The Idaho recorder., 1921-11-18

Years day for the entertainment following the
holiday reception at the White House
The President also entertains the diplomats at
dinner, but only the ambassadors and ministers
are invited. The state dining room of the execu.
i've mansion Is not spacious enough to include
ue entire secretarial corps. Other state dinners
gwen by the President and his wife are in honor
OF the speaker of the house of representatives
ana the vice president and their wives. Still an.
ohther dinner includes the members of the su.
pfeme bench and their wives.
Politics and Society Mixed
II there Is one set of people In Washington
Whicn mas an unbreakable entertaining habit 1t Is
the diplomatic corps. This is as 1t should be- for
uipionatic relations are maintained more or less
through social relations. Anything or nothing Is
an excuse for something to be given by diplomats
IL may oe the coming of Il new ambassador min.
ister secretary or attache. Then again 1t may be
the departure of some one OF their number A
prospective wedding within the diplomatic circle
Is suficent reason for score of social functions
before the event takes place There is also q
circle within the diplomatic circle The South
and Central American countries are group nv
themselves, which forms the Pan-American Union
One Of the most beautiful buildings-bv some
1t 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
bring something from all parts of the world %
the members OF house and senate bring sometbin,
from every state In the Union. In some wavs
the iatter are the most important part OF the
life here and one Is made aware of 1t 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 VET there 10
method throughout One OF the first things for
the wife of n newcomer In the diplomatic circIe
Is to tind out who the members of congress are In
the foreign relations committees and then to call
on the wives Of both house and senate members
That opens up series of calls for the senator's
ana representatives wives. One is sure to see
large amount of entertaining among the dplomots
ior members or congress and their wives
Other Great Circles.
The army and navy generally are classed as ons
circle whereas they really are two dlstlnct- emit
TIES in washington, however. they get together
more than In other cities. The circle here IL q
large one. despite the fact that there are many
departures There are always others 70 elI va
eancies. And so II Is that the circle keeps going
round with hops balls. luncheons dinners .nd
bridge, The members of the sister branches of
the government service know how to have n good
time and to make things move In the canitaI
Most people outside of Washington may mot
realize what considerable part of the population
IN, made up of the scientists circle There arc
men working In every Kind OF science In tho GOV
ernment service. With their families they forr,
a good-sized colony. The official domieile ~ tha
scientists is the Cosmos club. part of which ,,s
Dolly Madison's old home. There is no opestiop
about the Importance and interest which tbIs
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
not many OF them for as one fraopen,i
hears, everybody in Washington comes from s,,,,n
where else The real cave dwelIer was "horn am,
raised" here. However, there are In the resIden.
tial circle some outsiders who haze spent mos,
OF their lives within the shadow of the capltol