The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-27

wedding.
This weekend sees Washington
as nearly deserted as it win be until
the conference is over. for gener-
GUS delegation went up to New York
to attend the Army and Navy game
and root for the Blue and Gray.
The President and Mrs. Harding were
not able to get away at this time. but
the Vive President and Mrs. Coolidge
were there. and the Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Weeks and the Secre.
tary of the Navy and Mrs. DENLY
and the Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Hoover. with whole grist of
lesser lights. and everybody in the
army and navy set who could posi-.
bly, make the grade"
Members of the various foreign
delegations slipped away for q
glimpse of this typically American
event.
AT any other time the British
American fencing matches at
the Racquet Club would have been
an event of tremendous Importance
to the social as well as the sporting
world. And even in these crowded
days a goodly company assembled
to see the American team carry off
the beautiful Derujinsky trophy
presented by our own Col. Robert
NJ. Thompson. After the matches
on Saturday evening-dear me. it's
q week ago nowhere was supper
party for the members Of the two
teams and a group Of their friends
and this wound UP with an i'm
promptu variety show which brought
down the house. The talent" dis
closed by certain members Of the
British team would have made a
fortune in the music halls.
A NEW and thrilling chapter has
been written into Washington's
social history during the last week
with the entertaining for the dele
gates. The reception at the British
embassy on Tuesday night, with
the dinner before hand-a volume
could be written about 1t. Then
there was the commissioners recep-.
ton on Wednesday in the beauti-
full National Museum building. And
last evening the Chinese delegation
had a reception for the American
newspaper correspondents. which
was a chummy sort of party and
contributed considerably toward the
entente cordiale between Orient and
Occident.
The members of the delegation re-
ceived the guests other members Of
the mission helping In entertaining
them and giving them taste Of real
Chinese hospitality served a Ia
American. There were no ladies' in
the receiving line. the party being
AoA ihchp eAA~u0" sA~~
women correspondents were invited.
II there be any truth in the old
adage that man digs his grave with
his teeth" then there's a lot of
grave-digstng going on in Washing
ton these days. For the dinners and
the luncheons in honor of the dele
gates individually and collectively
are only limited by the number of
days. The Secretary OF State and
Mrs. Hughes wound UP their series
Of parties for the delegates. The
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
DENLY had two dinners for visiting
naval dignitaries. The italian am
hasssdor entertained and so did SEN
ator Schanxes. head of tho italian
delegation. Tho Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. Hoover. the Robert
Woods Blisses, the Solicitor General
and Mrs. James M. Beck and many
others were included among the
hosts Of the week.
Mme. viviani and Nine. Koo gnve
Nine. SEE had a tea one
afternoon, with scores of prominent
persons calling to pay their respects
to this lovely little lady. But why
attempt tho Disqualification no
complete tale of tho weeks activities
can possibly be told7
ONE can't pass on however. with
out some mention Of the lunch
con which General Pershing had for
Marshal Foch and Of Premier
Brands two breakfast parties. La
dies were included at the second. a
party for some eighty guests, but
the first was q mans party. This
was somewhat belated. for at lunch
con time M. BRAND himself held the
floor at the session Of tho conference
and his audience forgot the passage
Of time in listening to his fiery and
thrilling speech. General Pershing,
beinp a luncheon host himself had