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The Ambassador Of Great Britain,
Sir Esme Howard, dean of the dtplo-
matte corps in Washington, sailed yes
terday from New York for the West
Indies, where he will spend month.
During his youth the Ambassador was
a planter and lived for several years IN
the West Indies and during his trip will
visit the plantation where he made his
home at that time.
Lady Isabella Howard, who accom-
panied the Ambassador to New York
Thursday afternoon, will not return to
the embassy for 10 days, remaining IN
and near New York for visit.
The Ambassador Of France, M. Paul
Claudel, left Washington yesterday, &C.
companied by the military attache, Gen.
Casenave, and will be in New York for
several days before going to Burlington,
VT, to attend the meetings of the
French Canadian Society of America,
which will open Tuesday. The Ambes-
sador will stop in New York again on
his way back to the Capital, and with
Gen. Casenave is expected to return
the end Of next week.
The Ambassador of Chile and Sonora
de Davila have as their guest Senorita
Madeline Petite, who accompanied
Sonora de Davila from Chile when she
returned to this country last week. The
Ambassador went to New York TO meet
Sonora de Davila and Senorita Petite
when they arrived Monday and they
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Secretary Adams and Son
Attend Foot Ball Game

The Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Charles Francis Adams, occupied box
at the Navy-Notre Dame foot ball game
yesterday, having with him his son, Mr..
Charles Francis Adams, jr., and his
aide, Capt. G. F. Neal
Among other distinguished box hold
erS for the game were Senator Fred
erick Hale, Senator Francis E. Warren,
Representative william F. Wood, Rep
resentative Fred Britten, Admiral
Charles F. Hughes, chief of naval OPP
erationS; Maj. Gen. Wendell C. Neville,
commandant of the Marine Corps; the
Judge advocate general of the Navy,
Rear Admiral d. F. Sellers: Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Mr.. Ernest Lee
Jahncke, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy for Aeronautics Mr. David S. In
gals, Rear Admiral H. E. Yarnell. Rear
Admiral William c. Moffett, Rear Ad-
mtral w. H. Standby, Col. Robert M.
Thompson. Mr.. George w. Cameron,
Col. Frank A. Hancock, Rear Admiral
s. S. Robson, Capt c. p. Snyder, Mr.,
Albert G. Richie, Governor of Mary
land; Mr.. William F. Broening, mayor
OF Baltimore; Mr.. George L. Nichols,
Col. E. Austin Baughman, Rear Admiral
A. T. Long, Rear Admiral r. H. Leigh,
Rear Admiral F. G. Billiard, Capt. E. b.
Larimer and Maj. Gen. Fred w Sladen.
Mr.. j. Hale McKiliip entertained a
party of friends at the game. including
his sister, Miss Ruth McKiIlip, a stu
dent at Holton Arms; Miss Mary Grace
House, who attends Miss Finch's School
In New York; Miss Jean Bedoll of
Holton Arms, Mr.. George j. Schi1l of
Pittsburgh, Mr.. John j. Sherman. Sd.
from the University of Notre Dame.
Following the game Mr.. McKillip en-
tertained his guests at dinner at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
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accompanied him to Washington Tues
day.
Japanese Ambassador
Host TO Company Of II.
The japanese Ambassador, Mr.. De-
buchi, was host to company of II last
evening, entertaining informally in
compliment to members Of the Japanese
country.
The Minister Of Portugal and Wis.,
countess d'Alte, who have spent the
Summer at Bar Harbor, Me-, are ex-
pected to return to their home on
Woodland Drive this week.
The Minister of Bolivia, Senior de Diez
de Medina, will 60 to New York today
10 remain through the week.
The Minister of Costa Rica, Senior
Quesada, is in New York for a stay Of
a few days.
Nicaraguan Minister to Meet
wife and Daughter at Port.
The Minister Of Nicaragua, Senior
Sacasa, will go to New York at the end
of next week to meet Sonora de Sacasa
who will sail this week from Europe
accompanied by her daughter, Senorita
Maria Sacasa, who will be debutante
of the coming season.
The Minister was host at dinner
Friday evening in compliment to Maj.
Chaledonbe Of the Nicaraguan National
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Honor Dinners Listed
In Societv Circles

Senator and Mrs. william Brock of
Tennessee were the honor guests at
dinner last evening Of the former Com
missioner of Internal Revenue and Mrs.
David Hunt Blair, who entertained at
the Chevy Chase Club.
Mrs. Allen Rushton. who has been
passing a few days with her mother.
Mrs. Blair. at the Wardman Park Ho-
tel, will start today for her home In
Birmingham, Ala.
Mr.. Blair will go today to Raleigh, N.
c., to attend the Home Coming week
celebration.
The Assistant Postmaster General
and Mrs. Frederick A. Tilton entertained
at dinner last evening at Wardman
Park Hotel, when their guests we're
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Edward G. Heckel
of Detroit, Mich, and their daugh-
ter. Miss Betty Heckel; the Assistant
Postmaster General and Mrs. Arcn
Coleman and Mr.. and Mrs. James p.
Murray. Gen. Heckel Is In Washington
to attend conferences at the Army War
College.
Capt. and Mrs. r. v. Mariast of Fort
Myer entertained at dinner Wednesday
evening DR.. and Mrs. j. r. Olivier or
Lafayette, La, who were here to at
tend the dental convention.
Mrs. Mark Reid Yates entertained at
dinner last evening at the Chevy Chase
Club for her niece, Miss Katherine
Taliaferro Yates Of Buffalo. who is
spending the Winter In Washington.
The guests numbered 80 and in the
party were a number of the season
buds, Miss Caroline Roebling. Miss Betty
Thorpe, Miss Janet Ball, Miss Janet
Murray, Miss Caroline jackson and
Baroness Astrid Ungren-Sternberg
Miss Mango CouZens, daughter OF
Senator and Mrs. James Couzens. en-
tertained at the dinner dance last eve
ming In the gold room of the Wardman
Park Hotel. There were IL In the COM
pany.
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Mrs. Emory Entertains
For Debutante Daughter

Mrs. Emory, wife Of Maj woolman
at a delightfully."- appointed dinner lasr
evening for her debutante daughter.
Miss Lillian Emory. The guests were
Miss Mary Hiemer, Miss Helen McDon-
aid OF Quantico, Va; Miss Betty Hume.
Miss Alice Hill. Miss Alice Reasoner or
Washington, Miss Ann Trady of An
napolis, Lieut.. Schwavley Sullivan OF
Philadelphia, Lieut.. Mazet. Lieut.. Terry,
Lieut. 1oungs, Lieut., Ostertag. Lieut..
Gulick, all OF Quantico. and Eieut.
Trumbull andsLieut. Davidson of wash.
ington.
Mrs. Emory and her daughter have
recently returned from California, where
Maj. Emory was on sea duty. MISS
Emory viii be included In the debutantea
OF the season, but will make no formal
debut this Winter.
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Ambassador Howard Sails
For ldHOme in West Indies
Will Visit Plantation Where He Spent His Boy
hood-Notes of Interest Relating to
Prominent Diplomats.

accompanied him to Washington Tues
day.
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Special News Notes
Of Events of Interest
In Army-Navy Circle
Officers and Their Families
Arranging Winter Pro-
sram-Week End Visits
Listed - Personal Men
ton.

The chief of staff. U. S. A., and Mrs
Charles p. Sulnmerall are guests in
whose honor Maj Gen. and Mrs.
Stephen o. Fuqua have issued invita-
lions for a dinner Saturday evening,
November Is, at the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps Country Club.
Admiral and Mrs. Andrew Long have
taken an apartment at the Carlton for
the Fall and Winter season. They are
expected to arrive Wednesday.
Miss Beverly Rittenhouse, daughter
of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Basil N Ritten-
house, is spending the month of Octo-
Der with Miss Anne Coke, in the home
of the latter's parents. Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. Alexander B. Coke at Fort Riley,
KanS.
The commandant of Fort Myer Col.
Guy " Henry. was joined last evening
by Mrs. Henry, who has been in New
York for week with her daughter, Miss
Mary Henry.
Miss Henry, who will join her parents
at Fort Myer tomorrow, is the guest
over Sunday Of Col and Mrs. Gillespie
at West Point.
Col and Mrs. John F. Preston have
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with almost each two of
IL mentioned the circles being the
night
will given at the Willard Hotel the night
the other exciting things
Halloween night will be INDUCED in.
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Washington>Society Folk
Resume Usual Routine
After Most Eventful Week
Special Interest Aroused by Visit of British Pre-.
rnier-President and Mrs. Hoover Adam
don Rapidan Outing
BY sALLIE v. H. PICKETT.

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and things are to happen all along the Hay
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their t taes adorable Children Pacs Ruth
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9s5% gdSPsd to in her present Do'"
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with discussion.
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Willard Hotel the night
the other exciting things
Halloween night will be INDUCED in.
Washington members OF
Bachelors two smart balls
plan Of the Committee is to hold balls the
mpes o ief
M WAITER p7ds s1 soESs
will the smarteSt
Of the events scheduled Washngons "OO
anticipate than usual interest.
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tanned at a dinner for them and a sup
per dance followed for the wedding
party at Wardman Park Hotel.
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Happy Couple United
by Church Ceremony.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Cunningham,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Cunningham, and Mr.. John Fontaine
Hall, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Hall Of
Hallwood, Va, were married last
evening, The ceremony was performed
in st. Johns Episcopal Church at Wis
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Debutantes. Named
For Society Honors
In the Early Future
Many Charming Buds to
Make Formal Bows at
S c h e d u e d Dinners.
Dances and Other Func-
tons.

The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Arthur M. Hyde will not present their
daughter, Miss Caroline Hyde, to society
this Winter. Miss Hyde will continue
her studies at Hoiton Arms.
Secretary and Mrs. Hyde will leave
Washington tomorrow by motor to.
spend a few days in Atlantic City.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Lamont will present their daughter,
Miss Gertrude Lamont, to society at a
tea December 6. They will give a din
ner dance for their daughter the fol-
lowing evening.
Capt. Enrique A. Prieto. military at
tache of the Cuban embassy, and
Sonora de Prieto will give a ball for
the latter's debutante daughter, Senorita
Lucia Tessada- Guzman, in the grand
ballroom of the willard Saturday,
December 81.
Miss Jean Hays Presentation
Set for Early November.
Mrs. Gillett-Hill will present to So
ciety her goddaughtsr, Miss Jean Hay,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Hay Of New York and San Diego, Calf. :;
a niece of the late Secretary John Hay,
Mrs. Charles S. Payson of Manhasett,
Long Island, and cousin Of Mrs. James
Wadsworth, jr., Of Woodley Lane,
Washington.
Miss Hay received her education
abroad and is now returning from her
second trip around the world, having
had the usual thrilling and exciting ex-
perience in tiger hunts and has just
been through picturesque Spain to see
the wonders of the Seville and Bar
celona exposition. She speaks several
languages, artistic and musical. and be-
longs to the Junior League. She is tall
and slender. with dark brown eyes and
wealth of FURNISHED gold, naturally
curly hair.
After her visit with her cousin, Mrs.
Payne Whitney, she will join her god
mother, Mrs. Gillett-Hill, in her artistic
studio, at 2133 r street, the first week
in November. She will have her coming
out tea or ball at the Mayflower fol-
lowed by the usual luncheons and din
ners Of the season.
Miss Catherine Knox Berry, who will
be presented to society December 81
at tea dance given at the Mayflower
Hotel by her mother, Mrs. Georgia
Knox Berry, has been elected a member
of the Girls Cotillion Club in Nashville
and will probably go to the first dance
October "a. Miss Berry is the fifth
generation of her family to make a
debut in Washington. She attended
the Navy-Notre Dame foot ball game
yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. Frederic A. Parkhurst
will present their daughter, Miss Anna
Parkhurst, to society, at their home in
Bethesda, Md, November 20. Miss
Parkhurst will be given a ball at the
Carlton Hotel by her parents Monday,
December 80.
Miss Grain to Make Debut
At Bachelors C0tilliOn.
Miss Eleanor Morgan Grain. debu-
tante daughter of Mrs. Robert Grain,
Is dividing her time between Baltimore
and Washington. She Is spending this
week end in Baltimore, where she went
to attend several events and the dinner
given last evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Poutney Gorter. Miss Grain will make
her debut in Baltimore at the first
Monday German of the Bachelors Co
tillion, and large party will probably
be given for her In Washington, al
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Capt. Enrique A. Prieto. military at
tache Of the Cuban embassy, and
Sonora de Prieto will give ball for
the latters debutante daughter, Senorita
Lucia Tessada- Guzman, in the grand
ballroom Of the Willard Saturday
December 81.
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and must be detained until the attack ON
Baltimore, which was then about to be
made, was over; but he was assured that
they would make him and Mr.. Skinner as
comfortable as possible while they detained
them.
Admiral Cochrane, with whom they dined
on the day OF their arrival, apologized for not
accommodating them in his own ship say
ing that 1t was crowded already with on
GERS Of the army but that they would be
well taken care of on the frigate Surprise,
commanded by his son, Sir Thomas Coch-
rane, and to this frigate they were accord
tngly transferred.
Mr.. Key and Mr.. Skinner continued on
board the Surprise, where they were kindly
treated by Sir Thomas Cochrane, until the
fleet reached the Patapsco and preparations
were making for landing for troops. Ad-
mtral Cochrane then shifted his nag to the
frigate in order that he might be able to
move farther up the river and superintend
in person the attack by water on the fort,
and Mr. Key and Mr.. Skinner were then
sent on board their own vessel, with guard
OF sailors or marines to prevent them from
landing.
They were permitted to take DR.. Beanes
with them and they thought themselves for
tunate in being anchored in o position which
enabled them to see distinctly the flag of
Fort McHenry from the deck of the vessel.
Inns leCCer OF CnleI justice fancy, who was
wei known as an accurate and careful lawyer,
In addition to being great justice established
the fact that Mr.. Key and his party were
aboard their own vessel and not British
man-of-war when he wrote the song. and this
Is In keeping with reason" Maj. Key-Smith
added.
1.-THE only remaining point upon which there
might be doubt" he continued, relates to the
name of the vessel upon which they viewed the
attack on Fort McHenry. LOSING, in his
Pictorial Field Book Of the War Of 1872 in a
tootnote to page 956, says this vessel was the
United States cartel ship Minden. Admiral
Preble, in his Flag Book says the Minden was
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Maj. Francis S. Key-Smith, great-grand-
son Of the author of "The Star SpGngLed
Banner" whose research is largely re-
sPonsibLe for the clearing up Of many.
erroneous statements concerning the
conditions under which the poem sUas
sUritteH.
the name of the flagship Of Admiral Cochrane,.
and in doing so perhaps created some doubt as
to the name Of the United States cartel Ship or
the vessel upon which Mr.. Key and Mr. Skinner
visited the British feet and to which they were
returned under guard, as stated by Chief Jus
tice fancy"
Upon this point former Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur wrote Maj. Key-Smith under date of
December IL, 1928:
So far as the Minden is concerned, it Is
believed that this mistake arose through an
error Of Admiral Preble, who, in his Flag
Book" called the British flagship the Min.
den. It was discovered later, however that
the British ship Minden was not in our
waters at the time of the bombardment Of
Fort McHenry.
But the clearing up Of the records in no wise
detracts from the inspiration which the unhappy
Key had for writing the poem.
Only five days before, he had been present
during the horrors Of the burning of Washing
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Great Grandson Of Patriot Who Wrote- the
4American National Anthem Clears Up
Some Historical Errors in Regard to
Circumstances Attendant Upon Com
position Of Immortal Song Words.

g. Skinner and Francis s. Key, advising that
ne had been instructed to authorize them
To proceed to the quarters of Mai Gen.
Ross, commanding the British Army, which
lately invested the City Of Washington to
deliver him the letter herewith handed CODY
OF which accompanies this and endeavor by
all possible means to try to bring of DR..
William Beans.
DR.. Beanes was the prisoner of war of the
British about whom the whole expedition CEN
tered.
A letter now In the archives Of the Navy
Department, written by Col. Skinner, under
date Of September s. acknowledges receipt Of
Gen. MaSon's letter concerning the release Of
DR.. Beanes. This letter Is written under the
heading Of "PatapSco River" showing that he
and Francis Scott Key were evidently on the
river at that time on an American vessel Of
some kind, for he advised Gen. Mason as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Key reached me yesterday morning
and handed me your instructions and dis
patches for Admiral Cochrane and Gen.
Ross. We are now on our way and expect
to find them In the Patuxent River and hope
to be back on Wednesday night.
GIT seems that the whereabouts Of Francis
Scott Key during the bombardment Of
Fort McHenry was q matter of question to some
people even during my great-grandfather's life
time," Maj. Key-Smith said "To clear up the
matter, Chief Justice Roger B. fancy Of the
United States Supreme Court, who was law
student with Mr.. Key and his brother in-law,
obtained the facts from him. In a letter to
some members of the family Justice fancy
gave an account of the writing Of The Star
Spangled Banner as he got it from my great
grandfather"
Justice fancy wrote that after Mr. Key had
obtained the release of Dr. BeaneS, he was in
formed by Gen. Ross
That neither he nor any one else would be
permitted to leave the feet for some days
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ORIGINAL letters of September. 1914, which
Maj. Key Smith has examined in archives
in Washington, definitely prove that Key sailed
from Baltimore in company with John S. Skin
ner, United States agent at Baltimore, for the
exchange of prisoners, to visit the British fleet,
which was at that time more than 100 miles
from Baltimore. After they had boarded the
British frigate and accomplished the purpose
OF their errand they made their journey with
the British flagship up the Patlxent until they
were within the immediate vicinity Of the guns
Of Fort McHenry.
''The assumption is" Maj Key-Smith said,
"that the British had already planned their
attack of Baltimore and fearing that during
their visit of several days Key and Skinner
had learned the British plan Of attack, they
decided that the emiSsarieS would have to be
kept from returning to the mainland and CIV
ing that intelligence to the American forces.
Undoubtedly Admiral Cochrane ordered
them aboard their own vessel which must have
come up the river with the British feet put
their boat under the guard of British sailors
or marines and told them to stand by until
the battle was over"
Then Maj. Key-Smith spread out on his desk
photostatic copies of all the original documents
in the case.
The first of these was a letter, under date of
September 2. 1914, from Gen. John Mason, the
then commiSsary general and provost marshal
Of the City Of Washington, addressed to John
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ICY when ne composed The Star Span
~ gled Banner" nor was the poem
written on the back Of an envelope
Key was on an American vessel at little
distance from the British feet under Admiral
Cochrane when Fort McHenry was being bonn.
narded. In the anguish Of uncertainty as to
the outcome Of the battle he wrote his i'm
mortal poem on the back Of an old letter. En-
yeaopes were unknown in 1914, letters being
folded and addressed upon the outside Just
what the name Of that little American vessel
was seems clouded in doubt. but Maj Francis
Scott Key-Smith, the great-grandson of the
American patriot believes that it may have
been the Mnden.
The clearing up of many loose statements
which have appeared from time to time about
the composition of our national anthem has
been brought about by Mai. Key-Smith as the
result OF an extensive examination of docu-
ments and records in the War and Navy De-
partmentS in Washington and correspondence
with the British admiralty
Records In the Offices of the British admiral
~ show conclusively that there was no British
ship by the name of Minden engaged in the
attack at Baltimore. In September 1914
II. M. s. Minden was serving as flagship of
Vice Admiral Sir Samuel Hood commander
n-chief of the East Indies station.
The original statement which has led to the
misunderstanding concerning the writing of
the poem, Maj. Key-Smith pointed out, prob
ably arose from a statement made by Admiral
Preble in his book on the American flag to the
effect that Francis Scott Key was aboard a
British man-of-war named Minden when he
wrote 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
But Maj. Key-Smith's correspondence with
the British admiralty further shows that the
patriot was detained aboard an American YES
sci under guard of British marines sailors
during the bombardment of Fort McHenry and
the British admiralty accepts the statement of
early writers as authoritative that the name
Of that small American vessel was Minden.
Out of that confusion concerning the name
arose the entire misconception concerning the
writing of the poem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
BY NELL RAY CLARKE.

=" RANCIS SCOTT KEY was not q pris-
"/ oner aboard o British man -of-war
I7 when he composed 1.-THE Star Span
~ gled Banner" nor was the poem
written on the back Of an envelope