The Washington times., 1920-08-01
SIR AUCKLAND MAY
SPEND TIME FISHING.

Sir Auckland will attend church
In the little edince built by the sum
mer colony in which the Rev. George
Grotton OF Jenkinstown, Penn, is the
rector this season.
Ii he is fond of the water he will
have plenty OF opportunity to sail
and rsh for the summer people literal
ly live on the bay and races are held
each Wednesday and Saturday after
moons IL will probably be news to
most people, by the way. that Sir
Auckland was wounded in France in
1915. As a result he is unable to play
goif-s true deprivation to a Scotch
man. He nnds consolation however
In other sports, notably swimming and
tennis.
Thus far there are practically no
Washingtonians in the cottages at
Dark Harbor and for neighbors the
ambassador will have Philadelphians,
New Workers and Bostonians, many OF
whom have been going to the little
Maine resort for generations.
The Serbian Minister and Nine
Grouitch got away last week, going
first to Tuxedo. n. Y, where they are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Loomis.
Add the Peruvian Minister and Nine.
pezet-the former just back from a
long trip across the continent-spent
part of the time in New York. They
went up to take part in the cele-
bration of the Peruvian independence
day-July 2S---and took occasion also
to meet Nine. Pezets brother-in-law
and sister. Senior and Sonora de
Barrett, when they landed in New
York. They came to Washington with
~ nd will visit heTa nFinT
to sailing for Spain.
AMBASSADOR BAKHMETEFF's
BROTHER Is REPORTED SHOT.
The Russian ambassador, Mr.. Bakh-
meter, is also in New York for a
short visit. Sometimes one wonders
what would happen il the present
Russian embassy staff here were or
6ered' back to Russia. For theam-
bassador was sent over and presented
his credentials as the representative
OF the Kerensky government. which
seems to have-er-gone west. And
Russia might not be entirely healthy
under the Soviet government. In fact
there was a story here last week to
the effect that Ambassador Bakhme-
ten's younger brother had been shot
in Russia recently-on the strength
of the connection. But the idea
seemed to be that he was the brother
of staunch servant of the Tsar.
which would seem to identify the un.
fortunate young man as a brother OF
Mr.. George akhmeteff-former i'm
perial Russian ambassador, who is
now in Paris with Nine. Bakhmeteff.
a sister Of Truxtun Beale, of Phila-
delphia and Washington. On the
other hand one does not seem to re-
member that he had younger broth
er of a student age-and Mr. Boris
Rakhmeteff did have brother
Eugene, who was a student in Russia.
1t seems a bit hazy like most of the
news that comes out Of Russia now
aways.
One more bit of diplomatic news
before passing on to the doings of the
rest Of the world-and his wife. Prince
Antoine Bibesco. according to Lon
don dispatch, has been appointed Ru-
msnian minister to this country. The
prince is now secretary Of the Ru-
nIanian legation in London. He is
married to Miss Elizabeth Asquith.
daughter of the former premier Of
Great Britain. The advent of this in
teresting pair would be matter OF
considerable Importance in the social
world for Prince Antoine is a man OF
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