Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-09
By Gourlry Edwards.


Ills cherry blossom time In Wash
ington. Tn. japanese cherry trees
around the Tidal Basin. that body OF
water made In retaining into Il
spacious municipal playground the
mosquito breeding, malaria infested
Potomac Flats OF MAN. years ago,
are rapidly becoming iuauriant and
beautiful with delicate pink and
white blossoms. The first opening
buds were seen last Wednesday, !
believe, and since then tho high and
the low. the rich and thc poor. the
pedestrians. eTuestrIans and motor
!sts-and even some that travel by
air--all nave been vending their way
TO view this glorious first biz picture
that spring offers for Wash!ngton's
dclectation.
These cherry trees, you viii recall.
were presented 10 Mrs. Taft by the
Mikado OF Japan when she was mis-
tress Of the White House, And IL
WAS She VINO chose the place where
they were to he planted few hun
drcd to cncircle the Tidal Basin and
the second lot Of about 2V". to hc
placed on the River Drive. Those on
tn. River Drive blossom two weeks
after the ones around the Tidal
Basin. SO, all ia ALL Washington has
q month in which TO enjoy tn" beauty
81 the twif,iy-vanishing japanese
cherry hlossoms--unlcSS one holds,
with shelley cor keats). that "a
thing OF beauty Is II Joy forever"
Talk "f Garden Parties.
Along with the cherry blossoms
has also come much talk OF garden
parties and other al trcsco AFFAIRS
that viii make merry and delightful
al,Hs l.
debut annually immediately follow
ing Easter. Cod willing and weather
permitting" TO quote an old rcsidcn,
o: Washington.
Mcanwhnc, society Is contcnting IT.
self until Easter with dinners, lunch
cons. teas and indoor dances. Last
sunday the ambassador Of Brazil
Augusta de Acucar. was the guest
Of honor at stag luncheon given
by Captain Graca Aranha. the naval
attachc OF the Brazilian embassy, in
his apartment at StOneleigh Court
, Captain Graca. as no Is called. is Il
very good looking young bachelor.
who has recently been attached to
the embassy here.
Mondays toll Of important func-
;i"as was the dinner given by the
czecho- Slovak minister. DIR. Bedrich
Stepanck, and his sister. Miss step
anek. In honor ot the Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Hughes. Among the
twenty-five guests were the Post
mastcr-Gcneral and Mrs. Hubert
Work. the Secretary OF Agriculture
and Mrs. Henry e. Wallace. the Sec
rotary Of Labor. James Davis. the
Swiss Minister and Madame Mare
Peter. the Chinese Minister and
Madame $40 and John Temple
Graves.
Lodges Granddaughter EntcrtnIns.
Then there was the dinner given
by Mrs. Grafton Minot. the grand
daughter of Senator Lodge. when
her guests included the Secretary OF
the Treasury. Andrew w. Mellon.
General Pcrshing ana nine others OF
more or less prominence. and, on the
same day. Mrs. Taft. wife of the
Chief Justice. was the honor guest
at luncheon given by Mrs. Fred =
eric Duncan NlcKcnny. who enter
tanned company OF twenty in her
residence in New Hampshire Avenue.
Also on Monday evening Captain
w. ID. MacDnugall. superintendent of
the Naval Observatory. entertained
AT a stag dinner for the members OF
the delegation en- route TO the con-
vention of the International Astro-
zeal Union, which opens in Rome
LAY ..
LIS. Harding attended the last
concert of the season given Tuesday
afternoon by the Philadelphia SYM
phony Orchestra. She had as her
guests in the White House box Mrs.
Howard Sutherland. wife of Senator
Sutherland: Mrs. Taskcr l.. eddie.
wife of Senator Oddic: Mrs. William
l.. Calder. wife OF Senator Calder:
Mrs. Joseph l. France. wife OF Sena
tor France. and Miss Laura Harlan
Tnfts Are Dinner CHESTS.
The Chief Justice and Mrs Taft
were the honor guests at dinner
Tuesday evening of the Argentine
Ambassador and Madame lie Breton
whose guests numbered twenty-five
Mrs. TAFT left the following day for
ten-day visit in New York with
her brother inlaw and sister. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry w Taft.
The Czecho-S lovak minister. DR.
, Stepanck. and his sister. Miss Step
anek. were hosts at dinner again on
Wednesday evening in honor OF the
French Ambassador and Madame JUS
serand. On the same evening the
Belgian Ambassador and Baroness dc
Cartier entertained at n young peo.
pies dinner in compliment to Mis-.
Katherine Mackay. OF New York, who
: is visiting Mrs. James Wadsworth
Among the guests was Miss AdeIin,
O1nard.
Another diplomatic dinner Of Wed
nesday was that given by tho Charge