The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
SOCIETY
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our Chtef Executive, which means
- I the President will probably
rplete the task of receiving them
al. Several more of them presented
their credentials to him last week,
among them the Italian Ambassador
end the Peruvian Ambassador. ,Ac-
riding to the newspapers. we are
ing to be minus 2 Mexican En-
Jassy here for a while at least. 1t
has been ordered closed and Saliva
or Diego Fernandez, who was in
1rge of II, is to depart. Really,
h SO many diclomats out of town
half of Washington at the two
sidential conventions, / fear
shington is going to be a much
erted village this summer.
OWN WILL SOON
e DESERTED.
Il The first part Of next month is
going to see a general exodus.
Many people go away for the sum-
mer about that time. Then so
many are going to the conventions.
and many others are going-or al
ready have gone-to Europe. 1t is
said that passage on every ship
sailing from all the ports from
Quebec to Baltimore are taken until
after the end of June. Mai. Dick
Smith. who has been assigned to
the consulate in Venice and was
slated to sail at the end Of this
month, isn't going until some time
in July. He and his bride, formerly
Miss Kathryn Clifton. nave re-
turned from their honeymoon. Capt.
Tappi- of the Italian Embassy staff,
left Tuesday for New York to sail
for home. and had quite a send-off.
most of the embassy STAFF and many
of his friends-and he has many
here-going down to the station TO
bid him farewell-and he bid them
farewell by kissing them on both
checks. I'm speaking OF the men
don't believe there were any ladies
in the party. But there wasn't
much time for farewells. because
the captain was quite late in reach
ing the station; in fact, the train
was held a few minutes for him.
He was very much entertained the
last fortnight he was in town,
party after party being given in his
honor.
INDICATIONS POINT
TO DULL SUMNER.
Official Washington. most of
which. usually hangs around WASH
ington the greater part of the sum
mer, aren't apt to do SO this year.
Even Congress is sure to adjourn
soon so that it's members can get
into the excitement of the conven-
tions. Many of our social leaders,
who also maintain homes in Chi
cago and San Francisco. will go
home to have house parties for the
conventions-every points to
a dull summer here. Already many
society folk have gone to their
summer homes and all of the SUBJ
urban residences are occupied.
Just now every one is on the go.
but mostly to small. informal par
ties, generally at the country clubs
or are occupied with golf. tennis
and horseback riding. picnics and
outdoor entertainments. The num-
ber of people. riding horseback
seems to increase each week.
CHEVY CHASE FETE
BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
The fete yesterday and last Aen-
ing out at the Chevy Chase School
was lovely al fresco affair and at
tracted society in large numbefs
both for the bridge in the afternoon
and for the costume ball in the
evening. All of the embassies and
legations took a special interest in
it and altogether it was one of the
most brilliant functions of the
spring season. 1t was given to
raise funds for the producing fund
OF the Washington Opera Company.
OF course in the afternoon the
horse show kept many from going
to the fete who would otherwise
have been on hand. though quite
a few took in" both. The same
way on Tuesday afternoon the horse
show suffered because of the Re
publican women's meeting held at
the willard that afternoon. when
viii Hays spoke. 1t was a very in
ercsting occasion and the women
gathered there represented the So
cial register. There was a bit of
excitement there. too. when Mrs.
Harvey Wiley of the National
woman's party, heckled Mr.. Hays
in the middle of his fluent address
about the general Republican pros
poets, insisting on questioning him
about the suffrage situation in Del
aware. Virginia and Connecticut
Mrs. Frederick Gillett was there.
She is going to accompany her hus-
band to the convention in Chicago.
Speaker and Mrs. Gillett are enter
tanning today, at a reception this
afternoon at "Grasslsnds" in honor
of the members of the House and
their wives, the first formal enter
tanning they have done for some
time as Mrs. Gillett has been in
mourning for her father for several
months.
AN INTERESTING
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
An interesting party yesterday
was the tea given by dear old Gen.
Horatio Gates Gibson in celebration
of his ninety third birthday anniver-
sary-an annual party. Most of his
guests on these occasions are army
sons and daughters of his comrades
alarms. as most of them have gone
before him. He is the oldest living
graduate of West Point. and is one
of the notable members OF the Aztec
Club Of 1S4T-yes, he fought in the
Mexican War himself. He is charm
ing, as are also his daughters. Mrs.
White and Mrs. Wallace. He is
truly remarkable for his years. and
these teas are always crowded; no
one ever fails to go who is invited,
for Mrs. White and Mrs. Wallace
are lovely hostesses.
SAILING OF SUFFRAGE
DELEGATION EVENT OF WEEK.
An interesting happening of the
week was the sailing for Geneva of
the American woman suffrage dele
CATION. headed by Mrs. Carrie Chap