Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Postmaster General Brown Order Commemorate
ing Gen. Won Steuben's 200th Birth Amir
versary Arouses Widespread Approval.


name honors his mother, Lucretia Ru-
dolph before her marriage. The late
mrs. James r. Garfield, whose acct
dental Ieath recently shocked her
| friends, was deeply interested in her
garden and the surrounding forest, and
she gave much time and attention 10
their care. Well remembered IN wash
ington, the younger Mrs. James Garneio
was noted in Cleveland for her generous
support Of philanthropic movements.
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The late Joachim Nabuco, first Am
bassador Brazil sent to Washington,
comes instantly to mind when that
country is in the limelight, as at pres
emit. This lamented diplomat was poet
ana scholar. but he also was pro-
found student of government as ex-
hibited in the conduct of those gov
erned. He once said that the citizens
of this country make a fetish OF their
habits, and that all things are oent
toward performing daily acts according
to schedule. Thus he discovered that
few homes cared to have the routine
of the meals disturbed-breakfast at
such an hour; luncheon. dinner, all set
Gown on the domestic program as un-
alterably as the laws OF the MeoeS ana
Persians. DR.. Nabuco and many other
Latins living in Washington nave SHOWN
that their routine of life Is much more
elastic, and no doubt many have ad-
rnired but have no ability to initiate
The breakfast of the South Is such q
simple AFFAIR." tray with coffee and
a roll or two, a ball of butter and some
frllit--and it may be served anywhere
at no set hour, no anxiety about the
state of the hot dishes when dilatory
members of the family or guests arrive.
Or. Nabuco stated his views epigram-
matically in "You in Washington eat
your dinner because 1t Is 8; Z or
O'Clock, according to your habit; we In
Rio because we are hungry. The same
with luncheon, which may be from !
until 8, and may be served in the draw
ing room or library, as well as In the
dining room proper. But neither RIO
nor any other Latin capital suffers from
the servant problem as do cities In the
land of opportunity, nor as meekly
submits to the routine ordered TO make
things easy for the cook and the
waitress
The Dawes trio, Gen. Charles Dawes,
Mr.. Rufus Dawes and Mr.. Henry
Dawes. carry on tremendously in regard
to Chicagos World Fair IN 1888, al
though the first member is on the other
side of the Atlantic. Ever so often the
Ambassador, who is most enthusiast
cally committed to making the EXPOSE
ton a success despite all recent world
records to the contrary, comes over to
inspect affairs and talk things over with
his brother Rufus, active head OF the
ambitious project, and Henry, who looks
after the financing. Gen. Dawes after
a thorough inspection of the exposition
buildincs at seville and Barcelona, those
in use at present in Antwerp and sew
eral Scandinavian cities, became EN-.
phatically in favor Of his brothers de-
cision to make q wide swing from the
grand manner of the Columbian Ex-
position. Futurist models will be multi
piled, shadowy columns and lace-ike
spires, monoliths and square, fiat-roofed
buildings for small exhibits, suggesting
Noata's Ark, with trees Of the usual
type seen in toys, but nothing of the
classic beauty of the Worlds Fair IN
1898. This part will make an impress
sive appearance Notwithstanding, but
the element of the spectacular Is entirely
absent from the fair Chicago Is going
to invite the world to In little more
than two years.
Mrs. Mary Chandler Hale's passing
will change totally the aspect Of K
street where it meets Sixteenth street,
and 1t is doubtful il her son, Senator
Frederick Hale, will longer delay &C
cepting handsome offers for his prop
erty for business purposes. Mrs. Hale
chung tenaciously to her home in which
she had presided nearly so years, and
from which she has seen the Capital
emerge from its chrysalis fprovincialism
into a world-famous cosmopolitan city.
All her neighbors have long since gone
many dead, others moved away--and
homes have been changed into ofhces
or apartments. Mrs. Nicholas Anderson
Hale mansion and her home was trans
formed at least two decades ago. The
splendid mansion built by George w.
Childs, so long ahhliated with the elder
Philander Knox family, had stood ten