The Washington herald., 1922-06-04

saiiormen were not SO rare. a sight
on our city streets.
The ship is due to depart on
Tuesday and I should think the Of
hcers would be glad to go; they
must be dead tired. They have been
entertained several times every af-
ternoon and evening. paying official
calls and sightseeing. paying official
mornings They certainly re-
ceived a jolly warm welcome at
shington-that much is certain.
Even the statesmen here attending
the Tscna-Arica conference have
had ito take a back seat" to use
a slang expression, while the Brit
ishers are in the city.
The Raleigh steamed up the Po-
tomac about IL o'clock Monday
morning. having spent most of Sun
day at Quantico. where Gen. Smed-
ley Butler. L. S. NJ. c., entertained
the officers. I don't think any for
NAL luncheon was given for them
Monday. but the admiral and some
Of the officers were given a dinner
that evening by MIR. and Mrs. Rey-
nolds Hit. who had known them
all down at Bermuda. where they
spent the greater part of last win
ter. In fact most of those who en-
tertained the Britishers. aside from
members Of the embassy stan. of
course. were people who had known
them in Bermuda at one time or an
other last winter. Those officers
who did not dine with the Hits
were divided between Gen. and Mrs.
Charles B. Drake and the CONNER
cial Secretary OF the British En-
bassy and Mrs. John Joyce Brod-
erick, both of whom had dinner
parties especially for them. Then
they all got together later in the
evening at the home of Mrs. Thomas
r walsh to dance until the wee
small hours OF the morning.
MEMORIAL DEDICATION
Is WELL ATTENDED.
Tuesday was a holiday. Memorial
or Decoration Day. and everybody
went down to the Speedway In the
afternoon for the dedication Of the
beautiful Lincoln Memorial. pro-
noupced my many as the loveliest
work OF art in this country. Pres
ident and Mrs. Harding got IN that
morning after week-ending on the
Mayflower and paying a surprise
visit to Annapolis, where they at
tended the Army and Navy baseball
game-a large share of Washington
society motored down there Tues
day for that-and had luncheon
with Admiral and Mrs. Wilson-the
admiral is superintendent Of the
academy. President and Mrs Hard
ing attended the ceremonies at Ar
lington in the morning. after break
fasting on the yacht. and in the af-
ternoon went to the dedication.
busy day for them. Then. too. they
received in the afternoon some
members Of the Sulgrave Institu-
ton. who came over here to present
to the American government a
paintinE of the Signing of the
treaty Of Ghent." The audience"
served.
The President made an address at
the dedication, where most of US
fairly roasted in the sun. 1t seemed
too bad that the speakers were all
in the shade. for II they had been
as warm as their hearers they
might have cut some of their
speeches short. It does seem to me
that public speakers would learn not
TO talk so long from their own ex-
perience in listening to others but
they don't seem to. When I said "ev-
erybody" was there. 1 was not ex-
aEEerating: 1 am sure I saw every
one / ever knew. saw or heard of;
so many that you could not prop
erIy appreciate the beauty of the
memorial. I'm going back soon
again to see II without all the peo-
pie around to spoil IT. 1t had been
In "a
that Woodrow Wilson would make
an address and I think many were
disappointed that he didn't; I heard
remarks on all sides OF me. people
saying how terribly disappointed
they were.
SECRETARY AND MRS. HUGHES
ENTERTAIN BRITIsHERs.
A place of vantage was allotted
to the Raleigh's officers for the
ceremonies and they attended en-
masse, but earlier in the day Mrs. ].
Borden Hartman had Admiral Sir
William Pakenham and his officers
all for luncheon. Immediately after
the ceremonies they were to 90 to a
reception given in their honor nv
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon. wife Of
the counsellor OF the British En-
DdsSg. out one OF her children was
sick and she called the party off.
Mr.. Chiffon is abroad Just now. but
is due back here about June 10
However, even with that respite,
they had to rush to fix up a bit and
hurry on to the home Of the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Hughes for
dinner. The Hugheses knew them
all down in Bermuda, where they
went last winter to visit their
daughter Elizabeth. who is not well
and has been staying there for six
months or whereabouts. From Sec
rstary Hughes they went back to
Mrs: Harriman's to dance. Some
day. I should say. And they were
all like that
Wednesday certainly was Just as
busy, Frank 3. Noyes had them all
for a luncheon party and Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas T. Gan. who wintered
In Bermuda. had them for afternoon
tea. That evening the Admiral acted
as host at dinner aboard the ship.
while most OF his officers dined
either with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter or Miss Anna Hamlin. Miss
Hamlin was IN Bermuda much OF
last winter and IL always a favorfte
with the attaches OF the British En-
bsssy stan. The Letters OF course
have British connections through
Mr.. Letters sisters. who married
En~lfshrnAp The a{4ar. xx--.on.