The Washington times., 1929-06-04
NEWS OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
NeIU Solicitor General Cares Little
For Usual Round of Social Gdiety
Likes Music and Histori-
cal Novels and Joys Of
Family Life

Washington society win
find in the new Solicitor
General, Charles Evan s
hughes, ir., no bridge en-
thusiast nor devotee Of Terp-
sichore. he cares little for
these two arts. And rather
rejolces in the thought that
his work will be too strenu-
ous to permit much partici-
patton in the social life OF
the Capital.
However, he may not re-
slize the part that dining
plays in the festal round Of
official life Of Washington.
Which form Of gaiety it
may be more difficult to
escape than bridge and
u60C4uBs
X Musical
81 he might be said to have
4 hobby, It would be music
symphonies and operas espe-
cially. His friends insist that
be is an accomplished pianist,
but TO speak Of his musical skill
seems to embarrass him.
The new Solicitor General
may take to playing medicine
bali or volley ball, in the early
morning hours, with the group
On the south lawn Of the White
House. But he has been play
ing baseball up in his "home
town." holding down the 'hot
corner" on the Riverdale nine.
This baseball team, however,
has not been playing in accord
with standard regulations. An
indoor baseball has been used
and the diamond is somewhat
smaller than that approved by
the big leagues.
Enjoys
Historical novels are Mr..
Hughes favorites for light read
ing, with Dumas considerably In
the lead Of other authors. Where
modern literature Is concerned
he turns to biographies. In this
he differs from his father who
has always been reported as lik-
ing the latest detective stories.
There exists between the dis
tinguished father and son a cam.
araderie Of a very real sort. This
has lasted from the schooldays
Of the latter, when the two
spent summer vacations touring
all over Europe, until the present
time.
when the two are. in New
York they nearly always have
luncheon together and are with
each other Is much as possible.
And the son Is seeking to have
his two sons enjoy with him the
same comradeship that he en-.
joyed with his father.
A large part Of his spare time
IL spent with his boys, tramping
through the woods, sailing O
skife, or swimming at their sum-
1ner place on Long Island Sound.
It Is his hope that when the
boys are a little older. all three
of them can go on fishing trips
In the North woods. or, perhaps,
wander about through Europe
rs he, himself, has done. He is
particularly fond Of France, and
all things pertaining to France.
:, Modest
The Solicitor General has always
leaned backwards in an effort
TO avoid profiting by the reflected
radiance Of his noted father.
At the time the United States
entered the war, he was Of draft
age and could easily have claimed
exemption because OF his family.
On the other hand, 1t would have
BEEN q simple matter to apply
for an officers training on the
basis Of former Plattsburg ex-
parience. But ever conscious Of
the least conspicuous method and
tried to enlist in the Regular
Army. Rejected there he turned
TO the National Army, in which
he enlisted as a private in Noven.
her, 1917. Although he saw no
front line fighting he rose rapidly
through the ranks of his unit,
the 3O5th Field Artillery Of the
T7fh Division, and, as regimental
major, was engaged in drilling
green troops behind the line. He
left the service in May, 1919, with
q Second Lieutenant's commits
sion.
Honors
At Brown University, from
which he was graduated in 1909,
he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa,
the highest collegiate honor so.
ciety. Again. at Harvard Law
School. he was elected to the