Evening star., 1933-12-10
Tales Of Well Known Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
Triumphal Trip Of Secretary and Mrs. Hull %
Montevideo Warren Delano Robbins Receives
Degree and Turns Woe to Wit.

Bingham, American Ambassador to the
Court Of st. James, was present 9 few
weeks ago ct q dinner In London Of the
members Of the Knights of the Round
Table Club, and sat next to the Japan
ese Ambassador, Mr.. Tsunes Matsu-
daira, ct just about the time the Rus
sian Commissar Litvinoff, was arriving
In the United States, and the Pacific
Fleet was leaving the West Coast for
the Atlantic. May it be added the
society Of distinguished persons, which
was founded In 1870. The Knight
president, Sir Arthur Shirley Benn,
presided at this recent dinner, which
was given in honor of his excellency
thea French Ambassador, Mr.. Charles
Corbin. Mr.. Matsudaira Is well known
in washington, where he has many
friends. made while representing his
country here.
Rome and Naples during the Summer
and Fall, and especially In the month
Of October, had an unusual number Of
distinguished American visitors, and for
the moment Premier Mussolini had to
share the spotlight, which II Duce al-
ways seems to do gracefully. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Roosevelt, son and daugh-
ter-in-law Of President Roosevelt, were
received everywhere with cordiality and
interest, though they were wholly unof-
fetal visitors on . pleasure trip They
went from Naples to Capri, where they
spent most Of their time In the way
that Mr.. Roosevelt, at least liked best,
for he has his fathers love for the sea.
Consul General du Bois was able to
place at his disposal the yacht Lucia,
owned by q Neapclitan friend, and Mr..
and Mrs. Roosevelt cruised around In
the delightful waters OF Capri. on
whose rocky northern side Is the beau
tiful Blue Grotto.
The consul general and Mrs. du
Bois got as much OF thrill as did
the Roosevelts, for they sailed the
Lucia over to Capri under main SAIL
foresail and forestaysail from Posillipo
In 2 hours and IS minutes, where the
consul general turned the boat over
to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Senator and mrs. Albin w. Barkley
and Senator and Mrs. william Gibbs
McAdoo, the latter nee Wilson. young
est daughter of President Woodrow
Wilson. were at Rome at the same time.
Senator and Mrs. Barkley had with
them their daughter. Miss Mary Bark
ley. and Miss Macarthur. Mrs. Walter
Schoelkopf, wife of Secretary School
rid, was also there. BY the way, the
American Ambassador to Spain and
Mrs. Claude @. Bowers were very much
feted ON q recent visit to Barcelona to
attend the exposition. When they ar
rived the event was recorded by Fox
cameraman, which was of more interest
and curiosity to the crowd than to the
Ambassador. Again. at banquet given
by the American Club in honor OF the
distinguished guests, moving pictures
and dancing followed. When 1t was
learned that they were unconsciously
celebrating the birthday of Mrs. Bow
ers, the speech making began all over
again and formality was dispensed with.
Mr.. Bowers finds his book, "The Tragic
Era" has been read by many In Spain
with whom he comes in contact. The
sale has been large in this country for
it gives fair picture of reconstruction
days in the South and has been most
Illuminating to many people unfamiliar
with the subject. Mrs. Bowers, par
ticularly. was very much interested IN
a rather unique charity In Barcelona.
Modern Art, wishing to make poorer
visitors feel less conspicuous, purchased
several gross Of neat gray snocks, and
one Of them Is handed to each tattered
sightseer at the entrance.
It is perhaps not generally known
that the new mayor Of New York. the
Hon. Fiorello H. la Guardia. was for
some years connected with the Ameri-
can Foreign Service, While American
born, he was early In life sent to Eu-
rope and In 1900 obtained q position in
the American consulate at Budapest
and later at Trieste. He was first act
ing and later commissioned consular
agent at Fiume. During his service in
Congress the District Government al
ways felt 1t had friend at court. His
Christian name. Fiorello, meaning "nt-
tie flower" was q source Of embar-
raSsment to him In his youth, for ne
seems to have always been hearty,
healthy person.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
Henry L. Roosevelt. is to have q new
aide and very distinguished one. not
only in the Marine service, but in the
field Of letters. Capt. John w. Thoma-
son, the famous writer of leather neck"
life, has been for several years serving
with the United States Marine detach-
ment of the American Legation Guard
at Peiping. China. Capt. Thomason Is
q Texan, was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Texas at Austin and in 1917
joined the Texas Naval Militia as
lieutenant and later signed with the