The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-29
Diplomatic Set Turns
Thoughts 7 o Retreats
For Summer
Season

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Washington VIII celebrate with
real enthusiasm the first great Ma
tional Music Week, beginning today
and continuing through next Sunday.
This means that all the varied In
terests of the Capital will Join in
aiding in the success Of an event
that means much in its example a.
Ia to be, first Of all, q time In which
the people will have q chance to ex-
press their love for what 10 best In
oratorio, grand opera, light opera
and choral work. Here IL the real
Significance OF the movement TO en-
courage Americans to pause in their
manifold pursuits for the purpose Of
enjoying the universal language
that brings to the mind impress
sions loftter than any that can be
conveyed through any other medium.
Mrs. Harding, who 10 ever quick to
appreciate the larger, meanings Of
every progressive effort. 10 the chair.
man. and Mrs Coolidge the vice chair
man, of the honorary committee. The
members of the Cabinet are on this
committee. which includes J. Heisler
Ball. chairman OF the District of Co
lumbia Committee OF the Senate; B.
X. Focht. chairman Of the District OF
Columbia House Committee: Brig.
Gen. Charles r. Sawyer. Admiral
Robert e. Coontz, Maj. Gen. John A.
Lejeune, and all the District Com
missioners.
ENTIRE CITY TO CELEBRATE
MUSIC WEEK.
The entire city has been organized
through the cooperation Of the pub
lie schools, the parochixl schools. and
the private schools. The official pro-
gram printed today In the big Music
Supplement of The Times IL of an
astonishing scope and reveals what
comprehensive and intensive work has
been done to make this first great red
letter week q success. In twenty
community centers there will be con-
certs each night. The churches today
will observe Music Week by special
music. Memorial Day will be cele-
brated by the most stirring and beau
tiful programs. Groups from music
schools and clubs will have charge Of
the Thursday programs, and through
these will be revealed to the public
the really fine advantages for study
and development offered by the Ma
tional Capital.
The browning event of the week
will be the great "Serenade to the
President" by &c, 60O school children.
who will assemble Saturday on the
Ellipse, just south of the White
House. This will be one Of the
greatest choruses ever heard In Wash
ington and will belong to history.
The war 10 responsible for many
rcvivals of bygone customs that bring
out community interest. but among
II en- all there 10 nothing more prom
Using Than the return TO chorus sing
ing. That next week will give
further impetus to this a well a.
tain, and 1 am glad Of the privilege
of being in Washington where I can
enjoy as much of IT as possible.
Winter has been lingering 30 per-
sistently in the lap Of spring that
nobody has had much heart for
ma king vacation plans. And yet sum-
mer IL hard upon US. II 10 on the
cards that Congress will be in SEES
sion pretty much all summer. The
President has announced his intention
of remaining In Washington 90 long
| as Congress 10 on the Job. The Vice
President. who 10 the presiding Of
ncer of the Senate, can't get away
for any length of time while the
Senate Is in session. And the Cabi-
net usually takes Cts cue from the
Chief Executive,
| tinue to be the center Of political
and social life at least until the
dog days are upon US. The diplo-
matte corps, however. 10 not bound
to the chariot wheels of Congress.
most of the embassies and legations
will be transferred to the mountains
or the sea as soon as the weather
turns warm in earnest and already
certain of the diplomats are holiday
making abroad.
The Argentine Ambassador and
Nine LeBreton. for instance. have
sailed for Europe, taking their niece,
Miss Manueia Lloveras with them:
and Baroness de Cartier. wife Of the
Belgian Ambassador, set sail last
| week for France. prepared to spend
the summer abroad. The ambassador
| will join her later.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand have gone home each sum-
| mer since NJ. Jusserand has repre-
scented his government at Washing
| ington with the exception OF the
years during which his country was
at war, when he never once left his
post. And. although they have made
no definite plans as yet, II 10 almost
certain that they will spend At least
part OF the summer In France.
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CHATELAINEs.
AMERICANS
Nine. Jusserand Is one Of several
American women who are at present
chatelaines OF foreign embassies in
| Washington. She was Miss Elise
Richards, from up Boston way. Nine.
de Riano, who was Miss Alicia Ward.
Is another foreign ambassadors who
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