The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

group ana eacn III turn seems conn
dent Of winning 1t. 1t all sounds most
interesting-and one doesn't wonder
that It has been able to announce on
It's List of patronesses such names as
Mrs. William Howard Taft, Nine. Bo-
ris Bakhmeten and the Viscountess
Ishii, as well as the usual score or
more Of prominent and wealthy women.
The Japanese Ambassador and Wis
countess Ishii. by the way, returned
from their New York visit-durins
which the Ambassador attracted con-
siderable attention by his after dinner
discussion Of questions bearing direct
~ on tho League of Nations--on Tues
day. Apparently Judge and Mrs. e. H
Gary. whom they were visiting in New
York, came down with them, for they
have for several days been the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
C1ellan Ritter. and the centre of some
brilliant entertaining. which also in
cluded the Ishiis. The latter have
cards out for a dinner on Tuesday
might.
What promised to be about the most
brilliant dinner OF the week didn't hap
pen; It was called of. DR.. Don Santos
A Dominica had arranged big dinner
in honor Of the Acting Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk. for
Thursday night at the American
Building. but he recalled his invita-
tons when 1t was found that illness
would prevent Mrs. Polk from being
present. He preferred deferring the
hospitality until next month rather
than having It without one Of his
honor guests.
In the Cabinet Circle.
The Cabinet circle, which a week ago
was nearly all absent. is less depleted
to-day. Mrs. Glass, who has been In
Roanoke visiting her daughter -in-law.
Mrs. Carter Glass, Jr.. whose husband
is overseas, has returned. Mrs. Mitch
ell Palmer is here and the Attorney
General has returned. He was admit
ted to the bar Of the Supreme Court
last Wednesday.
Mr.. Palmer. by the way, took the
Quaker "oath"-that is. instead Of TAX
ing the usual oath he merely "af-
flrmed' that he would govern himself
by the laws governing practice before
that tribunal-in accordance with the
tenets Of the Society Of Friends, Of
which he is a member. When Palmer
was In the House that fact was a
source Of considerable good natured
suying. For he was not regarded as at
all the man to turn the other cheek. In
fact, far from being a dove Of peace. he
was regarded as distinctly a stormy
petrol.
Mrs. Palmer has had one of her
friends from home. Mrs. w. B. Easton,
visiting her. On Wednesday she and
her guest and her sister, Mrs. Lever
ing. who has been staying at the Graf
ton. all motored over to Baltimore.
where they had luncheon with yet an
other sister. Mrs. ]. Kemp Bartlett of
Roland Park, after which Mrs Easton
proceeded on her way to Pennsylvania.
As yet Mrs. Palmer has not under
taken the routine OF observing Cabinet
Wednesdays and seems uncertain
whether she will do so or not. She
seems to feel that that question can
very well wait until after Lent any
how. She is not likely to go in very
heavily for society. Her tastes don't
lie that way. But she is enjoying
quite humanity the series Of welcome
to our midst" dinners that are being
given in honor OF their elevation to
the peerage" Of the Cabinet
The Champ Clarks. who have been
down South, where the former Speaker
made some speeches, are also back.
Mrs. Clark. who had planned to go to
New Orleans for visit to her son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. James
NJ. Thompson, postponed her visit
when she received word that her son,
Lieut.-Col. Bennett Clark. would be
Lack from France in April. He ex-
poets to be sent almost Immediately
to Fort Riley, Kansas. where he will
be mustered out Of service.
The announcement that the Swiss
Minister Hans Sulzer had asked to be
relieved and allowed to retire July
is matter of genuine and general re-
greet. 1t Is not greatly to be wondered
at, for he has been in poor health for
months, almost ever since his return
from a long visit home early In the
winter. But he and Nine. Sulzer-
she's SO good looking are immensely
popular. and though they have re-
peatedly been obliged to cancel en-
gagements or withdraw invitations be-
cause OF illness. II was hoped that they
would be able to stick It out until
they were quite well.
TheraaDr probably be g re-4& OF
dinners for them as soon as their de-
parture becomes at all imminent
Meanwhile there is quite a little enter
tanning being done for Major Livius
Tieusanu OF the Rumanian legation
and for his bride. who was Miss Adele
Humphreys Of Philadelphia, whom he
married SO suddenly on the eve of
his departure for Europe six months
ago that no one had any chance to
show them any hospitality then, though
the affair was claimed as a Washing
ton romance. even though the bride
did come from Philadelphia and even
though they were actually married
in New York. They returned about ten
days ago and after a short stay at the
Shoreham took an apartment at Stone
leigh Court. and seem to be here for a
while. anyhow.
There is another resident of Stone
leigh Court that someone ought to get
busy and give round OF dinners for
because he's been here so long. And
that's Viscount d'Alte, who for seven
teen years come May day" has been
not merely the Minister OF Portugal.
but the entire Portuguese legation.
though Portugal has changed from
kingdom to republic