The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-18
ANNUAL TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
IS OFF
Diplomats Will Not Stage
Contest at Boundary
Castle"


last few years to put life in the
listless days OF waning summer II
the Capital, will not take place this
year. The reason is that too few
OF those who WELD a wicked
racket and who are eligible to dc
this on the courts OF Boundary
Castle are in town, or will be here
when the tournament is usually
staged. .;
This tournament was really an
event last summer 1t took about
two weeks to run off the prelim.
inaries and the finals. And nearly
every afternoon, during this period
was followed by an informal sup
per and dancing, or social gath
ering of some sort, at which the
tennis players and spectators We're
present. Indeed, during those days
. the routes from all the embassies
and legations lead directly to Mrs.
John B. Henderson's place on Six
teenth street, which she usually
gives over to the diplomats for the
summer.
incidentally, one might mention
that Mrs. Henderson has a pro-
nouneed penchant for diplomats
especially foreign diplomats. Which
il not to be wondered at, for they
are. in most, cases, quite delightful.
And undoubtedly a quaint, dear old
lady like the promoter or Sixteenth
street finds the kiss upon the handl
and the courtly bow of g. dashing
diplomat even more charming than
does the debutante, when she re-
ceives such for the first time.
But to get back to the tourna-
ment that will not be: Andor de
Hertelendy, of the Hungarian lega-
ton, who was a winner last year,
has spent most Of his time, 1 be-
lieve, going back and forth TO New
port.
And Laura Bryn, daughter of the
Norwegian Minister and Nine. Bryn,
who was also a winner, while she
"a in town, still she Is "pinch-hit-
ting for Dot Mondell on aelocal
paper-and then, playing in tourna-
,ments is getting to be an old story
for Laura. She was one of the girls
going from Washington for the Vir-
ginia State tournament held in the
early summer at the Norfolk Coun-
try Club, Norfolk, Va.
Colonel di Bernezzo, retiring mill.
tary attache of the Italian Embassy,
who was delegated by Mrs. Hen
derson as ring leader In the
summer control of the Castle grounds,
will be leaving Washington very
soon to return to Rome. In fact
he and Marquise di BerneZzo are
sailing from New York on board
the Leviathan on September 5, and
are busy now getting things packed
for their departure. Colonel di
Bernezzo, while not one Of the star
players, certainly appears to enjoy
the game. Nearly every afternoon,
late. his slim, short figure can be
seen in tennis toys returning to
his apartment at Stoneleigh Court.
The former Egyptian Minister,
8. Yousry Pasha, was one Of the
most striking figures in the tourna-
ment last summer-but, he alas!
is now In Berlin. where he is
serving as Minister of Egypt.
The Austrian Minister and Mime.
Prochnik are among the few con-
slant ones on theacourts this sum-
mer. But, while they have always
backed up" the tournament and
the other pleasures of the Castle
groundsAthey have never been
winners in contests there.
One OF the very best tennis
players is Clarence Young Of the
Chinese legation. He has been
taking sub-deb Marina Yung Kwai,
daughter of the Counselor Of the
Chinese legation and Nine Yung
Kwai. to the Castle this summer.
And the members Of the Siamese
legation staff are excellent racquet
wielders-but / haven't heard
much of them this summer.
ITALIAN ENVOY
DUE IN SEPTEMBER
The Italian ambassador, Giacomo
di MARITIME, who has just arrived
In Rome to confer with his govern
ment concerning the Italian debt to
this country, is expected to return
TO Washington by the middle of
September.
The Minister of Panama, Mr.
Alfaro. will go to New York on
Friday to spend the weekend.
The American Minister to Hon.
duras, George T. Summerlin, has
returned from a visit in New Or
leans and is staying at 171S H
street until Friday. when he will
leave for a series Of visits in the
North.
The Undefsecretary Of State, Jo-
seph c. Grew. has returned from
Hancock, n. H., where he has been
with Mrs. Grew and their children
since the end of July.
Major and Mrs. Lacey Hall are
with the latter's mother, Mrs. James
Marion Johnston, who. has a cottage
at Watch Hill. r. l.. for the sum.
mer.
Mrs. Howard Clark and her son
Howard Clark, jr., who have been
at the Bay View Hotel, Jamestown
r. l., have gone to Gloucester
Mass, where Mrs. Clark's son and
daughterin-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ches
ter Clark. are spending the sum
ner. Later they will return to
their apartment here at Florence
Court.
Mrs. NJ. L. Read and Miss
Claudia Read have just returned
from Atlantic City and will leave
at the end of the week for Blue
Ridge Summit, Pa, where they
plan to remain until October.
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