The Washington times., 1921-05-01

fore MT. wilson was taken III -
many long months ago, And
thought he looked better than i had
been led to expect--bright eyed and
ruddy and with a pleasant smile for
those along the way who spoke 70
him. Mrs. Wilson was smiling, too,
and chatting annimatedly with Miss
Margaret Wilson. who was with
them. She's down from New York
for brief visit and IL staying with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson at their home in
street.
LADY GEDDEs
VIEWS THE TOURNAMENT.
Lady Geddes. wife of the British
ambassador. motoredf down with
Capt c. j. Henry, of the embassy
staff, and Viewed the game from his
smart little roadster. Mrs. William II.
Calder was there In her big limousine.
with Mrs. Edmund Pendleton's car
drawn up beside II. I saw Genaral
March's daughter, Mrs John Milliken.
whose husband was one of the play
ers, standing up on the back seat cf
her motor, group of girls arounA
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, 1r,
had Mrs. Cromwell Brooks with them,
and presently Miss Louise Littaucr.
an army officer in her train, joined
their group. Others noted were Mr..
and Mrs. Winthrop Rutherfurd--she
was Lucy Mercef, you remember
with Miss Sallie Ovenshine: Mrs.
Henry, Tilghman Bull believe Ma.
jor Bull was playing, too-Mrs. Je-
rome Waters, Mrs. L. c. Stevens, Misc
Lucille Meyer, Miss Katherine Suth.
erland, Miss Dorothy Denys. Major
George Oakley Totten. jr.. and his
cousin, Ralph Totten. who Is staying
with him; Major Raymond Lee. Major
Robert Paxton, Major Albert Johnson
and iLarkfn Glazebrook. And one
mustn't forget the adorable children
who were playing about on the side
lines and bobbing up almost under
the ponies feet, to the great concern
OF the spectators and the wrath OF the
policemen who were on hand to keep
order.
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While society has been watching
the army polo tournament on this
side of the river, preparations havo
been going merriiy on for the annual
outdoor horseshow on the other side
of the river. And the municipal pools
at the foot of the Monument where
children and grown-ups may desport
tn emselves, opened up yesterday. And
the tennis courts are in full swing
and everybody is fast getting out
into the open despite the fact that
Washington has "too many weathers"
Ito quote young Cuban friend Of
mine.
PARTY GIVEN BY awAsHINGTON's
MOST USEFUL BACHELOR
The bachelor who Is given to enter
tanning is a rare bird--in Washing
ton. Former Senator Jame5 d.
Phelan stood out. of course. as o.
shining example, but now he's gone.
William Phelps Eno-but. no, he's .
widower. Col William Eric Fowler.
Comdr. Theodore Jewell, Major
George Oakley Totten, jr.,-why you
can almost name them on the fingers
of one hand. Colonel Fowler's dir
ner dances are great fun and he has
the only apartment in Washington
that can boast a private ball room
Major Totten also has a delightful
place In which to give parties--his
studio house out Sixteenth street.
and he has down to fine point the
art of getting just the right people
together.
The informal Sunday evening
musicales which he has been giving
through the spring are a case in
point. For he has been gathering
together not only musicians and art.
istic folk but those keenly apprecit-
tive of music and art. Last Sunday
evening Mr.. and Edouard Albion
he's the director OF the Washington
Opera Company, you know--and Ma
jor Totten were joint hosts when they
put on" an evening of Swedish mu-
sic, with J. de Lagerberg. the talented
young counselor Of the Swedish iega-
ton, as consulting director" Much
OF the Swedish music was unfamiliar
to many of the guests, but they found
IL very lovely and the applause was
continuous and long sustained.
Mr.. Albion sang-he has had long
experience In grand opera and has a
voice of great range and power and
sympathetic quaIity-and also the
Washington Opera Company quartet,
made up of exceedingly promising
young singers There was some pic
turesque folk dancing. Swedish, of
course, by pretty girls. and a pair of
engaging youngsters under the d.
rectlon OF Mrs. Franklin Barber
Clark. III,
Afterward there was a collation. and
conversation and one by one--or more
correctly, two by two--the guests be-
gan drifting into Major Totten's adors
able garden to wander about the boz
bordered paths while the moon smiled
down upon them, And altogether it
was a most successful party.
After having had, glimpse OF the
gorgeously embroidered, panels, the
gilded carvings the tall lacauered pill
lars and all the lovely things which
are to go into Major Totten's new
Japanese room, just can't wait to see
the finished product. Major Tottsn.
you know, has purchased intacr =
Japanese room from the famous
Yerkes collection--the late Charles
Yerkes. whose mansion In New York
contained some of the most priceless
and carefully selected works of art In
this country-and Is building an adAk-