The Washington herald., 1920-01-25

Those ohe-sided trains, falling from
the hip rather than the back seem
to be one Of the newest features, for
gowns-I remember Nancy Lanes
debut gown had a similar train only
hers fell from the left hip instead
of the right. Mrs. Palmer looked
very well that night In a simple
gown of black velvet with heavy
jet trimmings across the bodice.
Mrs. Peter Gerry wore a gown /
have seen several times lately. It
Is OF white apparently her favorite
color, and yet suggests something
Spanish about the way It IL made.
1t Is of very exquisite lmaterial.
heavy but soft silk with a tiny sill
yer thread going through IL in q
made short with the hem very ir-
regular and finished with crystal
fringe, which also adorns the bodice.
Mime. Riano was there In a black
satin and tulle gown, with her
bobbed hair. a fashion she recently
adopted but which doesn't particu-
larly become her.
BUDS FIND MAGNET
AT CHEVY CHASE.
Practically all of the diplomats
seemed to be there, but few of the
Cabinet and none of the debutantes.
Most Of the buds had gone out to
Chevy Chase that evening for the
dance and the numerous dinners which
preceded it. DR.. l. S. Rowe, who Is
chief Of the Latin-American division
of the State Department, was a sort
OF assistant host that evening; intro
duced some of the guests, and looked
after the comfort of others. John Bar
rett did likewise; always does much
towards making parties there a sue
cess. He said that evening was prob
ably his last party as Director Gem
eral of the Pan American Union. Some
how / just can't think of anyone else
being in that position.
Gilbert Grosvenor, like Margaret Will
son. held a small reception of his own
at that party: friends fiocked around
him to congratulate him-and the Geo
graphical Society-as he had Just been
made president of the society that day.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor are ex-
traordinarily popular, and everyone
seemed intensely interested in Mr..
Grosvenor's new position. He has been
associated with the society for twenty
years as director and editor of the
National Geographic Magazine.
Mr.. Grosvenor was elected presi-
dent Of the society to succeed the
late Rear Admiral Pillsbury, whose
death in December left the presidency
vacant. The election of Mr.. Gros-
venor was a tribute to his energy.
ability and service for the increase
and diffusion Of geographic knowl-
edge. For it was under Mr.. Grosve-
glEfR II
Geographic Society increased its men,
bership from 800, when he took charge
twenty years ago, to the more than
10000 it now has, making It the
largest scientific educational society
in the world.
Under his direction the society also
has improved its physical equipment
from half room in the old Corcoran
building, at 18th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, to its present handsome
buildings at 18th and NJ streets north
west, which constitute one of the
landmarks of Washington.
When Mr.. Grosvenor assumed
charge, in 1899. the society could not
AFFORD clerical assistance even for pre-
pairing the magazines for mailing;
now 1t gives employment to nearly
Nv pNi oOAASS anu StIluS more mail
through the Washington city post
office than any other non-governmen-
tai establishment
He was graduated from Amherst
College in 1897 and received his NJ. A
in 1901. Mr.. Grosvenor was married
October Q. 1900. in London, England,
to Miss Elsie May Bell, daughter of
Alexander Graham Bell.
DISCOVERED BY
DIR. BELL.
1t was Alexander Graham Bell
who discovered" Mr.. Grosyenor.
He ran across him up North some-
where; don't remember the details:
saw his ability, and persuaded him
to come down here and start the
magazine of which he has made such
a great success. Mr.. and Mrs. Gros-
venor. live in the winter in Eigh-
teenth street. just back of the
Bells. The houses are SO close they
are almost like one; the families
slip in and out through their back
doors easily and frequently. In
summer they reside at "Wildacres."
their farm. near Bethesda. Md. They
are there during the spring and fall
seasons. to be more exact. usually
SNAbb up W IHt place.
Radeck, in Nova Scotia for the mid
summer. Among other things, they
cultivate on their farm are birds;
the place is peppered with bird
houses. and now has the densest and
most varied bird population of any
private estate in the country.
Not only has Mr.. Grosvenor deveI-
Oped the National Geographic Maya
20 he a.
but he has directed the comprehen-
sive work Of the National Geograph-
ic Society in sending expeditions to
the four corners of the globe for
the increase of geographic knowl-
edge.
Under his direction the society also
developed a school service by which
its world-famous collection of pictures
is being made available in hundreds of
thousands of school rooms all over
the United States: its geographic news
bulletins, instituted to provide millions
Of adults with accurate and timely
geographic information through $50
leading daily newspapers of America,
and adapted recently for use in the
school rooms through the co-operation
of the Bureau of Education, Depart
ment of the Interior.
Other officers elected were Henry
White, vice president; o. p. Austin,
secretary. and John Joy Edison, treas
urer.
John oliver La Gorce. associate edi-
tor OF the National Geographic Maga-
zine, was elected to fill the place upon
the board Of managers left vacant by
the death of Rear Admiral John E.
Pillsbury, U. s. N.
Announcement also was made Of the
reelection by the society of the fol-