Evening star., 1926-12-12
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
General and Special Notes Relating to World
#Notables-Personal Sketches, "reminiscences,
| Historical Incidents of interest

+, ditions on the East Side. The Junior
League has made point Of showing
that many distinguished men and
women of Gotham in the past half
century stimulated the ideas for which
1t stands, and by their example, as
we'll as precept, made it possible for
so many Of their descendants in the
younger circle to be admitted into the
| ranks.
Mrs. Raymond T. Baker has recent
| ly received as a gift from her father.
Isaac Emerson, the famous breeding
farm known as the Fuss estate, in the
| Worthington Valley, about 10 miles
from Baltimore. Almost 800 acres are
| included in the gift and Mr.. Emerson
| intends to begin at once the prepara-
ton of a one-mile outdoor and three.
quarters of a mile indoor track, on
which Mrs Baker will try her steeds,
and on occasion invite her friends
thereabout to exhibit their best racers
of every class. For some years Mrs.
Baker has been among the earnest
students of the problems confronting
the breeder of race horses and she has
already collected a stable of some I'M
portance. It is to give her the op'
portunity of trying out her theories
that her fathers princely gift was
made. Next Spring, no doubt, affalrs
at Fuss farm will be entered on the
racing schedule and there is much
pleasureable speculation. Few OF the
old.time Maryland stock farms keep
up a race track. There is g1od one
at Doughoreagan Manor. the seat OF
the CAROLS of Carrollton, and the
present owner, Philip Lee Carron'
often invites his friends TO private
races. But only Carroll horses are on
the track, except at an occasional
afternoon show when all kinds OF en-
| tries are permitted. Mrs. Baker mas
ambitious schemes in preparation, IN
Guiding a horse show ana exnlDltloh
Of yearlings about twice year. one
contemplates giving much time TO the
Fuss farm this Winter instead OF go
ing to Palm Beach as has been her
custom. Her sons are both In school.
nd the daughter, Gloria Baker, now
about Z, will be with her In Baltimore.
Although the distinguished French
| scholar and poet, M. Paul Clauoei
will receive q cordial welcome as Am
bassador from France. the Society OF
Native washingtonians will regret
that Count Charles de Chamourn olo
not receive the assignment. For
| Count Charles and his brother. the
general. were born in fine old brick
house. long since demolished, on Fl
| street. near the present site of the
Veterans Bureau, and they took their
first view of the big world in which
| they were to play dominant par
from perambulators through Lafay-
cite Square. There is no doubt that
Count Charles would have Joined other
| Washingtonians in this organization
and have been an ornament to 1t
Lady Spring. Rice was native WASH
lingtouian and took much pride In the
| fact. She was born during the term
of her father, Sir Frank Lascelles. as
| charge d'affairs in the British EN-
1 bassy, and she used this same room
| in later years as a nursery for me-
children. But the natives Of the Capt..
| tai had not formed their society when
the late Sir Arthur Cecil Spring-Rice
| was Ambassador from his Britannia
ma iesty's kingdom. But many of those
born on the Potomac who wander FAR
from its banks return in exalted po-
litical or social roles, and this organl'
zation now has an impressive list; OF
members taken from the legislative
class and the new congress VIII OTHIs
several eminent recruits.
Mrs. Mary T. Norton. M. c., from
| New Jersey, with her associates In
the House, is receiving many appeals
| to take the subject Of the national
anthem in hand. So many thousands
of Americans disapprove Of "The Star
| Spangled Banner" and it's words, it's
| difficult air and lack of rousing In
terest are presented under every guise.
But Mrs. Norton recognizes that the
question of national anthems is
grievance in many lands, especially
those set free by the World War
Poland, for instance, has most
sanguinary national hymn, adopted in
the heroic days Of Kosciuszko and
| Poniatowki and taken over by
Gen. Pilsudsli and his legions. 1t
calls on the Poles after bloody battles
to recapture Warsaw and establish