The New York herald., 1922-04-02

of the United States Ambassador desig-
nate to Belgium. Henry Prather
Fletcher. and Mrs. Fletcher Mr..
Fletcher having been until recently
Under Secretary of State and closely
associated with Mr. Hughes through
out his very strenuous twelvemonth as
Secretary OF State. Later in the week
there were several dinners in honor Of
the Hugheses.
Farewell Parties Held.
There have been goodby parties for
the Fletchers. headed for Belgium; the
Alanson Houghtons and the Warren
Delano Robbinses. headed for Germany;
the bearings. headed for Portugal;
Percy Blair, headed for Paris; the
Hugh Gibsons. who were both coming
and going; here only for a week honey
incoming and vacationing. both at once.
and headed for Poland by way of Cali
fornia and New York Sounds like the
old New York expression about "going
to the Battery by way of Harlem,
doesn't ito; the Scobeys. arriving and
getting settled in lieu of Raymond
Baker. who says he isn't going, at
least not definitely and permanently;
and VIII Hays. departing definitely
and permanently, and the Huber Works.
falling into his hole after long hover
ing on the brink
Quite the most comprehensive goodby
party as yet given was the one that
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes gave on
Monday night primarily for the Fletch-
ers-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Prather
Fletcher--the former until few days
ago Under Secretary Of State, and sail
ing to-day to assume his post as United
States Ambassador to Belgium, succeed
ing Brand Whitlock. It was very
much by way OF speeding the parting
guest as in the comparatively small
party invited TO meet the Fletchers
We're the Hugh Gibsons. who had sup
posedly accepted their last Washington
hospitality for this trip when they at
tended the dinner which the Warren De-
lano Robbnses had given for them the
previous evening, and the Warren De-
lano Robbinses. themselves. in the
throes of breaking up and taking leave.
since they are to follow the Alanson
Eoughtons. who sailed to-day on board
the Olympic. to Germany as soon as
they can get packed up here and ar
range for suitable sailing reservations.
Mr.. Dearing, the former Assistant
Secretary of State who has been named
Minister to Portugal and his attractive
wife were the special guests of Secre-
tary and Mrs. Hughes at dinner which
! they gave a week ago Sunday. and the
bearings should feel themselves espe-
cially honored. for Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes do not. as rule. entertain at
dinner on Sunday. 1t seemed the only
time that they could have party for
the bearings between their own return
| from Bermuda and Mrs. bearings de-
parture from the city,
| There has been some guying of Am
bqssador Fletcher, who's one OF those
genial guys that guy can guy. you
know" in that he and Mrs. Fletcher are
not sailing on shipping board vessel,
which applies equally of course to
Ttoughton. only Washington is not &C
thoroughly on guying terms with him.
and his friends have asked him IL he
| objected to taking n wet trip on dry
boat. He has assured them earnestly
that II was n question of convenience.
not of conviviality. IT happened that
there were no shipping board sailings
| listed at the time that he wished TO sail
| that's all AS matter of fact. any one
who knows he Fletchers knows that
they would not be likely to suffer ser-
| ously from drought on dry vessel II
It suited them to take one.
Washington would be very much more
cast down than II is at the idea OF
losing such popular folk as the Fletch-
ors. the bearings and the Robbinses--
Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. Robbins are
| about as popular as any two of the
| younger hostesses in official life here,
| and Mrs. Dearing. while she Is not so
| we'll known as the two others. being
| comparatively new to Washington. and
| having been far from well during the
year that her husband has been sta
| toned here, Is a most attractive young
ihostess whom people like awfuily well