The Washington times., 1919-08-24
tories as souvenirs Of their visit
Wasn't it a wonderful party?
Busy Days For
Washington Society.

Busy Days For
Washington Society.
Washington society-what there is
left of it in Washington-is
distinctly distrait these days. 1t
is trying to keep an eye on White Sui
phur Springs and an eye on Atlantic
City. an eye on Newport and an eye
on Narragansett; an eye on South
ampton and one on Bar Harbor: one
on the White mountains and one on
the Thousand Islands, not overlook
ing the Adirondacks, Old Point Com
fort, the Eastern Shore and the Berk-
shires-and above and beyond all it IS
keeping both eyes steadfastly fixed on
Canada and the Prince of Wales.
A giddy young person trilled gaily
as she crossed the porch of one of the
country clubs the other day, where a
group of old women Of both sexes and
divers ages, was animatedly discuss
ing tea and other things:
My hearts in the Highlands, my
heart has gone hence,
My hearts in the Highlands a-huntin'
the prince.
And the discussion, after a self
CONSCIOUS pause euueu III a ShOul VI
laughter. For everybOdy's doin' it!
Even accepting the fact that the
Prince of Wales will only be in Wash
ington for four or five days, and that
he will accept no private invitations,
no hOspitalities Of any sort except
those offered by the President and
Mrs. Wilson and that offered by the
British mbassador-there are some
burning questions that remain to be
answered
One is, "WiIl they run up the royal
standard of Great Britain alongside
Of the Stars and Stripes over the
White House while the prince is the
Presidents gUest?"
1t is recalled that when the series
Of high commissions was in Washing
ton during the summer Of 1917 the
White House was about the only Of
fetal building which did not carry a
succession of the flags of the visiting
missions so long as they were in
town. The State, War and Navy
building and the Treasury had a whole
string of flags of the allies. when, as
frequently happened, there were sew
eral of the missions here at once. And
each residence that housed one of
those missions displayed the flag of
the country represented while the
mission occupied 1.-THE Breckenridge
Longs house the British flag land, by
the same token. il was the British
commercial flag that was at first run
out there, greatly to everybOdy's 5
amusement except the State Depart
ment's); the Henry White house the
French flag: the Joseph Letters the
Italian; the Perry BeImOnts' the Japa-
ncsc, and so on.
When Champ Clark
"HIt the Ceiling"
In fact the White House and the
Capitol were about the only places
that did not fly a long succession OF
foreign flags and. according to d
story generally accepted here the
Capitol had a narrow escape.
1t is told that when the British
High Commission, which, like AbOu
Ben Adhem, led all the rest" was
going up to the Capitol to make a
friendly call, and say a few words, it
was suggested that it would be a
gracious and graceful thing to run up
the British flag alongside of the
stars and Stripes. The matter was
brought to the Vice President for his
sanction. ana pTODaplN WITHOUT Slop-
ping to think about it, he agreed
readily enough.
But before giving the order he
naturally consulted the Speaker
and there's where Champ hit the
ceiling"
They say his language was en-
phatic and picturesque. Reduced to
Bible English it was to the effect
that they had tried in byEOne days
to get il there by force. and now they
were trying persuasion, but so long
as he had any voice i'm the matter
there would be no English flag-nOr
that of any other nation-fIying over
the Capitol Of these United states Of
America. Which may have been as
one man up at the state Department
called il. a "shiTt-slcevy' point Of
view, but it is one that so per cent of
the population would have indOrsed,
with absolutely no prejudice against
Great Britain or any other nation.
However, the question of raising
the Royal British standard alongside
Of that Of your Uncle Samuel on the
White House, will. bf course, be en-
tirely up to the Prcsident-and l