The Washington times., 1930-05-23
Tennis Fans
Flocking to
Matches
Davis Cup Matches Witnessed
by Notable Group, Thrilled
by Brilliant Playing

weather par excellence"
greeted the notable and enthu-
siastic gallery which turned out
yesterday afternoon to witness
the first round of the three-day
Davis Cup matches at the
Chevy Chase Club, with mem
bers of the United States and
Mexican teams involved in the
tourney.
Between matches, the on
lockers flocked to the various
booths, where soft drinks and
ice cream were being dis
pensed by members of the Ju.
nior League, looking SO cool and
comfortable in smocks Of
green.
The crowd thinned out con.
siderably after the match be-
tween Allison and Tapia, the
little Mexican, who many times
brought cries of enthusiasm by
his brilliant playing from the
qrandstand. This match was
not concluded until about 8
o'clock, with the doubles tour
ney still to come off.
White House Box
The White House box, in
Mrs. Hoover's absence was oc-
cupied by a notable group in
cluding Mrs. Henry l.. Stimson,
Mrs Patrick J. Hurley, Mrs.
Jimmie Davis, Mrs. Frederick
H. Payne, wife Of the new AS
sis. ant Secretary of War. and
Mrs. Samuel McMullen. Lieut..
Eugene Regnire, aide to the
Secretary of State, was on
escort duty" and Capt. Joel T.
Boone, the Presidents physi-
clan, spent most of the after
noon in the box.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Lindsay were the center
of attention throughout the
afternoon, both dressed in the
acme of perfection in the same
shade of brown, Lady Lindsay's
costume of polka dot crepe be.
ing completed with a most be-
coming hat of brown straw.
Countess Szechenyi, wife of the
Minister of Hungary, who Wis
tied them in their box for
a while, was dressed in French
blue crepe, figured in beige.
Roofing For COmpatriots
With the Mexican Ambassa-
dor and Nine. Teller in Chi
cago, their box was occupied
by DR.. Don Pablo Campos-OrtiZ,
first secretary of the embassy;
Nine. Campos-Ortiz and other
members of the staff, enthusI-
astic rooters for their COM
patriots. The Ambassador of
Mexico hopes to time his re-
turn so that he and Nine. Tel
lez may be present at the finals
on Saturday.
Mrs. Stimson wore a dark
blue gown, with a black hat,
and Mrs. Hurley was also IN
blue. Over a gown of figured
blue and white crepe she had
a coat of plain blue and her
blue baku hat was trimmed
with white felt in design sug-
gestive of pinwheels. Mrs.
Davis costume was of printed
silk in rose and blue and was
worn with a blue hat.
Other Diplomats
With the Spanish ambassador,
Mr.. Padilla, was his daughter,
Mile. Maria Padilla. The Minis
ter of Sweden, Mr.. Bostrom,
who Is a crack tennis player,
was among enthusiastic member
of the gallery, as was Major
Georges Thenault. of the French
embassy, also tennis player of
no mean ability, who was &C
companied by Gen. Raymond
Casanave, military attache of
the French embassy.
The German Ambassador and
Nine. Won Prittwitz, who will at
tend the matches today, had
given their box yesterday to
members of the embassy staff.
The group included the First
Secretary and Nine. Lohman,
the Second Secretary and Nine.
Leitner, Miss Rebecca yelling,
DR.. Emil Baer and Alexander
Won Wuthenau.
Interesting Group
Col. and Mrs. Arthur O'Brien
were hosts to an interesting lit
tie group, their guests including
Baron and Baroness van der
Elst and Miss Caroline Roebling
and her fiance. Alexander Hag.
ner. Both girls had chosen the
smart sleeveless sports frocks.
which were favored by many of
the women viewing the tennis
matches, although knitted suits
in rose, golden yellow and green
were equally popular. Baroness
van der Elst was all in white
and Miss Roebling had chosen a
becoming blue frock with which
She w0re a large white hot