The Washington times., 1922-05-21
VISIT OF BRITISH ADMIRAL AND STAFF
TO BE GALA EVENT; WILL BE MUCH FETED
WHILE RALEIGH is ANCHORED HERE
Washingtonians Who Have Known British
ers I'm Bermuda Will Give Parties
i'm Their Honor.
THE visit of Admiral Sir VILLA,

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Packsnham. commander OF the
north Atlantic and West Indies
station, and his staff aboard II. M.
8. Raleigh, the admiral's flagship.
is an event to which all Washing.
ton is looking forward with interest.
Arriving the last week In May, the
Raleigh viii be anchored In the
Potomac for a week or more. and
there'll be q round of parties for
the British visitors during that
time.
OF course. there'l be q certain
amount of official entertaining.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Geddes are giving q big party--a
ball-at the embassy on the eve
ming Of May 81. for their country.
mon; and next day the ambassador
will have a mans luncheon at the
embassy for the admiral and somo
of his officers. The Robert Leslie
Craigies will entertain for them and
others Of the embassy staff.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Hughes are arranging dinner for
the visitors. ! understand. They
met Admiral Packenham and were
entertained by him on his native
heath-Bermuda- they went
down this spring to visit their
younger daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Hughes. Little Miss Hughes, you
remember. was at Bermuda all win
ter, recuperating from a serious
illness, and occupied Honeymoon
Cottage"-of the romantic name
with a family friend. who is also
trained nurse, to bear her company.
Moreover. there are scores Of
unofficial people in Washington
who have visited Bermuda and
been entertained there by the Brit.
ish admiral and his gallant Of
ficers. They are simply tumbling
over themselves for the privilege
Of returning the hospitality while
the Raleigh is here-and there
aren't enough evenings to 60
round,
Mrs. Joseph Letter had been
promised one evening for a party.
but I hear she gave it up to Mrs.
Reynolds Hit. who had q cot.
tage in Bermuda last winter and
who saw a lot of the British Of
ficers. She, in turn, had to pass
1t on to Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes. And that's the way 1t
has been going right along until
nobody has very much idea just
who is to do what and when-un-
less II is the powers that be at the
British embassy. who have the
admiral's engagement book in
hand.
MISS MILDRED CROMWELL.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Bromwell, who was in
Bermuda for some time last winter
with the Sherman Flints and Miss
Margaret Flint, Is planning a din
ner for some Of the Britishers,
probably with Captain Bromley,
the admirals chief Of staff. as the
bright particular star. I'm not
sure Of the date, but think it's
June / or 3. And she expects to
have a house party that week for
some Of the girls who played with
the British officers in Bermuda
last winter and who were enter
tanned aboard the Raleigh time
after time.
Miss Flint is coming to Wash.
ington for this occasion and will
probably stay part of the time with
the Bromwells and part with her
uncle and aunt, Col. and Mrs.
Stephen LII. Slocum. Miss Kath-
crime Mackay also expects to be
here at the time, although she may
possibly go home for a little while
first. She Is now visiting Con-
gresham and Mrs. John Philip
Hill. but will be Miss Bromwell's
guest for a little while beginning
Monday.
Miss Bromwell, by the way, has
recently had Miss Flint and Miss
Mamise Bird, of New York. with
her. They slipped away for a few
days and went to Foxcroft. down
near Middleburg, for {. hunt and
big hunt breakfast, and now the
two visitors have gone back to New
York.
Other Washingtonians who have
spent a good deal Of time in Ber.
muda and learned to know and
like the Britishers there are Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff, Mrs.