Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-08
BY BETTY sAxrER

Washington, May THE Astors
Lord and Lady, were found dominating
| Washington society as the week open
ed. Later they gave way to anothel
| distinguished B~rifisher, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, who brought all of hi
mysticism with him, and the learnet
spirithalist in turn gave way to 9 dig
tingushed visitor from the Unitet
States of Colombia, President Flee
General Perro Mel Ospina, accompa
MED by his daughter.
General Ospina was Colombian min
lister in charge in this. country at tn,
| time Philander Chase Knox, then sec
trail and South American tour Of amity
! General Ospina suggested that Colon
bia would not be very glad to welcome
an American. Relations still wert
strained on account of our having
helped Panama to revolt so we coulG
get that strip of land penetrated by the
Panama canal.
But things have changed a lot since
those days. We have paid Colombis
something like S25,00O,OOO and hel
feelings are salved and everybody Ii
happy and General Ospina was enter
tanned at a state dinner by Presiden'
Harding-and everything is just lovely
But we return to the Astors. They
quite overshadowed everyone els'
while they were here.
Lady Astor certainly came, saw ant
conquered the Washington public-ant
the American public too, / gather.
don't believe I ever saw a visitor here
who attracted greater interest or whc
furnished more front page copy" Al
the few large receptions given in hel
honor here-and I am told the same
was true in Baltimore-the people &C
tually fought to get to her-and Incl.
dentally, let me tell you. the men were
rougher and more excited than tht
women-and all seemed to be perfect
~ delighted when they finally graspet
her by the hand.
They were both entertained con.
stantly in Washington. / wonder how
they stood the strain. Lady Astol
must be in perfect physical condition
The event Of last Sunday was tbs
luncheon which General John J.. Per.
shing gave in honor of the Astors
General Pershing is giving a series Of
Sunday %luncheons with some very out
standing figures as guests of honor
General Joffre was the honor guest al
the first; then the Astors and Monda,
he will entertain for the Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Weeks. For a long pc
riod General Pershing did PRACTICAL,
no entertaining, but himself was en-
tertained like mad" Lately he hal
been entertaining on a lavish scale.
Senator Medil Mccormick and Mrs
Mccormick had a tea party for the
Astors Sunday and that evening they
dined at the British embassy: JUS
Lord and Lady Aston and Sir Auckland
and Lady Geddes. The Geddes did moi
give any real party at all for the As
tors. Even Honorable Mrs. Alfret
Lyttleton, D. b. E., who is with tn,
Astors, was not invited Sunday. Sh,
is an English barrister and quite al
interesting person, too, but. like every
one else, completely overshadowed b!
the fascinating English merican OF
American English woman.
The secretary of Peruvian embassy
Javier d'Alvarez de Buna Vista, had {
brilliant company as his guests for
musicale Sunday afternoon for his sis.
ter, Mile. d'Alvarez, of grand opers
fame. Then Monday-my, what a busy
day!
The dinners-there were too many
to count and all of Importance, too