The Washington times., 1922-10-29
NAVY LEAGUES
FESTIVITIES Aid
WEEKS GAYETIES
"Navy Day" cele-
brated Nationally;
Gala Day Here

Uatd Ddy llSES
WHILE not a national holiday.
"Nsvy Day"-Friday-was OBJ
served nationally. and. since It was
also the anniversary Of the birth
Of Theodore Roosevelt. there was
q double celebration. II was q big
day in Washington. with the Navy
League running the show and the
program marked by such events as
ceremonies at the grave Of the
Unknown Soldier" at Arlington.
and a pilgrimage to the statue Of
John Paul Jones in Potomac Park.
Then in the evening came the
Navy Leagues annual banquet,
which 10 always festive occasion.
The Navy League has always
been q power and numbers many
important personages among its
members. This was true even in
the days when Josephus Daniels
was Secretary Of the Navy. and
when the league. having had
words" with Mr.. Daniels. was
forced to funptiou without official
sanction and to distribute through
the Red Cross the comforts It pro-
vided for the "gobs." Under the
present dispensation. however. the
league 10 in high favor at the Navy
Department. and Secretary DENLY
was the bright particular star ct
the banquet Of Friday evening.
Col. Robert N. Thompson. angel
OF the Navy League. and honorary
president. came to- Washington
especially to attend the meeting.
and brought with him those very
engaging British lions. Lord and
Lady Mountbatten. who have been
touring the West In the colonel's
private car and having the time Of
their young lives while eontribut.
ing materially to the good time Of
everybody with whom they have
come in contact. The Mountbat.
tens--a cousin Of King George and
his bride. the richest girl In Eu-
rope"-attended the Navy Day
banquet with Colonel Thompson.
and pretty nearly stopped the
show" so anxious was everybody
to get a good look at them and to
be presented TO them.
This. however. was only . cur.
tain raiser to their proposed visit
to Washington. They left town
again yesterday for Florida. having
been promised some tarpon fish.
ing-but will return on No.
days.
Colonel Thompson took his
guests to the Thomas Nelson Page
house, which he has leased for the
season and which was all In readi-
ness to receive them. I haven't
heard whether Mrs. Thompson has
arrived yet from White Sulphur
Springs. where she has been stay.
ing while her husband was show.
ing Che Mountbattens the country
from Q cara private scar-win.
dow. but she win arrive In time to
play hostess for them when they
come back. She had o severe I'll.
ness last summer and didn't feel
strong enough to attempt the 70.
tiguing transcontinsntai journey,
80 her daughter. Mrs. Stephen H.
p. Pell, played hostess for her
father.
Everywhere that the. Mountbat.
tens went they seemed to make n
genuine personal hit, very much
az the Prince Of wales did-who.
by the way, was best man at their
wedding . few weeks ago. They
will put IN q few days doing
Washington" and being done by It.
But whether they will see Wash.
ington in the short intervals be-
tween parties or will accept only
such invitations as they can
squeeze into the intervals between
their sightseeing expeditions IL q
nice question that is yet to be de.
cided.
On Thursday evening. their one
free evening of their first visit,
Colonel Thompson save q small
dinner at Rauscher's for the
Mountbattens, having tome OF the
young people to meet them. After.
ward. the party went to Keith's to
see Elsie Janis. ana aftsf that. in
turn, Mrs. Pell entertained them at
lie Paradis.
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