The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

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ington the middle of November.
DR.. Stepanek has been the first
assistant to DIR, Benes. and during
the Peace Conference was in full
charge of the ministry of foreign
affaires at Prague. The appoint
! ment Of DR.. Stepanek to the Wash
ington post shows that the govern
ment OF Czecho-Slovakia realizes
the Importance of Americas friend
ship for Czecho- Slovakia. DR.. Step
anek is one of the most brilliant
political and diplomatic minds in
Czecho-Slovakia and will surely
make many friends in the diplo-
matte and political society of Wash
ington.
During the war DIR. Stepanek was
actively engaged in preparing the
revolution against Austria Hun
gary. both in Czecho-Slovakia and
in close touch with the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes. His spectacular flight
from Austria across the Adriatic in
very small boat is one of the many
experiences he had in fighting for
the freedom of his nation.
DR.. Stepanek is Sc years of age
and a bachelor. He is bringing his
sister, Miss Stepanek, to be chatel-
aine of the Legation.
The October diplomatic list, is
sued last week by the State Depart
ment, indicates a number of changes
in the personnel of the diplomatic
corps and also in their places Of
abode.
Opening with the Embassy of
France. the list records that Capt.
Jean F. ]. E. Rigal, naval attache.
has moved from 2400 Sixteenth
street to 1901 Eighteenth street.
The Office of the military attache,
formerly at 2011 Wyoming avenue,
has also moved u the Eighteenth
street address.
FRENCH AMBASSADOR STILL
ABROAD, BUT DUE SOON.
The Ambassador of France and
Nine. Jussersnd. are still abroad
where they went early in the spring,
but are sure to return before many
weeks now. Upon his return, the
Ambassador will present officially
the Houdin bust of Washington and
two Sevres vases to the d. A. r. on
behalf of his government. Do you
remember the magnificent Sevres
vases he presented the Senate-or
was ii both houses of Congress
some time ago? They were huge
things. and lovely to behold. The
gifts for the d. A. r., understand,
are already at the embassy, having
preceded the Ambassador across the
ocean.
Members of the Spanish Embassy
stan are recorded as still living at
the addresses given in the Septem-
Der number of the diplomatic lit
and the embassy personnel remains
unchanged except for the omission
of the names of the commercial at
tache, temporarily attached, Senior
Don Antonio Cuyas and his wife,
Sonora de Cuyas, who have returned
to Spain.
Boris Bakhmeteff. Ambassador Of
Russia, and Nine. Bakhmeteff have
taken possession of 1918 Sixteenth
street and relinquished their former
residence, 2S40 Woodland drive
The counselor of the embassy.
Henry de Bach. has returned to
Washington, bringing with him
Nine. de Bach. bride. NJ. NJ. Kar-
povitch, attache, has changed his
residence from The Cliffbourne to
the st. Nicolas.
The Russian Embassy staff has
been Increased by the arrival of
Vladimir Porelzky.
TWO MEMBERS OF CHILEAN
EMBASSY STAFF LEAVE.
The Embassy of Chile has lost
from its staff Luis FideI Yanez and
Sonora Yanez. both of whom, how
ever, while Included in the list of
last month, were recorded absent"
as they had already left town but
were not yet detached. The en-
bassy staff has lost, also, Enrique
A Hickman, second secretary.
Ricardo Pepper Van Buren,, a new
name on the list, bears the notation
absent" He has been appointed
but hasn't come over yet.
Carlos A. Vallejo, attache of the
Argentine Embassy. though not
mentioned in the list, has recently
arrived in Washington, accom-
panied by Nine. de Vallejo.
The passing of summer is noted
in the return of the Italian Embassy
staff from the summer embassy at
Newport. r. l., to 1859 r street. The
third secretary, Andrea Geisser Ce-
lesia di Vegilasco and Nine. di Veg
liasco, have moved from their for
mer residence, fS45 r street, to 216S
Florida avenue. The name of Fill
ippo del duchi Caffarelli, third sec
retary, is omitted from the list as
he has recently returned home.
At the Brazilian Embassy one
notes that the secretary, Luis A.
Gurgel do Amaral, has changed his
residence from The Brighton to
Stoneleigh Courts.
CHANGES RECORDED IN STAFF
OF BRITISH EMBASSY HERE,
From Brazil to Great Britain is a
distance of miles and days-when
one travels the ordinary route-but
in the diplomatic list it is only the
space from one page to another.
This month the name of the Hon.
Ronald c. Lindsay, former counsel
lor of the embassy, is omitted for
the first time, though Mr.. Lindsay.
himself, has been gone for several
months. R. H. Hadow's name is
also missing from the list. He has
gone to England.
A group of unattached members
Of the embassy staff, the majority
Of whom had been living at Ward
man Park Hotel, have taken a house
at 1873 Massachusetts avenue, and
are maintaining there the jolliest
residence in the city. Among them
is M. D. Peterson, second secretary;
Capt. J. F. Harker, secretary tenn
porarily attached: Arthur Yencken,
third secretary, and Count John de