The New York herald., 1922-05-07


WASHINGTON, ID. c., May @.
TEcTIC last week and hectic
next week. but slight abate-
ment of the social fever this
week. Really 1t Is relief to be able
to draw long breath occasionally.
and it's largely because two or three
rather big things scheduled for this
week have been put over till next
that one has been able to. For in
stance, there was the Polo Ball, which
was to have taken place on Monday
night, and which out of respect to the
death Of Brig. Gen. McAndrew, Chief
Of Staff of the A. e. F. and Pershing's
chief aide in France. has been put of
to Friday Of next week. which also is
the opening day of the Horse Show.
And there were one or two other
things which were postponed. thereby
relieving the pressure a bit now. but
probably increasing 1t a little later.
1t was perhaps just as well that the
Polo Ball was postponed from last
Monday night. for the Mask and Wig
gers OF the University Of Pennsyl-
vania were here on Monday with their
entirely delightful ''Tell Tales" at
Poli's--and there were parties mr.
ranged for them both before and after
the performance.
The President and Mrs. Harding
honored the Mask and Wiggers with
their presence. Ay, and the President
honored still further by slipping out
Of his box when he thought no one was
looking (you see. he has been Presi-
dent only q little more than a year,
and he hasn't yet learned, being
really modest, hupble-minded man,
that there never is moment when
no one is looking-at him! }, and just
saying "HQwdy!" to the boys out back.
There was considerable visiting back
and forth among all the boxes, and even
among parties seated In the orchestra
chairs. and a constant stream of guests
paying their respects to the Hardings.
1t was rather hard to say Just where
people belonged" But l think 1T was
Mr.. Martins party that occupied the
boxes adjoining the Presidents. Mr..
Martin is special assistant to the At
torney-General. His guests included Sec
erty, Senator and Mrs. Pepper. Gov. and
Mrs. Sproul, Gen. and Mrs. John A.
johnson, Judge and Mrs. Rush Holland,
Judge and Mrs F. de Faust. Major and
Mrs. Peyton Gordon Major and Mrs.
Charles A. Wilson, Miss Gladys Hinck-
ley. Miss Frances Sullivan and Mr.. Jesse
Smith.
The President is the best sort Of an
audience. He doesn't go to the theater
a great deal, but when he does he seems
to be having a perfectly wonderful time
and to have quite forgotten his wor-
ries. Monday night he apparently was
enjoying the performance hugely. He
leaned forward in his box and watched
and listened. and / don't believe SIN
gle, thing got past him. And then--an
OF a sudden-he wasn't there! But
moment later vocferous cheers and
shouts of Harding! Harding Har-
ding r-and then the u. p. yeil--from
back on the stage cit was during the
intermission. Of course) proclaimed his
whereabouts.
Girls Ont I'm Force.
Looking around the house. ons noticed
that the girls we're out in force. Quite
naturally, Of course, since. aside from
the u. p, men on the stage, there were
ever so many OF them In the audience
and. besides, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j.
Bell. who because their son Bobby"
BELL was u. p. man and a Mask and
wigger are always roofing for the U.
p. and especially for the Mask and Wig.
were to give a dance "after the show"
for the boys. OF course. 1t takes girls
as well as boys to make a successful
dance, so they were all there. Mrs.
charles NJ. Folk had a box party for her
debutante granddaughter, Miss Gladys
Chapman Simultaneously debuptantes, or
course. among them Patricia Ainsa,
Betty Connolly and two or three others.
THE BELLS themselves had with them
Delphine Heyl, Jean Chester Bell, an
nrp riiah niaca who has been visiting