The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

leave with Mrs. CARROTS mother, Mrs.
Benjamin H. Warder, although Mr..
Garrett will naturally have to be in
Washington part OF the time. report
ing to and consulting with the State
Department.
Ira Nelson Morris, our minister to
Sweden, and Mrs. Morris have been in
America for several weeks, and are
now at their summer home in Wiscon-
sin, Mr.. Morris having come down to
Washington to make his report while
Mrs. Morris collected their son and
daughter, who were at school in Mass
achusetts, and took them out to Wis
consin. Mr.. Morris Joined them there
a little later. Also our minister to
Norway, Albert G. Schmedeman. has
just arrived to make his report to
the State Department, and take the
first vacation-worth mentioning, for
they don't really call them vacations
when they can't come home-in sew
eral years; and p. Grant Smith, who
succeeded Maurice Francis Egan as
minister to Denmark, is likewise re-
turning.
Thomas Nelson Page. it appears,
is the only one Of our ambassadors
coming home just now. In fact, he
and Mrs. Page reached America about
a week ago, and he's now in Wash
ington. She has gone to Bar Harbor
or it is York Harbor-for a little
visit. Presumably since he has re-
signed and taken formal and final
leave of the King Of Italy, one should
speak of him as former Ambassador
Page" but his successor has not yet
been formally appointed and the ap-
pointment duly ratified.
It is, however. currently reported,
and those most likefy to know seem
to regard the report as well founded,
that Brand WhitloCk is to be his sue
cessor, having earned his promotion
by his strenuous service in Belgium.
But until the announcement is for
mally made from the White House
and then comes up for ratification by
the Senate--in this case 1t shouldn't
take long-nobody officially knows
anything about il.
Meanwhile, however, the Whitlocks
are coming home-they're to sail on
July &c, believe-and their friends.
official and personal. on this side OF
the water will certainly do their best
TO SHOW them a good time"
William J. Price, minister to Pana-
ma, is at present in Washington, and
one mustn't forget such notables as
Henry P. Fletcher, American am
bassador to Mexico; Preston McGood-
win, our minister TO Venezuela, Boaz
Long, newly appointed minister to
Cuba, although they have been in
town for several months. Mr.. Fletch-
er seems to be a more or less perma-
nent fixture and he and Mrs. Fletcher
have taken a house and settled down.
Mr. Long, who was formerly minist er
TO Salvador. has been staying on here
for months looking after some i'm
portant matters in the State Depart
ment. He has an apartment at Stone
leigh Court and had his sister with
him all winter to keep house for him.
The present minister to Cuba, William
Z. Gonzales, is to go to Peru as our
first ambassador unless the plea OF
a group Of prominent Americans resi-
deNt IN Peru to retain the present
minister, Benton McMilIin, and gave
him the promotion should be regard
ed-Or unless the change in the Per
uvian government should upset mat
tiers. Mr.. MCMillin is now slated to
go to Guatemala, but none OF these
appointments have yet been confirm
cd by the Senate. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Goodwin have an apartment at 1902
Eighteenth street, but, come to think
Of it, they may have gone home by
this time. l haven't seen or heard
Of them for some weeks.