The Washington times., 1919-04-18
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
News Diplomats Official and
of Easter Week.

pahsnnock, yesterday, accompanied
by her two daughters, the Misses
Gordon. General Barnett will join
them there tomorrow to spend the
weekend.
The Swedish Minister and Nine.
| Ekengren have returned to the lega-
ton after a visit to New York.
Future Belle Born.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Robert Cor
win Lee are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a daughter at their
home in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Mrs
Lee was formerly Miss Elsie Frances
Calder, daughter of Senator and Mrs.
William NJ Calder, of New York, and
was married to Commander Lee Of the
navy, last spring. The child has been
named Katherine Calder Lee.
The Minister of Denmark. Con-
stantin Brun, entertained informally
at luncheon yesterday at Servants,
Capt. c. w. G. Gibson, assistant mill
tary attache of the British embassy,
and Mrs. Gibson entertained lunch
con party, having seven guests; and
others who gave small luncheons at
the restaurant were Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Logan and the Duke di
Sangro, of the Italian embassy. Mrs.
Peter Goelett Gerry, Mrs. Paul earsall,
and Mr.. Heemskeerk, of the Neither
lands legation, also lunched at Sovra-
mis- yesterday.
Richard Crane, private secretary to
Secretary Lansing, and son Of Charles
r. Crane, of Chicago, is understood to
have been selected as first American
minister to the new republic of
Czecho-Slovakia- The announcement
is expected shortly.
Mr.. Crane has been with the State
Department more than four years,
first as clerk to the Secretary of State
and later as Mr.. Lansing's secretary.
Like Hugh S. Gibson, announced as
first minister to Poland, he is COM
paratively young. being only thirty
three years of age. He was born in
Champaign, Ill, and studied law at
the University OF Wisconsin and the
University of Nebraska.
Beth appointments are OF unusual
interest to Washington society, for
Mr. and Mrs. Crane have made many
friends in official and resident So
ciety since they took up their resi-
dence here; and there is no more
popular man in the diplomatic service
than Mr.. Gibson, who has been on
duty at the State Department f,om
time to time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, who
are at present at their apartment in
New York. will open their place at
Tuxedo Park next month for part Of
the summer.
Mrs. William A. Slater has leased
Home Farm, her place at Lenox,
Mass, to Mrs Edward W. Sparrow, of
New York, for the season.
AIgernOn GreIE Departs.
Alge=non Greig, of the British en-
bassy, is leaving Washington today
for Chicago, and will not be return
ing until the middle or end of May.
DR.. Joseph Dunn, professor Of
Celtic in the Catholic University, en-
! tertained at luncheon yesterday at
the University Club in honor of
Whiteford Kane and w. D. HAPPEN
stall, the playWrights. The other
guests included Col. George Patrick
Ahern, Seumas O'Brien. Joseph Kar-
rigan, Felix Mahony, John Walsh,
DR.. Constantine Mcguire, and p. A.
Drury. Mr. O'Brien gave his own
sketch of Napoleon and the Lady"
and Mr.. Karrigan sang some Irish
folk songs after the luncheon.
Miss Kate Roy, Of Norfolk, former
! Iy a resident of Washington, is visit
ing Dr. and Mrs. Larkin w. Glaze
brook for few days.
Miss Mildred Stillman, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph r. Stillman, of
New York. is visiting at the home Of
Gen. James A. Buchanan.
Bride Back From Honeymoon.
Mrs. Paul Fitzsimons, wife Of Lieu
tenant Fitzsimons, u. S. N, has re-
turned to Harborview, her place at