The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
Society Gone to the Dogs! Whippet Races Under
Sunny Skies Bring Out Spectacular Gallery
Many Last Minute Sub
scribers; Children Out
in Force; Fifty-seven
Whippets Entered
By JEAN ELIOT

Oy OhfAN EAAAOI
0OcIETY has gone to the dogs. Re
~ formers have been limiting at
this, for some time, but it has been
proved today, with the world and his
wife streaming out to the American
League Park for the opening of the
National Whippet Derby.
Commissioner and Mrs. Sidney
TaIiaferro and the retiring Engineer
Commissioner and Mrs. Charles J..
Bell, with their daughter, Miss~Mar-
iorie Bell. will be present this after
noon, guests of Mrs. James F.
Curtis, demonstrating unofficially,
OF course the approval Of the Dis
triot government.
There is diplomatic sponsorship.
with the italian ambassador, the
Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
Padilla, the Minister of Hungary
and others among the box holders.
The Cabinet has representatio
Secretary of War and Mrs. Davis,
the News, the Secretary Of Labor
and Mrs. Davis-also the Senate
the Couzens and the Bayards and
the Borahs-the Little Cabinet
Undersecretary of State and Mrs.
Grew, the Charles S. Deweys. the
William j. Donovans and so on down
the line.
New Subscribers
Among the last minute sub
scribers are Woodbury. Blair, the
Demarest Lloyds, Mrs. Charles j.
Bell and Mr.. and Mrs. E. Francis
Riggs. Miss Nancy Letter is en-
tertaining box party of her young
friends today. The Szechenyi chill
dren are turning out in force and
so are Mrs. Curtis charming
youngsters. Mrs. Curtis herself
hurried home from New York to
be present, regardless of the fact
that her horses were running under
her own colors at Belmont Park.
The ''lucky thirteen" from Boston
arrived this morning-thirteen of
the swiftest dog racers in the coun-
try. with their owners and an
enthusiastic group of race fans, fill
ing two Pullmans. BY way of
send off for the delegation there
had been a. dinner the night before
their departure. There is also big
delegation over from Baltimore.
What Is a Whippet?
The telephone has kept up a
devils tattoo for the last ten days
at the offices of the National Whip
pet Derby. This is Mrs. B.
Who has the box in front of mine?
Senator c.. That's nice. And
behind? Mrs. D.. Well, l never
heard of her, but l suppose it's
all right
This is Mrs. E.. want a
box for the whippet derby, and do
see that it is near dear Laura's
MRS. Jimmie Curtis)." Mrs F.
calling. 1 want a box for three.
None less than six seats in a box2
W-e.e-ll, but / must know who has
the other seats" And so on ad
lnfinitum.
Sporting queries, too. II want to
enter my Airdale in the dog races.
Only whippets? Well, I thought that
was what you called any dog after
it had been whipped into shape
The nine hundred and ninety
ninth query-nine hundred of them
having been more or less unnec-
cessary. DO I get a rain check
with my seat?" The answer "Oh, if
~ = ANS we VIC dIIdIlSSu 10 nave the
whlppets run with umbrellas tied TO
their tails!''
Democratic Representation
II the Administration is turning
out in force today, tomorrow there
will be Democratic representatio On.
Mrs. Hiram Smell and Mrs. George
w. Echols will be joint hostesses
for a box party made up of mem
hers of the Women's National
DemocI attic Club. And one won
ders, whether Mrs. Woodrow Will
son; an enthusiastic Democratic
Club member, may not be present.
She is race fan, it will be re.
nembered, and frequently goes to
Pirn1ico or Laurel or the other
nearby tracks with Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Cary r. Grayson.
X \
The Cuban Ambassador and
Nine. Ferrara will entertain a
company of 20 at dinner this eve
ming at the embassy in celebration
Of the Cuban independence day.
They have recently returned from
Hayana. having accompanied Presi-
dent Masaryk on his return to
Cuba.