The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-12
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talk and discussion which evolved from
the tea party which his hostess-he
STOPPED with Col. and Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins, you know-arranged for
him on Monday afternoon. There was
a luncheon first, with the Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Lansing, the Franklin
| Roosevelts, former Ambassador Henry
White, and such important folk among
the guests. Some Of them remained on
throqgh the afternoon. others returned
in time for the tea and then, of course.
there were additional guests; not
great many, for Mrs. Hopkins house
is not very large, and like all really
talented hosteSseS she abhors a crush,
but a gathering of really representa-
tive Neutrality-suspicious..
There was tea, of course, with all It's
accompanying daintles. but mostly
there was talk. Everybody was inter
ested in hearing Of Mr.. osborne's ex-
periences and views; his auditors were
thinking people who knew something of
the subject SO close to his heart and
he encountered Just enough opposition
I--opposftion to some Of his theories,
oien entendu-to put him on his mettle.
In the evening came the Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy asd Mrs Roose-
velts dinner. Then next morning he
was or for tho return trip to New
York, leaving the impression that the
only disappointing thing about his
visit was its brief duration.
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number Of friends of the distln-
guished savant. DR.. Edward Lee
Greene, who died last month. will be
the guests OF Mrs. Margaret b. Down
ing this afternoon at her homo in
Brookland. The occasion will be the
reading OF the wonderful description Of
a walk through the Colorado desert.
which the renowned botanist wrote in
his diary in 1870. From this diary and
from notes and fragments. DR.. Joseph
Dunn. professor OF Gaelic at the Catho-
lie University. has compiled an interest
ing paper. which he will read. Senator
Knute Nelson OF Minnesota. who WAs
Or. Greene's friend from his tenth year
and throughout his life OF more than
seventy years. will give some entertain
ing memories Of the great botanIst's
boyhood and his first studies in the
science of which he afterward became
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scholars and social lights. of clerics and
/ laymen and women. have responded to
Mrs. Downing's invitation. and some of
them will present phase OF the dead
scientists life not generally known.
DR.. Greene was one of the greatest
lingulsts Of his time. and would have
ranked as a phiIologist of international
renown had he chosen to specialize in
/ "a
ence was carried on in a dozen different
languages. and he was a fellow OF al
most every learned society in this coun-
try and Europe. Among those who were
proud to be counted among DR.. Greene's
friends, and who will be present to hear
his paper, are the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Burleson. the Assistant Sec
rotary of Agriculture and Mrs. Carl
| Vrooman. Senator and Mrs. Ashurst.
Senator Nelson and Miss Nelson. Mrs.
Thomas H. Carter. the Rev. DR.. Burns,
of the Holy Cross College: the Rev.
John H. Zahm. the renowned scientist
the Rev. Henry J. Shandelle. of George
! town: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Coville,
DR.. Naxon. Mrs. Francis Dickens, the
Rev. Thomas Moore. of st. Paurs. and
some twenty former colleagues of the
eminent botanist from the Smithsonian
Institution and the Agricultural De-
partment. There will be about fifty
guests in all. and after the reading of
the paper tea will be served. Miss An
nette Hull. Miss Katherine Noel. and
Miss Maude Gaynor will do the honors
at the tea table.
Mrs. Sidney Ballou Is to have a tea
party this afternoon. one of the very
charming affairs she gives once in a
while. at which there is Hawaiian music
and things are done as much as pos
sible after the manner in vogue in
Honolulu. which is home to Judge and
Mrs Ballou for several months in each.
year Moreover. most of the guests will
be recruited from among the members OF
the Congressional party which visited