The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
New York, as did also the Polish
Minister and Princess Lubonnirska.

New York, as did also the Polish
Minister and Princess Lubonirska.
A large share Of Washington 40
ciety' has gone cut Of tovn for the
holidays. the Both. you know Motor
parties starting on on long trips
began to pour out Of town Friday,
the stream keeping up alb through
yesterday and carly this morning
and VIII begin TO return tomorrow
right. Many OF the young girls
went down to Annapolis for the June
week festivities which began yes
terday with the Army-Navy, baseball
game and the dance there last night.
The festivities viii keep up there
all week. Mrs. Edward W. Eborle
went down to visit the superintend-
ent of the Academy, Admiral Scales,
and Mrs. Scales who gave 9 large
luncheon before the game. Mrs. Jo-
seph Hampson and her dzughter,
Miss Frances Hampsen. and Miss
Marcia Chaplin went down Mrs.
Hampson has. son, Midshipman
Wilson Hampson-Wiison wss mrs.
Hampson's maiden name - at the
Academy.
For the rest, this week will see
many depart for the summer and
for the Chicago convention. Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty, for one, left
Yesterday for q visit In Kansas city.
before joining Mrs. Walsh In CHI
cago about the 7th. Mrs. Walsh
is going to entertain a party for
the convention. including. in addi-
tioh to Mrs. Dougherty, DR.. and Mrs.
David jayne Hill and DR.. and Mrs.
William Miller Collier, the Vice
President ana Mrs. Marshall joining
them all about the 12th. Then they
Will go to Monterey. Cal. TO stay
until the San Francisco convention.
all remaining there until the end of
July. Washington Is surely going
to be deserted this summer. Each
week sees a dozen or more society
leaders sail for Europe. Usually the
ofhcial people at least. keep things
going socially more or less during
the summer, but even they won't
remain here this season IL they can
possibly. help themselves. was
rather amused the other day to see
that six chaplains have been chosen
to pray for the Republicans at their
convention and more may beS ap-
pointed.
AMERICAN TOURISTS
SAILING. FOR EUROPE.
The thousands of American tour
lists who are expected to visit Eu-
rope this summer will be disap-
pointed IL they look forward to all
the comforts of the days before the
! war. This verdict has been ex-
pressed by many much-harassed
Americans who, in oyercrowded
trains between stops, at overcrowd-
ed hotels. have run the gantlet Of
passport bureaus, frontier controls
and police registration offices-in-
stitutions which still prevail In
many countries only in O slightly
less degree than during the war.
Passports and passport vises are
necessary everywhere. Even to
make the five-hour trip from The
Hague. Holland. to Brussels, Bel
gium, requires days Of preparation.
and the days generally lengthen
into weeks IL one expresses the most
extraordinary whim to make a
round trip. or several round trips.
An American, for instance, hav-
ing obtained in the United States
Dutch wise which permits him to
land in Holland for a brief stay,
desires to go to Brussels-just FIVE
hours away. On arrival in Holland
he has had to register with the
police. securing an identity card.
permitting him to have a bread
card. etc. (for bread is still
rationed in many countries).
Desiring to go to Belgium, he
must first go to his own legation
or consulate to have his American