The Washington herald., 1922-07-16

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come social climbers. Some of the
men who have refused to wear dress
suits soon are not often seen with
out them, and we imagine that
Brookhart will probably change his
mind. too. But 1t is such new
comers as he that keep US from ever
getting bored in Washington.
Then there are always prominent
visitors from other chimes to break
the monotony. too. The members of
the Philippine mission are going
and some of the delegates to the
Tacna-Arica conference have de-
parted, but the middle OF last week
We had with US no less a person
| than the premier OF Canada. W. l.
MacKenzie-King, and the minister of
defense, George P. Graham. Mr..
King Is a particularly interesting
person, a young Liberal who won a
smashing victory over the Conserva-
tives last fall. He is bachelor and
| very eligible one, too. I'm told.
He was the protege and beloved
kdisciple of that illustrious Liberal of
Quebec, Sir Wilfred Laurier, so well
known in Washington some twenty
fve years ago, when he spent two
| boundary settlement. and was a
member of that commission which
was irreverently called the high
joints" Possessing a large fortune
and no children or particularly fond
relatives. Sir Wilfred bequeathed
his fine home in Ottawa to Mr.. King,
and as a premier he resides there
in much state rather than in the
NJ htrf1linO al1nffn1 ntIffn
naturally the social wing of Ottawa
is busy endeavoring to find a suit
able mistress for the sumptuous
home and to provide Mr.. King with
an Official chatelaine for the many
fetes which he must give. Though
new betrothal is solemnly fore
told each week. the premier is still
unattached.
PRESIDENT AND MRS. HARDING
ENTERTAIN CANADIAN VISITORS
They were given a luncheon by
the Secretary of State and dinner
by the charge d'affaires of the
British Embassy. Henry Getty Chill
ton. Both parties were held We'd
nesday and both were stag affairs.
The Hughes luncheon had practi-
cally all of the Cabinet members
present. The majority OF the guests
at the Chiffon dinner were embassy
attaches; also several members of
the State Department. Gen. PERISH
ing. Mr.. Hughes and a few others.
Senator Kellogg gave them a din
ner Thursday and they left that
night for Canada via New York.
They visited the Senate Wednesday.
President and Mrs. Harding re-
ceived the Canadian party Wednes-
day afternoon after luncheon. That
afternoon Mrs. Harding attended
the performance at Keith's. accom-
panied by Mrs. Charles E. Sawyer,
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean and Mrs.
Jennings. Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean and
their children left Friday for their
place at Bar Harbor.
A French mission headed by Jean
v. Parmentier came to town the
middle of the week to discuss in
ternational financial matters and
they were present at the dinner
which the French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand gave Friday night
Frances Fourth of July" The
other members of the mission were
NJ. LeNeveu and NJ. Boyer.
The guests included several Cabi-
net members and a couple of Sena-
tors and their wives, and one or two
embassy attaches. Most of the en-
bassy staff is out of town.
Though members Of the Lower
House of Congress and their fami-
Jies are conspicuous by their alb
sence. all of the Senate is 'on the
job" and practically all of the Cabi-
nc ha{ h.
first of last week after Fourth of
Julying and speechmaking in vari-
Gus directions. and the strikes and
such are keeping them all here this
weekend. So official society is
almost normal once more. The
strength of the Senate circle was
shown on Tuesday when Mrs. T.
Coleman dupont, wife of the Sena-
tor from Delaware. entertained the
Senate ladies' organization on
picnic down the Potomac on her
husbands yacht. the Tech. These
ladies meet every Tuesday to sew
for the needy and have a picnic
luncheon together, meeting in the
Senate Office Building. Instead of
holding last Tuesdays session
there, however. they met on the
Tech, but all. other details were the
same. the guests taking their pic
mic luncheons and all. There were
the usual groups detailed to supply
the cake and other goodies" And,
believe me, not a Senate lady in
town missed the party. While
Senator and Mrs. dupont are main
tanning an apartment at the Willard
they are spending the greater part
of the time on their yacht and Civ
ing parties, formal and informal.
aboard every little while. They
have given parties for the members
Of the Delaware State Society and
one for the members of the Ma
tional Library for the Blind.
SECRETARY MELLON GIVES
PARTY ABOARD HIS YACHT.
The .Vagabondia, the yacht of W.
L. Mellon, was the scene of a dinner
party Wednesday night with Alisa
Mellon as hostess. The owner is her
cousin. The MELONS. the A. w.
MELONS, I think, are now planning
to stay here practically all summer
except for a million and one short
trips here and there-and to spend
boat. Miss Mellon left Thursday to
visit Col. and Mrs. Bridge. of the
British Embassy staff, at Mattapoi-
sett, Mass. "for a few days" Mr..
Mellon walks back and forth to
work practically every day, even
these very hot days. He generally
walks up Sixteenth street and then
out Massachusetts, avenue to
Eighteenth. The Secretary is an
exceptionally nice looking man:
looks the aristocrat to his finger
tips. Secretary of State Hughes
walked back and forth to his office