The Washington times., 1919-04-16

Countess OF Reading VIII en-
i tertain at dinner at the embas-
sy tonight, with the Japanese Am
bassador and Viscountess Ishii, the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Lane. the Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Houston and the Acting
Secretary of State and Mrs. Frank l..
Polk among their guests.
The Earl of Reading will be the
guest of the Association of Foreign
Press Correspondents at a dinner at
the Hotel Plaza. New York, on April
"a. The occasion will be of an in
ternational character, the countries TO
be represented including America
Britain, France, Italy. Japan, Bel
gium, Scandinavia. Argentina, Aus
tralia and Canada. Rear Admiral VIII
liam S. Sims will be present
Mrs. John Lord O'Brian, wife of
the assistant attorney general for war
work, was hostess at a charming
luncheon today. her guests. who num-
bered twelve being asked TO meet
Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer.
Mrs. OBrian's niece. Miss Millicent
White, of Buffalo, arrived in wash
ington this morning, and will visit
her for a week.
ViscOuntess IshII To Leave, Too.
Viscountess Ishii will accompany
her husband, the japanese ambassa-
dor. when he leaves for japan about
May 1.
The Minister Of the Netherlands
and Nine. ]. T. Cremer have leased
Mrs. Charles Stedman Hanks cottage
at West Manchester. where they will
pass the summer. The legation VIII
have it's headquarters in the o. T.
Roberts cottage near by, where the
first secretary of the legation and
his family and another OF the secre-
taries will live.
Nine. SIavko Grouitch, wife of. the
Serbian minister, will go to Balti-
more on April "a and speak at the
Belvedere on "After-the-War Condi-
tions in Serbia"
Sir Henry Darlington Smith, assist
ant British high commissioner, has
returned to England after an extend
ed stay in Washington, during which
time he made a warm place for him
self in the regard of the diplomatic
and official world with which he was
affiliated. Sir Henry's departure is
noted for the first time in the cur
rent issue of the diplomatic list, but
he sailed some weeks ago.
Several other changes Of consid-
erable Importance are also noted in
the list. For example, DR.. Don
Francisco Tudela y Varela, Peru's
envoy to the United States, now has
the rank of ambassador instead Of
minister. There is a new minister
of Haiti, Charles Moravia, to succeed
the late DR.. SolOna Menos who died
at his post. The embassy of Brazil
has a new second secretary, Cyro de
Freitas Vale, a successor to Octavio
Fialho, recently recalled; and the
newcomer has taken an apartment
at Wardman Park Hotel.
Comdr. Viscount Masamichi Hotta,
assistant naval attache of the Japa-
nese embassy. has returned to Japan
to be succeeded by Comdr. Kiyoshi
Hasegama, and there is a new secre-
tary of the embassy, Keinosuke Fujii,
who is accompanied by Nine. Fujii.
The second secretary of the embassy
is also named Full, Minoru FULL, and
he and his wife are established at
Somerset House.
Alexandra Vouros, formerly coun-
selor OF the Greek legation, who was
frequently charge d'affaires in the alb
sence of the minister, has now been
permanently detached from the lega-
ton here. The present counselor and
charge d'affaires is Mr.. Tsamados.
The legation also has a new secretary,
Cimon CoIlas, and Stephen PandeledIs,
sometime attache of the legation, has
been recalled. Other diplomatic alb
sentees are P. V. Emrys Evans, tenn
porary secretary of the British en-
baccy, and Don Ignacio Serrano, at
tache of the Chilean embassy, who
has been transferred TO London.
Major Livius Tieusanu has returned
to Washington after an extended alb
sence in Europe, and is again listed
as military attache of the Rumanian
legation. He and Nine. Tieusanu have
taken an apartment at Stoneleigh
Court
DR.. Rowe to Give Luncheon.