The Washington times., 1922-11-12
YOUNG BRITISMERS
CLOSE GAY VISIT
i'm CAPITAL CITY
Lord and Lady Mount
batten Leaving For
New York.
lord AND LADY LOUIS

famous Sunday breakfast parties
Ut Friendship-this one arranged
especially for them. II I'm not mis-
taken. and a dinner to be given In
their honor tonight by Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. tr. The
young Vanderbilts were In Florida.
believe. when LorS and Lady
Mountbatten were there on Colonel
Thompson's houseboat. and. at any
rate. II In with Mr.. Vanderbilt's
parents. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, that Lord and
Lady Louis are to stay on
their return to New York. General
and Mrs. Vanderbilt have been
abroad all summer-indeed. 1t wus
only q week or 30 ago that they
had a dinner in London for their
daughter, Miss Grace Vanderbilt.
at which the Duke Of York was the
bright particular star. But the1
sailed early In the week for homo
and will be ensconced in their New
York house in time to welcome
their guests.
The junior Cornelius Wander
bilts-he IL the third Of the name
but uses the junior. since his
grandfather Is dead-are occupy
ing the apartment OF his grand.
mother, Mrs. yanderbilt-widoe
of the first Cornelius-at 1915
Sixteenth street and have young
Mrs. Vanderbilt's sister. Miss
Littleton. with them.
COL. AND MRS. ROBERT NJ.
THOMPSON. the most de-
iightful hosts imaginable, have
won new laurels in the entertain.
ment of Lord and Lady Louis
Mountbatten. Mis- joyous pair OF
honeymooners have had royal
good time all through their visit,
to this country and will carry
away pleasant memories Of their
stay in Washington. 1t has been
crowded, but certain festivities
stand out as red letter events.
Notably there was the dinner at
the, British embassy, with the
Ambassador and Lady Geddes as
hosts, the Thompsons' dinner on
Wednesday evening and a dinner
given by Mrs. James Carroll
Fraser on Thursday. And Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend's ten on
Wednesday developed into an i'm
promptu musicale. with lovely
Helena Marsh. Of the metropolitan
opera, contributing a group OF
songs.
Miss Marsh Is one Of the merry
house party Mr.. and Mrs. Town
send have been entertaining. their
guests including their daughter,
Miss Yvonne Townsend. who has
decided to stay on through the
winter and take up some special
course at the Corcoran School Of
Art; Mrs. Rex Townsend. daugh-
ter-in-law, and Miss Margaret
Kahn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Kahn, of New York. She de-
layed her arrival for a day In
order to vote, but got here in time
for .he party on Wednesday and Is
remaining over today. You re.
member her sister, Miss Maud
Kahn, married Mai. J. c. o. Mar.
riot, once attached to the British
embassy here. and now makes her
home in England.
Yesterday Colonel Thompson and
the Mountbattens speRt the
day in Annapolis, inspecting
the Naval Academy and hearing
"reminiscences Of the visit OF Lord
Louis father. Prince Louis OF
Battenberg, nearly twenty years
ago. The party we're guests Of the
81 superintendant Of the academy,
Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson.
and Mrs. Wilson, who had q
luncheon for them. and didn't come
back to Washington. until late in
the evening. On Friday they
did" the races at Pimlico, Maj.
Gen. H. Keppel Belr IL, Of tho
British embassy. filling the role of
host.
DESPITE the re9ms that have
been written about them since
they came to this country, some
confusion still exists as to the
Mountbattens and their relation
ship to the British royal family.
Indeed. someone asked me the
other day II I didn't think II queer
that there had been no entertaining
at the Spanish embassy for them!
and, when I looked q bit blank,
went on to say, "why, Lord Louis
Mountbatten Is the brother Of the
Queen Of Spain, you know, and
the Rianos had a breakfast party
for the other brother. the Marquis
OF Carisbroke. when he was here
visiting tie Longworths a year or
two aro,"