The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-11
CAPITAL FOLK
TO TAKE In
BAR MEETING
Large Contingent Sail
ing on Berengaria
Tomorrow
By JEAN ELIOT.

/ NV resented aboard the Beren
| w garia, flagship of the Ameri
can Bar Association, when she sail!
| tomorrow for England, bearing The
major contingent of those who are
| to take part in the meeting OF the
association in London. The Score
| tary of State, Mr.. Hughes, who Il
the newly elected president of the
association, will head the contingent
of legal luminaries and will be &C
co1npanied by Mrs. Hughes, anC
Justice and Mrs. Edward Terry San
ford are also members of the Of
fetal group on board.
Mrs. Hughes left town this morn
ing to establish her daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Hughes, at Somerville
, N. j., with Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
Lockart Waddell, the latter former
ly Miss Catherine Hughes, and the
Secretary will join ner tomorrow
He accompanied the Presidential,
party to Vermont for the funeral
OF the Presidents son and only re
turned this morning.
f! Other Washingtonians on the
Berengaria's passenger list are Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler
Henry e. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs
James Brown Scott, Edward A.
Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade ELI 5
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Lefevre
who are accompanied by Miss He's
ter Ann Lefevre and Miss Sally
Mitchell Lefevre. and Mr.. and Mrs
John Robert Ash.
w. w. Bride is sailing with tn,
Bar Association party and after at
tending the meeting in Londor
will visit Norway and Sweden. Mr.
and Mrs. Amos j. Peaslee will
also go to Scandinavia following the
London conclave as Mr.. Peaslee IL
honorary secretary of the Interna
tional Law Association which meets
in Stockholm. They will also take
in the meeting of the Academy q
International Law at The Hague.
NewpOrters Hear Miss Smalley,
Whose Ruhr Talk Causes Furore.
Members Of the Washington
l>colony in Newport were guests al
reception which Miss Martha Cod
man gave yesterday for her guest
Miss Evelyn Garnault Smalley, who
spoke on her worA among French
soldiers in the Ruhr and on condi
lions there. Many Of them haC
met Miss Smalley previously, FOL
| 1t will be remembered that she came
to Washington in the spring anC
spoke to a notable audience assem-
bled at i lie home of Mrs. Robert
Lansing.
Indeed, her visit to the Capito
caused quite a stir, for, speaking
over the radio, she made criticisms
Of the German course Of action
which brought a storm Of protests
from German sympathizers amone
the radio fans. Miss Smalley i:
one Of the most distinguished of the
| American women who were engaged
in war work in France, and has
continued to do reconstruction work
since the close Of hostilities. She
has been in the Ruhr for two years
and speaks from first-hand knowl
edge, although, Of course, from
point of view influenced by hel
close association with the French
She is a staff officer" Of Genera
Gouraud.
Mrs. Larz Anderson was instru
mental IN bringing MISS SIlalIey u
Washington and Mrs. Lansing ar
ranged the informal tea party a
which she spoke. Miss Goldman
gave a dinner for her in Newpor
on Wednesday night and last nigh
she was entertained at dinner b!
| Mrs. Maude Howe Elliott.
Mrs. Elliott, who is the daughteI
of Julia Ward Howe, has beer
spending her summers in Newpor
for thirty years or more and will
Miss Goldman is a leader Of the con
servative element which strives t,
maintain the traditions Of a day be
fore Newport was discovered by tn
circus set when it was the surnne
home Of q small group of aristo
cratic men and women from New
York, Boston and Charleston, S. c.
and when life there was simple il
the extreme. Mrs. Howe, a mos
engaging person, has been an oc
casional visitor in Washington o
late years and has many friend
here who wish she would com
oftener.