The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-12
ENTERTAIN FOR
COLBYPRIOR TO
HIS DEPARTURE
!, AINBRIDGE COLBY. Secretary

n AINBRIDGE COLBY. Secretary
n OF State. will be the honor
guest at a dinner which DR..
Jacobo Vsrela, minister OF Uruguay.
Is giving tonight at the Fan Ameri-
can building. The company will
be limited to men. and will number
about thirty. Cabinet ministers and
a number OF the diplomats OF the
L.atin-American countries being
among those asked to meet the Sec
rotary.
This dinner 10 the first Of q round
Of farewell Inequalities which win
precede Secretary Colbys departure
for South America. AS the per-
sonal representative OF President
Wilson and the nation. he will visit
the various countries whose chief
executives have been guests OF the
United States during the present
Administration. and he will also
accept Argentina's Invitation to be
her guest. Mr.. Colby will be gone
six weeks or two months, and. al
though no definite date has been
set for his departure, Il will prob
ably be within the next week or
two. II. Is not expected that Mrs.
Colby will accompany him.
At the dinner which the Ambassa-
dor of Brazil. DIR. Augusta Cochrane
de Aiencar. is giving on Monday
evening and again on Tuesday
evening when the Argentine ambas-
sador. DIR. LeBreton. will be host.
Mrs. Colby will share honors with
the Secretary. Nine. de Matthew.
wife of the Ambassador OF Chile.
will be hostess for the Brazilian
ha hn I'M ain no h
elor establishment.
The Undersecretary OF state and
Mrs. Norman Davis will also give
q dinner in honor of Secretary and
Mrs. Colby before he starts on his
long trek and have sent out invi-
tations for next Wednesday even
ing. November II.
-
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter Of
President Wilson. has taken an apart
ment at 100 East Eighty-second
street, New York.
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BALL At FRENCH EMBASSY.
The dinner and reception given at
the French embassy last night by the
charge d'affaires, Prince de Bearn ct
de Chalais, was quite the most brill
liant event of the present season and
brought together an interesting as
semblage OF officials and resident so
ciety folk. 1t was given to celebrate
the fiftieth anniversary Of the procla-
nation of the third French republic,
and incidentally marked the second
anniversary of the signing OF the
armistice.
n
ball numbered about $50 and included
representatives of official diplomatic
and resident society. with numerous
army and navy officers and their
wives. Nine. Collardet wife OF the
military attache of the French en-
bassy. received with Prince de Bearn.
and during the evening the guests
had opportunity to meet Gen. Georges
Robert Nivelle, the famous French
soldier. who is Frances delegate to
the American Mayfiower council. He
was continuously surrounded by an
interesting and animated group. The
embassy was effectively decorated
with flowers and flags. Dancing
brought the evening to a close.
All the ambassadors accredited to
the United States. as well as the mini
sters and charge d'affairs of the
countries whose armies fought on the
side Of the Allies during the war were
invited TO the dinner. The guests
numbered about sixty and were seat
ed at six small tables presided over
by Prince de Bearn, General Nivelle.
General Collardet. Nine. Collardet,
Commander Rigal. the naval attache
of the embassy; and NJ. Henry. secre-
tary of the embassy.
NOTABLE LIST OF GUESTS.
Those present were: The Ambas-
sador of Spain and Nine. de Riano.
Mr.. Bakhmeten, ambas: ador' of
Russia: the Ambassador Of Chile, and
Nine. de Matthew. Mr.. lie Breton, am
bassador Of Argentina: Mr.. Pezet, am
bassador of Italy: Lady Geddes, wife
of the amba ssador of Great Britain;
Viscount d'Alte, minister of Portugal;
the Minister of Serbs, Croats and Slo-
venes and Nine. Grouitch, Princess
wife of the minister Of
the Minister of Greece and
Nine. Tsamados., General March, Rear
and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson.
NJ. Symon, charge daffairs of Eel
GUM: M. >Lahovary, charge d'affairs
Of Rumania: the charge d'affaires OF
Italy and Mime. Brambilla, the charg"
d'affairs of Czeschoslovakia and
Nine. Halla, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Henry HARDWOOD Rousseau, Mr..
and Mrs. Sumner Welles. Mrs.
II. c. Corbin, Mrs. John b. Henderson.
Mrs. Harshall Field. Mrs. Henry F.
Mrs. william A. Slater. Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer, Mrs. J. Borden
Mrs. Frederic Keep, Mrs. d.
w. McCombs. Miss Sarah Lee, Miss
Josephine Patten, Miss Katherine
Colby, daughter of the Secretary Of
State; Miss Benson. Miss Louise
Delano, Mr.. Sterling, Counsellor of the
United States Embassy In Paris: Col
,nel Buckley. attache to General
NJ. Lanel, General Ferrie and
NJ. Broutn. president and members of
the French Delegation at the Tele-
graphic Conference; Prince Eugene
.nhn rnirski nenheM of the Palish