The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
B0CateEZ:
By Z. c. DRUM-HUNT.

Even with the front" In national
events shifted to Chicago. Washing
ton is not yet q deserted city. There
was quite a bit of entertaining
worthy of note during the past
seven days.
Congress wound up its business a
week ago yesterday-at least cut
st short. Most of the members,
many of whom were generals" in
the Republican campaign. lost no
time in rushing on TO Chicago; ae-
companied of course by their camp
followers" and also by the rapidly
growing STAR Of embryo Presi-
dents. All except Gen. Pershing.
who departed yesterday for some
Official trip to West Point. Before
going he declared most emphatically
that his contemplated resignation
from active army service has no po-
litical significance but that he is to
enter private business. He isn't GO
ing to go to Chicago but. after the
completion of the exercises at West
Point on Tuesday. he will stop In
Brooklyn to review a national guard
regiment.
A speech at Virginia Military
Academy June Is, and acceptance of
degrees at Williams University,
June 81; Yale. June 20. and Harvard,
June "a. will be followed by a return
TO Washington to take up his duties
In connection with army reorganiza-
ton.
number of offers Of business
connections have been received by
the general, I'm told. announce
ment of his imminent retirement
~ oNrfr rrN.r
munications on this subject. Those
close to the general. however, say
he had not yet reached the point
where he had given serious consid-
GRAFTON to any one of them.
He Is such a satisfactory hero
to see him Is to like him; his per-
sonality is so winning. Washing
ton is hoping that the business in
terests wont take the general away
from Washington, as he Is q very
important factor OF society at the
Capital. He leased last winter the
beautiful suburban home of Mrs.
Henry Corbin near Chevy Chase,
"Homewood," and there entertains
informally quite frequently, with
Mrs. Frances Z. Warren, the
charming wife OF the generals
father-in-law. Senator Warren.
usually acting as hostess for him.
He never fails to bring forth ap-
plause when he appears in public
and the sight Of his picture in the
movies" has the same result ex-
actly. He and Col. Bernezzo, mill
tary attache Of the italian EN-
bassy, and the latter's assistant
Capt Carlo Huntington, were
among the distinguished people in
a movie" of the exercises at Har-
ward on Memorial Day, which were
shown the other night-Tuesday-
at Keith's when Capt. and Mrs
Huntington were members of a box
party and 1t was interesting TO see
Capt. Huntington looking at him
self parading along in fine style.
He is a fine looking. outstanding
young man. something over six feet
tall. looking particularly well in his
uniform. And how he does dance
His wife is a most interesting and
attractive person too; and quite
clever. They are both delightful
additions to Washington society
but I suspect they will be coins
North for the summer soon as they
don't like warm weather and the
last few days have been decidedly
warm.
italian Ambassador and wife Plan
to Depart.
The Italian Ambassador and Bar
oness Romano are planning to de-
part shortly for Newport; the
warmer the weather the sooner
they will go. The Ambassador is
passing the weekend in Boston
where he is a guest of the Cham
Der OF Commerce. The French AM
bassador has returned from Annap-
oils where he went Friday for the
presentation to the college, on be-
half of the French government
through Ambassador Jusserand, OF
a German cannon captured durins G
the war and the dedication of a
memorial tablet to the twenty-four
graduates of the college who lost
their lives during the World War
Both of these exercises took place
on the afternoon of Friday, June IL
Graduating exercises took place
at 1880 o'clock Friday morning. the
address being delivered by Gov. Al
bert Ritchie of Maryland. Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Franklin d
Roosevelt delivered the address Al
the dedication of the memorial tab
let.
NJ. and Nine. Jusserand are goins 9
home this summer but haven't yet
set the date of sailing. 1t appears
now that almost all of the diplo-
matte corps will be absent all sum-
mer. a large majority of the en-
voys going home for the warm
weather. Our two best lions" jus,
now: those around whom most OF
the official entertaining of the last
month or so, has centered. the Col
bys and the Geddes. are going away
shortly, too. Capt Henry, the Brit
ish Ambassadors social secretary
and by the way a most charming G
young man, spent part Of last week
in the North in search of a sum-
mer embassy where the Ambassa-
dor and members of the stan may
spend the summer days.
Lady Geddes is going home for
the summer, but will return in the
fall with their FIVE children. Which
brings to mind that names Of pos
sible Canadian ambassadors still
float into Washington, the last pos
sibility coming to my attention be-
ing n. w. Rowell. of Toronto. He
was a member of Borden's cabinet
during the war, without portfolio.
Before that he was leader of the
opposition In the Ontario govern
ment. He is known in Washing
ton, where he came last fall as
Canadian representative at the In
ternational Labor Conference. Mr.
Rowell was acting premier while
Borden was away on leave.
MEXICAN ENJOYS STATUS
NOT YET OFFICIALLY FIXED.