Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
~ MARGARET r. DOWNING,


Sir Esrne Howard. the Ambassador of
Great Britain and dean of the corps
is. according to recent news to return
~ Washington the middle Of Sep
fer,bsr in order to allow the charge
a'sffsires, MIR. Henry Getty Chiffon,
recently made British envoy TO the
Holy See. SUFFICIENT time 10 reach Rome
when the Vatican court opens IN
October The papal government toi-
lows the sge-long tradition ana ceases
all activities in July. rcsumins them III
October. Until 1870 the entire papai
court moved in the splendid palace
known as Castle Ciondolfo in the Alban
hills and overlooking Lake Nemi, But
now the Pope remains III the Vatican.
though the papal secretary OF state ana
many other heads of congregations
occupy the pspal country seat. Mr
Chiffon succeeds Sir Odo Russell. VINO
has been for seven years Britain IS rep
resentstive at the Holy See. THIS en-
vow IVES DELAYED in presenting his
napers Of recall and has only lust de-
parted from Rome for his home IN
Ireland member of the renowned
irish Catholic family which has given
SO many able iurists to the supreme
II.
chief Justice 10 England, Sir Odo Rus
sell made a memorable record in the
delicate duties which devolre on the
minister to the papal government. Mr..
Chiffon has been in Washington since
1917 except for q brief period when
re served in Rio. and will, with his
wife be missed from their tamlliaf
hsunts. All will come 10 Washington
before sailing for London.
Or. Karl Won Lewinski consul genera!
al New York and German agent Of the
Mixed Claims Commission which sits in
this city and in Berlin adjusting the
problems of the World War. has re-
Gently had bestowed on him the LII ID.
decree from the ancient University OF
Cologne. This was in recognition OF
the mastery way in which these
financial tangles have been unwouno
ir phenomenslly brief time. The
commission is only now entering its
sixth year and yet it has adjusted
claims amounting 10 more than twenty
million dollars which grew out OF the
ellen property cuStodian'S activities III
Washington and in Berlin DR.. Won
IewinSki has recently returned Ifohl
Eeriin. where he made the latest report
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voluminous account Of the results Of
the meetings has been approved and
warmly commended by the government
Of President von Hlndenburg. DR.. Won
Iewinski was the original agent selected
By the German Republic when by act
of the United States Congress. August
10 1922 the commission was appointed
The late Associate Justice of the So
Dreme Court was appointed the firsN
umpire and his death IN 1928 deferred
the meeting of the members. Judge
Edwin B. Parker of Texas was Justice
DAYS successor As German uni
versities bestow honorable degrees but
rarely the action of the Cologne Uni
versifv was particularly acceptable to
the Berlin government The recipient
already held academic degrees from
Bresleau and Munich and had previous
70 his appointment to Washington been
on the supreme bench OF Prussia.
Mrs Kenneth O'Brien, who has
reputation Of getting all that she goes
after. has been named chairman OF that
eolorful activity known as the lamp
ton Fights and Frolics." and II IS re-
norted she is doing her utmost to secure
> genuine artist with the buckskin as
the chief lion OF the event early this
11sntf1 All the amateur talent avail
s.se will be secured without trouble. but
Sgrs. OsBrien would like to emulate
Miss Anne P. Morgan who added stacks
rf gold pieces as q result of her charity
fete for the devastated areas OF France
sne for the immediate relief of widows
and orphans by securing real flghteT |
with a record Dempsey is SAID 10
have smiled on Mrs. O'Briens project
and all those concerned IN THIS annuai
roundup Of Southamptons charitapiy
inclined citizens au1iously await nnai
announcement. Never has Southamp-
ton. and in fact none OF the H2mptons
neara bout. been so filed with opuient
residents who are devoting fat checks
IN the fights and frolics Every cot
tspe renovated stable and transformed
garage has been snapped up as soon as
oTrre6 for rent and there is talk OF
tent city in convenient meadows Nheia
the gala week arrives. Practically an
ne nermenent residents OF this part OF
ong Island are enrolled 10 alu Mf.
Clarence Mackay's energetic daughfc!
Mr.. ans Mrs David Bruce. the latter
formerly Ailsa Mellon. are members o.
the entertainment committee ana Mf.
Bruce will have an eye on equestrian
events staged In nearby clubs. The
Hampton fights and frolics are always
for the benefit Of local benevolent pro-
fectx and aid the natives materially
during the long Winter when the popn-
istior and business Of the isiand
cwfndles.
Mr.. Walter A. Dryer and Miss Esther
Stevens Fraser Joint authors OF an al
trscfive volume. The Rocking CHAIR,
an American Institution have set al
tire antiouarians by the ears and the
stately directors Of the British Museum.
etstodsnS Of the Victoria and Albert
collections Of ancient household equip
rnent. as we'll as the powers that BE- IN
the Metropolitan and other American
centers and joined In the protest
against the second part OF the title.
Par from being an original American
invention the Metropolitan has chairs
OF this variety, IL Is claimed, which
came from England and we're made Ia
the Cromwellisn period. Without doubt
the cabinet makers Ut the early Colonial
day put the rocking chair Oh the map.
- 10 speak, IN the way Of improving
the primitive models and making 1t
elegant as we'll as comfortable The
Ciuny Musee III Paris has . rocking
chair 50 called which dates from the
Norman period but the rockers are
mere proiongation Of the lower rung
back and front and are far removed
from swinging chairs nov known. The
Windsor chair first made In the Colo
MES Dy John Wadsgorth Of the royal