New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
Annual Horse Show
Captures Society
In National Capital
Foreign Diplomats Share
Boxes With Members of
the Presidents Official
Family at the Event

show-the National Capital Horse Show
Associations annual meet at Arlington
Park. This was undoubtedly the event
of the week just past, and, although
on the opening day the attendance was
small, it grew larger each afternoon
until the show came to brilliant
close this afternoon.
The smallness of the crowd on the
first day. Tuesday, was undoubtedly
due to the fact that the show had to
contend with the weather, the circus
a meeting of Republican women held
at the Willard under the auspices of
the Ways and Means Committee of the
Republican National Committee, and
the Preakness, at Pimlico, which natu-
rally attracted many Of the horse show
fans"
What the assemblage lacked in guam
tity it made up in quality. Mrs Colby,
wife of the Secretary of State, at
tended the show several times. On
Tuesday she and her three young
daughters were guests of Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, who also
entertained Jonkheer w H. de Beau
fort, Charge d'Affaires of the Nethey-
lands Legation. On Thursday secre-
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs
Albert Sidney Burleson and Miss Sid
ney Burleson, wife and daughter of
the Postmaster General, were with Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas +. Logan on the open
ing day.
Many diplomats were present all
week. The Argentine Ambassador, Dr.
lie Breton, occupied a box on Tuesday
afternoon, and the Italian Ambassador
and Baroness Romano were with Medi-
cal Director and Mrs. Francis s. Nash,
whose guests also included Mr.. and Mrs
John Joyce Broderick, of the British
Embassy staff. Next day Dr. and Mrs
Nash entertained Nine. Matthew, wife
of the Chilean Ambassador; her Sis
ter. Nine. da Cana; DR.. and Mrs. ]. +.
Hubrecht. of the Netherlands Legation,
and Mrs. John H. Hewson. On Wednes-
day also the British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes were present, guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mebane, of Spray,
\. c., who had entertained for them
at luncheon at the Shoreham The
others in the party were Mr.. and Mrs
John Hays Hammond Mrs. John Lind
riman.
General Buchanan in Charge
Nine. Ekengren, wife of the Swedish
Minister, and Mrs. Charles S. Brom-
we'll were join, boxholdcrs and had
guests with them each afternoon, heir
party on Tuesday including Count and
Countess Bonde, OF the Swedish Lega-
ton; Miss Mildred Bromwell and Mr..
Iencken, of the British Embassy. That
afternoon the Minister of Switzerland,
Marc Peter. was with Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, whose other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing,
Mrs, Alfred HAYES; Mrs. John Foster
Dulles and Canon Henry Russell Tai
bot. Prince Ruspoi of the Italian En-
bassy, and Mr. Henri de Bach, of the
Russian Embassy, were with Mrs.
Cromwell Brooks, whose guests also
included Mrs. William A. Burton and
Mr.. William A. Slater jr
Brgader General James A. Buch-
anan, sometime president Of the Horse
Show Association, was master of core-
monies in the absence of the president,
William c. Eustis, who had just lost
his father-in-law. General Buchanan's
box was filed with young people most
of the week, friends of his son and
daughter n-law, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ripley Buchanan. Colonel Robert NJ.
Thompson, another former pres dent,
also entertained several box parties,
and on the opening day had among his
guests Justice and Mrs. Mahlon Pit
hostess to a number of guests in Gen
eral John j. Pershing's box, the general.
who is vice president of the show. not
getting back from his trip to Panama
in time for the opening
Through the courtesy of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bell, Twin Oaks will be the scene Of
garden fete ntXt Friday for the
benefit of the Near East Relief Fund.
This will be twin festivity, winding
up with ball at Wardman Park Hotel.
The May fete, for the benefit of the
Washington Opera Company, was held
this afternoon and evening and was
the only thing on the program rivalng
the horse show in interest. The fete
was given in the grounds of the Chevy
Chase School. There was a costume
ball in the evening.
Celebrate Kings Birthday
The week started off bravely with a
little celebration at the Spanish En-
bassy in honor of the birthday of King
Alfonso The Spanish colors flew from
the embassy staff all day, and the
Spanish Ambassador and Nine. de
Rano entertained at luncheon, after
their custom, for the embassy staff and
the members of the Spanish colony in
Washington. That evening there was
big dinner at the Wardman Park Ho-
tel, with Senator and Mrs. Key Pitt
man as hosts and the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Colby as honor guests.
The Ambassador of Peru and Nine. de
Pezet were present, and the Ambassa-
dor of Italy and Baroness Romano
Avezzano, Senator and Mrs. Andrews
a. Jones, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty, Mrs. Hamilton
Gary, the Swill Minister, Mare Peter;
Mrs. Marshall Field and others, forty
four in all.
The interesting visitors of the week
were Dr.. Pablo Desvernine, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs Of Cuba. and Senior
RafAs. Nasconez, financial delegate
frc-' Ecuador. both of whom came to
town to pay their respects to the new
Secretary of State. Senior Vasconez
also called upon the Secretary of the
Treasury. He was the guest of the
Minister OF Ecuador and Nine. Elizade
at the legation. They gave luncheon
there for him on Wednesday. DR.. Des-
vernne stopped at the Shoreham Hotel.
because he IS in mourning, there was no
entertaining at the Cuban Legation for
him, save the strictly official luncheon
sven by Secretary Colby at the Shore
ham. The Minister of Cuba, DR.. de Ces-
pcdes. was a guest at this function, as
were David Franklin Houston, Secretary
of the Treasury, Il number of other
American officials and Boaz Long, Amer
lean Minister to Cuba, who is in Wash
ington on a short leave.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Col
by dined out nearly every night last