Evening star., 1923-09-02
Tales of Well Known Folk
! In Official and Social Life
Denver Believes Senator Phipps Has Conferred a
Real Favor With Big Beacon on
Pixies Peak

in the deep woods on the place. and
all the old scenes Of Henry Clay's day
We're revived in the barbecuing of the
beef and in the serving of dainties
not commonly offered in these days.
Robert Warren, son of the former
ambassador to Japan. Charles B.
Warren. is not permitting all the hon
ors paid the family to rest with the
seniors. While Mr.. Warren. with the
former Secretary of the Interior, John
Barton Payne. was receiving the
plaudits of the nation for the mas
terly conduct in the Mexican affair,
Robert was capturing all the blue
rlbbons in the Crosse Pointe horse
show with his fine stock and taking
prizes for clearing the highest hur-
dies and for other equestrian feats
This show. which Is the last in the
middle west and was held the third
week OF August, attracted brilliant
concourSe of horse lovers. Many hon
ors went to Miss Marion Beck daugh-
ter OF Sir Adam Beck of Montreal
Miss Beck carried off all the honors
from other Dominion exhibitors or
riders, and scored in number of
regular classes besides taking the
hunter championship with her famous
Melrose. Mrs. Russell Alger. daugh-
ter-in-law of the former Secretary
of War. won the heavyweight cham
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has been exhibited in Washington A
novel and lively daily feature of this
snow was a free-for-all race i'm which
all entered In the show could partici-
pate undeterred by class divisions
Many of the juveniles captured prizes
from their elders. and have become
permanent members of the major
Glasses and entitled to exhibit in them.
Young Rigan Mckinney, though not vet
IN his teens" has won place by his
wonderful insight into the racing pow
ers of a horse and his ability to bring
out the best features
Lady Grigg, wife of Sir Edward
Grigg, who has recently been the
guest of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid in her
camp in the Adirondacks. would en-
JOY extending her travels all over
this country and especially to those
parts of which the Prince of Wales
is most enthusiastic. Sir Edward
Grlgg accompanied the British heir
on his visit to Washington in 1919
nent and to Canada. He had served
with the prince in the Grenadier
Guards during the war. and the
friendship formed then led to his ap-
pointment on the royal staff when the
visit of courtesy was made to Presi-
dent Wilson. After his return to Lon
don Sir Edward acted for a year as
foreign editor of the Times, and it
was then that he married Lady Mary,
daughter of Lord and Lady Islington.
who is considerable heiress and
was one of the acknowledged bellies
OF London society. At the present
Sir Edward is the successor of Sir
, Philip Kerr as private secretary of
Mr.. Lloyd George. the former premier.
and his main aide in the collection of
the memoirs to which the literary
world looks forward with such gusto
y, ~
Lady Grigg may come to Washington
when previous social and business
engagements in and about New York
have been filled
Although London is filled with
Americans, the initial production in
the Regent Theater of John Drink
waters drama, Robert E. Lee" called
forth a very slim audience. Loudly
feralded as the companion piece of
Lincoln" and a complete portrait of
the leader Of the !, Confederacy, the
play was expected to lure every son
and daughter of Uncle Sam within a
days journey, but it did not accom-
plish this result. Far from 1t. Amer
leans ostentatiously attended other
plays on the opening night and even
the embassy staff was lacking, but
then nearly every member of it is
on vacation and could scarcely be
expected to return to see an English
mans idea of the gallant southern
gentleman. From spectacular point
the play is said to be on a higher
aesthetic scale than Lincoln" but,
then, the surroundings of Lee, especially
at Arlington and at Malvern House.
lifted life into a different sphere. Mr.
Drinkwater is said to be deeply dis
appointed and there is some uncer-
tainty about the play coming to this
country or at least not Immediately.
The idea of making Gen. Lee hero of
drama and companion piece to the
very successful rendition of Lincoln
did not appeal in the least to the
members of the Lee family and few
members rendered any assistance to
Mr.. Drinkwater during his material
collecting tour of Virginia about two
years ago. The most concrete objec-
ton of the play, SO some recently
returned Americans hint, is that Lee
from start to finish is presented as
d most solemn, unsmiling sort. whereas
in life he was the contrary, and his ef-
forts at conversation in the play are
wooden affairs. while in reality he was
accomplished, witty and a fluent talker.
American hotel keepers, not to in
clude those of Europe, will be hard
put if they are to keep up with the
popularity caused by that latest
wrinkle introduced by the manager of
the Grand Hotel overlooking the Bay
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