The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-02
LETTER FROM
BERLIN IS
NEWSY
Tells of the Parker Gil
berts, Reginald Fosters,
and Many Others

bring the news that Mrs. Fred,
erick II. Gillettss son-fn-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald 8.
Foster, are now settled down in the
German capital, where Mr.. Foster
has identified himself with certain
banking interests. had known
that the Fosters were abroad, but
thought they were on pleasure bent
rather than on business. Presum-
ably their small son is with them.
The boy, I believe, was eventually
christened, Rockwell Hoar, for his
maternal grandfather. but for q
long time his mother called him
adam, because he's the first
man"
NY Berlin correspondent also
gave me an account. somewhat be-
lated but still interesting, Of the
big mid-winter ball Of the Society
of the Foreign Press at the Hotel
Adlon which was unanimously con.
ceded to be the most brilliant event
Of the winter season. Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster were guests that even
ing OF the American Ambassador,
AIanson b. Houghton, who was
then seen in public for the last
time In his role OF ambassador to
Germany. In his party also was
Mrs.. s. Parker Gilbert, jr., wife OF
the agent general for reparat1onS
under the Dawes plan, who was
the observed OF an observers. AS
her husbands duties call him con-
etantly to Paris and London this
was practically her Berlin debut In
a. larger social fraane. Miss Math-
ilde Houghton, daughter Of the
ambassador, was the third woman
The chiefs Of an the diplomatic
missions were present with their
stats, as diplomats never plead a
previous engagement to hosts
AZ potent as the molders or public
opinion from twenty-five different
countries. The scene, 1t Is said,
was like giant Kaleidoscope, at
every whirl OF which the outstand-
ing personalities OF Berlinss official
ana diplomatic life emerged from
the colorful shifting background.
Americans Throng A6IlOn Hotel
For President Ebert's Funeral.
At the Hotel Adlon. too, sort
Of a show seems to have been made
Of the funeral OF President Ebert
the hotel being thronged with peo-
pie striving to see through the win
dows OF the historic Brandenburg
Gate the funeral cortage Of a
plain man Of the. people pass
through its central portal Tor the
first time in history. It was u
tremendously impressive sight and
all Berlin seems to have been ION
its legs from six o'clock in the
morning until midnight with an en-
durance truly heroic.
H1nnU ArNNaEffo4a 49, flaA
throng at the Adlon, some Of them
lunching In the crowded restaurant
and others forced to be contented
with a sandwich and a glass. Of beer
served in the lounge. At one OF
the tables my correspondent spied
Major A. G. Mclean, whose wife
had been called home by the death
Of her mother, Mrs. Henry Peck
ham, OF Washington. and Major
Bertram Cadwalader, one Of the
newly arrived members Of the en-
bassy staff, 1unching together. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Cushman Brock,
the former Of Mr., GiIbert's staff,
had with them Miss Marion FItz-
hugh, OF New York, and Richard
Wigglesworth, who was in the
Treasury Department here-or was
II the State Department 2-before
EArker Gilbert carried him off to
Europe in his train. The GiIberts.
themselves, who are seldom seen
I'm the restaurant, were entertaining
party in. their private apartment
overlooking the square.
Parenthetically, had earlier word
OF the Gilberts from st. Morits,
where a friend OF mine had gone
for the winter sports and where,
as he mournfully told me, he found
"just enough snew for the Parker
Gilberts t o be photographed on. "
Don't you love that?