The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-27
WEATHER MAN
SMILES ON
CAPITAL
Despite Long Cold Spring
Out-of-Door Ventures
Are Lucky
By JEAN ELIOT


II Everybody does it these days,
usually voicing complaints about the
long. cold, rainy spring.
Yet, thinking back. it would seem
that the weather man has been
pretty good to us in the matter of
the outdoor fetes that have punctu-
Gted the last few weeks.
Nothing could have been lovelier
than the scene yesterday at Twin
Oaks when the annual fete for the
benefit of Neighborhood House was
being held. There was snap in the
air, but warmth in the bright sun
shine, so that, although some of the
guests were wrapped in warm
coats. summer frocks We're also in h
order and did not look out of place.
This fete had originally been set for
Thursday of last week. but after sew
eral days of rain and chill it was
thought best to postpone it-only to
have the chosen day dawn bright and
clear. Moreover, queens weather"
favored the garden party for the
benefit Of the House of Mercy, which
was held on Tuesday at the Cathe-
dral Close and which had for its
climax a picnic supper served out
under the giant trees, with the
panorama of the city as an appetizer.
Sports Are Lucky
Then, there were the whippet
races. The first day of the National
Whippet Derby dawned bright and
clear. and, although it was overcast
on Saturday morning, the day
warmed into perfect afternoon.
That was the day, too, that the
Horse Show out at Wardman Park
Hotel was held-another venture
that was lucky in its weather.
Two of the Cabinet luncheons
given for Mrs. Coolidge have been
al fresco-the one given weeks ago
by Mrs. New and another a little ]
later. with Mrs. Hoover as hostess. |
And both drew pleasant weather,
if not as warm as, might be ex-
pected at this season. 1t may be
remembered, too, that when the
Pan-American Commercial Congress |
was on, the Secretary of State and |
Mrs. Kellogg were able to make use
Of the Aztec Garden at the Pan
American when they gave their re-
ception for the delegates and at the |
Mexican embassy the night before |
the roof garden atop the chancery
had been in use and very popular.
The Fete at Twin Oaks
The fete yesterday will be long |
remembered, If only for the fragrant !
beauty of the gardens of Twin Oaks, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Bells pic. |
turesque home, which are now at
their; loveliest. Guests wandered
about in the rose. gardens at will in
the intervals of Shopping at the
various booths, where wares sug-
gestive of many nations were on |
sale, watching the dancing by chill |
dren from Neighborhood House and |
taking part in the other amusements |
that were offered.
Variety of Interest
A marionette show, for which |
young Theodore Hance Tiller, jr., |
was impresario, enjoyed great popu.
larity, especially among the chill
dren; 20 tables Of bridge oyerflowed |
from the house to the broad |
verandas; there was music by the |
Navy Band, andsmany original !deas |
combined to make an entertaining |
afternoon.
Wives of many of the diplomats |
assisted at the fete, among them
Nine. Matsudaira, wife of the am |
bassador of Japan. who presided |
owe ra booth devoted to the sale of |
painted fans; Nine. Prochnik, Nine. |
Edmond Willm, Mrs. John Joyce |
Broderick. 1 also spied the Minis. |
ter of Egypt and Nine. Prochnik |
among the guests.
Others noted were Mrs. Robert N. |
Stanfield, with her daughter, Mrs. |
Henry Dunn; Mrs. Sol Bloom, Miss |
y Vera Bloom, Mrs. William L. Mar
shall, who had her three small grand. |
children with her; Mrs. r. M. Kauff- |
tnann, Mrs. w. ]. Orme and pretty |
Kite, Mrs. John G. Fremont, Mrs. |
Harry Meem, Miss Meem, Miss
Donna Ruth Crissinger and Mrs. F.
Lee Phillips.
Gay and lovely young girls in
groups-some iazzing in place to
the music of the colored orchestra, !
others strolling around with many.
colored balloons for sale, and others |
just standing around-are among
the outstanding colorful memories
Of the partySat Cathedral Close.
Then the darling little Grayson |
boys, sons of Rear admiral and |
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, standing in |
silent admiration before the colored
n1usic!makers. or refreshing them |
selves with hot-dogs. All of them
dressed just alike with ties Of the |
same shade of green.
Comdr. theodore Jewell, q good |
Episcopalian, was at the Cathedral |
party, of course. One moment he |
could be seen in bevy of sub-debs |
and a little later he would be es-
corting his mother. The latter cele. |
brated her golden wedding a few
bears ago.
Another Navy wife, who has
celebrated her golden wedding, was
also, present at this party-Mrs. |
Marion Presley Rixey, wife of |
Rear Admiral Rixey, U. S. NJ, re- |
tired. She was busy helping at
one Of the refreshment tables.
And young girls were all over
the place. And here and there in
the latter part of the afternoon
young men-really boys-began to
appear in groups--and stayed for
the most part in these original
groupings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wrisley Brown en-.
tertained at dinner last evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Demarest
Lloyd.
DIR. WE'LL LEAVING
SOON FOR WEST
The first secretary of the German
embassy, DR.. Emil Wiehl, has re.