Evening star., 1924-03-23
Tales of Well Known. Folk
In Social and Official Life
Promotion of Mr.. Phillips Seen Justifying Career
View of Diplomatic Service-Society Woman
Riders Returning to Side Saddles

TO the government Us the site for the
lighthouse. The Sands family has
been represented for years in naval
circles of the Capital.
Wien Mrs. William May Wright. 4
successful social leader of New York
city. makes her professional debut
on the concert stage on March 20 IN
the 'Schola Cantorum" in CaTne gle
Hall IT is certain that the best wishes
and sincere approval of every mem
ber of the 4. t.. +. will follow her.
For Mrs. Wright was the very first
woman entertainer of the world war
who got into line, and her clear bird
| like soprano was often heard by the
SoldierS in the trenches even within
sound of the roaring of guns, and
she visited all the "fronts' and most
or the rest houses and hospitals dur
ing the months in which Gen. Perish =
lnSs : SHl1IerS were engaged
In token of these noIntnIous rN-
perlenCes. she possesses Il priceless
book, in which the commander Of the
\. T.. +. has inscribed sentiments Of
sincere appreciation. in which Bakst
has drawn u clever caractiture az
the singer, and sarah Barnhardt
Wtotr commendatory lines Mrs.
Wright has since the world war spent
much time in Italy pcrfecting hrr
voice and studying. dramatic art, and
Sne mas appeared in operate roles
Tor charity in MainZ, Munich and
Berlin and also in Brussels and
lIouvain. only in the last six months
mas Sh" definitely determined to join
IN" professionals and to travel gu
concert routes throughout this com
tiE ana Europe, She will sing und, 7
thr name Of Nine. Cohina- with Mrs.
william May Wright pla, al after it
in thasiS
Miss Margar"t wehstcr oI san Fran
else" will. during the Easter Season.
bee ONE tn" bride OF hr. Wiliiam
Norris King, brother Of Lieut.. Col.
Starr King of this city and his fire.
quent guest. Miss Webster has heen
10 W aShinStnn on occasion. and was
for II brief time with her parents, MIR
and Mrs. Frederick Webster. the
guest of former Senator Ph-lau. Mr..
King is the son of Mr ana Mrs
Frederick Randolph King. whose
splendid country place in San Matco
IS the scene OF SO many OF the uota-
bic sporting events of the valley
The bridegroom elect is the grand
son Of that DIR. Thomas Starr King
who is one of the most noted divines
and statesmen which the Pacific
coast has produced. Dr. King found
ed the hrSt Christian church in Cali
fornia, and was for years it's pastor
This WAS in the environs of san
Francisco. and is one of the most
ornate and acceptable structures
which il boasts. and which happily
tStsbp'u III the
and fire of 1906. The Webster King
marriage Will be one of the most
noted of Easter week, and a train
Of bridesmaids will be selected from
friends who. though residents OF Cali
fornia during half the year. claim
residence in the Atlantic side Of the
country. The young people plan a
cruise to Haw ali after the nuptials.
The young son of Princess Mary OF
Britain and Niscount Iascelles has
recently celehrat ed his first birthday
anniversary. and the country side OBJ
served the holiday with deep affec
ton. Princess Mary is proving the
her babe has been scientifically test
ed according to prescribed rules. Shr
takes great pride in his progress and
i'll the pronounCcmen Of doctors and
nurses that the Hon. John Hubert and
a half dozen other names weighs as
much as the average fifteen month
old child and is as well developed rs
tho boy of two. II" is sunny
tempered youngster and is the dari-
ing Of his grandmother'S heart
Queen Mary motors over to the
LaScelles' place in Surrey almost
daily, and she makes her way to
the nursery at once or to the garden
where his highnesS take - the air
IN a rOOmN SO-Cdr1- lie lives In the
open even in winter, and SO has bright
eyes and ruddy checks and a fine ap-
petite for one-year- This first
grandson of King George and Queen
Mary resembles his august grand
father more strikingly than his Las
celles relatives; has blue eyes and
the same oval contour of face which
marks Princess Mary and her parents.
who il is we'll known are cousins and
closely resemble each other. The
baby Lascelles is fifth .in decent to
the British throne, a 2circums nee
which engages no attention at all in
royal circles where he is easily the
potentate of all.
That the Duke of York and his
charming young duchess are. in all
probability, soon to be sent to Ottawa
to act as vice regents for the house
of Windsor in the government of the
Dominion, is important and welcome
news. During the past twenty five
years a constant intercourse has
marked the two capitals, Washington
and Ottawa, and few regimes pass
without exchanging ceremonial visits
Secretary Hughes was the guest OF
Toronto, and made a visit of court esy
to Lord Byng in Ottawa last spring
when he attended the meeting of the
Bar Association. Lord Byng has not
come TO this country, but he has faced