The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
By E. e. DRUM-HUNT.

Itrom its summer inactivity. The
Ilcisitor Of note is setpng to be
Hhlnost a weekly ATTRACTION, even
Nthough so eaffv Tn the season.
'HFirst il was some official Spanish
hvisitOrs that caused quite a ripple
Hon the surface Of the calm summer
ksOciaI sea: the next is to be a
idistinguished Panama visitor. The
llSpanish Amba aior, Juan Riano,
'Hentert4ined at a large stag dinner
l,ia little over \ week ago. in cOmpli-
Iiment to sixteen officers of the Span
Ibish battleship, AlfOsO XIII. VINO
lncame up from Annapolis for a stay
lhof about So hours here, as guests
!hof the Navy Department. The ship
Ills making a cruise with a battalion
ltiof Spanish midshipmen and was the
Thirst Spanish battleship to make
tdNisit of courtesy to the United
iStates since the Spa
fwar. Capt. Gonzales NillOn is in
hcommand.
w This week it will be Or. BeIisario
iHPorras. Pres sident-elect OF Panama
Hand former PaRamaian Minister 10
bthis country, He is coming as the
'bnation's guest: is especially invited
kaRd is TO be shown all of the honors
rH and so fOrth5t due the head of
.anatiOn. Our IeSSernment Is going
ibtO furnish him with a suite or
aroOms at the willard; the State
IIDepartment " officials will all meet
Ihim formally at the station upon
ttlhis arrival here and the Secretary
iUof State and the Secretary of War
Nwill give banquetS or Comething or
Y the sort, in his honor. J. E. Le-
~ fevre. charge d,affaires Of the Pan
llama Legation. had planned to have
n Dr. POrraS stay with him as his
II uSuest and also was going to enter
'ttain for him, but he fears now tnac
lNthere Won't be anv time for him
,uito give a party after the official>
IVOt our government are through.
lUr DIR. POrras, ..Our Old Friend"
~ In fact. Dr. Porras isn't to stay
", here long enough for even the ON
,,i Cials to entertain all they would
Mike to TO show their esteem and
,nafeCtiOn for DR.. Porrds. who is our
Hold friend. AID for his nation. He
his coming on Wednesday: will reach
'Nhere at , o'clock and will depar;
lagain for New York Thursday
Knight in time to be in New York 10
,H attend a luncheon there Friday to
\ be given in compliment to him by
Nthe Pan-AmeEiean Society of the
UEnitei States Then on Saturday
I! he. with his family. will sail for
.E.Panama where he will assume his
.'new duties a bout October /. Nine.
lPOrras. il is grgatIy TO be regretted.
ll1snt coming TO Washington with
him but Will await him in New
" Ork withi her infant son, the
n reason of lfeF5 Failure TO visit the
NCapital whHe5-she lived as chate-
''l laine Of ths Panama Legation and
twas frequeHtly a charming hostess
'iland was very popular She came
" here a bride
" Mr. Lcfevre has speut most of TIE
Hpast fortnight iR-New York looking
,,tIftar Dr POrrss and attending the
,JTOund Of festivities given there IN
,Ihis honor He has slipped back
rhherr once or twice to s~e how
'fthings vert going and then has run
lLack to New York To- get in the fun.
HThc last time he returned. the end
IOf last week il was. he was accom-
WDanied by his sister. Ramona Lr-
.frfrvre. who had joined him in New
j. York and saw a little of tine POrraS'
> after visiting Mrs. EIrhurG Town
send, the Peter Goelet Gcrrys and
.k.others in the North. She says sh..
" just had a wonderful summer
n All Of the entertainments for DR.
'rI'orras are apt to be stag affairs as
\, his wife isn't accompanying him.
(which is too bad. Anyway the gen
He-al public. l fear. won't have an
to greet him as his stay
fhere is to be 50 brief I suppose
Z Mrs. Wilson will invite him to have
il cup Of tea with her at the White
FHouse. In ordinary times before
7 1.-The Presidents illness. he and his
"
Hdinner party for the nations guest.
VPRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON
iEAMONG sTAY-AT-HOMES.
IL President aud Mrs Wilson are still
ihere: have been all summer: haven't
UlnNen gOTps for a cruise on the May
Hfower over a week end. They take
''rtheir ride every day. however, using
athe big touring ear just now in
'E preference to either the limousine
il.or the hOrse-drawn victoria. 1t was
y said recently that the President was
',nOted one day to enter his autOmO-
tbHe from the White House entirely
d without assistance and that an in
y cline had been built so that he could
.lwalk up it into his car instead of
lstepPing up into it.
N Last week the President board
ned" his car from the front entrance
u Of the White House instead of the
lirear grounds as he has done since
Y his Illness He is said 10 have
\ walked - 'it unassisted leaning
ilghtly on a cane. On one of his
D rides last week he went to the
Y Union Station to meet his daugh-
Y ter and her husband Mr.. and Mrs.
'llFrancis Bowes Sayre. who are
iIhis guests at the White House
u House for while 1t is the
ifrst time Jessie Wilson Sayre has
Ibeen here, that I recall. since the
n President was so i'll and all of his
Il1amily hurried to his bedside.
II Lately when riding Mrs. Wilson
ihas been wearing a big stiff hat Of
,lSOme white straw covered almost
ilentirely with heavy white chiffon
ilveil that Is not worn over the face.
HUT flies behind the car in the
IIhreeze. One day last week. however,
llshe wore a white serge; a small
IblaCk and white tOque and
hblack fox scarf The autOmo-
Ufbile usually looks as though
Nit were overiowing with people;
Hive never seen it with less than
liseven in II. I'm sure. I suppose
bmost of the occupants are detec-
ltives.
n The President has loaned the
iMayflower his yacht, to the officials
lin charge Of the entertainment Of
NIlord Rathcreedan and his associates
hforming the delegation who are
HHue to arrive here on September 49,
HThey represent the British branch
Inf the SulEraye Institution and the