The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-14


embassy Tuesday night given
Colonel Harvey seemed to be
having q particularly good time
that night, all smiles and the
center of constantly chang
ing group of friends, most of
whom he embraced in most
affectionate manner. / saw
him with his arm about the
shoulder of Commander Emory
Land, who was formerly our
naval attache at London and
who looked very smart In his
fulI-dress uniform with many
decorations Of various sorts.
Most of the military were COW
cred with decorations. Capt.
Luke McNamee was another
whom the ambassador made
much of-also Mark Sullivan.
Mr. SKINNER was holding .
small reception all his own.
don't know . more popular man
than he. and it is genearIly con-
ceded that he Is q man Of I'M
usual brains and great ability.
Another man about town whom
every one Is saying nice things
Is Parker Gilbert. Undersecretary
Of the Treasury. His associates
in the Treasury Department posi-
lively rave" about him and his
ability and predict great things
for him. Mr.. Skinner has just
returned from his Ohio home,
where he spent the holidays with
Mrs. Skinner. They reached this
country from London just before
Christmas and Mr.. Skinner came
here for e. few days first while
Mrs. Skinner went right on to
Ohio. Mr.. Skinner is tremendous.
" interested in the passage OF
the Rogers bin and is trying Is
see 1t safely through Congress.
It is bin re-organizing the
diplomatic and consular services.
Rumor says that Mr.. Skinner is
slated for a diplomatic post. He
was mentioned for ambassador to
Belgium. you may recall, shortly
after Harding became President.
He and Harding, are old friends
and both hail from ohio-which
Seems to help, some these days.
THERE were a lot of good
Democrats at the British en-
bassy- officials of the last Admin.
istration and diplomats. Former
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
for example. and the former Min.
lister to Switzerland and Mrs.
Hampson Gary-she is SO pretty
and Joseph Davies, who was on
the Federal Trade Commission.
Then saw George T., Marye, who
served under Wilson as our am
.bassador to Russia, and Judge c.
c. Mcchord. of the Interstate Com.
nneree Commission: also Senator
and Mrs. Gilbert Hitchcock and
Rut Hitchcock. Mrs. J. Borden
Hartman and w. p. G. Harding,
who only recently had to give up
his position to make way for the
new governor OF the Federal Re-
serve Board: d. R. Crissinger, who
was also at the reception. don't
know whether Parker Gilbert IL q
Democrat or not, but he is a
hangover" from the last Admin
istration, as is also Charles s.
Hamiin, still a member of the Fed.
eral Reserve Board.
The Secretary of the Treasury.
A. w. Mellon, who does not 60 in
much for society, was present.
naturally, as it is with him and the
officials of department that the
mission Is comforting. 1 never saw
him so animated as he was that
night, talking a lot and seeming
TO enjoy himself. AS a rule, he
{ impresses me as being always an
onlooker: taking it all in" and
thinking deeply. but saying little.
! heard an official say the other
day that Mellon is one of the three
ablest public men the country can
boast of. naming John w. Weeks
and Charles G. Dawes as the other
two.
The consensus Of opinion seems