The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-11-12

Years day for the entertainment following the
holiday reception at the White House
The President also entertains the diplomats at
a dinner. but only the ambassadors and ministers
are invited. The state dining room of the execu-
tive mansion is not spacious enough to include
tie entire secretarial corps Other state dinners
given by the President and his wife are In honor
or the speaker Of the house of representatives
ana the vice president and their wives. Still an
onther dinner includes the members of the su-
preme bench and their wives
Politics and Society Mixed.
If there is one set of people in Washington
winch has an unbreakable entertaining habit II Is
the diplomatic corps. This is as ii should be for
ulpiomauc relations are maintained more or less
through social relations. ANYTHING or nothing f.
an excuse for something TO be given by dinlomats
IL may be the coming of new ambassador min
lister, secretary or attache Then again ii NAV he
the departure of some one IF their number A
prospective wedding within the diplomatic circle
Is suncieIt reason for score OF social functions
Detore the event takes place. There is also n
circle within the diplomatic circle The South
anu 'ehlrai american countries are group by
themselves, which forms the Pan-American Union
one of the most beautiful buildings-by some
II Is considered the most beautiful-has been
erected for the uses both official and social OF the
Union.
JUST as the members of the diplomatic corns
bring something from all parts of the world so
the members of house and senate bring something
from every state in the Union In some WAYS
the latter are the most important part of the
Ere mere and one is made aware of it in many of
the social affairs given for them especially nv the
members Of the diplomatic corps Politics and
society are inextricably mixed up and yet there is
method throughout. One of the first things for
the wlfe or newcomer in the diplomatic circle
is TO ind out who the members of congress are i'm
the foreign relations committees and then TO call
on the wives of both house and senate members
|Ihat opens up series of calls for the senator's
and representatives wives One is sure TO see a
large amount of entertaining among the diplomats
for members of congress and their wives
Other Great Circles.
The army and navy generally are classed as one
circle, whereas they really are two distinct enti
Ties. In Washington, however they get together
more than In other cities The circle here 10 a
large one, despite the fact that there are many
departures. There are always others m All ya.
cancies. And so it is that the circle keeps going
round with hops balls, luncheons dinners and
Drldge. The members Of the sister branches Of
the government service know how to have a good
time and to make things move in the capital.
Most people outside of Washington NAV not
realize what considerable part of the population
is made up of the scientists circle There are
men working In every kind of science in tho GOV
eminent service. With their families they form
a good-sized colony. The official domcile of the
scientists is the Cosmos club. part of which was
Dolly Madsons old home. There is no question
about the Importance and interest which this
particular set adds to the social life of the national
capital.
One word about the old residential set which |
loves to style itself the "cave dwellersr There |
are not so many of them for. as one frequently |
hears, everybody in Washington comes from some |
where else. The real cave dweller was born and |
raised here. However. there are in the resden |
tial circle some outsiders who have spent most
of their lives within the shadow of the capitol