The Washington herald., 1921-05-01

IKE 20 sen those things corrected In |
the generation now growing up.
DELAYS SEEING
FROM VENEZUELA.
Ut has seemed rather strange 70 |
me that the Pesident has not yet i
j received the Venezuelan mission, |
particularly as Il Is headed by u
member of the Venezuelan cabinet. |
days were tentatively Sc
Iected for the Presidents reception, |
but he has acver quite gotten 10 II. |
though he has received meanwhile |
others of much less Importance ofi- |
cially. like the Einsteins, for in
stance, who came to Washington at
ter the venezuelans. l suppose ne
will receive the mission sooner or
later, but the fact that 1t was not
done Immediately surprises me.
wondered that II was
rot accomplished before the Presi-
dent left town Wednesday for
Hampton Roads.
Nevertheless the mission has been
entertained every minute since II
reached Washington and apparently
won't have time to breathe this
week either. The Secretary of State
anu hE6- NhdElCS Evans
gave a large banquet in their honor
on Monday evening at the beautiful
Pan American Building. a return
compliment for the magnificent din
ner and reception which the mission
gave for the Hughes the week be-
fore. The Latin-American dipio-
mats. quite naturally. figured large
ly in all functions at which the
Venezuelan mission was the center
of attraction. The Venezuelan
Minister. of course. entertained
them. also the Colombian Minister,
Manuel S. Sanchez and his wife;
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, Mrs. Rob-
ert Lansing, wife of the former Sec
retary of State, and the Stewart
Johnsons. Mr.. Johnson was former
ly attached to the United States
legation at Venezuela. This week
the Ambassador of Peru and the
Minister of Ecuador. also DR.. Gill
Borges himself will give parties.
HYDRoPLANE TEA DURING
FLIGHT TO MOUNT VERNON.
n UT the most interesting party,
X because 1t was so unusual,
- given for them or given In
Washington in some time. in fact.
was the hydroplane tea which Wal
ter S. Penfield gave for them last
Sunday. After flying over the city
and around the Capitol and the
Monument the party was taken for
a flight down the river, circling
over Mount Vernon-the first nota-
bles to visit Mount Vernon that
way-where DR.. Gil-Borges scat
tered flowers in memory Of the
esteem in which Simon Bolivar. oft
en- called the George Washington Of
Venezuela, held our first President.
The trip was taken in the Santa
Maria, the eleven-passenger hying
cruiser of the Aero-Marine Always
which piled between Cuba and Key
mission will visit Mount Vernon
next Thursday to place a wreath on
the tomb of Washington.
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DIR. GiI-Borges was given an hon
orary degree of doctor of laws by
the George Washington University.
The royal visitor, his serene high
ness. Prince Albert of Monaco, was
specially honored; he was presented
with the Agassiz medal in recogni-
tion of his researches in oceanic
sciences. The prince came here
to attend the sessions of the Ma
tionaI Academy of Sciences, held
here the first of last week. The
prince arrived in town last Sunday
rather quietly, though, of course,
being a monarch, though his nation
is about the smallest in the world,
he was met at the station by a State
Department official. Robert Woods
Bliss, the Third Assistant Secretary,
Int oil SC No.
tertain and look after generally any
guests of the nation. or real ce-
lebrity like rulers of other coun-
tries. The prince paid formal car:
upon the President on Monday, and
Harding returned the visit within
an hour-which Is official etiquette,
don't you know. Presidents only
return calls of visiting rulers, or Of
their very special official. personal
representatives. The prince re-
ceived the President in his suite at
the Hotel Washington. While Prince
Albert is in this country on q sci
entific mission and is being honored
by the great scientific bodies of the
United States, he is also being en-
tertained as is befitting a royal
guest.
ENTERTAINs PRINCE ALBERT.
THE French ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand gave a lunch
i con for him Tuesday, when
they asked a very distinguished
company to meet him. Monday, ex-
cept for his call upon the President,
he passed most of the day at the
meeting of the National Academy of
Science in the Museum, lunching
there, even. Monday evening he
addressed the meeting and was the
honored guest at a reception which
followed. Tuesday he was the CEN
ter of interest at a banquet given
by the Academy. when he was pre-
sented with the medal. The follow
ing day John Hays Hammond gave
a dinner for him, and later in the
evening the Cosmos Club enter
tanned at a reception. Thursday the
Gilbert Grosvenors were his hosts
at dinner. Mr.. Grosvenor is presi-
dent of the National Geographic So
ciety and editor of the Geographic
Magazine, and son-in-law of Prof.
and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell.
who were also at the dinner. DR..
Bell took a great interest in the
visit of the prince and of Prof. Elm
stein and all the other scientists.
The prince. of course, went to
Mount Vernon. too. William whiting
Andrews. of the State Department.
accompanied him: likewise Austin
Clark, of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, and the members of the
princes stan. The customary
wreath was placed upon the much
decorated tomb of George Washing