The Washington times., 1923-03-11

Gouveneur Hoes ard Miss Maud
Gouveneur.
THE Larz Andersons stand out
In the group OF former am.
bassadors now living here-Mr.
Anderson was first minister to
Belgium and later Ambassador to
Japan because they play an inn.
portant part in the scheme Of 60
ciety when they are in town.
Then there are the Lawrence
Townsends. who were in Belgium
and also II Portugal, and whose
children were the playnates Of
the deposed King Manuel.
henry White, sometime our am
bassador to France and later
member Of the American lelega-
ton To the Paris peace confer
ence, registers "of washington, .
although he spends a good deal
of time in New York. And since
his marriage to Mrs. Sloane ne
has opened up his big house in
Crescent place, SO long leased to
Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry, and makes his home there
when he Is In town.
Or. David Jayne Hill and Mau-.
f- T
rice Francis Egan. the George T.
Maryes. the HampsDn Garys ana
the George Weitzels are other
members Of our colony Of ''domes-
tic" diplomats. Then there are
the Thomas J. O,Briens, who have
3 big. comfortable house in r
street and with whom the coun-
selor Of the British embassy ana
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon son
in-law and daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Brien make their home.
And there's Mrs. Robert McCor-
mick, whose husband was once
our Ambassadors to Russia and
who Il tiled up" to the. official
world through her son, Senator
Medill Mccormick
WHEN the Democrats lost. their
place IN the sun two years
ago, It seemed as though the en-
tire outgoing Administration pro-
posed to settle down to the prac-
dee of law ii washington. The
name ''vzllsOn and Colby ap-
peared on the door 81 offices ii
the American National Bank
Building yes. President wilson
himself" although he never
functioned very actively, and
cambridge Colby. his Secretary Of
State. This firm has since been
dissolved. 1 believe. but Palmer,
Davis ana Scott, with "A. Mitchell
Palmer. sometime Attorney Cen
eral Is the senior member Of the
firm and two Of his subordinates
in the Department Of Justice as
partners. II doing B flourishlng
business; and Thomas Watt Greg
DRY. also Attorney General in the
Wilson Administration. Ii IKE
wise practicing law here.
Mr.. Palmer makes his home
here Internationally. but the Greg
orys are permanent residents OF
Washington ana have q pleasant
home ia Chevy Chase. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Gregory. BY the way, are
going home to Texas this week
for = fortnight's stay-a business
trip On the part Of Mr.. Gregory.
Then, Of course. there's Rob
ert Lansing, Wilson'S first Secre-
tary Of State, although he was a
resident Of Washington long be.
fore he became Cabinet officer,
and lovely Mrs. Lansing IL q
daughter of the late John w.
Foster, who was himself Secre-
tary Of State In BENJAMIN Harri-
sons day. and was thereafter
numbered among the permanent
residents Of Washington.
Judge John Barton Payne, for
merly Secretary Of the Interior
and now head Of the Red Cross,
Joseph p. Tumulty, President
Wilson's private secretary. and
the Breckenridge Longs-he was
Third Assistant Secretary Of State
and afterward tried to be Senator
from Missouri-are other resi-
dents whom Washington owes to
the Wilson Administration.
THE George Sutherlands had
become bona fide Washing
tonians In the time that elapsed
beforo Senator Sutherland was
made Justice Sutherland. The
Howard Sutherlands propose to
make their permanent winter
home here and other lame ducks
Of the Sixty.seventh Congress VIII
doubtless follow suit. The VIII
lard Saulsburys-he was Senator
from Delaware and President pro-
tenn Of the Senate-have spent
part Of every winter here since
Senator Salisbury retired to
private life and may be rated,
think. as permanent acquisitions
to Washington, while Col. Henry
DUPONT. also a former Senator
from Delaware. owns and occu-