The Washington times., 1934-12-28
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How Diplomats Spent
Holidays
LINGERING JOYS
By HELEN ESSARY

By HELEN ESSARY
Holiday habits Of American
diplomats visiting their native
shores:
Robert Worth Bingham, Am
bassador to Great Britain,
spends q large part Of each day
at least while he Is in Wash
tngton-eating oysters.
Judge Bingham adores oys-
ters. American oysters. More
especially, Chesapeake Bay oys-
terS.
The oysters at the Court Of
st. James Il had one myself
are scrunched up. Tasteless.
Oysters with no character.
Somebody found the Judge at
II o'clock at night at the May
flower with a huge platter of
Chincoteagues on the half-shell
before him, and a great beaker
Of milk at his elbow.
Mr.. Breckenridge Long, the
American Ambassador to Italy,
is at present reveling in home
cooking. Ambassador Long is
extraordinarily happy at his
post at Rome. But when a man,
even a man from st. Louis, has
got accustomed to Maryland
cooking, he can't be completely
happy at meal-time unless he
finds hot biscuits or fried
chicken or sweet potato pudding
on his plate.
Hugh Wilson, home from
his post in Switzerland. is TAX
ing a busman's holiday. At
Geneva, Mr.. Wilson is not
only American Minister, but he
has the particular job of rep
presenting his country in the
negotiations concerning Secre-
tary Cordeu Hull'S interna-
tional treaty for the control Of
shipments of arms.
And what does Mr.. Wilson
do on his little vacation? He
visits Senator Nye, now con-
Quoting the munitions inveSti-
cation. Discovers him a de-
lightful gentleman. And spends
happy hours discussing with
him-the international control
Of the shipment of arms.
That after Christmas spirit
nngerS-in varying forms.
Secretary of State Cordell
Hull called his usual press con-
ference on Wednesday. He said
to the newspaper men:
"SOrry, gentlemen, but I've
no announcements to make
this morning."
Said one of the gentlemenI
"Thank Heaven for that"
Another post-holiday touchs
Telegram from expected guest
(New York gentleman, young)
to relative in Wesley Heights:
"SOrry, cannot come to din
ner stop just fell off Empire
State Building STOP"
And this CHEEKY Yuletide
note:
A card from Mr.. Frederick
p. Hibbard, American Legation,
Monrovia, Liberia, shows:
Monrovian-Santa Claus Of
tropical nature, costumed in
white beard, red stocking cap,
red boots with white fur tops,
arsenic-green grass skirt, and
great expanse of brown skin,
standing beneath arSenic-gre
palm tree hung with red stock
ingS and clasping jug to his
bosom. He wishes the world q
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
Two pleasant memories Of
Christ tmas concern Tha :
Younger Generation.
The first-at Grasslands at
the dance Mr.. and Mrs. John
Washington Davidge gave for
their daughter Martha, when.
the electric fuse having blown
out, youth danced romantically
for hours and hours to candle
light.
Secondhand delightful tea,
given by Mr.. and Mrs. William
D. Sterrett and the lovely Ad-
lumia for Miss Wolcott, daugh-
ter of the Chancellor of Della.
ware, at which youth and
beauty took possession of the
party.
Where the observing elders
were, don't know. I poured
tea for few minutes across
from that pretty Mrs. Malcolm
Matheson who was behind the
coffee urn and then hurried
away.
Another agreeable memory
the holiday house-warming Of
the Raymond Peter Brandts in
their new home in Spring VAL
ley, with holly and eggnog and
hospitality and distinguished
citizens in the proper proper.
tionS.
The American Historical So.
ciety has jazzed up it's fiftieth
anniversary meeting, now in
progress in Washington, with a
little address on THE Recovery
Policy of Diocletian," and in
quiries on was Greece Really
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