Evening star., 1925-06-01
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM EILE

No royal palace in the world sur
passes in beauty of background for
ceremonial occasions the marbled
magniticence Of the Pan American
Union IN Washington. There can
have been few occasions in the
unions history when 1t shone with
such splendor as at last Friday eve
ning's reception in honor of the Pres
ident and Mrs. Coolidge. These re-
curing functions in the Pan Amer
lean palace are Americas nearest ap-
proaCh to the levees and drawing
rooms of Old World courts. That eff
feet is heightened by the presence of
many members Of the diplomatic
corps IN their glittering regalia and
by the habit of even 100 per cent
Americans in bedeck,ng themselves
with all the jeweled foreign orders
and decorations they own. Wash
ington's galaxy of beautiful women
never is on dress parade to better ad-
vantage than at Pan-American eve
nings. The late reception took place
under atmospheric conditions that
made the patio and the gorgeous
gardens play their predistined part.
with enhancing light effects to
which, Gaping an altogether glorious
climax, even the crescent moon CON
tributed its silvery share.
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George II. Williams, the new United
States Senator from Missouri, will
bring to the upper house OF Congress
still another first-class legal brain. Mr..
Williams for 20 years has been one of
the leaders OF the bar at st. Louis,
and. like the late Senator Spencer,
whom he succeeds, once was on the
circuit bench. Old Nassau, which is
not heavily represented in Congress,
gains an adherent on Capitol Hill, too,
for Williams was graduated at Prince
ton with the class of 1894. He IS a
stanch Republican, but a man of
more than ordinary independence of
view. 1t therefore remains to be seer
whether he will team with the or
ganization at all times as Loyalty as
Senator Spencer, who ranked as a
wheel-horse.
The Earl Of Oxford and AsQuith for
ner prime minister of Great Britain,
has come out for Vice President
Dawes. At any rate, when receiving
the freedom of the City Of London the
other day that noble lord took unto
himself credit for revising the rules of
the House OF Commons IN the direc-
ton of less loquacity. He said:
do think I did something to
shorten speeches. I have always
had in my mind what was once
said Of a famous American orator
that he was like train of 15
cars with only one passenger. That
is prolixity, and proliXity; believe
me, Is the child of idleness. IL
people would take pains to be as In.
dustrious and prudent in condens-
Ing and concentrating their re-
marks as so many seem to be in
expanding, embroidering and ex-
uberating them, / think that in
the House Of Commons we should
have a higher and more effective
standard in our public speech.
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washington Is full of notable dou-
bles. A couple that is constantly be-
Ing taken for each other IS Frank w.
Mondell Of Wyoming, former House
leader and now a director of the War
Finance Corporation, and David S.
Barry, sergeant-at-armS of the United
States Senate. Even at the White
House, where each of them is accus-
toned to come and go, veteran door
keepers occasionally get them mixed
UP. Mr.. Barry recently was the re-
cipient of so obsequious attentions at
the Executive Mansion that he was
unable to account for them, burdened
with honors as he is, though modest.
The mystery was cleared up when he
was handed his hat and coat with the
salutation: Good evening, Mr.. Mon
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Dr.. Gilbert Grosyenor. president OF