The Washington herald., 1921-03-20


Rock Creek Park swsrming with
horses and riders. And many rode
out to the jumps in their cars to
watch the riders.
TT. MYER DRILL
BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
The drills at Ft Myer. given last
Friday both afternoon and evening,
were quite brilliant social events.
And the last of the musicale drills
and rides at the Riding and Hunt
Club last Tuesday night was attend
ed by a large number OF the smart
set. Mrs. Frank Hight, who has
done so much to make those az
fairs the success they have been.
was sick and unable to attend She
was certainly missed terribly. Maj.
Harold Raynor. one Of the riders,
who led in the drill. is not only
a fne horsemsn, but is quite clever
with foils-and at lots Of other
things. too, you know. He just re-
turned the night before-Monday-
from New York; also Lieut.. Col.
Henry Breckenridge. president Of
the Navy League; Mai. +. W. Honey
mutt, general staff. all of the Wash
ington Fencers' Club. They brought
back the foil team championship OF
the United States from the New
York Fencers' Club and the New
York Athletic Club. The score was
Is bouts to 10.
Sherman Hall, individual fencing
champion OF the United States. was
one of the experts defeated. He and
Leo Nunez and Il. +. O'Conner rep
resented the New York Athletic
Club. The team of the New York
Fencers' Club were George Breed.
L. NJ. Schoonmaker and J. Z. Tetaz.
Do you remember when the Wash
ing Fencers' Club was on Connecti-
cut avenue and gave parties once
in a while? l think il later Joined
forces with the Riding Club. Henry
Breckenridge was one of the off,
GERS of the original club. as ] re-
call the facts. He was then Assist
ant Secretary OF War.
The various members OF the Dip
lomatic Corps are always to be
found on the bride paths around
the city. The Diplomatic Corps,
which adds so much to the gayety
and brilliancy OF Washington So
ciety at all times. figured largely in
the social columns last week. Many
OF them entertained for the mem
bers OF the various missions sent
here to represent their countries at
the Presidents Inauguration. or, for
one reason or another.
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Even the President held a small
informal reception especially in
honor of the members Of these mis-
sions and the envoys from the same
countries; just a friendly greeting
and exchange OF felicitations. Among
the Ambassadors and Ministers who
entertained was the French Ambas-
sador and Nine. Jusserand. who had
as their honor guests the Secretary
OF State and Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes. Mrs. Hughes. who has
been in New York for about a week
ran down here just for that party;
their first Official party since be-
coming Cabineteers. (Of course they
were both at the white House re-
ception the same afternoon. Ambas-
sador and Nine. Jusserand gave a
reception about a week before when
Secretary Hughes was the ranking
guest. Mrs. Hughes wasn't there
however, as she went to New York
that very day. but the party wasn't
in honor of Mr.. Hughes especially
BARONESS sHIDEHARA
HOSTESS At DINNER.
The Japanese Ambassador and
Baroness Shidehara gave a dinner
party last night; the Ambassador oi
Peru and Nine. Pezet gave a lunch
con or two and were the guests oi
honor at a dinner which the as
sistant to the Secretary of State ant
Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr gave last even
ing: the Brazilian Ambassador ha,
dinner party last Thursday even
ing; the Chilean Ambassador ant
the Guatemalan Minister. as ] havi
said. entertained for the Guate
malan mission: the Cuban Minister
and Nine. de Cespedes gave a re
ception in compliment to the CubaI
mission; Nine. Grouitch, wife OF tn,
Minister of the Serbs, Croats an,
Slovenes, had a luncheon party; an,
there were fully a half-doZen NOR
such functions.
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| This week there are to be a mum
ber of parties-Holy week or not
for the new Minister of Sweden, Axe
F. Wallenberg and Nine. wallen
berg. The minister and his wife ar
rived in New York the middle o
last week and stayed at the Ritz
Carlton for a few days before com
ing to Washington. They have mad
reservations at the wardman Parl
Hotel Sweden has been without
minister here since W. A. F. Eken
gren died early in the winter.
One OF the most interesting par
ties Of the week was the luncheon
given by DR.. L. S. Rowe, directo
general Of the Pan American Union
at the Metropolitan Club when tn
guests included the special mission
from Panama, Cuba, Nicaragus
Guatemala and Costa Rics. whicl
came for the Inauguration and tn
mission from Venezuela, which is Il
this country to attend the BOLIVIA
l celebration in New York mex
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