The Washington times., 1924-07-26
JEAN ELIOTss OCIETY NEWsANDGOssIP
MANY MEMOIRS
REPOR I ED
DUE SOON
Mrs. LongWorth, Ham
n1ond, and Hoke Smith
Among Number

- Exports that Mrs. Alice Roose.
welt Longwcrth Is writing
~ her memoirs make me ma
my doots, which 4 would much
rather not have. For nothing In
the line sof recOlIections could Be
more interesting literature than
such q volume. or volumes. from
the pen Of Princess Alice" that
~. = she would write with no
reservations.
But this business Of writing
memoirs has grown Tar too popular,
II seems TO me, 70 have any appeal
~ Mrs. LOngWofth, who Is nothing
s. not original. Imagine her LETTING
Mrs. Borden Hartman beat her to
0nythingl
However. Mrs. Longworth ought
~ write her memoirs K she Ii re-
Eponsive at all to altruisE1l. For
give her all the pecuniaEy aid she
could possibly wish for herself ana
relatives ana friends ana then she
would have 8 bic golden pile LEFT
over to endow Il home for INDECENT
authors Of memoirs. who tried and
tAtled to ring the bells Of success
Mrs. LOngWorth's volume would
undoubtedly sweep the country
ana brush up several large spaces
n turin parts
John Hays Hammond
May Write Memoir.
Now that this subject Of mem
oirs has been taken Up it might
be timely to mention that / have
heard that John Hays Hammond
has recently been rumnnaginR
through his papers and making
notes preparatory to writing an
autobiography. Again I hope the
report Is true. There is probably
no man living today. who has had
3 career more full of interest and
variety than Mr.. Hammond. His
African experience American
experience experience, in short,
al over the world, would contribute
70 make narvelously thrilling
true story"
In his home on Kalorama road
there ID q large room, the walls Of
which are solidly covered with auto
graphed pictures Of famous people
Of the last half century all over the
world whom Mr.. Hammond has
known Intimately.
Ex-senator Hoke Smith IL another
who has been thinking about telling
the world in book form what he has
seen and heard and done during q
long and sometimes lurid political
career. And he may be at the Job
right now. It seems, if / recall
correctly, that he was looking
around for q capable arnanuensis.
Prince Caetani win
Probably Return.
Along with the report Of Mfs.
Longworth's authorial intention
came another that made me scepli-
cal. This,is that Prince Caetani. the
italian ambassador; who has con.
tributed 30 much to make attractive
the masculine portion Of washing
ton society, will not return to his
post here in the autumn.
Prince Caetani can return II ne
wants to, / feel sure, and 1 believe
he VIII wish to be here q while
longer. He stands in well with Pre-.
mier Musolini and, according to the
latest reports via London, the die
tator is in better position to die.
tate than ever.
A&x
Judge ana Mrs. Charles d. Howry
left washington yesterday morning
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Seiig-
man at Emerson, N. J. They ex-
pect to be gone about six weeks,
Miss Howry and Miss Mary
Howry, who have been at Tuxedo,
N. r., have returned to Washington
and win be at their home for sew.
eral weeks.
NETHERLANDS MINISTER
GOES TO SHERWOOD FOREST
The Minister OF the Netherlands,
Doctor de Graeff, who has gone to
sherwood Forest to join Nine. de
Graeff and family at their summer
cottage, was accompanied by the
secretary OF the legation, Doctor III.
Van Asoh Van w 7 Z
Durham Rodgers win leave next
Wednesday for White Sulphur
Springs.
The Minister Of the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes, Doctor Pavichich,
WANA AODVO WAbAAittSbOH SOOu IOr
Canada to remain q month.
The Minister Of Finland, Axel,
Leonard Astrom, has gone to Ash.
field, Mass, to visit Mr.. and Mrs..
Edward p. Shattuck, and will re-
turn to Washington Wednesday.
Nk 4
Congressman and Mrs. Adam
Wyant and their two children left
washington yesterday by motor for
Q weekend trip to Atlantic City.
DIPLOMATS HOSTS AT
LARGE DINNER PARTY.
The military attache OF the Span.
ish embassy, Major victoriano
Casatus, and the attache OF the
legation Of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes, Slobodan Godjevac, Who
are spending the summer In A
house they have leased near Cabin
John, entertained at dinner rhere
Thursday night when their guests
numbered about thirty.
Doctor Deikoff, counselor Of the
German embassy, who with Nine.
Deikoff has been at Eaglesmere
Park, Pa, for the past fortnight.
will return to WAahinztoY1 chs T,.~t