The Washington times., 1929-06-21
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Interest In Dinner at British Embassy
For Vice President and His Sister

Mr.. Cam Also Honor
Guest Of Sir Esine and
Lady Isabella
Even the laity Of Capital
society evinced an unusual
interest in the dinner last
evening at the British EN-
bassy when the ambassador,
Sir Esme Howard, and Lady
Isabella Howard entertained
in honor Of the Vice Presi-
dent and his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Everett Gam.
This was the first formal
hospitality at the British EN-
basgy, with the Vice Presi-
dent and his sister as guests,
since the ruling Of Sir Esme,
as the dean Of the Diplo-
matte Corps, giving Mrs.
Gam, as far as the corps
was concerned, the same
rank that would have been
given the Vice Presidents
wife in the social-official
!, round Of activities.
= At Tea
Lady Isabella has entertained
Mrs, Gam at tea at the en-
.bassy since then-at one of
those delightful groupings Of
q small number Of congenial
people-a phase Of entertaining
3or which Lady Isabella has
won much favorable comment.
While the invitations to this
dinner carried the words, ''in
honor Of the Vice President and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gann," in the
seating Of the guests Mr.. Gam
was placed among the lesser of
ficials and those with o civilian
status. Which is in accord with
the usual custom where high of
ficials are present.
Leads Way
The Ambassador and Mrs. Gam
led the way into the spacious
dining room Of the embassy. Next
came the Chilean ambassador,
Senior Davila, escorting Mime.
van Royen, wife Of the Minister
Of the Netherlands.
And then the remainder Of the
86 guests, in couples according to
their official rank, Joined the pro-
cession into the dining room, with
Lady Isabella on the arm Of the
Vice President, bringing up the
rear.
In the exit from the dining
room after the dinner, the order
was reversed, after the customary
fashion, and Lady Isabella and
the Vice President lead the way
back into the drawing room, with
the Ambassador and Mrs. Gam
bringing up the rear.
The Chilean Ambassador was
the host at the first application of
the ruling on the official status
of the Vice Presidents sister
handed down by the British Am
bassador. On this occasion-April
11-Senor and Sonora Davila en-.
tertained a large company at din
ner at the Pan American Union
in compliment to Senior Ramirez,
minister Of finance Of Chile. =
Then it was the Chilean Am.
bassador who led the way into
dinner in the spacious Hall Of
the Americas with Mrs. Gam on
his arm. Last evening. however,
his rank placed him at the other
end Of the table at the left of
Lady Isabella and across from
the Vice President.
Senatorial
Senator Hiram Bingham and
Senator Theodore Burton were
the only members Of the Senate
at the dinner. The wife Of the
former has gone to Connecticut
for the summer and the latter
is bachelor Of long standing.
His hostess, however, is his
niece, Miss Grace Burton, who
was present, but who was not
seated with the rank that
would be accorded her uncle's
wife. She was placed after the
old custom, that is, with the
lesser officials And so found
herself not far from Mr.. Gam.
Mr.. Cam escorted into the din
ner Miss Anne Randolph, sister Of