The New York herald., 1922-06-11

He is due back in the United States
about the first OF August, and will prob
ably spend most Of that month up there.
with occasional excursions TO Keep
divers engagements. He stayed IN
Washington long enough to celebrate the
Kings birthday At the Embassy there
am to entertain and enjoy 10 the full
the visit OF Admbiral Pakenham and the
Raleigh. I understand that il was mere
ly a happy chance that they were in
Washington in time TO celebrate King
Georges birthday at the Embassy and
take part in the annual dinner with
which the Embassy always marks the
event.
1t was a great night. and something
very like an Anglo-American love feast
with the President and Mrs.
Coolidge as the ranking guests. and
among those present the Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Hughes. the Secretary or
the Treasury and Mrs. Mellon. the Sec
retary OF War and Mrs. Weeks, the
Acting Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Roosevelt. the Undersecretary OF State,
Mr.. Phillips; the former United States
Ambassador to Great Britain and Mrs:
John w. Davis. who came down from
Naw York for the occasion, and any
number of social and official unira-
rtes. we'll as members Of the Embassy
staff and Admiral Pakenham and his
staff, as we'll as some OF the Officers
Of the Raleigh.
prink the Kfrg'E Heaith.
They drank to fhe Kings health stand
ing. OF course, and presumably Georges
portrait smiled down upon the scene.
And they got out the George III. plate.
I find myself chiefly wondering whether
the chaplain OF the Raleigh, Mr. Har-
court. wore the satin shorts" and silk
stockings and buckled shoes which gave
to him such picturesque figure at the
En nbassy ball a few nights before.
That sort Of get-up Is new to Washing
ton, though 1t is fariaiiar-or was during
the WARMTH more different varieties
OF military and naval uniforrns-the va
rious services OF the various nations
than are dreamed OF IN the average
Americans philosophy. And it knows
and likes as a nice color note IN any
ga thering the bright red, brilliantly
bull!oned dress coats Of scn.e OF the
British uniforms.
Mr.. Harcou-t's attire. however, was
different. and an innovation in WASH
ington. didn't see him on board the
Raleigh at the Monday afternoon recep-
ton. so don't know what he wears on
less formal occasions. Monday was the
Raleigh's last day here and the men
certainly made the most OF it. One met
them around town as late as u o'clock
Monday night. and up to the last min
ute the Admiral-"the Con,mander-in-
chief" as they all called hin,-and the
other officers were being entertained.
He had luncheon on board on Sun
day with the French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand as the ranking guests;
and Sunday evening Mrs. Marshall
Field had 4 dinner for him. On Mon
day evening the acting Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. Roosevelt enter
tanned at dinner for Admiral Paken-
harl and they must have been pretty
well done up by the time they started
down the river Tuesday morning.
Their reception on the Raleigh on
Monday afternoon was a particularly
enjoyable party-picturesque and color
ful in the extreme. The Raleigh was
in gala array. ths decks being rooted
and walled in with giant flags. so thst
even If the host of the occasion had not
the Harding drag with the weather
man the clouds that had been sputtsr-
ing all the morning and threatened a
downpour at any minute during the
afternoon could not interfere with dane