The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Art League To Hear
DIR. SaviIle's Talk

the courtesy Of In governing
board with Mrs. w. J. Board
man and Mrs.. b. H Warder as
hostesses Prof. Marshall II. Sa1
vile. Of Columbia University and
the Museum OF the American In-
dian Eye Foundation, win give
an illustrated lecture on The
Fine Arts OF Mexico and Gem
trail America
The president Of the society,
Robert Lansing, viii open the
exercises and has invited Or.
Matthew, the Chilean Ambassador.
to b permanent chairman e. dean
Of the Latin-American diplomats
II Washington.
eaeSeesAnsAe asee1pSaeNass
June. And shouldn't wonder II
Mrs. Capper.. who says she and
the Senator are going out home
about the first 81 April and that
she expects to san for Europe
early "a June, would also be on
that trip. It isn't quite clear
whether Senator Capper Is also
going or whether he WIN be busy
looking to his fences in Kansas.
There seems an idea that they
need considerable attention. But
think there Ii no doubt that the
Z brilliant passenger list for that
trip VIII read like the society
column Of Z big metropolitan
} daily and viii Be almost as ex-
elusive and highly official 49,
well, 40 that bootlegger's list
whose recent publication set all
Washington BY the ears.
Il had been originally expected
! that the Leviathan would be
ready FOR her first trip as q Cow
eminent passenger liner in April.
and months ago every inch Of.
accommodation on her had been
bespoiren.
MRS. HERBERT HOOVER,
- wife Of the Secretary OF
Commerce. Is for the moment
very much absorbed in . cam
paign for the better physical edu-
cation and development Of girls
and women. It Il the natural
outgrOwth Of her work a. active
very active head Of the Girl
Scouts Of America, Of which Mrs.
Harding is honorary president.
The War Department has In
dorsed her plans. and IL greatly
interested in q conference which
Mrs. Hoover IL arranging Of rep
resentatives OF public and pri-
vate schools, universities and col.
leges. playground and recreation
associations throughout the coun-
try. to be held in Washington be-
ginning April 6.
The purpose Of the conference
IL TO discuss the entire question
Of physical education and recrea-
ton Of girls and women. and to
adopt definite plans for the fu-
.ture cooperation to be effected
through the medium Of the Ma
tional Amateur Athletic Fedora
ton. The invitations were sent
out IN the name Of the Fedora
ton. Of which Mrs. Hoover is
the only woman vice-president.
Mrs. Hoover Is q many-sided
woman. II ever there was one.
She is intensely interested In ali
sorts Of betterment plans-par-
ticularly those that look to the
future by working on the young
people. Also, she has good
many scientific and literary inter-
ests. She doesn't go in much
for society-merely as society. It
has to be society with q purpose
II 1t is to interest her. Last
Tuesday, for instance, she shared
honors with Mrs. Fl. w. Hard
/. inge Of Forest Hills, L. l., az the
special guest at luncheon at the
Cosmos Club Of the Woman's
Auxiliary OF the American Insti-
tuition Of Mining and Metalluri
gical Engineers. Mrs. Hardinge
Is the national president Of the
woman's auxiliary, and had been
honored the previous evening at
O. dinner. also at the Cosmos Club.
It must be remembered that Mr..
Hoover, before tho war. brought
himself international prominence
as a great administrative econ
omist and executive along the line
of practical philanthropy. was a
mining and metallurgical engineer.