The Washington herald., 1920-10-03

TO Washington by fan, but the lat
est report suggests that such an
onclal won't materialize at all. Bux
what l started out to tell you Is
that most of the diplomats and ,hei
wives are already settled at theO
various homes here and already
adding their quota OF interest to
society at the Capital And ne
Cabinet circle is gradually fillins
up, Mrs. Colby, wife OF the Secre-
tary OF state, being among the last
OF the group to return after spend
ing the summer on Long Island. In
fact, Mrs. Joshua w. Alexander.
wife OF the Secretary OF Commerce,
is the only Cabinet hostess who
hasn't returned to the Capital. She
is planning to remain at their home
in Gallatin, No, until December.
MRS. WOODROW WILSON
SITTING FOR PORTRAIT.
Things are rather quiet at the
White House. Miss Margaret few
in for another visit and few off
again to New York as she does oc-
easionally. That is about all of the
excitement at the Executive Man
sion within the last week or so.
Mrs. Wilson is busy these days sit
ting for Seymour Stone, who is
painting her portrait, so I heard
from a little bird that hutters
around the White House. She sits
every day in a big north room a6-
joining that occupied by Prof. AK
son. He is certainly well dubbed
''the Administrations court painter"
for he has painted portraits of
practically all of the administration
or their wives or both. heard
that Secretary Colby was going to
sit for him shortly. His portraits
are truly lovely; are remarkable in
many ways.
VICE PRESIDENT WAITS
ON CONGRESS OPENING.
The more official world or at
least that part of it headed by the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
and continuing on through the
Senate and the House will not ar
rive here until the call comes for
the opening of Congress. The Vice
President, who with Mrs. Marshall,
passed some weeks at Petoskey,
Mich, are now in Chicago for sew
eral days and this week he will
start campaigning. He will devote
a month to making a speech in Illi-
nois and Iowa and Mrs. Marshall
will accompany him on the tour.
They are not expected back here
until December. The wives of many
of the Senators who take the stump
will also be with them or will fling
open their homes for the entertain
ment of political friends.
Those who are here are busy oc-
cupying themselves with setting
houses in order, selecting clothes
and the thousand and one small
cares incident to settling down for
the winter. Downtown the shops
are crowded and uptown the resi-
dences are taking on various signs
of activity. Friday was moving day
and half of society-and many not
so classed-were busy with the NOV
ing van. Others are occupied with
getting their youngsters of to
school. Between times they are
playing; going to the races which
opened at Laurel Friday with a big
gathering of society present, or else
ing tennis.
MARGUERITE SIMONDs DRURY
ENJOYS BREAKFAST IN PARK.
While riding in the park the other |
morning 1 saw pretty Marguerite !
Simonds, her recently acquired hus- |
band, Arthur Drury, and a party of |
young people, recognized George |
Morris Evans, too, as one of the |
party as galloped by-having |
breakfast at the Pierce Mill Tea |
House, by the bank of the creek. !
Mr.. Drury is a very youthful look |
ing person indeed, a mere boy, and |
is quite blond. I ran into them |
the other evening at the Cafe st. |
Marks and still an9Aer evening at
wardman Park IaR week. They |
seem to be on the go constantly |
and thoroughly enjoying life. They |
gave a small dinner party Friday |
evening at Cafe st. Marks and then |
took the midnight train to New
York.
Speaking of tennis, the residents |
Of fashionable Edgemoor have or |
ganized a tennis club which is |
fourishing beautifully. I think it !
started last spring and though al |
ready a fair-siZed organization they [
are scouting for new members .
among the smart colony at Bethesda !
and Chevy Chase. I think they are |
planning bye and bye to have a .
swimming pool for the club mem
oers, too. They have jolly parties
put there, many members of Wash
ington society going out to play,
particularly the young diplomats, |
and on Saturday afternoons tea is
served. The courts are on the main |
Edsemoor lane across the road from
The Walter Tuckerman residence. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Tuckerman returned ,
from Southampton, L. l., about a
week ago and opened their house
N Edgemoor and already Mrs.
ruckerman, who is a great philan-
-hropist, is busy arranging for a
benefit entertainment
sDGEMoOR COLONY ALMOST
ALL BACK IN TOWN.
Most of the Edgemoor colony who
vent away for the summer are al
'eady back; for instance, the Fran
rs Bennett Poes, who were at York
daroor. Maury Dove, who lived at
1dgemoor during the summer, has
aiken the Clarence Harding house
or the winter. The Hardings will
'ome into town. Mr.. and Mrs. WILL
am NJ Scudder are interesting ad-
iluons to Edgemoor society. They
ire Chicago people who lived in
CheVy Chase for a while but bought
Edgemoor this summer. Mrs.
evans Browne, whose husband died
week or so ago, is going to sell