The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-04
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Years day for the entertainment following the
holiday reception at the White House.
The President also entertans the diplomats at
dinner. but only the ambassadors and ministers
are invited The state dining room Of the execu
tive mansion IS not spacious enough to include
the entire secretarial corps. Other state dinners
given by the President and his wife are in honor
OF the speaker of the house of representatives
and 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,
Ii there is one set of people in Washington
Whlcn has an unbreakable entertaining habit it Is
the diplomatic corps. This is as it should be- for
diplomatic relations maintained more or less
through social relations. Anything or nothing is
an excuse for something to be given by diplomats
it may be the coming Of new ambassador min
lster secretary or attache. Then again it may be
the departure of some one of their number
prospective wedding within the diplomatic circle
Is sufficient for a score of social functions
before the event takes place. There is also
circle within the diplomatic circle The South
and Central American countries are a group by
themselves, which forms the Pan-American Union
One of the most beautiful budngs-by some
it 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 corps
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
life here and one is made aware of it in many of
the social affairs given for them especially by 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 wife of q newcomer in the diplomatic circle
Is to find out who the members of congress are in
the foreign relations committees and then to call
the wives of both house and senate members
That opens up a series of calls for the senators
and representatives wives. One is sure to see
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 is
large one, despite the fact that there are many
departures. There are always others to fill va
cancies And so it is that the circle keeps going
round with hops balls, luncheons dinners and
bridge. The members of the sister branches of
the government service know how to have 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 the gov
ernment service. With their families they form
a gOod-szed colony. The official domicile of the
scientists is the Cosmos club, part of which was
Dolly Madison's 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 dwellers" 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