The Washington herald., 1921-01-02
IMPRoMPTU HORSE SHOW
TO BE HELD JANUARY 8.

Inc second OF the series OF I'M
promptu horse shows being staged
this winter under the auspices of
the American Remount Association
will be held at the Riding and Hunt
Club next Saturday, January s, at
at o'clock. As in the last show
competitions will be open to officers
Of the army. their families, guests
and members of the Riding and
Hunt Club.
Judges will be appointed by the
chairman of the sports and com
petitions committee OF the Amer
lean Remount Association. The
classes will be:
No, 1. Children's saddle class
Ponies not over 14.2. To be ridden
by boys and girls not over II years
of age.
No. 2. Pair saddle class-Lady
and gentleman. Horses 14.2 or over.
Judged on conformation. manners
and ability to walk, trot and canter.
No. 3. Open jumping class
jumps, 81 feet. Judged on per
formancs' only.
No. 4. Open jumping class
jumps, 81 feet and in-and-out 81
feet. Judged on performance only.
No. S. Open jumping GLASS
jumps, feet and triple bar feet
Judged on performance only.
The winners in the children's
class in the 3h foot open jumping
class and in the 4-foot open jump
ing class at the horse show held
December II, 1920, are Ineligible for
entry in classes l, I and s, respec-
lively.
Bessie Hickey, who sailed for
France on December 1, has arrived
there safe and sound and is having
a beautiful time. had a letter
from her written about the time
she landed but since then she Joined
Peggy Mann, Mr.. and Mrs. I. T.
Mann's daughter, who Is attending
school in Paris, and they went to
St Moritz for Christmas and to en-
Joy the winter sports-then back to
Paris. They expect TO be over there
until June. Mrs. Mann, who re-
Gently returned from abroad, may
go back to join them later. Her
plans depend upon Mr.. Mann, who
isn't in very good health, 50 she
doesn't want to leave him. They
are living q rather quiet life this
winter because Mr.. Mann isn't we'll.
He just wants to stay home all the
time and wants her to stay with
him and stay she does. They are
a charming couple
SON BILL RETURNS
TO COLLEGE TOMORROW.
Billy Mann, their son, who was
home for Christmas, leaves tomor-
l. ~
second year. He has had a beau
tiful time; was caught in the mad
whirl OF parties which were given
for the younger set and was ous
every night until the wee small
hours Of the morning. His uncle,
Mrs. Mann's brother, Howard Mey.
ers' who is devoted to the boy, came
up from his home in Bramwell, w.
Va to spend a few days with him.
He will leave tomorrow for homo.
His wife and a close friend. MIS-.
Rhodes, Of Welch, W. Va, are COM
ing up shortly to visit the Manns
before going on to New York to
get some new clothes, see the shows
and have good time generally.
Miss Hickey wrote that she had
glorious time on the ship, that
- "oo StOhOS0 Win interesting
people and that she had so many
engagements that she felt like a
debutante and wished each day was
longer. There was a lovely fancy
dress party on board. She said il
was a rough trip but that she was
a perfectly good sailor which
meant she had a much better time
than most. Then she always has
good time every place she goes.
She is the best company imaginable
herself.
was in New York about the
time she sailed and went down to
see her of. you know. She went
alone and did look so lonely stand
ing there on deck waving at US all
there was quite a party Of Wash
ington people there-Mrs. William
Wheatley, Mrs. e. z. Whiting, Mrs.
Stuart Jackson, of Montclair, N. J.,
formerly Of this city, and a sister Of
Mrs. whiting; John Heariey, Of
New York, but formerly residing
here; and two OF her brothers. l
wanted so much to go with her!
+ = J.
~ NE can have a good time in
I New York but a visit there is
~ enough for me. I prefer this
quiet little village OF washington,
D. c., thank you. I scarcely saw
the sun; it can't get down as far as
the street because Of the huge tall
buildings-and the crowds and the
FIRE engines and the dirt Of New
York. was amused to see the
wagons parked for the night in the
streets around Washington Square
and in the adjoining streets. There
aren't buildings enough apparently
to park them in. Anybody who
parked one wagon in this city over
night would be fined by the police.
There were scores of them there.
parked just as close to each other
as they could be placed-so close
you wonder how 1t was done. I
saw good show at the Greenwich
Village Theater, Samson and Deli
lah" with that marvellous new ac-
tor, Ben Ami. He is a Jew and I
think this is his first play in Eng
lish but he surely Is a wonder
Pauline Lord played opposite him.
John Hearley has q very attrac-
tive apartment ON Washington
Square. and his sister from Albany