The Washington herald., 1922-07-16

The rendezvous for society these
days Is decidedly wardman Park
Hotel with the new outdoor swim
ming pool as the center. Of attrao-
tion. Almost every afternoon So
ciety can be found there-it IL sur
prising to ind how much Of society
Is still In town-either indulging in
swim or watching the bathers
from the gallery which overlooks
the pool. 1t is a beautiful sight.
that clear pool with its border OF
Italian flower vases and colorful
umbrellas placed at intervals and
its background Of trees and shrub
berry. You know where the tea and
supper dances are held, in the wing
that Is at the west end OF the hotel
Running the length OF that wing 10
long gallery both back and front.
The pool Is under the back gallery,
where society gathers for afternoon
bathers. occasionally slipping in
doors for q dance or two. An or
chestra plays during the afternoon.
There Is a life guard there and
an instructor. The water Is beaut-
fully clear, a lovely green, and the
pool IS eight feet deep at one end
and quite shallow at the other and
is very long. i hardly know which
ls the greatest fun. padding around
In the pool or teasing and watch
ing the bathers. / don't think
ever saw SO many people who could
dive well as / saw there the other
afternoon: trick divers many OF
them. All OF the diplomats-all
ages-seemed to be there that after
noon-every time I've been out
there, IN fact. Secretary Of Labor
Davis. who spent the Fourth with
his family at Mooseheart, Tll.. was
swimming about that afternoon:
also Miss Ballivian, the pretty
blond daughter of the Bolivian Min
lister with three or four SWANS in
her wake: Joaquin de Leao. of the
Brazilian Embassy staff, and several
other young diplomats: pretty Betty
Walmsley, who is such a fine ath-
lete-swims. rides and does every
thing out OF doors well-and was
accompanied by Mrs. Peter Drury.
who was Marguerite simmons. Miss
walmsley was visiting MT. and Mrs.
prury at her mothers country
home. Mrs. c. c. Calhoun. at Prince
ton, and when Mr.. and Mrs. Drury
came down here. Betty came back
with them. Her mother, Mrs.
walmsley, has left for Kent,cky
and Lake Placid. Miss walmsley
| expects to be here the greater part
of the summer.
Plan water Polo Matches.
Then I saw Phil Kaufman: also
Mrs. Dainserfeld Spencer. She was
Lanette Smith. you recall. and is as
pretty and attractive as ever. Blaine
Msllon was swimming about: Emily
Dowell, Mr.. Doughton. OF the State
Department, who was accompanying
Miss Elizabeth Smith. who is a
champion swimmer, and gave an ex-
hibition of diving They are going
to have some water polo matches
out there shortly and / think Miss
Smith will take part
Mrs Muriel Lynch and her young
daughter. Nina. were in q hear
Nina is engaged and is sporting a
huge dismond) and Claude Langlais.
His wife sailed yesterday with their
small child to spend two months
with his parents In France. He
could not get away to accompany
| her.
The son and daughter OF Capt.
and Mrs. Ennalls waggaman were
having a grand time in the pool
they are both ducks. Much of their
| experience in the water has been
gained at the summer place OF their
grandmother. Mrs. John F. wagga-
man on South River near Annapolis.
charming place. Capt. and Mrs
Waggaman spent last weekend
down there and are back again this
weekend. Tom Brahany took a
swim: also the Stitt girl, who made
her debut last winter and oh
dozens we both know. Then among
those looking on from the porch
were the Ambassador of Peru, F. A.
Pezet, who swims daily. Mrs Wal.
ter Wells, DR.. Fred Barton. Daing.
erfield Spencer. who was admirins
his pretty wife in the pool below
DR.. Rivas, OF the Pan American
Union. who has just returned to
Washington after an absence of a
year or more; Jack Belt Of the Con.
sular Service. and Miss Opal White.
ly VINO is spending several months
at Wardman. She sprang into fame
lately as the authoress of The
Story OF Opal" young girls diary
which first ran in the Atlantic
Menthly. She is writing another
book now while living quietly at
Wardman. 1t is about birds and
trees and people. She is an inter
esting little thing: dark. pretty. un-
usual temperament apparently. She
has more Of the diary than has been