The Washington herald., 1921-03-13

tracts a large crowd, both society
and some not so much so. Then
those drills are always fine, and the
commandant at the post and Mrs.
W. c. Rivers are such fun and so
popular - all of which helps, you
know. Everybody" went over last
week and had lots of fun afterwards
at the tea dance which Col. and
Mrs. Rivers gave in the administra-
tion building.
I've been to many drills but I've
never been so thrilled as l was Fri
day. I saw features / had seen be-
fore. For one stunt, the horses and
riders jumped into the hall by the
way of window-several fell, too.
Horses took the jumps through a
flaming hoop while soldiers stand
ing right at the jumps were dis
charging rifles. And again two SOL
diers going one way and another
going in the opposite direction took
the same jump simultaneously.
There was an ugly tumble then. The
polo game played on army mules,
with brooms and a football was a
scream. 1t was a beautiful day, too.
the trip over was lovely. The trees
and bushes were all budding out
and the breeze was soft and balmy.
thought perhaps President and
Mrs. Harding would be there but
they weren't. Past Presidents have
frequently attended those drills.
Perhaps they'll go next Friday.
That will be the last of the regular
free drills there this season. but
there will be one more, next Friday
a pay affair for the benefit of the
soldiers athletic fund and l feel il
Is the duty of society to go over en-
masse as those soldiers at Myer
nave done so much to entertain us
with drills this winter 1t seems like
old times, good old before-the- -war
days, to be going to a drill and tea
dance at Fort Myer. They were dis
continued during the war. and only
started again this winter after the
Third cavalry got well settled over
there.
The open gates at the White
House found a counterpart in tn,
open doors at the Congressional
CLUB during Inauguration week, fol
the club was thrown open to thu
out-of-town guests of members, who
were hospitality entertained there
every day, and who have no doubt
gone away to tell the folks bach
nome what an attractive and in
teresting place it is. The keynote
Oh the policy of the new administra :
ton, which began it's duties almost
at the same time with the national
one, is gracefully and cleverly ex.
pressed in the little speech which
Mrs. Lenroot made when she &C.
cspted the presidents gavel. I'll
everyone of us will have a little
more of the sense of ownership and
pride that come with responsibility
IL We all realize that we need each
other, that each one of us has some.
thlng to give and something to take
with enthusiasm and loyalty anC
devotion to our club leavening the
whole lump of our body polite, this
administration cannot fail" This
expression of the desire and of the
necessity for cooperation between
president and members is a wis,
and timely one, and IL Mrs. Lenroor
pursues her course along these lines
the Congressional Club, which is al.
ready a large sactor in Official lif,
here, will inevitably become larger
and more powerful.
SUZANNE CHASE
PRETrIER THAN EVER.
Did you know that pretty Su.
zanne Chase played here last week
In It's Up to You? And she 1:
an understudy for Ivy Sawyer. Tho
leading lady, too. and she hasn't
been on the stage much more than a
year, you will recall. She was hav.
ing beautiful time here in society
when she suddenly decided she
wanted. to go on tho stage. and or
the stage she went. ana she is max.