The Washington herald., 1920-12-19

than that IL was whispered in my
car that he wants an ambassador
ship; that Judson c. Welliver is 60
ing to be an Interstate Commerce
Commissioner but one hears SO
much gossip! Most of IL Is inter
esting. but not vritable. b.
This Mr.. Beck seems to be q de-
lightful person and his wife is very
pretty. They. are taking an active
part in society here ! saw them at
Mr.. Eno's tea. too. He IL said to be
one Of. IL not the greatest. interna-
tional lawyer in this country and I
think he has gone abroad for the
government on special missions on
one or more occasions ] am will
ing to admit ! never heard Of them
before, but they seem to know every
body and everybody to know of
them at least. What a difference a
few months will make in the per-
sonnH of Washington society any
way; by this time next March there
will be all sorts of strangers within
our gates There seems to be no
doubt about the President and Mrs.
Wilson living in Washington after
have finally bought a house-the
Henry S. Fairbanks home at 234o S
street northwest. The Fairbanks
residence is one of the most beauti-
full residences in Washington, and
although IL faces upon the street, Il
has extensive grounds in the rear.
1t is near Sheridan Circle and not
a great distance from Rock Greek
Park. / knew they were earnestly
hunting for a place to buy here
Scarcely a day went by but what
they went house hunting. ] was also
pretty sure that they hadn't bought
the house at Twentieth street and
Kslorama road which Joseph Tum-
ulty purchased-rather is purchas-
ing-for the deal is not closed yet.
RENEWED INTEREST IN
CHEVY CHASE HUNT.
He told some real estate men the
other day for them to sell il again IL
they could, so that doesn't sound
as though Tumulty intends to live
there. Perhaps he has given up the
judgeship idea.
The wilson's picked out a lovely
neighborhood TO buy in; IL is in
town, and yet almost in the country.
And the neighbors are all so desira-
BILE. Adolph c. Miller lives on one
side of the house and the John
Hewitt Myers on the other side.
! The Van Santfoord Merle-Smiths-he
is Third Assistant Secretary of State
live at s3i3-the Joseph Aleshire
| house. The houses are all so good
| looking there, too, and all rather
| new. The size and elegance of the
house suggests the wilson's will en-
tertsin a great deal and take an
active part in the social life here.
wonder. Last Sunday ] saw some of
the Wilson motor party measuring
of the lawn and looking over the
, outside of the Devereaux house
not DR.. Ryan DevereuX's place-in
Chevy Chase.
Il The Ryan Devereux' were at home
last Sunday afternoon when they
had receiving with them their
daughter. Mrs. r. H Jeschke. moth
ing but a child herself, though she
is the mother of an adorable baby
which was very much in evidence
that afternoon. In fact the infant
received much more attention than
the hosts. Helen Tucker was there
that afternoon with her fiance,
Eliphalet Andrews, jr., and inciden-
tally telling people that he was her
fiance. Both looked very conscious
but happy. Eliphalet went to France
with DR.. Devereux's ambulance unit.
YOU will recall. and made quite a
record for himself too. 7 believe.
| Helen Tucker has just returned
from Europe where she spent the
summer. Both her future husband
and her future mother-in-law are
planning big dinners in her honor
during the holidays.
DIR. Devereux talked much Of the
| drag hunt of the afternoon before.
lie didn't go that time, but usually
does go. and Joseph Devereux al
ways goes. Joe is NJ. +. H. of the
hunt. They had a most successful
afternoon, il seems. The hunt
started at the Bethesda school house
and wound around towards Cabin
Johns Bridge and back again TO
Bethesda. Yesterday the hunt start
ed from the American Univer-
sity. DIR. DeyereuX says that he
can have a hun just with his own
family, and that he and the Lowndes
Jacksons can get up a big hunt
with just their two families. You
gee FIVE of the Dever suN family
ride, and the three Jackson girls
and sometimes Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
son. DR.. Devereux wants to buy
several more good hunters. he told
me, and is intensely interested In
arousing renewed interest in horses
and hunting around Chevy Chase.
Club take an active part in such
things once more, and to have there
again horse shows like they did
have for a season or two about 2
decade ago. The grandstand was
placed right in the middle OF the
golf course, in a line with the club
in those days.
In fact the Chevy Chase Club is
already sitting up and taking no
tice" about the hunt: the board Of
governors has appropriated some
money for IL and appointed a com
niittee in charge of hunting. Di.
Devereux is chairman of the COM
mittee and the other members are
DIR. Grayson, Gen. william Mitchell,
Col. Harry Cootes and Walter Tuck
ermAn. Those men are now ON
cially in charge of all hunting and
horse features of the club and have
succeeded by private subscription
in having greatly increased-more
than doubled-the clubs appropris-
tion and have officially named the
new hunt the Chevy Chase Hunt"
The stables at the club have been
rehabilitated and plans are being
laid for a hunt ball at the club be-