The Washington herald., 1920-07-25

Early in the week 1t was rumored
that the President and Mrs. Wilson
would spend the summer in the
Blue Ridge Mountains, but the
White House denied the rumor and
later it developed that the rumor
was the result of the fact that DR..
Grayson was house hunting. But he
was searching for summer quarters
for his own family, who left Thurs
day by motor to take possession OF
the one he found at Blue Ridge
Summit, Pa. and he will join them
there from time to time-which all
speaks well for the Presidents con-
stantly improving health, for II he
were not about we'll DR.. Grayson
wouldn't leave him at all.
Who says Washington is a dull
and desolate spot this month! Isn't
the President 'in residence; aren't
most of the Cabinet members and
some of their families in Washing
ton homes and the Democratic nom
| inee for President just recently
week ending here and his running
mate still here and the Republican
nominee only recently departed and
political generals of both parties
constantly coming and going-and
then a luncheon at the White House
and a party at the Japanese En-
bassy? What more could Washing
ton ask-in mid-July? Also the
town is full of diplomats and sur
prisingly few of them have estab-
lished summer embassies or lega-
tions at any of the mountain re-
sorts. Sir Auckland Geddes, the
British Ambassador, who was think
ing of leasing Barton Lodge at the
Hot Springs, has decided not to do
so and will spend the greater part
of the summer right here, with the
exception of few weeks passed at
Islesboro on the coast of Maine, In
August. and early September. Mean
while. Sir Auckland is planning to
entertain, Sir Thomas Lipton-the
former only returned from the in
ternational yacht races the middle
of the week and then rushed on
again to Asheville, n. c., to make
an address-in the big, high. old
fashioned rooms of the British En-
bassy, which are cool and com
Portable; and is having a pleasant
time dining out Informally when
occasion offers and playing tennis
nearly every afternoon, usually
with an opponent from his official
family. Ambassador Geddes is truly
live wire!
Like him, few Of the Ambassa-
doris or Ministers have established
summer quarters at the various re-
sorts but spend the greater part
of the time coming or going in and
out of town. The Japanese Ambas-
sador returned the middle of the
week from a visit in New York and
the Russian Ambassador is going
up there tomorrow or the next day
for a brief stay. The Chilean Am
bassador and Nine. Mathieu are re-
turning Tuesday from the Pacific
Coast The Minister of Siam, and
his daughter, Schwee Bunnag. have
just got back from a stay in Bos-
ton: the Minister Resident of Greece
and Nine. Tsamados, who were in
Atlantic City, returned the first of
the week and so 1t goes. The
Portuguese Minister, Count dAlte,
who went home last winter for a
visit, has returned to this country.
but is staying up at Bar Harbor un-
til the weather gets cooler here. He
has established the legation there
for the summer. He has been a
member of the diplomatic corps in
Washington longer than anyone else
and is a very interesting marriage
able eligible
OTHER DIPLOMATS
ARE RETURNING.
The Ambassador of Peru is due
back soon. He started home from
the convention in California some
time ago, but is stopping so many
places = Banff, Montreal. New York
- that he is taking weeks to get
home. The lesser members of the
CORPS are also first here and then
there -
For example, Robert Silvercruys
has returned to Washington. and is
attached to the Belgian Embassy
staff as secretary, after six
months stay in Brussels, where he
was attached to the foreign office. !
Mr.. Silvercruys has many friends in
Washington, where he served for
about a year as an attache of the |
embassy.
Capt. Pietro Civalleri, naval at
tache of the italian Embassy, is at
Newport, at the Hill Top Inn.
Don Eugenio del principi Ruspoi, |
attache of the italian Embassy, is
the guest of Capt. and Mrs. William
A. Burton of England, who spent |
the winter in Washington, at South |
ampton, L. l., where they have a |
cottage for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geisser Celesia di |
Vegliasco have left Washington for |
Cedarhurst, L. l., where they are |
stopping at the summer residence, |
Seven Oaks" of Mrs. Celesia's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erhart. They |
will later go to- Canada and will |
visit the Ambassador of Italy and |
Baroness Romano Avezzana in Au- |
gust at Newport.
The last monthly diplomatic list |
issueA by the State Department
shows a number of changes, too.
Until read II day or two ago