The Washington times., 1919-07-27
LOTS WEEKLY CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL SOCIETY

was informal. and seemed to be large
! " in the nature of family parties
/ legation family, that is.
! In fact / have the distinct impress
sion that they didn't feel downright
( cordial toward their poor old Uncle
Sam. An almost perfunctory ques
! ton whether they had been down tc
! the State Department-which was
. really an assumption that of course
I they had been-hrought a rather
emphatic denial of having done any
I thing OF the sort. and a discomfort
ing question, why should they?'
followed by sort of hedging sugges
ton that possibly they would &c
down and call on Mr.. Lansing wher
he got settled. as they had met hin
, in Paris.
They left on Friday-Mr. Kung &C
cCmpanied by his secretary. headed fol-
Chicago, en- route to the Coast, thence tc
sail for home. and Mr.. WI, who is to
Finger little in this part of the coun.
: try going to Atlantic City. Mr.. WI
probably feels quite thoroughly al
home here as he is the son of WI
Tingfang. who was one of the most
popular Chinese ministers Washing.
ton has ever known, and attended
school both here and in Atlantic City
Unless I'm greatly mistaken he
went to Central High School here
used to come to school on his bicycle
as all the other boys did,, but in
clothes which would not have appeal
ed to them for bicycling-or any
thing else. 1t was in the old days
before China adopted European
dress and abandoned the queue. And
: young WI was a good deal guyed by
his irrepressible school mates, who
had no particular regard for diplo-
matte amenities, and were greatly
amused at the funny little chap whose
queer blouse balIooned in the breeze
as he sped along on his wheel. and
whose queue seemed to them a per-
fectly legitimate subject of merri-
ment.
But he was a game little chap
and he took it all in such good part
that he ended by winning all, their
hearts. And there wasn't a more pop
ular youngster in the school Those
of his old school mates who had the
pleasure of meeting him this trip gave
him a warm welcome.
No Knowledge Of
DR.. KOO's Return.
The legation has no information
as to when DR.. Roo will return. The
two babies are up at Monterey with
the trained nurse, who has had them
in charge almost since the day of
their birth-Miss Fuller, or Miss
Phillips, or something like that, they
call her. She has really been a
mother to them-and a mighty good
one. She has had the care of the
little boy-it seems to me they named
him after G. w, the father of his
country-from his birth; and as the
little girl, little Patricia is a year and
a half younger, and Mrs. Koo had to
go back to China for six or eight
months soon after the little lady's
arrival, she shared in the very eff
cient care and oversight under which
her brother was fourishing nightly.
They are darling youngsters. with
the loveliest pink cheeks and the
brightest of brown eyes-and while
the pathetic death of their young
mother, one of the earliest victims
of the influenza here last faliLmAkes
them the objects of the tenderest
pity of all who have to do with them.
they are really quite as happy and
very much better cared for than
most children.
The Swiss minister and Nine Sulzer
have been travelling through the
West with the Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Houston, but the whole
party is headed home, now. The
however, are not likely to
return to Washington, but will rather
go to Nonquitt, where their boys
are established for the SUMMER, and
where their parents are expected
about August l. In fact, it is quite
understood that the Swiss minister
is merely marking time until his gov
eminent finds a successor for him.
He asked last spring to be allowed
to resign, because Of failing health,
and expects to. retire from his coun-
try's diplomatic service permanently.
He and his good looking wife are
going to be a whole lot missed, for
from the moment of their arrival
they were prominent and popular in
the corps and in society generally.
Diplomatic Corps