The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-10-28

Years day for the entertainment following the
holiday reception at the White House.
The President also entertains the diplomats at
a dnper, but only the ambassadors and ministers
are invited. The state dining Of the execu-
tive mansion is not spacious enough to include
the entire secretarial corps. Other state dinners
given by the President and his wife in honor
of the speaker Of the house of representatives
and the vice president and their wives Still an
onther dinner includes the members of the su.
preme bench and their wives.
Politics and Society Mixed.
II there is one set of people in Washington
which has an unbreakable entertaining habit 1t Is
the diplomatic corps This is 1t should be, for
diplomatic relations maintained less
through social relations Anything or nothing is
an excuse for something to be given by diplomats.
1t may be the coming of new ambassador min
ister secretary or attache Then again it may be
the departure Of some of their number. A
prospective wedding within the diplomatic circle
Is sufficient for of social functions
before the event takes place. There is also a
circle within the diplomatic circle. The South
and Central American countries are a group by
themselves, which forms the PanAmerican Union.
One of the most beautiful budings-by some
1t is considered the most beautiful-has been
erected for the uses both official social. of the
Union.
Just the members of the diplomatic corps
bring somethhIg from all parts of the world, so
the members Of house and senate bring something
from every state in the Union. In some ways
the latter are the most important part of the
life here and one is made aware of it In many of
the social affairs given for them especially by the
members Of the diplomatic corps Politics and
society inextrcably mixed up and yet there is
method throughout. One of the first things for
the wife of a newcomer in the diplomatic circle
is to find out who the members of congress in
the foreign relations committees and then to call
the wives of both house and senate members.
That opens up series of calls for the senator's
and representatives wives One is sure to see
large amount of entertaining among the diplomats
for members of congress and their wives.
Other Grest Circles.
The army and navy generally are classed as one
circle, whereas they really two distinct enti-
ties. In Washington, however they get together
more than in other cities The circle here is
large one, despite the fact that there are many
departures. There are always others to fill va
cancies. And so 1t is that the circle keeps going
round with hops balls, uncheons, dinners and
bridge. The members of the sister branches of
the government service know how to have good
time and to make things move In the capital
Most people outside of Washington may not
realize what considerable part Of the population
Is made up of the scientists circle. There are
men working In every kind of science in the gov
ernment service With their families they form
"A good-szed colony The official domicile of the
scientists is the Cosmos club part of which
Dolly Madson's old home There is question
about the Importance and interest which this
particular adds the social life of the naona,
capital.
One word about the old residential set which
loves to style itself the "cave dwelers." There
are not many of them for, one frequently
hears, everybody in Washington comes from some
where else The real cave dweer "born and
raised here. However. there in the residen-
tial circle outsiders who have spent most
of their lives within the shadow of the capitol