Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-01

ish ambassador, Lord Pauncefote. Last
New Year day. when the latter was un-
able to be present, the German ambassador
insisted upon Lady Pauncefote preceding
him to the presence Of the President, and
probably for the first time a woman headed
the foreign contingent. Today, though, this
new honor, a very considerable one in AID
that pertains to The corps as a body in d.
recting its action, as we'll as the personal
precedence it confers is his by every right
as well as courtesy. Following the am
bassador were Count Quadt, Frieherr Won
Ritter Zu Gunstein and Count Won Mont
gelas. secretaries Of embassy; Lieutenant
Won Bredow, attache. and Lieutenant Com
mander Schaefer, naval attache; Mr.. A.
Scheck, expert for agriculture and for
estry, and Mrs. Scheck, now the only lady
of the embassy circle. Herr Glasenapp, a
royal Prussian machine expert and an in
spector of railway construction, was the
last In the group presented by the German
ambassador.
The Russian ambassador. Count Cassini
and the Countess Marguerite Cassini were
accompanied by Mr.. Theodore Hansen, first
secretary; Mr.. Pierre Rogestrensky, second
secretary, who has chosen an American
wife; Lieutenant Colonel Raspopow, mill
tary agent; Baron Fersen and Mr.. Rout-
kowsky, financial agent.
The Mexican ambassador, Mr.. Azpiroz
was accompanied by Nine. Azpiroz and
their daughter, Nine. de Perez Mr. Godoy
first secretary, and Mrs. Godoy followed
Mr.. Godoy, whose appointment as minister
to Guatemala was received some days ago,
will leave shortly for his new post. Mr.
Rodrigo Azpiroz, Mr.. Labastida, jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs Torres completed this am
bassadorial following.
The italian ambassador and Nine Mayor
des Planches were the next in line. With
the absentees from the embassy staff there
were only Mr.. Montague, Mr.. Borghetti,
Count Gherardesca and Prof Ravacoli ac-
companying them.
The British ambassador, Sir Michael Her
bert, and his wife, the Hon. Lady Herbert,
and, until the coming of Nine. Tusserand,
the only American ambassadress, came
next, followed by Mr.. H. c.. Norman and
Mr.. Sydney Waterlow and Mrs. Waterlow.
Mr.. Pierre de Margerie, counselor of the
French embassy and charge daffaires, rep
resented the embassy of France. Nine. de
Margerie, Major Vignal, military attache;
Nine. Vignal, Lieutenant Commander de
Faramond, Mr.. Louis Hernaite Mr.. Victor
Ayguesparsse and Mr.. Jules Boeufve at
taches were with him.
Mr.. Hengelmuller. the latest accession to
the ambassodorial group. was accompanied
by Nine. Hengelmuller and Frieherr Won
Frankenstein.
Mr. Hauge, secretary of the legation of
Sweden and Norway, represented his coun-
try in the absence Of the minister. The
minister of Guatemala, Mr.. LaZo Arriaga
the Danish minister. Mr.: Brun; the minis
ter Of Ecuador, Mr.. Carlo. with Nine
Carlo; the minister of Hayti and Nine
Leger. with their nieces the Misses Bourke;
the minister Of Brazil, Mr.. de Assis- Brasil,
and wife; the minister Of Costa Rica Mr.
Calvo, with Mrs. Calvo; the minister of
Nicaragua, Mr.. Corea; the minister of the
Netherlands, Baron Gevers: the minister
Of Japan. Mr.. Takahira, and Nine. Taxa
hira; Count Mutsu, Mr.. Komatz, Mr.
Kokubu, Mr.. Nakamura, Mr.. Hanihara,
Colonel Wabanabe, military attache: Lieu
tenant Commander Takeshita, naval at
tache. and Mr.. Durham White Stevens,
counselor Of legation, accompanied the
minister.
In succession then came the minister of
Peru, Mr.. Calderon, with Nine. Calderpn
and Miss Calderon, their daughter. and Mr.
charge d'affaires of Bolivia, Mr.. Zalles. and
Nine. Zalles; the minister OF Persia, Cen
eral Isaac Khan; the minister Of Corea, Mr..
Minhui Cho, with his secretaries, Mr.. Teh
Moo Sin and Mr.. Seung Ku Ye, Mr.. Charles
w. Needham, counselor, Mr.. Chong Moo
Hong and Mr.. Chiyu Han; the minister of
the Argentine Republic and Mime. Merou;
Lieutenant Commander Guttero, naval at
tache; the minister Of Belgium and Bar
ters. counselor of legation; the minister of
Siam, Phya A. Kharaj Varaohara: Mr..
LOTUS, secretary, and Mrs. Lotus; the
minister OF Chile and Mime. de Walker
Martinez: Mr.. Domingo Cana and Nine.
Cana, MIR. Garcia; the charge d'affaires of
Colombia, DIR. Thomas Herran, Mrs. Her
ran and Miss Herran; the minister of Por-
tugal, Visconde de Alte; the minister of
Cuba, MIR. Quesada, Nine. Quesada: Mr..
Mr.. Carrillo de Albornoz and wife; the min
lister of Spain, Mr.. Ojeda: Mr.. Riano and
Mr.. Walls. secretaries: Lieutenant Colonel
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