The Washington herald., 1920-03-21


than most people ever learn to do
with two. In the stall contests
which are often a feature of the
evenings rides. it is amusing to
see the men being markedly. pain
fnlfy. / should say. polite rather
than contest the places with the
women riders.
PALM BEACH VISITORS
ARE RETURNING.
other signs OF spring are the re-
turning of visitors from Palm
Beach. the shopping trips to New
York. the Easter bonnets seen on
the. streets and the talk OF dress
makers and everything" Then l
hear the circus in coming-not to
Washington. but to New York. 1t is
to be there on March 19. What do
you know about that! That is one
sure sign that IL is time for vernal
poets to begiE trilling, for pussy
willow to burst its buttons. for the
birds to flock back from the South
they have awakened me mornings
for a fortnight now with their
singing-for the planting of gar
dens and for rents to be redoubled.
One Of the indoor sports of these
pre-spring days is going to hear
ings at the Capitol. Everybody is
doing it. If you try to get any
of your friends on the telephone
before luncheon these days you'll
find it is practically a hopeless
task I'll wager for they are all
up at the Capitol listening to our
lawmakers argue on the treaty of
peace and the league of nations and
r. l.s -.
matters had to take a back seat"
Mrs. Elbridge II. Moore for one is
seen there daily. I've been told it
is her favorite pastime and Wash
| ington's chief attraction for her:
the thing that brings her here each
winter from her New York home.
She stays usually at Congress Hall
Hotel so she will be convenient
to the Capitol. Mrs. Albert Strauss
was up there several mornings last
week and Mrs. RawIins Hume, 1
know, gave up a bridge party last
week to go up there. Throngs OF
people wait patiently in line be-
/ fore the gallery doors of the Sem
ate. which rather bellies the gem
eral opinion that the country is
weary of the treaty and the Sena-
tors arguments over il. The SEN
/ ators themselves show much less
/ interest in the matter. for often
the Senate floor is almost deserted.
I WASHINGTON ANXIOUS FOR
/ MIR. COLBY AND FAMILY.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee reported favorably last
week on the nomination of Balm
bridge Colby to be Secretary of
State. which has been the subject
Of extensive hearings. Mr.. Colby
himself testified before them. He
runs back and forth between New
York and Washington every few
days. His family evidently don't
want to move from their quarters
in New York until Mr.. Colby as
sumes his duties in the Cabinet
Meanwhile, Washington is anxious
: W awaiting to get acquainted with
: Mr.. Colby and particularly with
Mrs. Colby and the girls. Perhaps
the girls interest society the most,
! for Mr.. Wilson's Cabinet has not
] furnished many young girls to So
/ ciety. and the going out of office
of Franklin K. Lane and Carter
Glass took two young girls out Of
the Cabinet circle.
| Meanwhile the country is Secre-
,tary of Stateless. Frank Lyon Polk.
| Undersecretary of State. who was
! Acting Secretary of State. can no
! lor~"r serve in that capacity which
terminated at the end of thirty
j. = TH"re seems to be a differ
ence of official opinion as to wheth-
! rr or not President Wilson can des-
! iEnate some government official as
! acting head of the State Depart