San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
0fficialdom Of All Coun-
tries Attend, Including
the Newly-appointed u. S.
Minister to Greece.
By JEAN JARVIS.

Copyright. 1924. by Consoi. Pres, Assn.
Washington, ID. C.. March o.
There's no dull day in this dissection
Of the cross roads Of the world. This
week we registered a revolution with
a perfectly lovely party as a back
ground.
Greece is celebrating the 103rd an
niversary of the overthrow of Turkish
sovereignty. In Washington the cele-
bration conferred in brilliant recep-
ton given by the charge d'affaires of
Greece and Madame Tsmados. Every
country under the sun was represent
ed, and, also rs many different forms
of government as the mind Of man
has conceived, for, of course, Off
cialdom was TO the fore in its best
bib and tucker. In Athens, about the
same time the Tsamados party was
going on here the national assembly
| WAS passing a resolution in favor OF
discarding the Glucksburg dynasty and
inStituting a republic.
| Whether or no. tie royal family
will be eliminated depeds upon the
vtldict of the ple0iscite, but nobody
here doubts that TIE verdict of the
I.tople's vote will put Greece in the
enlarsing group of European repub-
lies. Anyway. there is not likely TO
be change in the personnel of the
legation, and thlt delights lot of
persons in Washington.
The newly appointed American
minister to Greece and Mrs. Irwin
| II. LaughlL were guests at the fete
wh,ch is i.ivaria3lv celebrated by the
Greeks. for whom it possesses a sig
nificance akin to our own Independ-
ence Day as "national emotion"
New Minister Is Wealthy.
Incidentally, Athens will get in the
| Laughlins a sample Of that very dis
tinguished, cultivated. charming, yet
| truly democratic sold time Pitts
burg" type of citizens which no
amount of money can spoil. All the
| Laughlins, by the way, have loads of
money which has come down to the
third and fourth generation of the
descendants of one of the pioneer fami-
hes in the iron and steel industry.
| Having had part in the anti
royalist Grecian "reactions, Wash
ington showed it had no grudge
against monarchs In general by turn
ing up en- masse at the big party that
Seifullah Yousry Pasha, first minister
from Egypt gave in recognition of the
birthday anniversary of King Fouad
Miss Luftieth Yousry, very attractive
in soft champagne colored crepe and
hat to match. received in lieu of her
mother, Who although convalescent, j:
still under hospital care.
The coming Cecil-Vanderbilt we'd
ding has as its latest, the imminent
arrival of the bridegroom father
Lord William Cecil. Whether or not
Miss Eanderbilt's husband" will take
out citizenship papers is agitatine
some. since it is said that the newly
WEEDS" will make their permanent
home at the famous Biltmore estate
in North Carolina.
Miss Margaret Cecil. Young cousin
of the bridegroom-elect. who has been
visiting Miss Mildred Tytus and her
mother, Mrs. John Stewart McIen'
nan, has gone to Montreal to visit
Lady Drummond. Parties are on the
tapis, too. Representative and Mrs
John Phillip Hill of Maryland, having
a dinner Friday night for Miss Van
derbilt and Mr.. Cecil.
Amherst Alumni to Fore.
The arrival Of the Amherst Glee
Club brought the younger contingent
very much to the fore. With Amherst
as alma mater TO the President, the
White House took more than a pass.
ing interestsin the clubs visit. At 4
o'clock. the entire organization ar.
rived in the east room as special
guests of the President and Ms. Cool
idge who had asked small group to
meet the collegians. College songs and
a general camaraderie marked the &C.