. Abigail Adams wrote | sprightly letters which are quoted to| this day. The only actress who ever fig. ured In the role of presiding lady of the ‘White House, Priscilla Cooper, wife of Maj. John Tyler, son of the President, penned newsy missives, all of which are preserved in the archives of Willlam and Mary College. She recorded in delightful fashion the visit of Charles Dickens to the east room during an official levee in 1842, and her impres- sions of the irritable Briton and his gentle_companion, Washington Irving. Mrs. Franklin Plerce was literary in taste and had been a school teacher. President Roosevelt will have four books on the White House shelves, and as Mrs. Roosevelt has lately published “Ger- trude Tyler and Her Family.” a memoir of Long Island, that, too, should have a place in the collection. Of the 162 works of fiction. some will be of the popular ephemeral sort and will be re- Pplaced by others of the same class from time to time. * % ok x Queen Mary astonished the court about noon one day in March by an- | nouncing that she desired to see a cine- ma in which was displayed-hunting wild | game in the jungles in the Kenja colony | at a point which was precisely that from which her son had dispatched her a message the day before. It is a mat- ter of some ceremony to arrange for a visit of the Queen and it was suggested that she wait until the following day. But she decided to go then and there, and, accom led by an usher, she was unobtrusively shown to’s box which had been willingly relinquished in her behalf, but so quletly that few knew the occupant. The Prince of Wales writes long and detailed accounts of his adventures, and although he cere- moniously addresses one letter to the King and the next to the Queen, .the contents, after the fashion so prevalent in large and affectionate family circles, begins, according to a London paper, “Dear All” and is read throughout the general family. The Queen was much pleased with the film and ordered it to the private theater in Windsor, where the royal family passed the Eastertide. Together with the moving drama taken by a scientific expedition, there will be shown some snapshots sent by the prince, and the running commentary will be prepared from his letters. Sev- eral showings are scheduled in Windsor Castle and in the theater of the town as a free display of the King and Queen to the villagers, who are particularly strong Mmlrer\i oi the British heir, * Princess Mary Lascalles is considered the modernist of the royal family when it comes to adopting the new methods of home building or in renovation. After her husband succeeded to the title and honors of his father as Earl of Harewood, nearly all of the hand- some seats of the family besides the splendid London home were changed to suit the ideas of the princess. She has taken enthusiastically to the id has prevailed in continental Europe for centuries, to use as little woodwork as possible and to supply this with wrought iron and that indestructi- ple and stainless steel which is having such & vogue in England just row Quite the smartest feature of Hare- wood Castle is the rebuilt gray stone medieval chimney !n' the vast dining hall, copled exactly in steel and the baseboards of the same, while the floor has been changed to mosaic. With heavy rugs and fine heating plants, such interlors are cozy enough and they will outlast many generations, say their sdvocates.. The princess persuaded her brother, the Prince of Wales, to intro- duce steel and wrought iron in the new lodge which he has prepared in the park of Windsor Castle. Queen Mary, however, has declared in favor of poi- ished floors and carved wood in the ornamental sense, so that none of the royal habitations will introduce this novelty during her regime. * % ox K Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Lowell Cabot, the former an eminent manufacturer of Massachusetts, have been much amused over the way their own claimns o distinction have been submerged in the fame of their son, Dr. John Moors Cabot, secretary of legation in Santo Domingo. his young diplomat with the aid of an old flivver quenched a budding revolution in the Dominican Republic some weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Cabot have recently salled for the ancient city on a Spring visit to | thelr famous boy, and they hope to have him make a brief sojourn at the Summer home in Beverly Farms, on | the North Shore, some time in August. Mr. Cabot the elder is a skillful aviator and he devised that intricate arrange- ment By which a pilot can pick up a | bundle, like a sack of mail, while in /| full flight. When young John Moors Cabot was preparing for the foreign service his parents spent much time | in Washington and were most hospit- able to the resident diplomatic corps. | During the phenomenal mild weather | of late Pebruary Mr. and Mrs. Cabot | had as guests on the North Shore Count de Sartiges, counsellor of the French embassy, and the first secre-| tary of the Egyptian legation and Mme, | All Ismail. They are expecting a visit in June from the Finland Minister, M. Axel Astrom. Mr. Cabot has writ- ten interestingly of his experiences in the air during the World War, when in his graceful seaplane, the Lark, he ! - THE ' SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C RETURNS FOR VISIT MME. SLAVKO GROUITCH, Wife of the one-time Minister of the Jugoslavia countries to Washington, now the guest of Mrs. Charles McVey at 1800 ing to her husband’s country. scouted up and down Massachusetts Bay and often took flights far out to sea. All the family travel in the air whenever practical, but their trip to the Dominican Republic was planned by way of a prosaic ship. * x ok % Mr. Arthur Newton Pack, editor of the Nature Magazine. has announced as & result of the Nation-wide poll that he has been conducting for the past| year for the naming of the national flower that a million votes more were cast for the wild rose than for any other variety. It will, of course, require an flower and if the lawmakers take that flower and if the lJaw-makers take that obligation as leisurely as they ha: of passing on the anthem, it years before anything official is accom- plished. Columbine was second favorite and| golden rod made & poor showing. The | horticultural socleties and flower guilds | P! are universally pleased with the wild rose and for the reason that of the five native species which thrive in conti- nental United States, one or two may be found in every portion of it. Per- haps the largest, loveliest and most fragrant of these is the “rosa humilis,” which formerly grew on the road edges and in open spaces all through the Dis- trict of Columbia and in all the terri- tory of the Atlantic seaboard, and which 10 years ago was formally adopted as the State flower of New York. Three distinct species of the wild rose are in- diginous to the Federal Capital and its immediate environs, the “Rosa Caro- lina,” with large pink tinted flowers and fine foliage growing on a plant which sometimes reaches 8 feet in height. “Rose Lucida” is another which in early years in the District's history was often used in forming hedges. Some very old plants may still be seen in that secluded part of Georgetown University grounds called “The Walks,” which lea to the cemetery. * % % % ‘The Earl of Buxton, who is a famil- far figure in the British sporting | world, has been getting into print about the character-building qualities of indulging in any sort of out-of-door pastime. He gives emphasis in an es- say recently published in London to the fishing habit of two chief magis- trates whose personality is of vital im- ‘! Beautiful! That is the invariable exclamation of our pa- trons when we return their rugs— “Spic and Span” Call Mr. Pyle About Cleaning and Storing Floor Coverings ‘Sanitary Carpet & Rug Cleaning Co. But as time passed the ! | | | | the evening. Of Personal Interest To Washington Residents Mr. and Mrs. Milton King have re- turned from their honeymoon spent at the Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. and have taken an apartment at Wardman Park Hotel. 7 Mrs. Fred Berman has returned to her home in South Boston, Vsa., after & week's visit here with relativ Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schloss of the Argonne, gave a surprise dinner party to their daughter, Evelyn, Tuesday night, in their home in honor of her sixteenth birthday. Covers were laid for 22. Dancing was enjoyed during ‘The table had an at- tractive center piece of Spring flowers and there were souvenirs for the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Kaufman and | daughter, Miss Virginia, returned from Massachusetts avenue, and soon return- —Underwood Photo. portance in British foreign affairs at resent—Mr. Hoover and M, Domerque, sident of the French Republic. The former, being an engineer, naturally loves life in the open, and fishing he considers a pastime and as a medi- tative diversion, rather than a sport. The French executive is just as keen a disciple of Izaak Walton and delights in getting away from the pomp and circumstance of Elysee Palace, donning rough tweeds and spending a fort~ night with only his valet for company. Being & bachelor, he can indulge this propensity, also his liking for camp cooking. M. Domerque never handles a gun, being opposed to killing the peaceful denizens of French forests, and the President of this Republic is much of the same mind. ~To follow some form of sport, according to Lord Buxton, is essential in making an origs inal-thinkihg, freedom-loving race, and & motor trip to New York, Friday, to their home in Woodley Park Towers, after an absence of two weeks. Mrs. Julia Lucks is spending the week end in Baltimore, the guest of rela- tives. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wolf of ‘Woodley road are in Atlantic City, stay- ing at the Breakers. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Bornheim of Kansas City, who were recent guests of | Mrs. Louis Simon, are visiting Mr. and | Mrs, Sidney Seidenmann of the Ponce | de Leon Apartment, 4512 Connecticut avenue. Mrs, Harry Heilbrun returns to her home in Mount Vernon, N. Y., tomorrow morning, after visiting her sister, Mrs. Estelle Nordlinger of 1706 Columbia | road. | Miss Elaine Langrock has returned to | her home in New Haven, Conn, after a visit of 40 days with Miss Ruth Leon of Van Buren street. Mrs. Herbert Guggenheim and her sister, Mrs. Moe Baer, are at the Shel- bourne, Atlantic City. Miss Bernice Wolf, who has been spending the Winter with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Baer, soon will return to her home in Tampa, Fla. Mrs, Julius Rels sailed from New York yesterday on the S. 8. Bremen to spend three months in Germany with relatives. She will be for a short time in_Paris en route to Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwartz have returned from a stay of a week in At- lantic City. Mrs. Jemore Antel and two young children of Cleveland, Ohio, are visit- ing the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Kleeblatt of Thirteenth street. Miss Elsa Lautman, who was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Kleeblatt for several weeks, is visiting in Brooklyn, N. Y., to her home cago. ‘The tea the Senior Council of Jewish ‘Women are giving to the Junior Coun- cil will be held on Mother's day, May 11, at the Community Center, at 3 o'clock. Miss Jean Block has returned to her home in New York, after a visit here with her grandmother, Mrs. Betty Koentigsberger. Mr. and Mrs. A. Horintz, recent guests of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Horintz, have returned to their home in Newport News, Va. Mrs. Barney Liebman, Mrs. Charles Frank, Mrs. Sidney Hechinger and Mrs. Meyer J. Loeb motored to Atlantic City, to remain over the week end. The Baltimore Chapter, Pi-Tau-Pi Fraternity, will give an informal dance at the Suburban Club Saturday night, May 10. A large party of young folks are going over here to attend the Mr: Greenberg and baby, of Westmoreland Cafe 2122 California St. Now Serving articularly one which has been pio- neering for the past 200 years. as have | Americans and Canadians. Full Course Dinner, $1.00 \\"edding Fashions MAY 4, 1930—PART THREE ! . Y., are the guests of rents, Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin K. Leon of Van Buren street. The closing exercises of the Hadas- sah cultural classes, led by Mrs. Her- man Hollander, were held Friday eve- ning at the Adas Israel Temple. Mrs. A. J, Heilbrun left yesterday for Chicago to spend two weeks with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. De Witt Manasse. Mr. Harry Kronheimer of Richmond, Va.; is here for the veek end with his parents, Mr, and Mrs, Louis Kron- heimer. ‘The annual Spring luncheon of the Washington Hadassah Chapter will be held at the Mayflower Hotel Tuesday, May 27, at 12 o'clock. Mrs. Louis Rosenthal is chairman of the luncheon and Mrs. Morris Gewirz chairman in charge of tickets. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hertzberg, who are traveling abroad, are in Germany and were recently in Carlsbad. Mr. and Mrs, George Litman.of San Francisco and Mrs. J. Melasky of San Francisco and Texas are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hirshfeld of 2701 Con- necticut avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Abel Saks, formerly of 2807 Connecticut avenue, are now lo- ated at the Maycroft, Fifteenth street and Columbia road. ‘The conference of Jewjsh Women's organizations of Washington will hold its annual Monther’s day exercises at the Eighth Street Temple at 11 o'clock, May 11. An unusual program has been arranged. Tributes will be paid by the xt-e‘:reumxflvu of the younger genera- n. The confirmation exercises at th: temple will take place Monday, June 2, with a class of 29. ‘The Sisterhood of the Eighth Street Temple is to give a card party at the ‘Woodmont Country Club Wednesday, May 7, at 2 o'clock. Refreshments will be served and attractive prizes given. The committee in charge includes Mrs. Harry 8. Lewis, Mrs. Edmund Kauf- mann, Mri Samuel _Saloman, Mrs. Benjamin Brill, Miss Rickie Gans and +* X »® C Mrs, Samuel J. Pack. Cars will be provided on that day to convey guests to the club from the town house, 2727 Adams Mill road, between 1 and 1:30 o'clock p.m. e Festival Week Outlined By University Women A musicale and tea tomorrow after- noon at 4:30 o'clock will inaugurate a festive week for the American Associa- tion of University Women. Mr. Hi Angelico will nnh- group of Italian songs and Mrs. indall: Angelico will accompany him. The hostess for the afternoon will be Mrs. John C. Merriam. Tuesday the delegates to the Inter- national Congress for Mental Hygiene will be the guests of honor at a tea at 4:30 o'clock at the club house, 1634 I street. .Mrs. Maris Proftt will be.the hostess. Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock a baby party will be the attraction. All members with children under 4 years of age are invited to bring them to the party for the other members to see. Mrs. Lynn R. Edminister and Mrs. Harold F. Pellegrin have charge of this affair. In the evening at 7 o'clock there will be a dinner in honor of Mrs. Ray- mond B. Morgan, who has just returned from Europe. She will speak on “The Naval Conference in London.” Eome Illinois Society Meeting Featured by Addresses The April meeting of the Illinois State Soclety was held Monday night at the Willard Hotel and Senator Charles S. Deneen, president of the so- clety, presided. Senator Otis F. 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