The Washington times., 1923-03-11
VISITORS KEEPING WASHINGTON FROM
POSSIBLE WAVE OF SOCIAL DULLNESS,
WHILE MAUDE ADAMS PUTS ONE OVER
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perfected something to do with
taking moving pictures III
natural colors I'm very vague
about It all. but she has done
something very worth while in
that direction 1t any rate ana
was here on some matter relat-
ing to that.
THEN there il Lieut.. Col.
Charles wellington Furlong,
artist and writer. who Is here
for q visit and Is at the Cosmos
Club. Also ct the Cosmos Club
he II leaving today--is Lothrop
Stoddard. author 81 The Rising
Tide Of Color. = .'The Revolt
Against Civilization, "The New
World Of Islam, Z and = number of
other books 81 wide renown. He III
sailing early III April to spend
about nine months abroad. going
from England to the Far East
studying conditions. 7 was sur-
,prised to ses whist i very young
man Mr.. stoddard u to have.
done an ne has done and to know
al he knOwan vet forty. He
il Jolly, too. full of pep ana
tells an amusing story delight
fully.
Colonel Fariong. though ne hasf
been d professor which sounds
rather sedate at Cornell. arnong
many other things. II young, too.
He IL widely known a. an artist
- well - i writer and explorer
ana had Al enviable reputation -
IN officer during the world war
also. Among his claims to fame
il the fact that be discovered 81.
Tripoli harbor the wreck Oe the
United states frigate Phiiadelpllia.
sunk ~ Lieutenant Decatur III
1904. just 100 ,years before. ne
was with the first scientific *.
petition ana was the first Aaneri-
can to CROSS through the heart 81
TERRA del.EanesO. and has accom-
plished many other things 81 real
worth. He II 4 Fellow az the Royal
Geographic Society, the Boston
Art Club, ana other associations
araA flal1la
TUsT - everybody LEFT wash
ington, most Of them FOR
the South. the severe cold weather
Of February changed to lovely
warm spring days. which remained
warm long enough 70 make N al
realize that spring IL shout here.
And spring always brings m influx
Of visitors. important and unin-
poftant. During the spring nnOntha
sightseers can be seen flocling to
All OF the public buildings and
places. There are always innu-
merable conventions held here In
the spring and this one win be no
exception to the rule. the largest
being the Shriners' convention.
which Is bringing 90 many people
that Washington ID having : dit
ficult time finding places 70 put
them all.
Already washington 10 Quito ex-
cited over the impending p. a. r.
congress. for 1t IL election year.
you know. In TACT. something
lil.e 10000 women have = keen
interest In the results Of the tri.
ennial elections which are to be
held during the society's annual
congress here. April re to 81.
The biggest interest II centered
in the election OF q president
general to succeed Mrs. George
Maynard Minor, whose term ex-
pires by constitutional limitation
this year. There are three an
nounced candidates In the field
for this office and doubtless there
are others who cherteh hopes that
q deadlock between the regular
candidates may result In q com.
promise candidate nominated from
the floor.
The present candidates are all
well known In the organization.
They are Mrs. q. Wallace Hanger.
of this city; Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook. Of Pennsylvania, and Mrs.
william Cummings Story, Of New
York, honorary president. general
Of the society. The tickets for
Mrs. Hanger and Mrs. Cook have
been announced, but Mrs. Story
has not yet disclosed who win
make the race with her.
Prominent on Mrs. Cooks ticket