Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-17 | Page 4 | British Untied Club Sees Envoys in Brilliant Fete

I f British United d Cl CWb Se Sees s I I I I E Envoys i in In I JB Brilliant rl ill ant F Fete Ft ct I II By HERBERT WASHINGTON April 17 17 Famil Familiar is the One Englishman is lonely two ts Englishmen Englishmen En En- are a R club three Englishmen English English- men comprise a colony In Washington Ills His Britannic Majesty Majesty Majesty Ma Ma- jesty has four diplomatic establish establish- ments Greatest of the four is that imposing million dollar structure out Massachusetts avenue presided over overby overby overby by Sir Ronald Lindsa Lindsay British ambassador ambassador am am- to the United d States Second Second Sec Sec- ond In size and rank ranI is the fine lne stone mansion In the heart of embassy row occupied by Canadas Canada's legation Third is the Irish Free State le legation legation le- le gation on Connecticut avenue and the fourth is the South African legation legation legation lega lega- tion on Twenty-second Twenty street In each of these diplomatic establishments es establishments es- es are numerous minor attaches and of ot English Irish Scotch or Canadian descent who have no official standing In ad addition addition addition ad- ad in the capital itself there are area a number of British citizens and sons and daughters of or British sub sub- Consequently there has just been formed an organization social organization social in Its purpose which purpose which includes in its membership these people It has been beers given a typically English name name British British United British United formally opened its its' clubhouse a a. few evenings e ago aso And the events there thero were cre such as to warm warns the heart of any good More than OO members and their guests gathered at the club quarters a fine old home on M l street in the themore themore more exclusive e northwest section of the capital Th The climax of oC the evening came when one of or the chin officers stepped forward and His Excellency the British h ambassador ambassador am Into their midst stepped big smiling smil ing Sir Ronald with his liveried livened chauffeur The orchestra stop stopped d and the crowd broke Into applause Sir Ronald looked around him smiled broadly then start started d applauding applauding ap ap- ap himself Nor was the British ambassador the only representative of or His MaJesty Majesty Ma Ma- Majesty jesty at British United's inaugural ural There was Sir William Willlam Lewis Washington correspondent for tor the London Times Just knighted d by King George Gcorge Edward Shome first secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of or the British embassy Ronald Campbell counselor of the embassy and Thomas Stone second secretary of or the Canadian legation also were present A democratic spirit pervaded the thc whole affair Sir Ronald wandered enthusiastically through the club quarters Inspecting the various arious rooms There were dancing ping pong and finally a buffet supper