The Washington herald., 1922-10-29
Society Is Very Much OF,
The Go These Days
By Evelyn c. Hunt.


still some distance OF. and yet our
social calendars are all full and
some days last wesk were 30
crowded It was impossible to take
In everything we wanted to 60 to.
Some days were really like q thres-
ring circus. Monday was q good
example of that. There was. for one
thing. the opening Of the annual
convention of ths Garden Club OF
America. The first session. some
500 men and women from different
parts of the country and most Of
them prominent. opened at o'clock
Monday night. The convention
lasted through Wednesday and
noted botanists and others ad-
dressed the various meetings.
Washington boasts no garden
club Of its own. but It is hoped that
this convention has aroused enough
interest to remedy that The first
of the conventions social activities
took place on Tuesday. when the
club was entertained at historic
/ Gunston aIHl, on the Potomac,
virginia, with Mrs Louis Hertle. the
kowner. as hostess. A picnic lunch
con was served on ths lawn and
the hostess was assisted by Lady
| Geddes, wife of the British Ambas-
sador; Mrs. Henry C. wallace. wife
of the Secretary Of Agriculture. and
Mrs. Samuel Sloan. president OF the
Garden Club of America. On the
way down stops were made at his
torio old Pohick Church and at
Mount Vernon, where a wreath was
placed on washington's tomb and a
tree planted by the Garden Club OF
America.
Mrs. Charles d .walcott. wife Of
the secretary of the Smithsonian
kInstitution, gave a reception Tues
day evening and on Wednesday Mrs
Hoover, wife of the Secretary OF
Commerce. entertained the Garden
Club members at tea That evening
Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews present.
ed THE Voice of the Wild Flowers"
in honor of the Garden Club under
n very smart patronage. The Voice
Of the wild Flowers" Is a charming
little pageant-fantasy an appeal for
the preservation of wild flowers.
written in delicate vein and danced
10 lovely music. A charming fee
ture connected with the convention
was the opening of a number of his
toric homes and gardens in WASH
bngton and vicinity for the inspec-
tion of the delegates, but III tell
you about that elsewhere.
HoNDAY night was marked by
lV the very gay opening Of the
charming new cafe here, lie Paradis'
on Thomas circle, where Mrs.
rhomas F. Walsh and a number OF
others gave dinner parties. really
khink everybody in town worth
knowing was there. In fact, the
same was more or less true every
bther night last week. too. TIL
lafe Is very attractive; ever
me Monday night was most en-
husiastic about 1t. They have the
incest head waiter in town, Robert
who used to be at the Cafe ST.
Marks. The Cary Graysons had
party; the Paul Hudsons;
n. Young Peter Drurys. who had
with them Miss Betty Walmsley'
who is visiting in town after AL
absence of some months in New
FORK Elsie Janis had a table. and
With her, among others, were her
mother and Ambassador Pezet, and
Rovie Clark. Comdr. c. 3. Platt-
Rob Ptatt as his friends call him
vas there; also Lieut.. George Price
Everybody imaginable!
Every available spot was occu-
led. The sovenirs were lovely. and
ute a variety of them. too; black
ace fans for the ladies. lovely boxes
delicious candy in black enamel
oxes decorated with gold peacocks
nd Hubigant perfumery buried in
be candy; inkstands and cigarette
rays and lighters for the men.
ottomly, Of New York, was there
see how people liked his decora-
ons: he did" the restaurant. you
now. Mr. Tompkins, who is the
wner of the new building where
he cafe is located, was at the party.
DO. Meyer Davis has leased the
ace from him for five years, 1 be-
eve. All of the cafes and hotels
re well filled these days; the Shore
I'M at luncheon time and Ward
an at night are filled with the
mart set; are really quite gay.
But to return to Monday, the
m. when Knighthood Was in
ower," was formally presented
at evening with a very smart
ldience, many box parties being
ven and preceded by a number of
nner parties. Mrs. John F. Rodgers
we a dinner party. her guests in
uding the Brazilian Ambassador,
rgusto Cochrane de Alencar; Mrs.
arles Bromwell. Mr.. and Mrs
brace westcott, and one or two