The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-01
SONS OF NOTED
FATHER WIN
LAURELS
John Hays Hammond, Jr.,
Invents New Piano;
Brother a Musician
By JEAN ELIOT

no seldom do we find creative
ability among the sons OF
~ famous fathers that John
Hays Hammond's boys stand out
with peculiar interest. This re-
Election was caused by reading in
the society columns of the New
York papers this morning a BRIEF
notation to the effect that John
Hays Hammond. jr., who is to
spend the coming week end with
Miss Mary Hoyt Wiborg at East
ton on Saturday of the new
piano which he has invented.
TO scientists young John Hays
Hammond's name is at least as
well known as his fathers. His
.1ron dog a small contraption
which was operated by means OF
sileniun cells and which would
0bey a word of command like a
real dog, created no end of interest
when it was first viewed and the
principle thus demonstrated which
has been used in important expert.
mentation with the guidance OF
aeroplanes from a distant point.
Experimentation with piano
would seem to be new departure
for this giften inventor, and there,
Il d
his brothers preserves. For Rich
ara Hammond, another of John
Hays Hammond's gifted sons is
the musician of the family. He is
already becoming known as COM
poser as well as an authority on
the music OF the Elizabethan era
and the old English balladry or
earlier days It may be remem-
bered that when Mr.. and Mrs.
Hammond gave their spectacularly
lovely Twelfth Night ball for Miss
Natalie Hammond two years or so
ago the musical program, which
was exceptionally lovely and abso-
lfufely in keeping with the spirit
OF the times to cllarmingly depict
ed was arranged by Richard Ham,
naond and embodied number of
lovely old melodies which he flld
rescuAd fro moblivion, arranged iA,r
presentation. and was reintroduc-
ing TO a music lore the richer for
their revival
Miss Hammond Is roud
or Her Pitching Arm"
Miss Natalie Hammond, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
mond. was by. no means neglected
when the family talents were being
distributed. An accomplished
dancer, she is in great demand
for private theaEicals and benefits
o fone sort or another. Moreover,
she has pretty gift 70 verse writ
ing and can pitch a baseball with
speed and accuracy that is almost
indecent in a girl. That's one Of
the accomplishments of which she
il proudesf.
It's an interesting development,
too. that his children,s gifts should
be SO different from those which
have made John Hays Hammond's
name a household word. Miner and
netallurgist, adventurer and empire
builder, there 81 much of romance
summed up nhis career. AMI
the man who is frequently quoted
as the fountain head OF wisdom on
the coal strike situation retains
many OF the qualities of the young
ster who went out to Africa with
Cecil Rhodes. who was one of the
four leaders in the reform move
rTlent In the TransVaal and who,
after the Jameson raid, was SEN
fenced to death-the penalty being
committed to Imprisonment, and
the youthful fire-eater at length be-
Ing released on the payment OF
Sis. 900 fine.
The Hammonds have been at
their tsumner home at East Glou-
caster, Mass, fox several months
and / have not yet heard when
they are expected home. 1t is
there, by the way, that John Hays
Hammond, jr.. has his workshop
and laboratories.
ENVOY TO MEXICO
NOW IN NEW YORK
James Rockwell Sheffield. Ameri-
can Ambassador to Mexico. Mrs.
Sheffield and their son. Frederick
Sheffield, are at the Plaza Hotel,
New York. to remain a month after
which they will return to Mexico
CITY. They came from the house
boat, Dorinda. at Newport. aboard
which Mr.. Sheffield has been re-
cuperating from an illness.
The Minister from Egypt. Samy
Pasha, will return to Washington
today or tomorrow from New York.
Owing to important duties here he
has cancelled his trip to California.
where he was going to attend the
diamond jubilee celebration Of that
state. Sany Pasha viii be accom-
panied by Mime. Samy and his
mother-in-law, Nine. Sharawi Pa-
sha. her son. M. Sharawi Pasha,
and close relative, Mile. Goa
Nabarawi, who arrived from kiu-
rope today on the Homeric. Nine.
Sharawi probably will remain in
Washington a month.
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F. Herman Gade, minister OF Nor
way to Brazil, arrived in 'ew Yark
yesterday on the Pan lea from