The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
CABINET WIVES HAVE
REGULAR DAYS AT HOME.

~ PRACTICALLY all OF the Cabinet
r ladies, wives Of diplomats and
L all officials are having their
days at home regularly and for
mally now. A large share of resi-
dent society is doing likewise.
Sunday is getting to be more
and more popular as an informal
day at home, more and more
people remaining informally at
home every Sunday afternoon when
their real friends gather around and
chat. One Of the most delightful
tea tables on Sunday afternoon is
that of Wilbur J. Carr, assistant
to the Secretary of State and di-
rector of the consular service, and
Mrs. Carr. Members of the State
Department, the diplomatic and con-
sular service gather there; they
represent travellers in all parts of
the world and there they discuss
intimately questions and conditions
of all countries and much can be
learned of great interest. Then
Mrs. Carr is such a charming host
ess, she makes everyone feel per-
fectly at home and has a delightful
personality. She lives at the Dres-
den in the same great big beautiful
apartment she, with her mother,
Mrs. Ezra Koon, had before she
married Mr.. Carr.
The first Of the musical rides, drin
and supper dances will be given at
the Riding Club Tuesday night and
gives promise OF being as delightful
an AFFAIR as they have always been
in the past. Wasn't it too bad
about the horse show there last
Saturday evening" week ago yes
terday, given by the Remount AS
sociation. 1t was the second show
and started of beautifully. The
first show was great and attended
by big crowd of society people
so the second had even a larger
attendance and the show-as far as
1t went-was even better. Gen.
Billy Mitchell's little girl, Harriet,
gave fine exhibition of riding and
jumping, winning a blue ribbon.
But right in the midst Of II the
lights went out. A small boy was
just in the act of taking the iumps.
Col. Quekemeyer having just com
pleted a beautiful exhibition. The
crowd waited on for an hour or so
before it became DISCOURAGED and
went home. Electricians were sent
for and did succeed in getting the
lights going again-for about one
minute only.
While waiting and hoping for the
lights, some of the children went
out and bought candles, and 1t was
surprising to see how much light
candle would make in that big
hall. The band played by candle
light to keep up the hopes of the
audience. The children played tag
amidst the hurdles in the ring and
called back and forth to each other
in the faint light Of the candles,
making a very unusual scene. Some
Of them danced with candles in
their hands, creating a weird effect.
Finally some Of the officers rode in
the semi-darkness. But at about
half past ten, discouraged, the audi
ence finally departed. 1t did seem
too bad. Among the last to leave
were DR.. and Mrs. Cary Grayson.
He is a great horseman, you know.
and has very fine stables of his
own. 1 was surprised to learn that
DR.. Grayson is connected with the
Masons of Gunston Hall. 1t seems
that his father, DR.. John Cooke
Grayson, was a prominent physician
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the outbreak of the civil war, when
he went South, serving throughout
the war in the medical department.
John Cooke, an Irish baronet,
married Mary Thompson Mason,
daughter of George Mason. She
bore four children, one son and
three daughters. Two of the daugh-
ters never married. One of them
married DR.. John Grayson of CuI-
peper County. They had two sons,
John Cooke Grayson and Robert,
John being the father of DR.. Cary
T. Grayson.
The son, George Mason Cooke,
married Miss Eustace. They had
three children, two daughters and
one son. Virginia married John
Grasty of Washington; Maria mar
red DR.. Joseph Norris of Charlottes-
vile, Va, and the son, George Mason
Cooke, was killed in the Mexican
war.
The lights at the Riding Club are
very binding for those sitting in
the gallery looking down. They