Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27

wholly Obvious OF the Small 1nCloS
Since the King and Queen of the
Belgians have invited President Pom
care on his forthcoming visit to their
country to have Nine. Poincare &C
,company him, according to the prece-
Sdent of President Wilson, who took
sAmerica's first lady with him on
his visit to Brussels. we may expect
stnore than the merely formal can
f~hen foreign potentates visit our
tshores and those having wives are
respected to bring them. The visit OF
t7he Prince of Wales grows more brief
Z nd formal with each cablegram from
London, and now there is a possibili-
jty that he will not visit Newport at
tall Plans for his landing at St John,
; y. B.. next month are complete. The
| eral of Canada, who has several times
visited the British embassy in WASH
| tngton. will meet him with an escort
of government officials. and more
than 5000 returned overseas soldiers:
After leaving St. John. his royal
} leaving Canada ne will come to the
United States. The prince will set
sail from Portsmouth for canada
on August 5, on the new battle
cruiser Renown. one of the mystery
ships" built during the war.
Another outlook for foreign visitors
IS from the Italian information bu-
reau. which announces that COM
pany of Italian naval officers WIN pay
IN early visit to this country. arriv-
ing on the Italian dreadnaught Conte
di Cavour and landing in Boston be-
fore the end of July. Receptions and
other entertainments are in store for
them there and at each of the east
! ern ports where they visit.
With so many distinguished for
RignprS coming. wonders If AnV
Of them will be SO critical of our
Spontaneous hospitality as was
Charles Dickens in his American
Notes" Certainly we have progressed,
even. if according to the English
mans idea. We were stupid at that
time. and then Dickens had to make a
good story at any cost Through his
publishers he put out an unlimited
Tations. but even that could not ex-
plain his lack of appreciation of the
tAmerican's whole-hearted hospitality.
In one breath society folk deplore
the retirement of Peru's first ambas-
sador, DR.. Tudela, from his post in
Washington and in the next rejoice
over the rumor of the coming of DR..
Federico PeZet, who has twice before
been stationed here, first as secretary
of legation and then as minister from
Peru The son of Dr.. and Mrs. PeZet.
George Washington Pezet, was born in
Washington, started his sprightly and
enVldDIe literary CdIecl Hcie diIu
married an American woman. OF the
returning American diplomats-and
there are many-so far Mr.. Thomas
Nelson Page is the only one who will
| Join the ranks with Mr.. Henry White
and others who make up Washing
tons small colony of ex-ambassadors
The President and Mrs. Wilson at
I tended the performance at Keith's
J last evening, having as their guests
, Miss Margaret Wilson, Mr.. John Ran
] dolph Boiling, Capt. King and DR.
Grayson.
The United States minister to Ru-
mania, Bulgaria and Serbia and Mrs
Charles J. Vopicka were the guests
in whose honor Mr.. Albert H. Putney
. chief of the division of near eastern
: affairs of the State Department, en-
tertained a dinner party last evening
/ at the Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vopicka. accompanied
by their daughters, Miss Clara Vo.
picka and Miss Mildred Vopicka, will
Z leave Washington tomorrow, ant
after six weeks passed in this coun.
try at Chicago and their summer
home at Lake Cora, Mich, will sal
: for Bucharest, the minister's head
quarters.
Word has been received here of the
approa ching visit of Prince Kita
shirakawa, Prince Asaka and Prince
Higashikuni, the three brothersin
law of the Emperor of Japan. The
imperial visitors will tour the United
States, Great Britain and France anC
are planning to remain abroad abou
three years.
The newly appointed Argentine
minister to Central America, Mr.
Federico NJ. Quintana, who acted a:
charge d'affaires at the Argentine
embassy here during the absence o.
the ambassador. DR.. LIE Breton, il
France. has gone to New York, from
which port he will sail for his new
post.
Mr.. Rene Correa Luna, who ha:
been appointed first secretary to TIM
same mission, left Washington yes
aerday with Nine Correa Luna fol
New York, where they will remain
until they sail.
Nine Riano. wife of the Spanish
Ambassador, will leave Washington
this morning for York Harbor, Me
where she will be the guest of he
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. anr
Mrs. Chandler Anderson, for severa
weeks.
Countess di Cellere, wife of tn,
36talian ambassador, has postponed hel
departure for Newport, h l., unit
Tomorrow, when she will leave for
months stay. accompanied by her sol
and daughter.
The minister of Salvador anl
Madam Sol will leave Washington to
Hay for a short visit to New York
The Secretary of Agriculture ant
Mrs. Houston. who have been travel
ing through the far west. have lef
the Pacific coast and are expected t,
arrive here this week. The ministe
of Switzerland and Nine. Sulze n
who were members of the Secretary
party, are expected to return earl!
In August.
The minister of Sweden. Mr.. W. A
r. Ekengren, who went with Nine
Fkengren to Edgartown. Mass. i'm
snediately upon reaching this countr,
. from Europe, is expected to come t.
washington in about a fortnight TO
n short sIay. Nine. Ekengren will