The Washington herald., 1918-10-23
in the Social sDorlo
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of distinguished visiting physicians,
English, French and Italian, pre-
scented to him by his personal ply
siciap. Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
yesterday afternoon. Included in
the party were Sir Thomas Myles
of Dublin. dean Of the delegation.
who has served four years with
the British and allied forces. and
been knighted as a reward for his
services; Col. Gask OF Nthe British
medical service, who has also been
at the front in very active service
through most of the war: DR.. du-
Val a distinguished French physi-
cian- and Prof. Raffaelli Bastianelli
Of Rome who has served with the
forces of his country ever since
Italy entered the war.
Tho physicians came as foreign
delegates to the annual meeting OF
the American College OF Surgeons,
which was to have been held in New
YORK this week, but was called on
because OF the epidemic. It had been
planned as a War Congress. and
number OF distinguished foreign sur
geons. who have had wonderful ex-
periences and done wonderful service,
had come to America as delegates.
When 1t was found that the preva-
lence Of the Spanish influenza made
such a convention inadvisable, the
delegation decided to at least visit
Washington On Monday night DR..
Franklin Martin. chairman OF the
general medical board of the Coun-
Gil OF National Defense. gave a dinner
in their honor at the Army and Navy
Club. Yesterday morning they went
to Mount Vernon. chaperoned by DIT.
Tr TbarIav
ing Surgeon General, L. s. A, making
the trip BY motor. They left Wash
ington last night headed for Roches-
ter. MINI, to make a visit to the IA
nous Mayo brothers there.
On Thursday afternoon the PresI-
dent will receive the very dis
tinguished party Of Roman Catholic
priests-British, French and Italian
missions-sent over to felicitate Car
dinal Gibbons on the occasion Of his
golden jubilee. The French Mission
Is headed by Mgr. Eugene Julien.
Bishop of Arrss; with whom are as
ISOLATED Monsignor Alfred Baudriu-
art, Vicar General of Paris and
Rector OF the Catholic University Of
Paris: VI. Charles Guillemart, Vicar
General OF Arras; Able Klein. chap
lain Of the American Ambulance at
Neuilly. and Able Patrick Flynn. vice
rector Of the University OF Lille.
The English delegation Is headed
BY the Right Reverend Frederick
William Keating, Bishop OF North
ampton: and includes his secretary.
Rev. Father Duchamel: Monsignor
Arthur Stapleton Barnes, chaplain at
oxford University. and Mr.. Shane
Leslie, editor Of the Dublin Review.
Monsignor Say. OF Italy. is also
with the commission. which, its er-
rand in Baltimore accomplished, is
being entertained this week in Wash
ington as guests OF Bishop Shahan
at the Catholic University.
The French group brought over with
them the grand cross Of the legion
OF honor, conferred upon Cardinal
Gibbons by the French government,
an1 duly presented on Monday in
baltimore by Mr E. dc Cartier de
MarChienne. the Belgian Minister. He
entertained the heads Of the mission
at luncheon at tho Belgian Legation
Yesterday upon their arrival in Wash
ington- Mr.. de Carriers guests were
Mgr. KeatinE. Bishop Of Northamp-
ton; Mgr. Julien. Bishop Of Arras;
hET. bauQFllltFr- NlCHF general OF
Paris and member Of the French
Academy: the French Ambassador.
NJ. Jusserand: the Minister Of Portu-
gal. Niscount d'Alte. Mr.. ColviIe Bar
clay. charge d'affaires of the British
Embassy: Ahbe Flynn. Able Klein.
NJ de ChaIubrun counselor Of the
French Embassy. and VI. de Billy, OF
the French High Commissions
Later in the day the commission
made formal calls on the Apostolic
Delegate. MonsignOr BonzanO: upon
N" French Ambassador. at the Brit
iSh Embassy. and upon ". de Billy
a the Frenzy High Commission To-
day they VIII be luncheon guests of
Mgr. Thomas at st Patrick's, tho
luncheon being largely with a view
TO giving as many OF the Catholic
clergy OF Washington as possible an
opportunity of meeting the distin-
Euished visitors.
Both the French Ambassador and
tine French High Commissioner will
entertain in their honor. and tOmor-
row MEr. Shahan will entertain for
them at a large and brilliant lunch
con at the Catholic University, to
which about eighty guests, mostly
officials and diplomats. have been in
vited.
Possibly today-but more probably
tomorrow or Friday-the party will
visit Mount Vernon, as the great
shrine Of American liberties. And on
Friday night they will continue on
their way. going from here to Bos-
ton and thence TO several other i'm
portant cities.
In the diplomatic list sent out by
the state Department this month
Montenegro Is included for the first
tfrns among foreign countries having
dipIomatic representation in Wash
inGtOn-
The Minister IL Gen. Antoine Gvos-
drnovitch. and his stan includes Mr..
NsntanoyitCh, secretary of legation:
Mr.. SPrtia. secretary OF legation. and
Lieut. Chanolitch. military attache.
The office OF the legation is at the
New Willard.
Another newly appointed Minister
whose name appears for the first time
on this list is Dr. Manuel Gondra. OF
Paraguay, who was presented a few
weeks ago at the White House. and
in New York for the present
Other newcomers in the corps in
cIude Lieut. H. e. Arnold Foster. as
sistant naval attache of the British
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