The Washington herald., 1920-03-14

quite a few miles from Genoa. But
since historians insist upon the fact
that he first saw the light OF day
lin Genoa, there has been erected In
THAT town a statue, very unarus-
tic affair, quite an eyesore In fact.
lit was erected by Italians In Amer
lica and Il was that statue that
president Wilson adorned with,
wreath when he visited Genoa while
abroad.
SOME MIsUNDERsTANDI
IN AMBAsSADOR,s NAME.
I've just learned something else.
1t is about the name of the Italian
Ambassador. Some people refer to
him as Baron Romano. others as
Baron Avezzana. Neither Is correct.
He is Baron Bomano Avezzana just
as though the names were hyphe-
mated: just as my name Is Drum
Hunt. only they omit the hyphen.
Baroness Romano Avexzana Is the
correct way to speak of his wife and
his daughter is Miss Romano Avez-
zana She hasn't a title. I have
heard many discussions on the sub
ject so am glad to have settled that
1 QucSllOh dI Aoot- AOSA
lieved!
1 was very much impressed by
Mrs. Gallagher; thought she had a
a most interesting face indeed. She,
you know, is cousin OF Mr..
Masyark. To say he was an inter
esting face is putting 1t mildly: II
is an intensely interesting study. He
has much temperament, judging
from appearances; seems to be
something of a dreamer. I should
not be surprised to discover he is
a poet. He appears to Tive up in
the clouds and, while accompany
ing Mime. Destinn, he seemed to be
entirely unconscious of his sur
roundings. Yet he made a perfect
host. His mother, as i have said,
\ was an American, a former Miss
Garrigue, or Brooklyn. Miss Gar
rigue was studying music at the
Leipzig Conservatory when Ma
saryk was at the university there.
She returned home in 1878 and Ma
saryk followed and wooed her,
finally winning her hand. On their
wedding day. the future president
of Czecho- o-Slovakia adopted her
maiden name as his middle name.
Nine. Masaryk, the first lady"
of Czecho- -Slovakia, was held a
prisoner by the enemy (Austrians)
with her son in Austria during the
war and the penalty held over his
head for refusal to obey implicit
| ly any orders given him was his
| mothers life. He has a fine war
| record behind him but he is, I'm
sure, any thing but a fighting man
by nature. But he surely has the
knack for making friends: has won
his way already into the hearts OF
Washington society and his first
party here will go down in the an
nails of Washington society as one
Of the finest ever. 1t was preceded
by quite a number of dinner par
ties, the guests going later to the
reception.
The Belgian Ambassador and Bar
oness de Cartier de Marchienne had
a small company of guests dining
with them. The Italian Ambassador
land Baroness Romano Avezzana
Ewere the guests in whose honor Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Meyer. jr., enter
tanned at dinner. Theodore Fokker.
formerly Dutch consul general in
Russia and now on a special mis-
sion to the United States. was host
to a distinguished little company.
Entertaining at the New willard,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher gave
a dinner at the Shoreham, where
they stayed for several days. Mr..
and Mrs. Gallagher came to Wash
lington especially for the reception.
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
FIGURES PROMINENTLY.
As you see, the Diplomatic Corps
figured prominently in that group
of dinners. Other parties of the
week in which they were in the
limelight were a luncheon given
earlier in the week by the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand.
The Spanish Ambassador and Mime.
Riano were the honor guests at a
dinner given by the Minister of
Ecuador iand Nine. Elizalde. The
other guests were the Peruvian
Ambassador and Sonora de Pezet,
the Minister from Venezuela, DIR.
lDominici; the Minister from Bull
garia and Mime. Panarettoff, the
Minister from Colombia and Nine.
Urueta. the Minister from Para
quay and Sonora de Gondra. the
Minister from Uruguay and Mme!
Varela. the third assistant Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Breckenridge
Long, anu hATS. hiuOT,
Mrs. John b. Henderson. Mrs. +. b.
Moran, Mrs. Horace Macfarland, the
lsecretary. of the Ecuador Legation
and Sonora de Icaza, and the at
tache of the legation, Senor Pena-
herrera.
Quite diplomatic dinner, I
should say!
Then also the Harry wardmans
gave a large supper party last
levening in compliment to the Min
lister and Mime. Riano. 1t was yes
Iterday that Mime. Peter was given
the luncheon at Cafe st. Marks by
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Rousseau.
Nine. Cremer. wife of the Neither
lands Minister, was at home Friday
afternoon; quite an elaborate
though informal affair. with Nine.
Grouitch and the wives OF several
ofnciais receiving with her. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Strauss gave a dinner
for the Russian Ambassador and
Mime. Bakhmeteff.
Col. William Eric Fowler gave a
lovely dinner party a few nights
ago when the Minister of Guate.
maia. Joaquin Mendez, and his
daughter. Mrs. Paulo Godoy, were
the honor guests. Other diplomats
in the party were the Minister of
salvador and Nine. Sol. the Minister