Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14

far as social matters are con-
cerned, which. in other words.
means for the fashionable
folks hereabouts only the least
possible activity until the date arrives
for the seeking Of other pleasure fields.
Tho hot days last week did not
interfere with the plans of many
because mostly daily calendars are
blanks or nearly SO and departures for
the summer indicated the largest form of
activity. Tho official clan scattered con-
siderably also, and while the return Of
some Of its members may be expected
from time to time, the circle is broken
and will be until the autumn There are
yet a number of weddings-church events
and quieter ones-throughout this month.
and a garden party or two for the sub
urban sections at which the smart folks
will be able to see just who is still here.
The international polo games made
rendezvous for number of Washing
tonians the past week, either as an in
terlude in their Willing away of idle
time or as start for their summer
plans northward. Society goes In hard
for polo, especially In the diplomatic cir
Gle, and with all the house parties of the
week in Long Island and adjacent sum-
mer colonies and the gayeties which
new. 1Ofk city nOtelS always OueT, luS1-
tations coming here were generally &C
cepted, with the result that Washington
names figured prominently in attendance
on the games and in the pleasures
which accompanied each days program.
The Presidents family has not as yet
set a date for leaving the White House
for Cornish, n. H. and 1t is thought that
Mrs. Wilson may remain here through
out this month. The twenty-ninth ami
nj nj President
and Mrs. Wilson occurs on the oath OF
this month. They celebrated the day
with their daughters last year in the
White House, and the chances are they
will have them with them again, and also
their two sons-in-law. Miss Wilson is
back after a stay in Philadelphia and
Princeton. but has made other engage
ments out of town for later dates this
month. Mrs. sayre has gone away for
short series of visits. and Mrs. Nc
Adoo is daily visitor to the White
House Hospitalities for the Secretary
and his bride on the part of their Wash
ington friends are all quite informal.
Senator and Mrs Swanson, Senator and
Mrs. Kern Senator and Mrs Pomerene
and Senator and Mrs. Reed of Missouri
form parties for the dinner hour at the
Capitol nearly every evening when there
is a night session, and after dinner the
wives of the statesmen meet in the gal
lery of the Senate or House and listen to
the proceedings with interest
While a number Of the diplomats more
directly concerned in the affairs between
Mexico and this country will remain
here without definite plan for the sum-
mer. the circle will be a small one. The
French ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
expect to sail about July 1 for Europe
and the German ambassador, who also
intends to sail a little later in the sea-
son. will leave here early next week.
Haniel Won Haimhausen, who has taken
cottage at Newport will also go there
early next week. The new Turkish am
bassador, A. Rustem Bey, will first go
to Newport, then to other resorts, plan
ming, however, to spend the latter part
of the summer at Manchester. Ricardo
Horshetti. who recently came to the
Italian embassy counselor, and who
since May %, has been charge d 'affaires,
has already gone to Manchester, where
several years ago he was great ia
vorite when a secretary of the embassy
here. 1t Is said the new Italian ambas-
sador may be expected early in July,
though diplomats of that rank do not
generally come to America at this sea-
son. The Austrian ambassador is at
Manchester. Mass, as is the entire en-
bassy staff
Colville de Rune Barclay, counselor
and charge danaires for Great Britain,
will go over to Manchester whenever
the business Of the embassy admits, and
who have been established there for
some time Mr.. Barclay is the second
son of Sir David Barclay of Pierston.
AYRSHIRE. twelfth baronet of his line.
King Edward decorated him with the
Victorian order and he has had consider
able diplomatic experience
MIS- Barclay is at least half an Ameri-
can, being Sarita Ward Barclay, daugh-
ter of Herbert Ward. the sculptor. and
granddaughter of that Sanford the ex-
piorer, whose collection of relics made
when member of the Stanley expedi-
ton are now in the Smithsonian Institu-
ton here. Horace Seymour has been ap-
pointed to succeed the boyish-looking
and charming Lord Eustace Percy as
third secretary of the British embassy
and he will join other members of the
staff at Manchester.
Unless the plans of the Spanish am
bassador and Sonora de Riano miscarry
they Will in another twenty-four hours
De on their way to Newport. where they
have a cottage for the season Dr. Naon.
minister of Argentina, who now ranks as
an ambassador, settled his wife, Nine
Naon and their family, at Buena Vista,
before going to Niagara Falls, and
the Danish minister, Mr.. Brun, has just
the season Mime. Havenith, the Ameri-
can wife of the Belgian minister, and
their little son have gone to Quaker
town, Pa. in search of a summer home
The minister is still here, Nine Ha-
venith only having left yesterday, and
1t is likely they will go to some Of the
mountain resorts of Pennsylvania
The Russian embassy is already estab-
lished at Newport, and the Ambassador
and Mime. Bakhmeten are receiving and
extending Inequalities. During their abb
sence extensive characterization most
Twill be in progress in their embassy
home here.