The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16
JEAN ELIOTS NEWS OF SOCIETY
Former Penn State Governor Is
Busy Building Fences In Capital
Observers Wonder IF Pin
chot IS Keeping q ''Presi-
Dental Bee
BY JEAN ELLIOT

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CLIFFORD PINcHoT. former Gov.
ernor Of Pennsylvania, Is putting
zip his fences in Washington.
An odd development, for politicians
usually 60 home to attend to that
important phase OF their activities.
So all Washington is wondering
Just what is the symbolic Signifi-
canoe OF that literal and objective
Z 3ence--very new and determinedly
rustic which the Pinchots hgve
inst put up and which encloses the
BIZ cf lawn running back from their.
house in the triangle formed by
Rhode Island Avenue and N Street
to the home OF Governor Pinchot's
ati1ts Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
TO keep > Bee?
The Pinchots are not likely to be
going in for sheep raising, although
there is White House precedent for
II. a. the space Is not large enough
Tor grazing. Maybe the Governor
II going to follow the Presidents
example and keep coon, but 30
far there is no indication Of Ruch
Il purpose. This isn't a ''spite
fence" for the relations between
the Pinchots and Mrs. Wood, their
next door neighbor, are warmly
hffectionate.
so, although one mans guess Is
a. good an another's, one is rather
inclined to suspect that this is
political fence. Especially when one
hears that Governor Pinchot is
maintaining a high powered and
expensive staff of publicity directors
and public relations counsel"
working up his campaign for what
The future may bring forth. Per-
haps, indeed, the distinguished ex-
Governor of Pennsylvania intends
70 keep a bee"-a Presidential
bee--in his back yard.
Conservation Measures Perhaps
t.Jolxing to one side" as our
friend Will Rogers says, IL has
been suggested that this is a con-
servAtion fence put up by one Of
the country's most famous con-
servAtionists and that It is designed
TO protect the trees--an unusual
variety which cannot flaTne-that
rim the bit Of lawn now so care
fully enclosed.
Washington missed the Pinchots
through years that they were in
Harrisburg and. now that they are
back, is doinng its best to make
them glad Of their return. The
names OF Governor and Mrs. PIN
chot" are to be found on many
smart dinner lists and one meets
the decorative Mrs. Pinchot repeat
edly at afternoon parties.
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BELGIAN ENVOY
CANCELS ENGAGEMENTS
The Belgian Ambassador. Baron
DE- Cartier. has an attack of grippe
Rnd has been forced to cancel all
Immediate engagements.
LUNCHEON GUESTS
DF MRS. DIMOCK
The .-rgentine Ambassador and
Madame Pueyrredon were the rank.
ing guests at the luncheon given
Today by Mrs. Henry F. Dimock at
The Mayflower, given In compliment
10 Hamlin Garland, director Of the |
american Academy of Arts and
Letters, following his lecture. Her
bnly guests were Senator ana Mrs.
Euy D. Golf, Mrs. Mayhem Vain.
wright, Representative Walton
Moore and Mr.. and Mrs. Hardeety
johnson.
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman also
entertained company of fourteen
pt luncheon today following Mr.. |
Earland's lecture.
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Mrs. Hoover, wife of the Secre.
aly OF Commerce, who is visiting
her son and daughter-in-law. Mr..
Ind Mrs. Herbert Hoover, IT.. in
cambridge, Mass, will return to
Washington the end of this week.
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Mrs. John Allan Dougherty is at
khe Hotel Lorraine in New York
tor Z week.