Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
Stories Of Well Known Folk.

An amiable and entirely tolerant citi-
zen of the world is the Brazilian an
bassador, DR.. de Alencar. and every
ono sympathizes with his quantity
stated grievance, that American most
esses must assign silent and non
entertaining dinner partners unless
they curtail the acrobatic perform
ances of the walters. Every one IN
Washington can guess the rest OF TINS
recital. The ambassador prepared to
taste his soup, when the lady on ms
left made a remark. He courteously
turned to answer and when ms gaze
returned tableware the soup was
gone
The fsh had an appetizing odor and
he was about to do full justice to IT,
when the lady on his right breathed
word which consumed his entire atten-
tion for minute. She said sne was
akin to a man who had been one Of
the ambassadors cherished friends.
When he thought again of food. the
fish had disappeared, and 80 through
all the courses until coffee, when the
walters departed. DR.. de Alencar.
after a consultation on general at
fairs, asked Mr.. Polk, then in charge
of the State Deartment, how he man
aged to keep from starving to death, II
,he attended many formal dinners. Mr..
Polk, who knows the Washington
lwaiter very well, indeed. listened to
directions. If the lady at the right
speaks. grasp the plate or soup recep-
tacle firmly with the left hand before
turning to reply, for the waiter, stand
ing at attention at the back, is look
ing for just such chance to shorten
his hours of labor.
II the lady at the left speaks. vary
the routine, but never fail to have
hold on the plate until you are
quite decided you desire no more. The
Brazilian ambassador had tried this
with fine results and the recipe is
passed on. The late Senator Foraker
always insisted on having o'clock
dinner at home when he was asked
10 formal prandial event and then
these annoyances caused no trouble
at all. But when a man is hungry it
is irritating.
Those with a cosmopolitan expe-
rience say that similar agility on the
part of those who stand and wait Is
restlessness of the age. that the
servers must be doing something and
they grow skillful in seizing dishes
noiselessly and with lightning rapid
ity. Neutrality-suspicious. are hardened to
the plants that things are different
here, but this is a grievance which
every one must acknowledge exists
and which should be remedied. Be-
sides 1t gives people dyspepsia to
have to gulp their food for fear IT
will be spirited away.
Mrs. George Maynard Minor of Wa
terbury, Conn. is the sole declared
candidate for the presidency OF the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton in succession to Mrs. George
Thacher Guernsey. whose term e&-
pires with the continental congress
which conyenes on the 18th and con-
finues in session until the 10Th. Far
from the excitement which usually
marks the election of president gem
eral Of the Daughters. Mrs. Minor has
probably be elected by acclamation.
She is the regent of the Lucretia Shaw
Chapter of Waterbury,. Conn. and has
been for years one of the conservative,
sireless upbuilders OF this greatest
aggregation Of patriotic women in the
world today The membership is now
10000 enrolled. and in the drive
which is proposed later in the year it
Is believed enough eligibles will be
discovered to make the total some
thing over 100000.
1t has been conceded by the older
and serious members of the society
That the executive leadership requires
talents of peculiar type and a GER
tain amount of leisure and financial
Independence, united to business and
intellectual qualifications. all of which
are attributes of Mrs. Minor. IL elect
ed she will be the tenth supreme Of
6cer Of the d. A. r. and the first from
New England. 1T has become the de-
cIsred policy of the Daughters that
hereafter every effort will be made
To honor each section of the coun-
Try New York and the middle west
have hitherto obtained all the honors.
Mrs. Guernsey proclaimed herself a
representative of the middle west.
and of former president generals
Mrs. Adlai Stevenson and Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott were from Illinois, Mrs.
benjamin Harrison. Mrs. John W.
roster and Mrs. Charles Warren
Fairbanks from Indiana. and New
York has elected Mrs. Daniel Man
.Itng, Mrs. Donald Mclean and Mrs.
William Cummings story. Kansas
claims one native daughter, the in
Sumbent. Mrs. Guernsey.
Already the political leaders are
looking for candidate who will be
eligible In three years from the Pa
clhc coast, hitherto unhonored. But
Y the election of the president will
he without excitement there will be
OF ten vice presidents and of the
NArIous other officers who make up
the national board of management.
mrs. Minor is at present in Washing
Ron overlooking the field and con-
sultiHg With her friends She il the
we cf prominent physician and
Soesesses charming personality. She