The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-14

already getting itself In order for that
visit-has invited President Harding
TO play golf on the links of the brand
new Somerset Country Club-Bnd has
had a note from George Christian ac-
cepting the invitation-so presumably
it's somewhere up in that neighbor-
hood that the President Is to visit
Secretary Mellon. Perhaps after all.
Hot Springs is up In that neighbor'
hood always was weak on geogra'
ply, and when places are in different
States IT seems as II they ought TO be
some distance apart.
1t is fast getting to a stage where
any country club that President Hard
ing doesn't play golf at feels itself
sadly neglected. And l suppose he has
been elected an honorary member OF
every golf club east of the Mississippi
There are a dozen within ten miles
of Washington. and the President
while he plays occasionally at all OF
them, seems to like the public links
In Potomac park-at twenty-five cents
q throw-as well as any.
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Undoubtedly he will be an honorary
member of the projected COMPRESSION
al Country Club-and probably be
asked to christen their links. 1t
seems rather hard that Congress
should have to organize a Country
Club of it's own,-but 1t is not a bad
idea,-for the most desirable clubs
here, especially the Chevy Chase,
which every one wants to belong to,
have such long waiting lists that
awfully nice new" people In the off,
cial set can't get in for ever so long
sometimes not until their term Is JUST
- ~ 1orau ttau
/ don't know whether that Congress
sional Country Club scheme Is goiur
through or not,-but l fancy 1t WI
They have picked their site. and hG y
most ambitious plans for it-go..
course, and tennis courts, and swim.
ming pool and a fine clubhouse. But
there is some talk of a number OF
cottages where members can go ana
live during hot weather, since Uncle
Sam insists on keeping their noses TO
the grindstone all summer. In fact,
IL sounds more like a colony than
club.
Since Fatima, Sultana of Afghanis
tan, and Alfred Harmsworth, Wis
count Northcliffe, were here stimuli
taneously and stirred things up for
US, there have been no particularly
exciting visitors to Washington. a
certain amount of interest. however
attached to the visit of Isaac Foot
deputy mayor of Plymouth. Ills
chief claim to fame, to American
minds at any rate. lies in the fact
that Lady Astor defeated him for
Parliament. He came to the United
States to represent his historic De
vonshire city at the teroentenary
Dlxr,,aA,,fh IF fhe
new world.
Mr.. Foot was received at the Whit,
House by President Harding, had
luncheon aboard the Mayflower witt
Commander Ralston Holmes, whom
apparently he had known before
and, being Rotarian foregathareo
with the Washington Rotary Club.
When called upon for a turn, he
sang in fine style and to the i'm
mense edification of his hearers q
famous old English west country
song called "Widdecombe Fair" Mr.
Foot speaks flatteringly of Lady As
tor. calls her one of the most "dar
ing" members of the House of Com
mons and. though they had n bit
terly contested fight at the polls, say,
they today are the best of friends
Mr.. Foot Is about to make his fourth
attempt to break into Parliament
having recently been adopted al
the candidate Of a Cornwall ICON
stituency." He is a lawyer md looks
amazingly like Woodrow Wilson, o.
whom incidentally he confesses him
SELF a warm admlrer.
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Mrs Medill Mccormick might al
most have been regarded as visitor
and very welcome one, for sh,
was only here for a few weeks and
then went back again TO her be
loved farm in Illinois When sh'
left she said that she didn't cxpec
to come back here until she can'
to settle for the winter, and that ~
long as Congress was in session ther,
was little prospect OF Senator Nc
Cormick's spending much time or