The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-28

PROLONG
VISIT
Mrs. Carl Vroomai1 Among
Many Lingering From
Offe to Another
BY JEAN ELIOT.

Ventions Of organizations in
which she is interested, Mrs. Carl
Vrooman, who slipped into town
unheraIded, is remaining in Wash
ington rather longer than has been
her custom OF late. Even so, how
ever, her friends have had little
opportunity to see her, for she
was tied up with the ID. A. r.
Congress all last week, this week
the convention of the League Of
American Penwomen is absorbing
her attention and, although she
expects to be here through next
week, she is staying over especially
TO attend the sessions Of the In.
fernational Council OF Women and
viii, presumably, have little time
Tor play.
Mrs. vrooman Is staying at the
Democratic Women's Club. Her in
terest in the Daughters of the
American Revolution is inherited
from her mother the late Mrs.
Matthew T.. Scott. who was at one
time president general of the or
her aunt Mrs. AdIai Stevenson.
But she is q Pen Lacquer by virtue
OF her own achievement as a budd
ing novelist, her s'The Highroad to
Honor" having achieved a really
remarkable success for a first novel.
Yesterday Mrs. Vrooman was ION
duty" at the book fair being con-
Quoted at Woodward & Lothrop's
In connection with the annual
authors congress of the League of
American Pen Women.
She is one Of a large group OF
nationally known writer's who are
autographing their works for pur-
cliasers at the fair. In "The High
road to Honor" an interesting pic
ture is presented OF the Washing
ton that Mrs. Vrooman learned to
know so well when her husband
was serving as Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture in the Wilson Ad-
ministration.
In the midst of a hectic day,
Mrs. Vrooman found time yesterday
to slip in for a few moments to the
weekly luncheon of the Women's
National Press Club at the Hamil-
ton and to hear Miss Ida Vera
Sfmonton tell about her thrilling
fight for the recognition OF the fact
admitted by the courts to her
great financial advantage-that the
successful play white Cargo" had
been lifted almost bodily from her
novel, "HelPs Playground" On
Saturday afternoon, by the way,
when a special matinee performance
of white Cargo" will be given for
women only, Miss Simonton will
tell something of her thrilling ex-
periences in Africa. when she was
gathering material for this book
y -
Dashing Major Quekemeyer Due
Il. s
News that Major John G. Queke-
meyer. some time aide to General
Pershing, has been ordered back
to Washington is pleasant news in
truth. OF late he has been serv-
ing as instructor at the Command
and General Staff School at Fort
Leavenworth. being given time
eff, however, to accompany Gen
eral Pershing to South America on
his recent mission to attend the
centennial celebration in Peru. But
now he has been detailed to duty
In the office Of the chief of cavalry
and will report here as soon as the
staff school closes.
The majors return will certainly
give a flip of interest to our keen
ness for polo, since he is a cracker
Jack player and since. during his
previous period of service here. he
was the moving spirit in most Of
the activities Of the Army Polo
Association.
AS one good horseman returns.
however, another is leaving, Colonel
Julian r. Lindsey having been
granted four months leave, with
permission to go beyond the sea-"
Isn't he president Of the Army
Polo Association? seem to re-
member that he is and that it was
he who received the various polo
trophies gathered in by the army
teams last year.