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Colombia. Switzerland. Greece. Hon
duras. Nicaragua. MONTENEGRO. Para
quay, Uruguay, Netherlands. Serbs,
croats and slovenes. Hayti, Saliva
dor, Rumania, Persia, Poland,
Lithunia Cxecho-Sslovskia. Finland.
Before Congress- adjourned they con-
firmed the appointment of Hugh Glib
son as minister to Poland. one of the
appointments that they have delayed
In settling. Another is that of Ben
ton McMillin which will have to wait
until Congress convenes again on
July 8. The American Society of Peru
has initiated movement to have
Benton McMillin. the American min
ister. retained there as ambassador.
Minister McMillin recently was nomi-
mated by President Wilson to be min
lister to Guatemala. The society, COM
posed of Americans throughout the
Peruvian republic. at a meeting last
week unanimously authorised its
board Of managers to send this cable
gram to President Wilson:
THE American Society of Peru sin
cerely regrets the possible loss of
Benton McMillin as American minis
/ ter and wishes to inform the Prcsi-
dent of the United States that Mr..
McMillin's appointment as ambassa-
dor here will be most gratifying to
members Of this society"
Peruvian newspapers have indorsed
the suggestion.
, CHARLES J. vOPICKA
TO WRITE EXPERIENCES.
You will be interested to know,
am sure, that Charles ]. vopicka, Of
Chicago. American Minister to Ru-
charest on his way to the United
States, where he intends to spend sew
eral months vacation.
/ As Minister Jointly to Rumania.
Bulgaria and Serbia and representa-
tive Of the various allied interests in
Bulgaria, Mr.. Vopicka has had many
remarkable war experiences which he
later expects to condense into a book
of memoirs. For the present, how
ever. owing to the violent political
contentious now rending eastern Eu-
rope, he prefers not to make a state
ment until he has conferred with
President Wilson.
He speaks FIVE languages, and says
that Il would have been impossible
for him to carry on his work without
them. particularly French, which Is
spoken by nearly every well educated
person In eastern Europe.
| 1t is his opinion that the United
States will no longer be able to have
one Minister accredited to the three
countries, but that we must be rep
resented by a Minister in each.
1t is an interesting rumor that Capt.
Walter r. Gherardi, commander Of
the battleship New Jersey. will be the
first United States representative In
Berlin when diplomatic relations with
Germany are resumed. Capt. Che
rardi was naval attache at Berlin from
1913. until the outbreak of the war.
1t was said at the State Depart
ment that before an Ambassador to
| Germany Is named the American EN-
ibassy in Berlin will be opened with
a charge d affaires at head of T., and
possibly with army and navy attaches.
The State Department would not con-
firm the report that Capt. Gherardi
will be appointed charge d'affaires.
( I know Mrs. Gherardi would Just
love it. She was so delighted, re-
call. when her husband was ap-
pointed naval attache at Berlin.
which was then one OF the most
interesting capitals Of the world.
But they were doomed to disap-
pointment and saw practically moth
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the war broke out before they had
been there a year. They are both
now in Newport where the captain
is on duty They were stationed in
Washington for long time: were
on duty here at the time of his ap-
pointment to Germany. in fact.
remember Mrs. Gherardi particular
ly at the navy roller-skating club
that used to meet once a week at
the Arcade in the days when roller
skating was SO fashionable. That
club was a very exclusive affair
and lots of fun. The members leased
the whole rink for every Wednes-
day afternoon. I think ii was.
remember Gertrude Gordon used to
go there quite often and was always
extremely popular: the men just
flocked around her Yes. I mean
the present Mrs. Cary Grayson Mrs.
I. T. Mann was another regular at
tendent; also SSs. Frank Friday
Fletcher. wife of the admiral. Count
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