The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

and who has invited a number OF
leaders in the affairs OF the nation,
including the Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs, to meet the distin-
guished guest. And there will be
other such parties 1t seems that
Viviani and the statesmen get to-
gether more at these parties than
at formal interviews and confer
ences. The affairs of nations are
frequently settled over the demi
tasse at dinner tables in Washing
ton. Politics, business and society
here are intermingled to an aston
ishing degree.
REACHED WASHINGTON
AHEAD OF TIME.
Viviani with his staff reached
Washington Tuesday afternoon. q
day or so sopner than expected.
Some of his stan arrived on Mon
day and established themselves at
the Shoreham, among them being
Prof. Flusin. Prof. 'Copeaux, DR..
Doungani and M. Seloundaux. Ac-
companying the former premier is
Stephane Lausanne, editor of lie
Matin, of Paris.
The French Ambassador went to
New York to greet the party and ac-
company them to Washington Tues
day evening. Wednesday at noon NJ.
Niviani was received by Charles
Evans Hughes. the Secretary of
State-Mrs. Hughes, having returned
20 Washington from New York, was
among the guests at the big dinner
party given by the British Ambassa-
dor and Lady Geddes on Wednesday
evening-to whom the DISTINGUISHED
Frenchman was introduced formally
by the Ambassador. Then that after
noon he was received at the White
House by the President: just a short
formal greeting. at which little, IL
anything, of Importance was said. II
NJ. Vfviani had come as the nations
guest, both the President and Mr..
Hughes would have had to return
those calls the same day.
Viviani changed his plans a little
after he came. putting aside some
appointments to go to Baltimore to
attend the funeral of Cardinal Glib
bons. He went to New York last
Friday to attend a luncheon given
there yesterday by the Federation of
french Alliances. He is due back
here today. but next Friday will go
again to New York to be the guest
of honor at a luncheon of the New
YORK Chamber of Commerce and one
or two other functions After that
ne VIII spend most of his time in
Washington until he sails. 1t has
been said that this is only a prelimi-
nary visit and that he will return
again later to discuss matters-prob-
ably peace terms-more fully, after
preliminary proposals have been ex-
changed and studied by either gov
ernment.
Y yIYIANI must really be a very
" remarkable statesman and
diplomat. He is quite excep-
tional. Several people including a
number OF Senators and Represen-
tatives have told me that he is a
marvellous orator. 1 myself have
never heard him talk. but everyone
who has seems impressed by the
way he can move his audience
and in spite of the fact that he
speaks no English. But he puts such
expression in his voice. and is so
earnest and intense that he Just
sweeps his listeners of their feet.
MAY BE ENTERTAINED
BY FORMER PRESIDENT WILSON,
1t seems more than likely to me
that Viviani, because of his close as
sociation with former President Will
son during the latter's stay in Paris
ana the formers previous visit here
when Wilson entertained him at tho
White House, that NJ. viyiani win
pay visit to the former Chief Ex-
HCntlVR Whn
informally, in honor of the distin-
suished guest. II he doesn't II will,
be because he Is not strong enough.
I'm sure. There seems to be a great
deal of interest in the future social
standing of former President and
Mrs. Wilson: just what part they
will play in society here, and many
are wondering II problems in prece-
dence will develop.
So far the wilson's have dons no
more than receive their intimate
friends. OF course. much depends
not only on Mr.. Wilson's health
but on the wishes of the Wilson's
as to their place ir society in ren-
eral. No former President-they are
always few in number at the most
has settled down in Washington
for some years--scores of years it
might be said; perhaps not since
Dolly Madison. who was an indis-
rutable leader in society even after
she was a widow. OF course, So
ciety was more democratic then
than now and precedence was taken
less seriously.
Former President william How
ard Taft had an apartment here
while he was serving on one OF the
special boards during the war. but
then. because Of the world conflict
there was little official entertaining
going on. So. with so little past ex-
perlence to go by, precedence won't
aid much in settling the problem
OF just what place a former Presi-
dent Is entitled TO when entertained
at an official party with foreign ann
bassadors and American statesmen.
= = =
The new President and his wife
are certainly busy folks, trying to
please everybody. They surely are
being truly democratic in every
way. I'm wondering IL thew will
keep 1t up. I recall well how very
democratic Roosevelt WIS when he
hrst went to the White House He
sent some Of his children to the pub-
lie schools: he walked back and
forth to church, kept the grounds of
the White House open and was hail
cd on all sides as a good Democratic
President. Before ne left the Exccu-
tive Mansion he was in many WAYS
enc OF. II not the most, autocratic
President we had had.
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