The Washington herald., 1922-05-28

Bromwell, who was in Bermuda for
some time last winter with the
sherman Flints. of New York, and
Miss Margaret Flint are planning
house party for this week and will
have as guests some Of the girls
who knew the British officers in
Bermuda last winter. Miss Brom-
well always visits a lot with the
Britishers anyway; is always in
cluded In most of the parties given
at the embassy or by the. members
OF the embassy stan and was one of
the small group of girls who sa I,
much Of the Prince of Wales when
he was in Washington and at White
Sulphur Springs.
MANY BERMUDA VISITORS
TO COME TO DISTRICT.
Mss Flint is coming to Washing
ton 20 visit Miss Bromwell and also
her uncle and aunt. Col. and Mrs.
Stephen LII. Slocum. Miss Kath
crime Mackay. Clarence Mackay's
daughter. of New York. also ex-
poets to be here this week TO visit
Miss Bromwcll. Miss BrOmwen re-
Gently had with her NJ SIS Flint and
Miss Mamise Bird. OF New York. but
Il they slipped away for a few days
and went to Foxcroft. down near
Middleburg, Va. for a hunt and a
hunt breakfast and now are in New
York. Others who were in Bermuda
and saw much of the Britishers
were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T Can,
Mrs, Charles S. Hlmlin. whose hus-
band IS a member OF the Federal
Reserve Board. and Miss Anna Ham
lin and Miss Lindsay Wood
The coming of the Raleigh brings
back to mind the war days when Ad-
miral Grant was here and lived aboard
his ship the Warrior. and Lady Grant
was with him and lived aboard ship.
too. a privilege granted to her es-
pecially. for ladies' are not generally
allowed on British battleships They
used to entertain constantly aboard
ship and Lady Grant had her weekly
days at home there. too.
Admiral Packenham bears a name
that is well known in this country,
for Sir Richard Packenham was Brit
ish Ambassador here some time ago.
Cen Sir Edward Packenham was
killed in the battle of New Orleans.
His nephew. Gen. Thomas Henry Pack
enham. had an American wife and Gen.
cules Packenham. was on the staff of
in the eighties and won the United
States distinguished service medal m
the great war. The admiral. who
rates a K. c. b. X c. c. NJ, K. C.
v. o. after his name. Is generally
conceded one of the most brilliant
| officefs Of the British navy.
MARRIAGE OF MISS HUGHES
DRAWS ATTENTION.
T.,
portant event on the social horizon
Is the approaching marriage of Miss
Catherine Hughes. daughter of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes.
and Chauncey Lockhart Waddell. and
. although the arrangements are be-
| ing simply made, ii still carries with
| IT a great deal of officialness, for 1t
will be attended by President and
| Mrs Harding nd the entire executive
| family in Washington and diplomats
| from countries in all parts Of the
world, Rt Rev. Alfred Harding.
| bishop of Washington, will officiate
at the ceremony. which will take lpace
in Bethlehem Chapel of the Wash
| ington Cathedral at o'clock. Satur-
| day. June 10. and he will be assisted
| by the pastor of Cavalry Baptist
| Cruch the Rev. Dr. w S Abernethy.
|
| the Baptist faith. but Miss Hughes is
an Episcopalian.
She will have as maid of honor
Miss Elizabeth Kirkland. of Nash
. vile, Tenn, and two matrons OF
honor. Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes,
| jr.. and Mrs. j. r. Dunlap. of Ohio.
sister of Mr.. Waddell. The two small
nephews Of Miss Hughes, Charles
| Evans Hughes Sd and Stuart Hughes
will serve as pages. Mr.. waddelrs s
best man is to be Gerald Fessenden
| Beal. of New York. and the ushers
J. r. Dunlop of Ohio. James Alex
ander of Atlanta. Ca. Byron s.
B,aisdeII of Boston and Kenneth
CASTOR and Ralth Bollard of New
York.
A reception will follow the ceremony
at the beautiful Pan-American Build
ing. for which a large company has
been invited. That building makes
such a beautiful setting for a Larty.
Should the United states adopt a
Robinson Crusoe policy and. as one
Of the consequences. find the main
tenanre of the State Department a
luxury. undoubtedly there would be
many in Washington and sister
American cities with a well-defined
smart set who would feel that such
a department should be preserved
II for no other purpose than as a
source from which to draw men de-
sirable for social functions-men
whose presence lends a luster and
a finished touch-men who know
just what to wear and when to wear
it-men who can speak in accents
freed from the provincialism and
stodginess of Main street-in short.
men who are a social inspiration.
'Tis this social side. perhaps, that
Is one of the chief charms of life
as an attache of the State Depart
ment-'tis this that. to a large ex-
tent. makes the rich man conten,
and the poor man socially ambitious
and both reluctant to leave its
agreeable precincts for life in the
wear and tear and commonplaceness
of the professional or commercial
word.
Consequently there are perhaps
fewer voluntary Withdrawals from,
this department than from any
other government department. oc-
casionally. however. one does re-
spond of his own volition to a call
that takes him away from the con-
genial atmosphere of the state De
partment. The most recent exam
ple of this is Sumner welles, who
Resigned several weeks ago the po-
sItion as chief of the Division of
Iatin-American Affairs OF the State
department to become associated
80 rumor has it-!n the banking
business with Norman Davis, former
Undersecretary of state.
Succeeding Mr.. Welles Is Francis