Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-22
CONFERENCE ST|RS
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
TO FEvER|SH POINT
Gathering Of Celebrities lncites
70 Mad Rush to Get Into
"highsst Circles"
"soCIAL AGENT" IN DEMAND

pneeiai niapaioh From Every Evenings
Warhlngton Correspondent
Washington. Nov. 22.--Social anaira
in Washington are now at nood-tido,
as nutnhlcs from the four corners of
the earth have como 90 tho Arma-
men,a Conference. and with them have
come many auhorilnatcs moro or less
prominent. Tho coming OF these peo-
pir has attracted ambitious persons
who ycnrn 60 associate with the great
people of the world. AZ ~" time In
pest haa there hccn such a gathering
~ celebrities here, and people from
an parts of the United states who
aaplre 90 know aud associate with the
distinguished visitors from foreign
innda arr crowdlng the fashionable ho-
tells and apartment houses, many Of
them having taken quarters here for
the winter or "a long as the Con.
ference shall last.
There n sharp competition between
ambitious ana indulgcnt mother. in
the struggle 90 meet titled foreigners.
IA the shaping up ~ the social phase
~ the AMIR those who are more or
loaa obscure are coming IN for the.,
share uf the honors. Government at
tAchoa are having their hour, and.
through assignment or otherwise. arc
coming In contact with the renowned
pprponagea, and establishing relation
shlna that afrord entree to the most
exclusive functions.
Tho Armament Conference Is al
most uhsCurcd IN the round OF tcas.
dinners and balls. some OF the foreign
delegates were little puzzled about
the etiquette involved in calls. IL was
trat decided that each member Of a
delegation and all their advisors would
have 90 leave calling cards for every
other visiting delegate or attache, or
for every American government Of
tlclal. This involved such an outlay OF
cards, running into the hundreds that
70 was finally determined that only
the heads OF the delegations would
be required TO pay this courtesy, leav-
ing one card on behalf OF all his as
sociates.
Round Of Formal Dinners.
The round ot formal dinners started
with Secretary Hughes affair. et
which all the important personages
among the foreign delegations were
invited. Then came similar func-
ton az the home OF Secretary oi
War Weeks. The return Courtesles are
lust getting under way. and every
visiting drlcsat!on Will IN turn give
elaborate dinners FOR the Americans
and the other foreigners here. Traffic
Is tied up nightly on sixteenth street
where most Of the foreign embassies
are located. while the stream OF au-
tomohics bearing washlngton's elite
"a tho dinners and receptions makes
an almost endless procession.
The most popular persons in Wash
inrtOn now IN certain circles are those
who have the necessary knack OF in.
a. ing lord Something or other. OF
an important member of his staff. tc
take dinner with some % those who
ara ambitious 90 entertain. There Is
cotufie ~ people here, who through
former connection with tho Diplo.
matte Corps, or through some small
official connections. have the entire,
necessary 90 impress the foreign dele
Hates with the social Importance .
certain friends who wish 60 tender az
Invitation, The man who can brinl
tUeethcr tho social climbers and thoi
prpy" is much n demand. and he q
certain uf the lifetime friendship O
those be has aided in getting insid
tho charmed circle.
tonfrrssmsn 60 Stay.
Despite the adjournment o. con
srpss, most oi tho families of member
hru nlannlne 10 remain IN washlnEtol
instead uf rulnr homo for the inter
mission between now and the rcgula
session in December They are enjoy
inr the stimulation % social activitie
which has come with the armamen
conference. n is on bigger seal
than any ono imagined. Mothers wit
msffianHhlp daughters are anxiou
that they set in" on cverythinl
Members of Ceagrcss and cablne
members have the official status whic
gives their families the necessary 80
vinl background. Wealthy member
are giving dinners and receptions fo
visitors. while those who have nc
the financial resources 90 meet thes
demands are availing themselves {
the invitations which are circulatin
widely la the official set.
Colorful Hotel Lobbles.
There ~ now color a-plenty in N
usually sombcr atmosphere of no.
Hobbies. Exponslvely gowned foreir
women and bejeweled America
dowarorH are seen everywhere. The
escorts. IN Prince Alberts, top-hat
and carrying swagger sticks help 3.
OF the picture There are many dir
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