Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Interesting Incidents Relating to Prominent
People of U. S. and Foreign Lands, With
Personal Sketches.

RY MARGARET u. DOWNING.
REPRESENTATIVE Edith Nourse Rogers
Of Massachusetts has presented many
sspects to Washington since she came
nrst in the rush and pell-meu "a
March 1918. when Woodrow NilsoF
was about to he inaugurated ana the
late Representative Rogers was mere
10 take his seat in the newly con
vened Congress Those who nave
been privileged to know Mrs Rogers
agree that she is a remarkable person
and one of the first evidences was
that, armed with a number OF PAGES
available where she might estaoiish
home, after visiting one or two she
selected an apartment in Sixteenth
street which is her present abode. An
other is that being interested for wears
in the Red Cross she pracucally
consecrated herself to the work when
the World War began and gradual ~
she narrowed her efforts To the wei
fare Of disabled veterans. For near
ly five years Mrs. Rogers was sc
familiar to her friends in the UNIFORM
Of a Red Cross nurse that when she
wore regular" clothes. even her
intimates failed to recognize her. She
passed her days at Walter Reed Hos
pital during the dreary months when
scores and was influential in the sue
cess of many of the legislative meas
ures passed for their relief. President
Harding recognized her disinterested
efforts in appointing her his persona
representative in her work for tht
disabled soldiers. These are busy times
for Representative Rogers now, but
Sunday Is the day which she has sci
aside to continue her work at Walter
Reed She is there for hours on that
day and the welcome she receives ana
the good she is able to perform, is
the tonic which supports her during
many weary hours of the following
week.
The Canadian minister. Mr.. Vincent
Massey. had asked before leaving OF
iowa that an officer of the Mounted
Police be appointed as military attache
Of the legation he is about to estab
fish. II this request is granted anu
the c. M. P. captain appears on the
streets of Washington, he will UNI
doubtedly receive more attention than
he will relish from the movie fans to
whom the intrepid guardians of peace
in the North are the best beloved
heroes. Nothing can focus interested
attention on the Canadian legation
more than a member of the renowned
company of mounted police. coming
and going in the familiar uniform, but
one result which may be expected will
be the exploitation of it by the sight
seeing cars and their raucous voiced
guides. The Canadian minister like
all the Dominion citizens is proud OF
the achievements of the mounted
police and he counts many of its
members among his best friends. Sc
another pleasing prospect will be the
visit from time to time of these re.
nowned riders to the Capital and their
participation in its social and military
life. Mrs. Massey, who was Miss Alice
Stuart Parkin, daughter Of the late
George Parkin of London. has ar
established reputation for hospitality
In London and in various Canadian
cities where her husband maintains
q home. Toronto is really the home
CITY of the new minister, but he and
Mrs. Massey have spent much time
recently in Ottawa and they have
Q Summer establishment at Murray
Bay. additionally the British dip
lomatic establishments have been in
the west end OF Washington, so il
seems probable that Mr. Massey will
choose residence out Massachusetts
avenue way, section which is rapid
~ developing a rivalry to upper Six.
teenth street as the home of repre-
sentatives OF foreign governments.
Capt. and Mrs. Forde A. Todd, who
are well known in Washington, where
the present naval attache of the EN-.
bassy In Rome was stationed at the
Navy Department, soon after his
graduation from Annapolis, in 1904
he brought his bride, formerly Miss
Sylvia Barnes, here after the marriage
In september, 1911. Young Todd was
for q time an aide at the White House
under President Roosevelt. The first
child. boy, was born in Washington,
and 1t Is interesting to note that this
youthful American is the only one
born on Uncle Sans domain in this
family Of four youngsters. The fourth
child, also a son, and there are two
little girls sandwiched between, was
born in Rome last month and the
American Embassy has made the
christening and attendant ceremonies
gala occasions. OF the two girls of
Capt. Todd. one was born in Devon
England, where he was on special
duty. and the second in Honolulu Mrs.
Todd Is the daughter of Mr.. John
Hampton Barnes, and her mother was
Miss Emily Leland Harrison of New
York. an aunt Of the former Assistant
OcCIStdIy OF SIdte. now Minister TO
Stockholm. Capt. Todd comes of the
well known Kentucky and Virginia
families Of that name and has spent
his life since leaving Washington, in
1912, in various foreign cities, but
Mrs. Todd makes it an inviolable rule
to come home with her youngsters
at least every five years.
An engagement which interests two
capitals and a large part of Vanity
Fair all over the world is that of
Miss Grace Cuyler to Count Alfred de
Nun. Miss Cuyler. who is the
daughter of Mrs. Barton Cuyler. de.
sends in unbroken line from one of
New AmSterdam's overlords, Hen
drick Cuyler, who came from Hasselt,
Holland, in 1860 and acquired what is
now the major part Of New York S
capital city, Albany. Count Alfred
de Nun Is SO well known in the world
OF letters and of fashion that his
foreign ancestry has almost dropped
out Of sight. He is the son of Count
and Countess Henri de Nun of Avenue
Bots due Boulogne, in Paris, and OF
Chateau de Sassetot, in Brittany. He
fs the grandson Of Count Alfred de
Nun, the statesman, orator and
scholar, who was for so many years
president Of the French Academy and
a leader In the Chamber Of Deputies
The younger Count Alfred has lived
in New York for. the past 10 years