Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
To Present Credentials Athletic Club Gossip
Russian Mobiles Interest Society.

been passing part of the Summer in
Geneva with the Wfnslows and were
active participants in the gayety at
tending the assembling of the mem
bers OF the League of Nations and the
delegates to the several conferences
recently held in that city. Mr.. Castle,
who IL chief of the Western European
division. Is like Senator Bingham of
Connecticut a native of Honolulu and
spent his early youth there, and was
educated at Harvard. He entered
the foreign service via the Red Cross,
for which he had performed marvels
OF service prior to and during the
World War. Mr.. Winslow is from River
Forest, ILL.,, and he prepared for his
career at Yale. AS the result Of
nearly three and a half years in Air
Service, one in the French squadron
and two and a half in the American.
he carries an empty sleeve and like
the Secretary of Aviation for the
Army, Mr.. Frederick Trubee Dawson,
he received injuries in the line of
duty which almost proved fatal. Dur
ing his years at the State Department
Mr.. Winslow was assigned almost en-.
tirely to the Latin American branch
and his assignment 10 Mexico City is
a congenial one.
Mr.. Percy Alexander Blair is an
other attache of the foreign service
in whom Washington is much inter.
ested and who has just been trans
ferred from the embassy in London
to that of Madrid. Mr.. Blair has
some years, but he is originally from
St. Louis and is the son of the late
James L. Blair of that city. Mrs.
Apolline Alexander Blair is we'll
known here and is especially remem-
bered for her work in the Rubenstein
Club and other organizations devoted
to the divine art. Mrs. Blair removed
to England about IL years ago and
purchased a country estate. Eln=
leigh, near Littlebourne in Hamp-
shire. She rendered splendid service
to the Red Cross during the World
War and her home was freely used
as a retreat for invalid officers. 1t lies
in asdelightfui spot of rural England
and within sight of the famous estate
of the Empress Eugene, Chiselhurst,
where the third Napoleon's tomb is
in the memorial church. Mr.. Ray
mond Cox, who has been in the State
Department for some years and who
recently returned from duty in con-
nection with the Tacna-Arica plebis.
cite commission, has been assigned to
Mr.. Blair's place as second secretary
of embassy in London, and Mr.. Ell
bridge Dexter Rand of Burlington,
Iowa, will be among the new faces in
the younger group at the State De-
partment. Mr.. Rand comes from
Madrid, where he has served under
the last two Ambassadors, and previ-
ously he was in the consular service
at Tangier. Mr. James Theodore
Mariner of Portland, Me-, another
we'll known member Of the State DE.
partment set, will soon set sail for
Europe. where he will replace Mr..
Winslow.
Viscount Astor has become the
champion of what might be described
as the smallest of the feminine move
ments now focusing the attention Of
women all over the world, namely, the
demand of British peeresses to occupy
seats in the House of Lords. The
Americanborn peer has moved a Sec.
ond reading Of the bill and there as
faint hope OF it's success through
this means. There are actually 20
peeresses affected by. the passing of
this bill and who would at once take
their places in the Lords, and natur-
ally this wholesale invasion of the
fair sex has set the present house of
peers against admitting women. There
is one royal princess clamoring at the
doors. the Duchess Of Fife, who was
a Princess of Connaught before her
marriage and the granddaughter of
Queen Victoria. 1t is whispered,
however, that King George is not aid.
ing this movement even by his SYM
pathy. Lady Rhondda, Great Brit
aims premier business woman. started
the ball rolling some ten years ago
when on the death of her father she
made formal application for his legis-
lative seat. In addition to this royal
duchess and this powerful business
woman. there are countesses, Wis
countesses and IA harnesses, among
these the Baroness of Ravensdale.
Lady Mary Irene Curzon. grand
daughter of Levi z. Letter. These
claimants have formed a compact or
Sanization under the special patron
age Of Lord Aston and they frequently
meet at Cliveden and arrange their
campaign.
Mr.. Alfred E. Orr, an American
artist of much celebrity in London
has taken over the lease of the house
and studio OF the late John S. Sargent
in Chelsea. This neighborhood
abounds in studios occupied by Amer
leans, some merely artistic in temper
ament and others diligently engaged
in trying to hang a canvas in the.
Royal Academy. Mr.. Orr had at
tanned this dignity several times be-
fore he leased the Sergent residence
in lite street. Mr.. Orr stands out
in another way. for he Is an apostle
Of grounding the canvas and devotes
more thought to its longevity, at