Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19
BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.

President Coolidge will find two for
eign ministers awaiting his return to
present their credentials, Senior Angel
Morales of the Dominican Republic
and DR. Faik konitza of Albania.
Senior and Sonora Morales came to
Washington in late June just before
the departure of the former Minister,
Senior Jose del Carmen Aria. but they
were just too late in the sense of
being accorded the usual diplomatic
reception, so as the Minister-desig-
nate is busy man of Skairs in his
own land he sailed for Santo Do
mingo the first week Of July and will
return to Washington within a few
days He had come from London to
Washington and without opportunity
to revisit his old home and to read
just matters for his continued alb
sence. The Albanian Minister, who
was received by the Secretary of State
July 16. has remained in Washington,
engaged in the agreeable task of find.
ing q home for the Winter and meet
ing those of his diplomatic colleagues
who have spent the Summer on the
Potomac The Minister has recently
taken a suite in the.Mayflower, but he
hopes to have his own home by De-
cember The first envoy from this
ancient land. the Illynia of Greece in
her golden days, will be a welcome
guest at drawing room lecture courses
and no doubt he will take part in
such. He spent three years in this
country prior to the first Balkan War
lecturing and writing with the object
of making Albanians better known in
this country. He tells most fascinat-
Ing tales of Albanian folklore, espe-
cially of the River StyX, that somber
stream of mythology which runs
through his ancestral acres.
The Womens Athletic Club of Chi
caeo and the Saddle and Spur Club,
composed of the men Of the same city,
gave the first horse show ever re-
corded in Uncle Sans domain, so they
claim. and they are making a. loud
demonstration over the tWenty-fifth
anniversary of this event. 1t was
four days session in the grounds of
the masculine organization and there
were e. well filled classes of hunters,
saddle horses and every kind of pony
known to equine authorities, also driV-
ing horses. making more than $50
classes and providing busy times for
the judges. B. Roger Pemberton was
the chairman of judges with the par
ficular task of looking after saddle
horses; Richard =. Stricken took care
of the ponies and five-gaited saddle
hunters and jumpers. 1t was a great
show and brought together horse low
ers as far away as st. Louis and had
entries from almost every country
therea bout All this was two years
in advance of the great Worlds Fair.
and ever since the horse show of
Chicago, held as almost the last event
Of the Summer instead of the first, as
I'm other localities, has attracted lovers
~f 1T ~1.1
of the country. Horse shows are now
taken very seriously and owners of
good strings think nothing OF shipping
To the Canadian points Of interest,
across country to the Atlantic and Pa
eific cities and all through the central
space between. The women of Chi
Cages Athletic Club give a show of
their own and without aid from their
male kindred. The one in late August
was a great success.
The Duke of Bedford has granted
permission to transform the birth
place of the bold buccaneer, Sir
Francis Drake. on the coast Of Devon,
into a national shrine. This adven-
turer who added much luster to the
British reputation at sea was born
in a small cottage on the outskirts
Of an apple orchard on Crowndale
Farm. on the Bere Elton road near
Tavistock. The farm has been the
property OF the ducal house Of Bed
ford for many years. but its transfer
has been made to Robert Toop, who,
with a committee, will preserve for
oil time the tiny home of the future
hero of the stormy main. Mr.. Toop
found the birthplace of Drake almost
a heap OF ruins, but he has restored
the cottage and particularly the one
bedroom under the caves where
Fra ncis was born. The massive raf
1ers were still firm though the floors
had decayed and fallen through.
Americans visit the home of Drake in
large numbers. but only few Britons
until recently These latter sight
Seers prefer to 90 to Dartmoor. where
Francis Drake first tapped for Ply
mouths drinking water. Now. how
ever an entirely new section of tour
;st interest will he added to Devon
by the restoration of the Drake cot
taee al Crowndale orchard.
Mr. and Mrs Alan +. Winslow who
have heen In Bern since their mar
riaEe two years ago, will spend some
time in Washington en- route to Mr..
Winslows new assignment as second
secretary of the embassy in Mexico
CITY Mrs. Winslow was Miss Rosa
mund Castle, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William f. Castle. tr.. and the
marriage took place in the late
Autumn OF 1924 and was one of the
most important events of that opening
sea son. Mr.. and Mrs. Castle have