Evening star., 1933-11-12
Tales of Well-Known Folk
In Art, Letters, Politics
Rector of St. John Retires Hammond
on Line at Philadelphia Academy.

, many years an international event, but
this year English. French, Italians and
Germans were all absent. But Canada
Irish Free State. Sweden and Czecho-
slovakia-the last for the first time
will be in the list against American
champions. OF course this military
tournament is the drawing card. The
United States Army being the winner
of the international trophy for the past
two years. This year the Crown Prince
of SWeden's horse will be ridden by
one Of the Swedish officers.
Americans who attended the Irish
Free State races 'in Ireland this year
were delightfully."- entertained by the
American Minister and Mrs. Frederick
A. Sterling the latter, Dorothy Williams
daughter of Mrs. John r. Williams, ano
sister of Mrs Joseph Letter. Mr.
Sterling has taken his new post as
Minister to Bulgaria.
Miss Natalie Hays Hammond. OF
whom Washington society has seen but
little during the last few years. like
her mother, the late Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. seriously pursues the sub
.ect in which she is interested and gives
of her best to it. Her canvas. The
Flight Into Egypt" which is in the
Fall exhibition of contemporary artists
at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine
Arts, has created most favorable criti-
cism for the simple and reverent man.
ner In which she has treated her SUBJ
iect Miss Hammond has also been
successful in the painting of stage sets
A beautifully executed miniature
model of the fireplace in the drawing
room Of the New York Hyde Park home
Of Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother OF the
President, was recently displayed in an
educational exhibit in Philadelphia
The Roosevelt fireplace, made on scale
of one and one-half inches for each
foot. was a perfect model.
Americans in Liverpool, England
have lately paid very grateful tribute
to Thomas Jefferson, third President
of the United States. by placing a pol
ished mahogany tablet with deeply cut
lettering in gold leaf, in the institute in
the ancient village of Glynceiriog, In
the Cieriog Valley in Wales. This in
stitute is a gathering place for the
people of the valley and in it they
have placed memorials to many of the
great Welshmen whose names are IA
nous in their own empire. as well as
those who have gone to distant lands.
A distinguished Welshman. Sir AL
fred T. Davies, proud of his lineage
conceived the idea of placing this tablet
to the memory. of Mr.. jefferson, and
the Americans resident in Liverpoo
rallied to the happy suggestion AMI
asked that the gift might be theirs
Thomas Jefferson's father. Peter Jeffer-
son. was Welsh and Jefferson left a
statement later in life saying his family
had come from Snowdonia and he al
ways spoke with pride of their Welsh
descent.
Mr. John Hay, statesman, diplomat
and writer, was peculiarly happy in
the brilliant manner in which he filled
these several vocationS and avocation5.
one so thoroughly complemented ths
other that it would be rather difficult
to say which one stands out moSt
prominently in his life. A new con-
tribution to Hayana, John Hay. From
Poetry to Politics." by Tyler bennett
has been seized upon with avidity by
Washingtonians, many of whom knew
and admired him. The mystery ol
who was the author of the Bread
Winners"-a best seller of the 80s and
90s-was a topic of conversation for
some years after the book became popu-
lar and it came as great surprise
when Mr.. Hay was the acknowledged
author. Mr. bennett gives one tbs
impression that later in life ~-s7zsszsss'
world horizon expanded, Secretary
Hay did not take enthusiastically to
the mention of Jim Bledso" and Lit.
tie Breeches,'' verses that appealed
strongly to the average reading public
but to the author were swallowed uI
in the open Door" and his brilliant
achievements in world diplomacy.