The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
Of Women the Social Life Of the Nations


guayan cruiser, "Montevideo" on
Wednesday. being met there by Mr..
Jordan stabler. head of the Division
of Latin American affairs Of the De-
partment of State; Mr.. Hugo de
Pena. charge d'affairesl Of Uruguay;
Col william Kelly, jr.. q. 8. A. ana
Lieut.. Commander Augustine Beau
regard, who had been detailed to
chaperone the party during its stay
in the United States. as military and
naval attache respectively.
It reached Washington the next
day. and the State Department GER
tainly was well represented.-I was
going to say turned out en- mass
but somehow Mr.. Lansing. Mr.. Phil
lips and Mr.. Long do not seem very
much Of g. mass" except In the
aspect of their official Importance
in the group that met them at the
station. They and Col. Clarence
Ridley, the Presidents chief aide.
and his personal representative for
the occasion were there awaiting the
arrival of the train. This business
OF receiving fittingly an envoy who
comes on the invitation of the Sec
retary of State as the nations guest
makes rather a fluffy occasion.
This time II was even more so than
usual I happened to be at the sta
ton at the time that their train ar
rived from the South. and never have
I seen such pomp and ceremony
greeting the arrival of any foreign
mission. Not only were the digni-
taries already mentioned there to do
them honor, but a whole battalion OF
infantry, and another of engineers
stretching straight across the con-
course and waiting room out to the
street. where two military bands
played the Star spangled Banner and
something else which I was told was
the Uruguayan anthem. and official
motors waited for the party with
squadron of cavalry to escort them
up the avenue. 1t was really very
imposing and impressive. Neither
Balifour, nor Joffre nor any other ma
TONS guest that have ever seen has
had the agony piled quite so high
for them. Evidently the State De-
partment had been told that It had
cans with sufficient empressment.
They are sensitive folk, and It was
evidently the intention of the author
make them feel that Uncle Sam really
does want to know them better and
to maintain the most cordial possible
relations. I am told that they were
greatly impressed-I know I was.
BY their own desire there were no
festivities in their honor that night.
They retired into the depths of the
fine old Blair Mansion. Directly op-
posite the State Department where
they might see their own national
nag floating alongside Of the Stars
and Stripes. and dined there quietly
by themselves, and rested from their
journey. The next day they called
on the Secretary of State. and he
escorted them over to the White
House where they were presented
with much form and ceremony to the
President. That night Secretary and
Mrs. Lansing gave a dinner in their
honor-and then invitations began to
come in thick and fast. Not until a
mission has been received by the
President-and dined by the Secretary
of State in the season-for that par
ticular mission declared to be open.
After that the deluge.
The First Assistant Secretary of
State gave them a dinner last
night; the Charge d'Affaires OF
Uruguay-and in his single person
the entire Uruguayan Legation
Stan in this country at present
Mr.. Hugh de Pena Is giving them
dinner tonight I understand
Mr.. John Barrett is arranging an
informal" reception for them at
the Pan-American Building-and It
seems not improbable that the Sec
retary of State will give one in
their honor. There will undoubted-
ly be several notable luncheons;
and they viii, of course, be taken
to Mt Vernon on the Mayflower and
given an opportunity to lay a
wreath on the grave Of the FIRST
President, and to voice suitable
sentiments: and to Annapolis: and
cantonments where they may see
America training for war; and
later on perhaps to West Point.
Presumably next week, when both
Houses of Congress are in daily
session. they will make formal
visits to each.
Most Of the entertaining for them
with the possible exception of any
receptions that may be given-seems
likely to be in the nature of stag
parties. Certainly Secretary Lam
sings dinner was, except for the fact
that Mrs. Lansing presided. It seems
as II it might be bit embarrassing
to be the only woman at the table
with nearly a score Of men. But Mrs.
Lansing Is quite equal to that sort
OF occasion-or any other. She may
not be much of a feminist-her anti
suffrage sentiments are perfectly well
known, and as some one said she's
entirely too feminine to be feminist
but she is no more likely to be over
come by any position in which she
finds herself than her two sisters-in-
law who were last week awarded the
Croix de Guerre for bravery under
flre In the trenches at Epernay.
To return to DR.. Brum, ''the ma
tons guest" He Is really a most
gentleman. Though