Show II EVERYBODY IS ISi i GOING THE PACE Lent Does Not Interfere With Wash Washington ington Society PENITENCE OUT OF DATE CONGRESSIONAL JUNKET TO THE PHILIPPINES PH N ES Special to The Time Herald Herld Washington April 2 The close of congress this spring has bas not brought to the capital its usual vacation dull dullness dullness ness ne The big bis hotels are comfortably filled fled the Seeing Washington cars and automobiles are crowded crowde the din dinners dinners dinners ners and parties do not suffer from lack of guests even though it is Lent and the city cit retains generally the air ai of bustle buste which always prevails when congress is in session One cause of this is the beautiful spring weather I which usually falls fals to the lot of Wash Vash Washington Washington ington Inston The inclement season winds up tip with inauguration day da and then spring has an inning and an wakes makes of Washington for Cor several months one of the most moot mot delightful resorts in the coun country try Members of congress have found this out and many man of them linger here hereafter hereafter after ufer the session closes primarily to at attend attend tend to matters for their constituents constituent in the various departments and inci mci incidentally incidentally dentally to enjoy enjo the beauties beautIe of spring springtime springtime time at the time capital capital The rhe spring spring meet meeting meeting ing jug at Bennings also contributes much to the activity of or this particular vaca vacation tion ton and the town is well wel filled fled up UI with racing racin men nien Lent Not Observed The rhe Lenten season at the capital eap al is not being bing observed with much serious seriousness seriousness ness ne and WUl even cen many man diplomats who are presumably members of the strict Roman church are exciting some seine sur surprise surprise surprise prise because lecause of their ignoring the tenets which apply to the time penitential season s mn A noteworthy incident is that some diplomats who have han led rather quiet lives during the time winter season are alc art now HOW no going the time pace giving dinners and attending al them several evenings a 8 week Lent like most niost religious observances observances ances a ce seems out of date in Washing Washington ton Other diplomats who have been entertaining lavishly and persistently since January continue their round of gayety and show no signs si ns of abat abating abating abating ing They The are being scored ored b by the and amid those resident hosts who have not moral courage to live lve up tip to their religious convictions and decline dinner and reception cards during Lent have by no means escaped the wrath of the domines Spanish Minister Going Home The expected departure from front Wash Washington Washington ash ington ingon o 01 the time Spanish minister Senor Ojeda has been anticipated for some sometime sometime sometime time He will leave for personal p rea reasons reasons sons soils solely his hi political associations here having haing been particularly pleasant pl notwithstanding not time the recent war var be between tween veen his country countr and the United States But he possesses a I charming wife to whom sea sickness is such uch a terrible monster mon that she could not endure the thought of crossing the time ocean Consequently Consequent he ime has lias not been happy in Iii his Washington mission l and when he was in Madrid last summer asked for a transfer to another port more to his liking The Spanish min minister mm I ister i ter has been the most successful uc dip diplomat dIplomat I lomat who has served here in many years year in itt spite of his handicap of hav hay having havIn lag ing In no permanent abode and no chate chatelaine chatelaine laine lame to preside over oer his temporary quarters He Hp is genial approachable I and a man of many ninny parts H He speaks English fluently and understands un I the I American Amerian character better than some fome me i envoys who ho have resided here for ten I years ear Like the Dupuy De Dc DeLome DeLome Lome Loan Senor Ojeda goes groes to Madrid ladrid to become under secretary of foreign af affairs affairs affairs fairs for his home government He will wi find this titis post much more pleasant His only son SOil is one of the of young youn King Alphonso Alphonse while witlie his hi wife wie and laughter daughter aug tr both maintain positions at itt the I Spanish court court Philippine Junket Perhaps the most discussed disused matter mater in Washington at this particular tune time is the exported expected eXp ted jaunt of Secretary Taft and his friends to the Philippines The personnel of the party art which f was as pub published pU published recently reent shows that both sides of the governments governments foreign policy are arc anto areto to he be fairly fairl well wel represented Among the time strictly who are are going are Senators Dubois Dubols Patter Patterson Pater Paterson Newlands and Daniel anti and son a Representatives Cockran DeArmond How Howard Howard Howard ard Jones and Sherley Among the standbys of the administration who have received and accepted invitations in are Senators Allison Allson Long Scott Scot and Warren arren and Representatives Cannon Ca linen Cooper Crumpacker Curtis Curts Foss GilT Cur GiT Curlett lett lel Grosvenor Hepburn Smith and Watson atson The rhe ladies of the party part and an others who are not strictly strict holding official of cial cia position under the time government will willbe wIl willbe be obliged to pay their own on expenses on the time trip The rhe expenses of the ouli official ot cial members of the party narty will wi be b borne in ill part by the thee Philippine government t tanti anti and in part purt by b the individuals them themselves selves selve In addition additon to visiting i the Phil Philippines the party will I spend nd sonic some time tinte in iii Japan and China and an several days das lat at Honolulu |