Evening star., 1922-01-15

around the world. and after brief
visit to Washington he will join an
elk hunting party in the Rockies. and
sail in the early spring for the orient.
This young noble is son of Anak
and a mighty hunter, and he has some
good American blood in his veins
His grandmother was Miss Anne
Amelia Bingham. daughter OF that
William Bingham who was senator
from Penusylvania for years and the
father of Representative Henry Har-
riSon Bingham. who was in the lower
house for more than thirty years
She married Lord Ashburton, one OF
the famous statesmen of England and
co-sisner with Daniel Webster OF the
Webster -Ashburton treaty. which
looms up so often in diplomatic his
tory. Lord Ashbnrton invested the
large fortune which came to him as
his wife's dover with the Barring
Brothers. and thus secured a hand-
some competence for his descendants.
even to the third generation. LORD
and Lady Northampton will after
two years spent in travel reside at
Canonbury Tower. where Washington
Irving was SO frequently the guest or
the lord of that day. and where so
many of the quiet sketches which
this beloved American author made
Of English rural life are environed-
And before Irving another illustrious
author, Oliver Goldsmith. was the
guest Of Lord Northampton while
preparing "The Deserted Village for
the publishers.
Mr.. and Mrs. RAYMOND Baker are
among the large coterie Of those who
are sailing for France this week. Mrs.
Baker had passed the autumn and WIN
ter with her children in the Berkshires.
and now the entire family is off for
Mentone. where she ha secured large
villa just outside the town. Mrs. Eric
she is now called, has likewise obtained
sizable house in Mentone and will
spend the winter there. going in the
spring to join her sister. Mrs. Harry
Lehr. who is in Paris. Although many
of the former residents Of Mentone and
the French and Italian Rivieras have
decided to try Florida and southern
California this winter. there are many
others who are making their first pro-
longed sojourn In this fascinating part
of the world. DR.. Henry Van Dyke and
Miss Elaine Van Dyke, now i'll Paris,
are expected on the Riviera in Febru-
airy. Miss Van Dyke has been sketch
ing about st. MoritZ and incidentally
enjoying the sports A large contingent
some excursions are planned along the
Nile if political conditions smooth down
a bit. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock
and their son, who has been polo prac-
ticing in the south of France. will so
to Egypt within the fortnight.
No doubt President Harding wishes
that these ambitious enterprises that
are seeking live managers would look
over other fields than those occupied by
his cabinet officers. On the heels Of the
dsquieting rumor that the Postmaster
most promising offer by the film in
dustry comes that of the organized
Quaker communities in and about Phila-
delphia who want Mr.. Hoover to take
charge of the sesqui-centennial Of 1926,
and which, Notwithstanding the worthi-
ness of the purpose. languishes and re-
fuses to awaken interest in the state
or out of it. There is no question that
IL the Secretary of Commerce consulted
his preference he would enjoy aiding
his co-religionists. for the Quakers are
in full control of this celebration OF the