Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-11-20
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Mrs. Harding's Plan of Using Marines as
Standard Bearers at White House
Levee Wins Approval.

Mrs. Harding's clever idea Of hav-
ing nine marines hold the standards
Of the countries represented in the
international conference was one OF
the incidents which will keep that
levee in the White House fresh In
the memory Of the participants at
long as they live. When Queen Mary
Of Britain opened the Royal United
Service Museum, in Whitehall, Lon
don. a few weeks ago, she placed two
sailors at the entrance, clad in the
uniform OF Nelson's men at the battle
Of Trafalgar. This proved tremen-
dously popular and attracted the at
tention of the holiday visitors to
such an extent that the hours when
the museum could be inspected were
heightened, to the great benent OF
the service fund, which the fees swell.
Now the Army felt SO out of 1t that
the queen has made rule that on
alternate days two soldiers in the
uniform of private and sergeant OF
the Oxford and Bucks. light infantry
at the battle of Waterloo shall stand
sentinel at the doors, sharing the
honors paid the Nelson sailors on the
other days. Mrs. Harding's sugges-
ton about the standards was wise, In
view of the fact that extra pedestals
holding them would have been greatly
gathered after the banquet. whereas
the marines having played their part
with dignity and highly artistic sue
cess, moved away when they received
the signal. Those who favor pa
geantry and historic association be-
lieve that the stateliness of the con-
ference would be enhanced by having
the outer attendants CARRIED as minute
men, as the Continental Congress
always has it when the Daughters
Of the American Revolution meet at
their annual conferences.
With a larger number of foreign
celebrities within its gates than ever
before in it's history. Washington is
nevertheless interested in the posi-
bility Of other mighty ones arriving
before the important debates are
ended. One is that the newly created
chief justice of England. Sir Alfred
Lawrence. will endeavor to find time
to take a glimpse at this congress
which is trying to reorganize the
Lawrence, who has only recently
been raised to the peerage, Is the
oldest man ever appointed to the higf
office, and is now entering his sew
enty-ninth year. His appointment al
Lord Readings successor was hotl,
1
criticism of the appointment OF a maj
lover sixty to the same exalted office II
the United States. But Sir ALFRED
easily vanquished his foes and ha!
entered on his duties under the mos
brilliant auspices Like Sir Auckland
Geddes. he offers another notable ex
ample of man trained for medicine
and making a conspicuous success o.
that profession turning from it in hi
adult years, AND becoming famouI
along an entirely different line. The
lord chief justice practiced general,
to tho law. He is well known sup.
porter of the turf and Of the variou:
! sports in Surrey, where he maintains
his home.
President and Mrs. Harding having
appointed January Is as the date or
which they will accept the hospi'
tally of the Congressional Club, Mrs
Lenroot. president Of the organiza'
! ton, and her aides are now busily en-.
| gagged in arranging the remainder Of
It has not hitherto been customary
for the home Of this important social
| body to be formally open for gen.
eral entertainment until December
after the converting Of Congress In
demands on all official hostesses have
led the executive board to decide on
beginning the activities at once. A
number Of special fetes Will be given
for the most important guests. those
to Marshal Foch, Premier BRAND. NJ
and Nine. Vivianf and the distin-
guished contingent here with the
other delegates who are part of the
great occasion. are only awaiting the
/ convenience of those to be honored
The Congressional Club has always
! extended one of its most elaborate
4 1y,% <ntn fn no nj n mo r
! corps, and it may be that this func-
| ton will take it's place in regular
order after that to the President and
Vice President. But there is a ten
| dency to break this one large recep-
tion into several smaller ones. thus
honoring in a particular manner each
nation which is represented at the
| conference table, and thus including
| all those attached to the personnel OF
the chief delegates. All those ma
tons, and this means more than
three-fourths Of all diplomats In
| cial groups to the other large recep.
lions, those to the President, the Con-
tgress, the Supreme Court. Many
minor details remain to be decided
but the activities are to begin within
a week.
| LADY Lee Of Fareham and Lady
Beatty are so far the only American
women who are in Washington as
| part of the illustrious company gath
cred from abroad in the name of a
permanent peace. and some hlghiS S
planned in their honor. Lady Lee is
/: in a way under the special care o.
Mrs. DENLY and Mrs. Newberry, 4!
her husband is first lord of the ad
miralty, and she will. in addition, be
entertained by the naval wing of so
ciety which is 50 brilliantly Tban fhs repro pro
friendship which her husband hat
enjoyed with the late Presiden
Roosevelt gives her another distinc
ton, and she will be much associated
with the hospitalities extended b.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth an. and n. by .t the Ma ass Than
dore Roosevelt. She has another mis-
i sion here, committed to her care b!
the Sulgrave Manor Society of Eng
land. In a more leisurely time Mrs
Harding will without doubt arrang
an occasion'on which she she. will .al,a re
when the golden key to. the grea
door which fastens this ancien
stronghold OF the Washingtons is pre-
sented by Lady Lee to become per
manent possession Of the Whit
House. Sulgrave Manor, now restore!
perpetual memorial of the eminen
family which gave this country it
liberator, was recently rededicated
with Ambassador and Mrs. Georg
Harvey among the guests.
II washington is to attain tn
heights suggested by the overwhelm
Ing Importance Of the conference nov
sitting, it must double. even quad
ruple, the number Of its cake an!