The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-07
GAY SUFFER- PARTIES
ON ELECTION NIGHT.

ON ELESIION NIuhT.
Since election day I've found but
one Democrat-and that's the ice
man. There must pave been a good
many of them scattered about
through the crowds which gathered
on Tuesday night to hear the returns
come in. but they didn't make much
noise. Indeed, one comedies that
there wasn't much for them to wax
noisy about.
Probably there was not much en-
thusiasm at the parties organized by
some of the Cabinet me nbcrs and
others of the Administration circle
to hear the returns, but the crowds
at the hotels and in the cafes were
frankly hilarious and carried one
back to certain New Year Eve cele-
brations in the good old days before
prohibition. The New willard. the
Shoreham. the Washington. the Gaia
st. Marks. each had it's grist OF gay
supper parties-smart society folk
gathered together to drink In the re-
turns, supping and dancing and fiirt-
ing between whites, and keeping this
UP long after the election was con-
ceded and interest in the news had
faded away.
At Wardman Park Hotel the scene
was perhaps gayest of all. largely be-
cause the revels kept up so much
later and each moment brought par
ties from the other hotels to join the
merrymakers. Every diplomat In
town see ned to be there. save few
who were guests of Secretary and Mrs.
Meredith at the Agricultural Depart
ment to hear the dispatches as they
came Inland I rather imagine that
some of the Merediths' party found
their way out to Wardman Park after
the more sedate assemblage had
broken UP.
Mrs. Cromwell Brooks. Mrs. Charles
S. Bromwell, Col. John q. Queke-
meyer, Rear Admiral Andrew Long
and the others of their little crowd.
who had supped at the Shoreham
motored out to Wardman Park later
in the evening. So did Mrs. Tommy
Logan's party, which began with a
dinner at the Willard-siven for the
Secretary of the Peruvian embassy
and Nine. Carlos Gibson, VINO are
leaving town on Tuesday en- route
home-included attendance at the
play and wound UP with visits to
two or three hotels to see what was
going on and hear the news. Every
way one turned one ran into people
who had started the evening some
where else and there seemed to be
rather more carnival spirits" than
can usually be got out of g!ngerale
bottle.
II am leaving Paradise. Washing
ton, for another Paradise. Peru" is
the way Mr.. Gibson speaks of his re-
call from the embassy here-"but I
go back to my beloved country" he
goes on, with a wider vision and a
keener insight into this marvellous
country of yours. With your country
our country is concerned for two rea-
sons-one that we are fond of each
other, and secondly. because trade Is
increasing between the two countries
in a most satisfactory way"
The departure Of the Gibsons Is
causing general regret, since he is
a man Of ability and charm and she.
most winning little person. But
that. after all, Is quite another story,
The Merediths had the largest
gathering of the official clans that
evening and 1t was very pleasant
party despite the fact that the news
could not but be discouraging to good
Democrats. Several of the Cabinet
members were present. notably the
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Baker.
who had with them their old friends,
Mrs. Coffinberry and Miss Coffin
berry, OF Cleveland. They had receiv-
ed the returns with Secretary and
Mrs. Baker four years ago when
President Wilson was reelected and.
CHANGING to be in town for a few
days on their way home from Hot
Springs, Va, they Immediately ar
ranged to spend election night with
the Bakers. First Secretary and Mrs.
Baker dined with Mrs. Coffinberry
at the Lafayette and afterward the
little. company Joined the Merediths'
party.