The Washington times., 1923-09-13
Society in Gotham
For Polo and
Prize Fight
Nv Jean ELIOT.


the Meadowbrook Club and
the big fight to be held at the
Polo Grounds, New York. tonor-
; row. all roads seem to lead to New
York these days-and many Wash
ingtonians are taking to the road.
The Argentine embassy is de-
claring a holiday tomorrow, and
the entire staff will occupy ring
side seats to root for their coun-
tryman, Luis Angel Firpo, in his
battle to wrest the heavyweight
championship from Jack Demp-
sey. The Argentine charge daft
flares. Felipe Espil, and Conrado
Traverse, also of the embassy
staff, will be members Of an eE-
specially interesting little party
which will go to New York to.
morrow to take in the fight and
proposes to remain over the week
end.
Beside the Argentine diplomats
this group will include the
Chilean ambassador, Senior Ma
thieu. Mr.. and Mrs. William L.
Reyburn, Mr.. and Mrs. New.
bold Moves, Mrs. George Angus
Garrett, Mrs. E. Winfield Spencer,
Mrs. Thomas Blagden, j. Henri
de Sibour, Jonkheer E. G. de
Serriere. of the Netherlands lega-
ton, and Mariana Amoedo, OF the
Spanish embassy.
Several of the women in the
party are fight fans, and have
taken in numerous exhibitions in
the prize ring, although possibly
nothing Of the caliber Of the pres
ent fight. Indeed, the attendance
of women at prize fights has in
creased by leaps and bounds ever
since Miss Anne Morgan became
a pronoter-the bouts she ar
ranged being given for charity, OF
course. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
1t will be remembered, is a keen
fight fan and journeyed over to
Jersey City to see Dempsey knock
out Carpenter in 1921.
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TOHN w. WEEKS, Secretary Of
= War, headed the list of celeb
rites who witnessed the Amer
lean army team ride to victory
over its British opponents on the
polo field at the Meadow Brook
Club, Westbury. Long Island, yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Weeks
had joined him, coming from her
summer home, Mt. Prospect, At
Lancaster, n. H., and they were
guests in Mrs. John 7. Pratt's
box.
General Pershing did not at
tend the opening of the military
tourney yesterday, but he will
be present on Saturday at what
NAV prove to be the final game
of the series, and in the evening
he will give a dinner at the
Meadow Brook Club for the Brit
ish army team.
Even in the absence OF the gen.
eral, the American army was
well represented in the gallery,
for among the spectators were
Mai. Gen. Robert Lee Billiard,
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, Maj.
Gen. Henry T. Allen, Maj. Gen.
John L. Hines, Maj. Gen. Willard
A. Holbrook, Maj. Gen. Mason T.
Patrick, Maj. Gen. J. G. Hartford,
and Brig. Gen. Charles G. Treat.
Secretary Weeks had a military
escort, which added to the color
and picturesque value Of a color
full scene.
The British embassy had sent
over a distinguished group #
rooters, among them Col. L. G.
Charlton. military attache. and
Captain Tottenham, naval at
tache.
A full recital of those present
would be combined list Of the
social register end the army di-
rectory. but among the promi-
nent figures noted in the boxes
were the following: Mrs. o. II.
P. Belmont, Lieut.. Col. and Nine.
Jacques Balsan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Brokaw. Miss julia Bro
kaw, Harvey S. Ladew, Harry
Payne Whitney. Miss Barbara
Whitney. Mr.. and Mrs. John +.
Pratt, Philip K. Rhinelander, and
Mrs. Oakley, Rhinelander.
Foxhall Keene, Mrs. William
Russell Grace, Lady Armstrong.
Captain Bowering. Major Gen.
and Mrs. Henry T. Allen. Con-
gresham and Mrs. F. c. Hicks,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Fred w.
Sladen, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. j.
A. Higgins, Lloyd Griscom, Mrs.
Smith Hadden. Walter Camp. IT..
Mr. and Mrs. T. Averell Clark.
William A. Hartman, Mr. and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Henry
Higginson, Mrs. Malcolm Steven
son. Mrs. S. Bryce Wing, Mr..
and Mrs. Morgan Belmont, Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. Phipps, Mrs Mar
tin p. Saportas. Miss Genevieve
Glendennin. Mrs Sidney Fish
and Mrs. Raymond Belmont.