The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-07
By BETTY BAXTER
Special Correspondent of The Age -Herais lCopyright, 1929. by Tho Age-Heraldl

Special Cosrespondent ef The Age-Heraid
 sshiSeton nssS May Dy 6he Tbs TAssAsra Astoae Lord and Lady-were found dominat- ing Washington society as the week opened. Later they gave way to an other distinguished Britisher, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who brought all of his mysticism with him, and the learned spiritualist In turn gave way to distinguished visitor from the United States of Colombia-Presi- dent elect Gen. Pedro Mel Ospina, &C., companied by his daughter.
 General Ospina was Colombian min ister or charge in this country at the time MT. Philander Chase Knox then Secretary of State. made his famous central and South American tour of amity. General Ospina sug- gested that Colombia would not be 50 very glad to welcome an American. Relations still were strained on ac- count of our having helped Panama to revolt so we could get that strip of land penetrated by the Panama canal.
 But things have changed lot since those days. We have paid Colombia something like $25,000,0o0 and her feelings are salved and everybody Ia happy and General Ospina was en- tertained at state dinner by Presi- dent Harding-and everything Is just lovely.
 But to return to the Astors. They quite overShadowed everyone else while they were here.
 Game. Saw, Conquered
 Lady Astor certainly came, saw and conquered the Washington pub lic-and the American public, too, I gather. I don't believe I ever saw visitor here who attracted greater interest or who furnished more front page copy" At the few large re- captions given in her honor here and I am told the same Is true in Baltimore-the people actually fought to get to her--and. incidentally. let me tell you, the men were rougher and more excited than the women and all seemed to be perfectly de- lighted when they finally grasped her by the hand.
 They were both entertained SO con- stantly while in Washington I won der how they stood the strain; Lady Astor must be in perfect physical condition. The event of last Sunday was the luncheon which Gen. John J. Pershing gave in honor of the Astors General Pershing is giving series of Sunday luncheons with some very outstanding figure as guest of honor General Joffre was the honor guest at the first then the Astors and to- morrow he will entertain for the Secretary of War and Mrs. Weeks. For a long period General Pershing did practically no entertaining. but was entertained himself Hike mad" Lately he has been entertaining on a lavish scale.
 Senator Medill Mccormick and Mrs Mccormick had a tea party for the Astors Sunday and that evening they dined at the British embassy; just Lord and Lady Astor and Sir Auek- land and Lady Geddes. The Geddes did not give any real party at all for the Astors. Even Hon. Mrs. Alfred LyttletoA. D. B. E.. who is with the Astor party, was not invited Sunday. She ts an English barrister and quite . an interesting person. too. but like everyone else, completely over . shadowed by tho fascinating English American or American English woman
 oives Sunday Muheals
 The secretary of the Peruvian embassy, Javier DAlvares de Buen- avista had brilliant company as his guests for . musicale Sunday aft ernoon for his sister, Mile. D'Alva- res of grand opera fame. Then MondAy-my. what busy dayf The
 
 count and all of importance too. Dinner giving is the most popular form of entertainment in smart so- ciety hero anyway and now it seems
 to have become a habit; I don't be- lieve society knows when to stop.
 The Vice President and Mrs. Cool idge were the honor guests at dinner given by the minister of the Serbs, Greats and Slovenes and Mme. Grouitch, and tho Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes gave dinner for tho Chief Justice and Mrs. Wm. Howard Taft-two official dinners. :. Then other dinner hosts were Col. ]. and Mrs. Morris Ernest Locks. MT. and Mrs. H. Campbell Graef. Mrs. Wilfred Dupuy. MT. and Mrs. Jo- seph Davies. Col. and Mrs T. O. Donaldson entertaining for their cousins, the Harry Dilards of Phila- 1. delphia: Mime. Christian Hauge. Col. 'tand Mrs. Joseph Herron-they gave
 second dinner on Thursday. In
 sact several people were dinner hosts twice last week.
 j Mrs. C. c. McChord, Mrs. Wm. W Calder and Mrs. George Mesta wSre Joint hosts at a dance at the Chevy club for Mrs. Thomas F. WSfsh, return favor, as 1t were, Tor the many Inequalities extended by that lady during the past winter An other dance was given by Mir. and Mrs. Charles J. Bell, for the Mask and Wig club of Pennsylvania {. which gave its annual performance .s1ere Monday evening. Mrs. Cool {, lre was entertained at . luncheon ! cnday by the ten senatorial ladies :yidine at 2loo Sixteenth street 1 which is . fashionable apartment Astal. All q the guests we're wives