The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

Mrs. Barney has been in Paris for
missionaries for their religion, Ba-
haism. Interesting! Which reminds
me that l saw Christian Hemmick
first time in ages.
An interesting Incident comes In
story from London about King
Albert of Belgium who, with his
charming wife, was visiting London
as the guest of the British SOW
ereigns. The incident illustrates his
personality and will recall to the
minds OF many here who were for
tunate to meet him similar exhibits
of his charming and agreeable man
ners. The story says that the King
arose early one morning and as
Queen Elizabeth went shopping he.
like any other husband. was desert
ed and went out on his own hook
to see the sights. From Bucking-
ham Palace he strolled to the
Strand, where he hailed q taxicab
and drove to the British Museum.
arriving there shortly before 10
O'Clock. An attendant who had a
bad breakfast rather gruffly in
formed him that the museum did not
open until 10 o'clock. King Albert
raised his hat and walked away. A
Scotland Yard agent who had dog
ged the Kings footsteps told the
guardian of the museums portal
what he had done, whereupon the
guardian almost expired from apo
plexy. King Albert did not return
until the public was beginning to
file, in. and as he passed in greeted
the attendant with the same polite
bow with which he had departed a
few minutes before.
woMEN's CITY CLUB
TO START FORUM.
A T THE last meeting of the
~ board OF directors OF the
\ Women's City Club. Mrs.
Laura A. Bradley was appointed
chairman of a luncheon committee
to niaugurate a series of monthly
forum luncheons. The first of these
luncheons will be held Saturday.
July 80, at 1 o'clock at the club
house. 80 Jackson place. The speak
ers, in addition to the president,
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, will be
Miss Harlean James, secretary OF
the American Civic Association, and
DR.. Valeria H. Parker, the newly
appointed secretary of the United
States Interdepartmental Social Hy-
giens Board. The number Of places
Is limited to 100. and reservation
may be mailed to the executive Sec
retary at the clubhouse.
Mrs. Ellen r. v. Dickson and two
of her daughters. Marion and Ruth.
and Miss Egnes Driscoll. will leave
tomorrow for North Hill. Va, where
they will spend the remainder Of the
month.
The reception given at the ma
tional headquarters of the League
of American Pen Women on We'd
nesday evening was one of the de-
cided sumsler successes, che club
rooms crowded with women writers.
war mothers, French sympathizers
and those of Washington social cir
cles interested in them all-and
everything. The Countess Con-
stance Hillyer de Caen of Orleans.
France, was the guest Of honor and
speaker, a vivacious, loving mes
senger from the French mothers to
the American mothers. who in her
address told of conditions among
the American boys during the war,
and Of the perpetual care given
the American boys graves by her
after the war. In her
appealing way she created a glow
in the hearts Of her listeners and
that pulsing, alive, friendliness be-
tween the two countries.
Mrs. william Atherton Du Puy,
national president of the League Of
American Pen Women, and Mrs.
Theodore Miller. president Of the
District of Columbia League, re-