Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

| tor then said that her family came
originally from st. Brides. In Penn
brokeshire, and that their coat-of-
arms was the same as the Earls OF
Pembroke. to whose clan they be-
longed. She then asked suavely IL
| the critic of mushroom politicians
could show an ancestry as ancient
in the public service or as honorable
and, needless to say. he could not.
If Senator Royal S. Copeland could
only make the Washington alleys
fashionable as some modish women in
New York have of Macdougal alley.
Washington News, Sutton and Beck
man places. his problem would be
solved. Compared to some of the
outlandish by-ways and stable quar-
ters which Gothamites have trans
formed into pretty urban centers,
the maligncd alleys and crisscross
| entries of the Capital are palatial
boulevards. In some instances. stu
| dos and pretty hooks have sprung
into existance. as I'm st. Matthew's
alley, where pink shaded tapers and
the cheerful blaze of logs CLEAN in
the mirk formerly given over to va
grants and regular stable occupants.
Various precincts about 18th and
| 10Th streets from N to Q. in the rear
J of the stately mansions lining them,
have music and art studios and even
n literary den or two. A pioneer like
MISS elizabeth MdTDuTy OF MIS-. u
T. Belmont in Sutton place could
transform these Washington alleys
which have drawn forth such scath-
ing criticism from the. legislative
medico. 1t is universally acknowl-
edged that Washington has too many
mansions and elaborate apartments
and not enough snug little quarters
for those given over to the higher
things of life For years studios have
been at a premium
A bureau of sports has been formal
" opened IN Paris with quasi-ofh.
cial aspect and for the purpose OF
becoming an agent ana connecting
| link between all clubs. sporting. or
EaniZations and sportsmen in general
and in all countries. For instance.
| when the breathless American over
on business has transacted the same
and wishes some genuine recreation
all he has to do Is to drop into the
Sport Bureau and learn what Is avail
| able at hand or within an easy jour
ney from Paris. A prospective visitor
from Europe to America can scan the
programs presented and arrange his
| itinerary with a precision or date not
possible before this useful bureau
| was esta hlished.
One feature ia advance dates about
| the Forthcoming Olympic games, a
| theme of universal interest for the
casual as we'll as the regular follower
OF sports. me O1nces are IN tue La
perouse 46, and every member of the
American embassy and many resi-
| dents from this side are already dis
| patching advance information to in
quirinE friends. For one thing, 1t will
| lessen the labors of the embassy staff.
| for Mr.. Herrick has recently whim-
| sically remarked that the next va
riety OF attache he would specify
would he a sporting one, in order that
| the embassy could answer the tens
| of thousands OF queries about races.
| tournaments and regattas without
perceptible loss OF time. Nj. Maurice
| du Plument. secretary of the Polo
| Associa ton in France. is the general
| secretary of the Bureau Of Sports, and
| the manager is Baron Georges Pac-
quement, a cavalry officer stationed
in Paris