The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-21
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Sons, Daughters Of
Liberty Hold Court
at Nations Capital
~ ELEsrlAL angels. floating about
In the pale blue siy above the
American eagles on tho dome
- OF the nations capitol. hear
many q Washington woman petition
prtyerfully: Dear Lord. please send
ne . diplomat to dinner"
santa Claus, pausing By the Poto.
mao to ask congressman what they
want for Christmas. receives an al.
most unanimous reply: PLENTY OF
gold braid and the right TO call .
dip By his flrst name"
And pretty girls In Tulsa, Okla.
and Pequot. Mimi. eager for educa-
don, toss aside catalogues Of courses
IN Latin and higher algebra - they
reyeAd tho Advertisements from Mary.
land and Virginia finishing schools
which guarantee the extra-curricular
advantages Of the Friday afternoon
embassy teas.
For such. indeed. II the suave sway
The foreign envoy holds over democ.
sacy's court at the federal city.
But the American matron. a. she
cleans the best silver and cooks the
SQUAD for the diplomatic dinner. can
not b unmindful Of the cruel fact
that. when her nation was young. .
Crsnchman. assigned to duty here.
heat his white gloved hands together
and lamented: my God, what have
{ done to b condemned to such Z
Wtlderness?" And fellow colleagues
I'll over Europe. felt sorry for him.
But that was quite . long time ago.
~ tho clock. and much longer ago
then tho European envoy has grown
more pleased with billet in this
quaint land whore. gratefully. he finds
40 native competition from counts
and lords and barons. This pleasure
lowered into positive excitement dur.
mg tho radiant days Of the Roosevelt
regime: but war. climbers. prohibition
have withered It into q moro gentle
satisfaction with q post, at least for
\ Uhfle NJ Waahin rf0n
- y:
Not So Democratic.
The diplomats may miss the cere-
monials OF European courts. One. in
0oed, felt wounded that It took only
about ten minutes for the secretary
Of state to take him by the hand.
shove him into the Presidents office.
and ret him accredited. But the very
Atlantic which separates them from
the bowling and acraping OF continental
rituals makes them more unusual In
this country Of theoretic homespun.
where everybody wants to go to q
fancy dress ball as king or queen.
George Washington declined q title.
But his countrymen continue to 90 to
parades. and to enjoy q Gilbert and
Sullivan operettA. so the diplomat.
with shorter hours and longer titles
than q congressman. dentist, or even
the President Of the United States.
revolves In . glamorous circle into
which all the other circles. excepting
that Of the cave dwellers, try to swing.
His social security makes him a
good advertising bet for the busy
American.
A few years ago big business erected
. STABLE hotel in the pleasant out.
skirts Of Washington. Old-timers
shook their heads and said that such
q big place could never be filled. But
the diplomats. that u the minor ones.
attached to legations and embassies
but not living in them. were offered at.
tractive room rates in exchange for
the dividend Of appearing every now
and then In the elevator. The tavern
= now filled to capacity.
The diplomat. on tho other hand.
hasn't IN easy Job Of 1t. He is
feverishly fearful lest he offend any
Of his nations cash customers. Ere.
quently his secretaries como with him
from his homeland. and he has nc
one 70 tip him OF where to go and
where not to 60. He IL caught up in
. swirl Of dinner diplomacy that must
b hard on the digestion. He - often
kept 90 busy going to dull banquets
given By wealthy climbers who use
him - Q magnet that be doesn't get
IN opportunity to meet some Of de-
mocracy's most important politicians.
= =
Taken for Q Ride.
For Instance, there u the minister
from one Of the Balkans who. one day
last winter, received q beautiful In.
vitation, Ill gold encrusted. bidding
him % . concert Of old music on old
tnetTtaments. at . place called Wanna
makers. IN . town called Philadel.
plla. Now, he didn't care especially
Tor old music, but he made inquiries
and learned that Wanamaker was Z
0ne old name. So. for the honor Of
his government. he sent . formal
acceptance. He had his medals I'll
pollshed up. his best uniform pressed
his white gloves cleaned, and he went
- philadelphia, took Z suite at the
big hotel got Ill dressed up. hired IN
Imposing limousine. ana started Cd
tor the party.
"Would you believe It." he recol
lects. ~ drove and drove and finally
came 70 . great building7 Women
lots of them. were pushing IA. haf
. terribly hard time getting my sword
through the swing doos. but ! man
aged somehow"
There was no dunky ct the door
10 silver saiver for his card: no 70
esiving nns. Confused. b. muddlet