The New York herald., 1921-07-03
Army and Navy
Club Has CoIorful
Party in Capital
Entertains for the Secretaries
Of War and Navy-SO-
cial Notes.
w TASHINGTON certainly Is a
M deserted village to-day. II

uonal capital very haro. Everybody
goes somewhere.
The biggest party of the week was
the Army and Navy Gets reception
for the Secretary Of Wax glnd the Sec
retary OF the Navy and their wives.
1t was a family party--club family
| to which only members-officers OF
either branch of the service-and the
ladies of their families were admitted.
and the military and naval attaches of
the various Embassies and Legations.
Inasmuch as Mrs. Weeks has been
abroad for some time. Mrs. J. Mayhem
Wainwright, wife of the Assistant
Secretary of War, substituted for her,
and received with Secretary Weeks
and Secretary and Mrs. Denby, and
the president of the club. Brig Gen.
George Richards, u. 8. M. c.. and the
vice-president, Major Gen. Arthur
Murray, U. S. A.. and a shifting group
of other club officers.
| 1t was picturesque and colorful
party-the men all in uniform, with all
the insignia and decorations to which
the recent war entitled them, and the
women i'm the filmy materials and deli
cate colors which warm weather always
receiving party greeted the guests was
effectively decorated with flags and
palms and ferns. and the more than
$500 guests were quickly marshalled in
to line which wound back and forth
across the spacious room-a moving rib
bon of color.
The only two women In tho receiv-
ing party-Mrs. Wainwright and Mrs.
Denby-were - course the cynosure of
feminine eyes, and they stood the scru-
! sny serenely, Mrs. DENLY in a gown of
filmy lace over orchid satin and Mrs.
Wainwright striking figure in a smart
and attractive gown of silver net en-
broidered in sequins and rhinestones.
OF course the star of the evening was
the General, who arrived about II
o'clock. accompanied by Col. Marshall
one Of his aides. and who was i'm
mediately surrounded by a group OF
those who wanted a personal word with
the most popular hero Washington has
known for many years. The General
by the way has taken up his new duties
as sort of super chief Of super staff
and has brought Brig.-Gen. James G.
Harbord up from Texas to be his execu-
tive assistant, ranking aibout as the
chief of staff has heretofore.
Two Groups Of Orientals.
Last week Washington was running
around in circles around the Cuban polo
players. They were the storm centre OF
nearly all the social activity. This week
social activities have revolved around
two groups Of Oriental statesmen--a
relatively small Chinese mission which
arrived the end Of last week, and a
group of members Of the Japanese Diet
coming to return the visit of a group OF
Ixr-A 1h1r - ~. Il
toured China and Japan and "the Orient
a year ago. arrived last Sunday after
noon and spent two or three very busy
Gays here before going on to Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh.
The longer one lives Gin Washing
tom the surer one is that Mr.. Kipling
did not know 1t all when he said that
East is East and West is West, and
never the twain shall meet. For here
with two groups Of distinguished gentle
men from the Far East to whom 1t be-
hooved Uncle Sam to extend official hos
Ditality, he, in the hottest week Wash
ington has known in more than a year
has had to go through all the same mo-
tions twice over. Not once could he in
vite them both. but had to give for them
separate parties every time, while the
same sun shone on the flag of the Re-
public Of China flung from the windows
Of the Willard. at Fourteenth and Penn
sylvania avenue. and the flag Of Impe-
rial Nippon flung from the windows OF
the Washington, at Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue-never once while
they were in Washington did the twain
meet.
i First came DR.. Chu Chi Chen, for
mer Minister of Foreign Affairs of
China, personal representative Of the
President Of the Chinese Republic. on a
special mission to the United States.
He brought with him a relatively small
party but of considerable distinction,
but as they arrived ebout a week later
than they originally had been expected
the Chinese Minister. DIR. Alfred SIZE
who had planned a dinner for DR.. Chu
and the Secretary Of State, Mr.. Hughes,
for June 20, which he was obliged to
postpone-was in Atlantic City speak
ing at a banquet when his distinguished
compatrio did arrive. He then gave up
a week end at Glen Cove, where his
small daughter is established with a
governess, and hastened back to Wash
ington to welcome the mission and re-
arrange the programme for its enter
tainment
Meanwhile the legation staff here and
the Chinese educational mission-oi
which DR.. Y. U. Yen. DR.. Chu's son-in-
law. is director-made the party well
come They entertained them informal
ly at dinner al the legation on Friday
, the evening of their arrival, when the
Minister turned up missing. On Satur-
day there was another dinner with DR.
SEE on duty as host--an all-Chinese din
ner the guests being limited TO the mis-
sion, the legation staff and prominent
members of the Chinese colony here
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hertle en-
tertained them informally at tea at Gun.
ston Hall, their beautiful and historic
} place below Mount Vernon. 1t was a
small and informal party--just DR.. Chu
his three daughters. Mrs. Yen. Mis-;
Clara Chu and Miss Irene Chu: Or. Yen
DIR. SEE. the Minister of China, and the
sion-but 1t must have been a delight.
! ful one. There Is no place near Wash.
ington to which Invitations are NOR,
|. prized than Gunston Hall. 1t Is lovely
old place and the Hertles dispense a de
, lightful hospitality there. Last Sunday
they had no guests outside of the party
OF distinguished Orientals, and hat
planned TO serve supper in the famous
rose gardens. The severe electric storm
which hit Washington about o'clocl
probably made II necessary to serv'
supper indoors. but the rose garden.
had been admired and enjoyed earlier II
the day.
On Monday the Chinese party wa
presented to the President and visite
several OF the Government hospitals an
educational and scientific institutions 4
) which II was particularly Interested o.
] Tuesday the Japanese party was pre-