The Washington herald., 1920-12-05
By EVELYN c. HUNT.

Congress convenes tomorrow.
That means that the officials and
members Of Congress are fiocking
back to town, headed by the Vice
President and Mrs. Thomas R. Mar
shall. who have been in the West
and the Middle West since June.
Already their social calendar Is be-
coming crowded with dinners and
other functions in their honor; It
was rather filled before they reach
ed the city yesterday. Practically
all of the members of the Senate
and the House are already in town
or will be today or tomorrow. Then
those who went to the Army-Navy
football game last week. many OF
whom stayed on in New York for
a few days to shop or attend the
theaters and opera are back. To-
morrow will find the social ranks
well filled; more SO, perhaps, than
at any time since early spring.
The result-one of the results
, Is that dates for entertaining are
being rapidly announced and days
at home have assumed pretentious
proportions. Seldom has formal
calling and receiving been so early.
The official women particularly
seem to be bent upon discharging
those duties before the rush Of the
actual season begins. But accord
ings to the way things are going
now, the season couldn't be livelier
and IL certainly will be dif1cult to
say when the season really begins.
1t usually starts about January 1
and is called "the season" because
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and diplomatic functions; but, gra-
cious. they have already been going
on for some weeks.
1t is quite unusual for the Cabinet
hostesses to begin their Wednesday
afternoons at home so early, yet
several of them have been receiving
for some weeks now and the pres
ent finds them all at home on We'd
nesday afternoons-unless they Have
some other important engagement
which occasionally occurs. The
wives of the diplomats are also be-
ginning to receive. the diplomatic
calling day being Friday.
The vacancies in the ranks of the
Diplomatic Corps are rapidly being
filled up as the wandering diplomats
return and as new ENJOYS are ap-
pointed.
frRENCH AMBASSADOR
IND WIFE ARE BACK.
The French Ambassador and Mime.
Jusserand are back in Washington
after being abroad for months and
washington society was truly glad
TO have them back and Is already
other functions.
They were captured by the Hous-
tons-who entertained for them at
a brilliant dinner on Wednesday,
almost before they had had time to
unpack their bags and settle COM
fortably in the embassy on Six
teenth street. The Houston dinner
means the beginning of a series of
welcome home" parties for these
most popular members of the Diplo-
matte Corps. The Polish Minister
and the Princess Lubomirska are
giving a dinner for them on Tues
day and numerous other little and
big parties in their honor are under
way.
The Belgium Ambassador, Baron
Emil de Cartier de Marchienne and
Baroness de Cartier, who went back
to Belgium in the spring. sailed
from France last Wednesday ana
will be at the Capital by the end
of this week. Rumors flew so thick
and fast concerning the de Carriers.
generally to the effect that they
would not return at all. that it is
quite a relief to know that they are
actually on the ocean now en- route
fhere. The Italian Ambassador Is
abroad now and just before he
} sailed II was printed in the news
papers that he had been recalled
and his successor was even named.