The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
WASHINGTONBR|DE
To PRESIDE OVER
LEGATION HERE
New Belgian Minister Was
Welded in Capital.

Brussels, Belgium, March A.
Count Conrad de Buisseret, Belgian
Minister to the United States, to-
day was appointed Minister at St.
Petersburg. He will be replaced at
Washington by E. Havenith, now
Minister to Persia and formerly
counselor of the Belgian Legation
at the American Capital.
WAS A WASHINGTON BRIDE.
The announcement that Mr.. Havenith,
who has been the Belgian Minister to
Persia, would be transferred to Washing
ton has an especial interest for society
in the National Capital. 1t will be re-
membered that when Mr. Havcnith was
counselor OF the Belgian Legation in this
city some three years ago, he married
Miss Helen Ffoulke, daughter of the late
Charles NJ FfOulke, of 20l1 Massachu-
setts avenue. The wedding was a social
event OF prominence, inasmuch as Mr..
Ffoulke had been president OF the Chevy
Chase Club and was prominent in social
and art circles. His home was one of
the carly mansions built in the Dupont
Circle district. 1t was distinctive for its
splendid collection of works of art. main
~ tapestries, for Mr. FfOuIke. who was
n connoisseur, made a specially OF Sc
curing tapestries He sold many OF his
most valuable ones. which lined the walls
Of the ballroom. before his death, but
the ballroom and drawing-rooms are stirl
rich with valuable art works. There are
paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Van
Dyke, and Raphael. Mr.. Ffoulke died
a few months after the marriage of Mr..
Havcnith to his daughter.
Mrs. F'fouIke has occupied her home in
Massachusetts avenue but n few months
in more than a year. She was for many
months in California, and returned to
Washington for Christmas and opened
the house, only to close il again and go
back to California. She viii come back
this month TO greet her son-in-law and
daughter on their arrival
An Experience in Persia.
Mr. Havenilh, who was first secretary
of the Belgian Legation, was promoted
to be Minister to Persia just before
the wedding. and with his bride sailed at
u
They have not been back even for
visit, but Mrs. FToulke was expecting
them this spring for a stay OF several
months. They were to bring with them
their son. born a few months ago.
Just after reaching Persia, Mrs. Hav-
enith had a unique experience While
travelling and while handsome bag
which had been presented to her by Miss
I
was in the custody of a porter. the lat
ter was shot by a thief who made away
with the bag and its contents, which in
Cluded valuable jewels. The episode pros
trated Mrs. Havenith. The search for
the thief proved unavailinG
Mrs. Havcnith is the cousin of Mrs
John F. Uric. who will be remembered
here as the daughter of William Dudley
Foulke, Civil Service Commissioner.
Mrs. Tries husband. DR.. Uric, is now in
Chicago. where he is interested in Hull
House, the well-knOwn philanthropic in
stitution established by Miss Jane Ad-
dams.
Also n Washington Belle.
While Minister Havenith and his wife
will be gladly welcomed, there is also
sincere regret over the departure of the
Count and Countess de Buisseret The
latter was also a Washington belle before
her marriage. She was Miss Story and
has given much happiness to her parents.
Gen. and Mrs. John p. Story, and her
host of friends, by living among them
again even for these two short years of
the counts service in Washington. They
have an interesting little family of five
boys and one girl. the latter. born in the
legation here less than a year ago.
The Belgian Legation seems ever to have
an American hostess, as Count de Buis-
seret's predecessor, Baron Moncheur, had
an American wife, the daughter Of the
former United States Ambassador 10
Mexico. Gen. Powell Clayton.