The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-01

so of celebrities Washington has as busy and gay a week as l can recall.
 REGULAR CIRCUS
 The proverblal three-ring circus had nothing on Washington society this week.
 Dr. Esteban Gil-Borges, the minister or foreign relations of Venezuela, and the members of the Venezuelan special mission which came to this country for the unveiling of the statue of simon Bolivar, given by Venezuela to the city or New York, has been here for about 10 days, and apparently plan to remain here all next week, as a number of en- tertainments In their honor are yet on the social calendar. They did plan to leave here tomorrow for Boston and then go to Kentucky to decorate the grave of Henry Clay, one of the first advocates of an-Americanism. They have probably just postponed those trips.
 The most interesting party-because 1t was so unusual--given for the Vene- zuelans, or given in Washington in some time, in fact, was the hydroplane tea which Walter s. Penfield gave last Sunday. After flying over the city and around the capitol and the monument, the party was taken for a flight down lhc lANSlp ClEGlluS over MOuHI N6EHOU- the first notables to visit Mount Yer on that way-where pr. Gil-Borges scattered flowers in memory of the es- teem in which Simon Bolivar. often called the George Washington of Vene- zeula, held our first President.
 ROYAL VISITOR
 The royal visitor of the week his serene highness, Prince Albert of Mona CO., was specially honored. He was pre- sented with the Agassisz medal in rec ognition for his researches on the science of the ocean. The prince came here to attend the sessions of the Ma tional Academy of Science. The prince paid formal call upon the President on Monday, and MT. Harding returned the visit within an hour, which is off cial etiquette, don't you know. Presi- dents only retNrn calls of visiting rulers or of their very special official, per- sonal representatives. While Prince AL bert Is in this country on a scientific mission and is being honored by the great scientific bodies of the United States, he is also being entertained as is befitting a royal guest.
 The Frenzy ambassor and Mime. Jus serand gavs a. luncheon for him Tues day, when they asked a very distin- guished company to meet him. Monday, except for his call upon the President, he passed most of the day at the meet ing of the National Academy of Sciences. Tuesday he was the center of interest at banquet given by the Academy when he was presented with the medal The following day John Hays Hammond gave a dinner for him and later in the evening the Cosmos club entertained at reception. Thurs day the Gilbert Grosvenors were his hosts at dinner. Mr. Grosvenor is pres- ident of the National Geographical so- ciety. and editor of the geographic mag azine. and son-in-law of Prof. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell, who were also at the dinner. Bell took a great in- terest in the visit of the prince and of Professor Einstein and all the other scientists.
 MORE STRENUOSITY
 Both President and Mrs. Harding do have such strenuous time! They just don't have time to breathe! The poor President is so rushed lately that If he wants to get a little exercise he has to start out at a. m and slip in a game of golf down on the municipal links which are quite convenient to the White House. What I am wondering is. whom can he get to play with him at such an hour.
 The Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge are steadily on the go, being enter tained daily. They slipped out of town the middle of the week for Pittsburg, where MT. Coolidge spoke at the foun- ders' day exercises at Carnegie insti- ute. Several diplomats headed by the dean of the corps. the French ambassa- dor and Mime. Jusserand, and several other prominent folks went too.
 The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes seem to be in as great a dan ger of ruining their digestions as the Coolidges are, evidently, for they are being dined daily. They have an en- gagement for every evening until about the end of May. I really think being in public life has its drawbacks. I bet the Hugheses or the Coolidges, for instance,