The Washington times., 1922-06-11

blss -over the side with . viciods
sl<iri Of the bagpipes. OF . siimp~e
o. the chaplain wearing black
clerical vest and n mortar board
hat with. his immaculate white
ducks.
Admiral Paksnhann greeted his
guests at the head Of the compan,
ionway. the Raieish.s commander.
Capt. Arthur Bromiey--a fine
fisairs Of a man. with sea blue
syss-bearins him company until
some OF the girls. with whom be
was . great favorite. carried him
OF TO dance. The guests who
could tear themselves away from
The pretty scene ON deck were
taken over the ship under escort
Of her officers and there was q
jolly little gathering In the wird
room about--was It punch
DoHff On deck. meanwhile. re-
freshments were being served and
= very nautical drink concocted
ef lime juice.
!, Looking over the Raleigh.
was taken back to that summer
three years ago when chanced
70, be In Quebec at the time Of
che arrival Of the Prince of Wales
and went aboard the cruiser Re-
nown on which he travelled. We
went all over her then and were
even permitted TO peep into tho
princes quarters.
r I was proud of our washington
girls on Monday. for I never saw
them look prettier. They seemed
no BE- q hand.picked lot, Lindsay
wood, Mildred Bromweli. the two
Harding girls. Margaret and Alice:
Margaret Flint. from New York:
Anna Hamrn. Delphine Hsyl--
most OF them members Of the little
gcrowd which has always played
round with the British bachelors
and which helped to make pleas
ant the visit Of the Prince Of
Wales in Warrington, or sirls who
had learned TO know and like Ad-
niral Pakenham, Captain Brom-
ley and the officers OF the Raleigh
during q winter spent In Bermuda.
Among the mon. naval officers
were in the majority. the British
ere wearing white uniforms and
our American officers being about
equally divided between white and
blue. General Pershins was there.
always q striking figure In his per
fectly fitting olive drab uniform;
and q dozen people asked me who
was the ,good-looking officer in the
gray-blue uniform OF the British
flying corps. It happened to be
Wing Commander Christie, who
has succeeded Air Commodore
L. e. o, Charlton an air attache
at the embassy and who has taken
an apartment at 24o0 Sixteenth
street. I'm told he 10 q bachelor
and he certainly is good looking,
tall. broad-shouidsred. vath fine
blue eyes and what has been aptiy
described a. ''winsome ap-
proach."
THE departure. OF the Raleigh
seems to have been the signal
for the dispensing of the British
embassy staff. The British Am
bassador and Lady Geddes left
town on Thursday. Lady Geddes
30 so directly TO Dark Harbor.
Ne. with the children. and the
ambassador to make an address or
two before sailing on June 2s for
England. He win only be gone six
weeks or %. and on his return ne
win Join Lady Geddes at the COM
Portable cottage at Dark Harbor.
whore the summer embassy win be
sstabiished.
The counselor Of the embassy.
Henry Getty Chiffon, who hns
been at home on leave, was due In
New York yesterday and prssurn-
ably sot IN. He win be charge
d'affaires during the ambassadors
absence ard probably VIII be kept
pretty close to Washington. Mrs.
Chiiton. who rsnained on here
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas J. o,Brien. while her hus.
band was abroad. has put of max
ing summer plans pending his re-
turn
The Commercial Counselor and
Mrs. John Joyce Broderick ex-
ect to 30 to Deer Park. Nd. for
the summer months. Mrs. c. e.
-. Bridge. wife Of the Assistant
military attache. has q cottage in
Massachusetts,. where she 10 now
established. ana where her hus-
band joins her when he can be
spared from his duties Hugh v.
remnant. who Il the AMBASSADORS
secretary, is accompanying Sir
. Auckland Geddes to England. Capt.
Clarence j. Henry, honorary ot-