The Washington herald., 1922-06-11

Americans. Mr.. Roosevelt is Act
ing Secretary of the Navy now thar
the Secretary has gone to Japan to
attend the reunion of the Naval
Academy class of 81.
Tuesday the counselor of the
Spanish Embassy, Senior de Car
denas. gave a dinner at his home;
he entertains quite frequently That
was the only party that day OF any
Importance. Nine. Kwapiszewska,
wife of the charge danfaires of the
Polish Legation. gave a luncheon
wednesday when the honor gues,
was the pretty wife OF the Minister
OF Uruguay. Nine. Varela Mrs.
Horace Mcfarland was one of the
many hosts-or hostesses-at din
ner that evening before the mid
weekly dance at the Chevy Chase
Club, Her honor gnest was the
popular Mrs. Walter S. Crosley, wife
OF the commandent of the>Key West
!avy Yard. who is visiting Mrs.
tacfarland and being extensively
entertained. Mrs. Beall. wife of
Col. Fielder NJ. Beall. entertained at
bridge Wednesday in honor of Mrs.
Truman o. Murphy. Col. Murphy's
wife. That same afternoon the
So" SPoPcA AIdtcTHlNy ana many
prominent in arts and letters
Belasco came down for the occasion
and gathered at the Columbia
Country Club for a party given to
a veteran newspaper man of prom
nence. Philander johnson.
President Harding could not go
because of the garden party at the
White House, but sent a letter OF
regret.
VETERAN NEWSPAPER
MAN HONORED.
Others besides newspaper people
were there, too, many prominent In
olitical and residential life here
at the Capital. The amusing invi-
'Iations were issued IN the name of
Senator Sorghum" Farmer Corn
tassel," and Miss Cayenne" of the
shooting Stars" constituency, char
acters familiar to all readers of Mr..
Johnson's column in the Washington
Star. Masquerading under those
pseudonyms were group of Mr.
Johnson's friends of the theatrical
Id, with whom he has been Iona
8 SJciated as the Stars dramatic
critic. The program was kept .
dark secret and was a delight, the
Garrick Players presented Mr.. John
sons own play, THE Happy End
ing" which takes liberties with
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet"
and finishes the classic in a manner
more in keeping with the popular
idea of a love story. The music
committee of the Gridiron Club,
with the assistance of the eminent
Shakespearean actor, Charles B.
Hanford. impersonated some of Mr..
Johnson's characters In his numer-
Gus writings. II was all staged on.
the sloping lawn west of the club
house. with shrubbery for a back
ground. Refreshments were served
on the lawn. too. and altogether
was a party that Will long be a
pleasant memory to those of us
fortunate enough to be there.
A big event of the week was
given Thursday-you see there was
at least one big event each day
1t was a reception given by the Min
lister of the Serbs. Croats and Slo-
venes and Nine. Grouitch on the oc-
casion of the marriage of the King
of the Serbs. Creats and Slovenn
and Princess Marie of Rumania.
The party was an afternoon affair
given at Rauscher's and every
body" was there. Almost every
week there seems to be a celebra-
tion at one of the embassies or
legations for kings birthday.
marriage or something of the sort.
The Grouitches. who are extremely
popular here. make charming hosts.
1t is occasionally rumoreed that
they are about to go home, but to
our delight the rumors were all
false.
The army set attended the super
the army set, attended the supper
dance given by the officers sta
toned at the Washington Barracks.
one of a series of similar parties.
Many dinners preceded the dance.
The rest of society went as guests
of Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh on the
Majestic, which she leased for the
occasion, for a moonlight cruise
down the Potomac. the second party
of the sort she has given, the first
being given when the May moon
was full. An orchestra played and
there was dancing and "a good time
was had by ALL" And Mrs. Walsh
didn't lose a wrap-she lost two
handsome ones on the first party.
Yesterday there was the Hughes.
Waddell wedding: that was about
all, and today is quiet. OF course,
as 1t is June. there are many brides
about now; several every day. many
OF soclai prominence. Close upon
the heels of the brides in popular
favor are the sweet girl graduates
and their companions, the boy
graduates. Receptions. teas and
senior dances are adding much to
The naFFinnanf ~
time and FIJI the calendars with
dates for the younger sets. MANY
OF the younger set are just recover
Ing from the graduation exercises
at the Naval Academy; from "June
Week" as the last week of the term
there Is always called.
l suggested last week that in
stead of the different Charitable
organizations here giving balls each
season to raise money for. their
work that they might initiate a
group OF society women of Phiia-
delphfa who had a flower market
in Rittenhouse Square.
Last week j received a letter from
prominent Philadelphian, Mrs. n.
V. Price, saying she had read what
L had written and that she was the
chairman of the committee that ran
the market and that she originally
came from Washington, and was
Intensely interested in the city still:
that such an affair could be given
In Washington Just as well as in
philadelphia and a number Of other
things about their market, adding
that they cleared $1,000. / know
$4,000 was never made at a charity
ball in Washington. am sure Mrs.
Price would be glad to give sue-
gestions about how 1t is done ~ anv