The Washington herald., 1920-11-09
Secretary Colby to Visit South America
French Celebrate Founding Of Republic
By EVELYN c. HUNT.

The Secretary Of State, cambridge
Colby, expects to leave the United
States shortly upon an extensive
tour Of several of the South Ameri-
can states. His visit will be in
return for the recent visits made
this country by ythe foreign minis
ters of Brasil, Argentine. Peru and
Uruguay. His trip will. however.
be extended to include other South
American countries.
The Secretary will be the honor
guest Of the Minister of Uruguay
on next Friday at a dinner given
in the Columbus room of the Pan
American Building.
Mrs. Colby and Miss Katherine
Colby. who are now in New York
are expected back in Washington
this afternoon.
The Secretary OF Agriculture,
Edwin T. Meredith, will officiaily
open the annual chrysanthemum
show tomorrow evening at the Old
Masonic Temple. Secretary Mere
dith will give a brief address,
dwelling on the part played by
flowers in the national life and the
work of the department promoting
them.
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY OF
REPUBLICS BIRTH.
In celebration of the fftieth an
niversary of the birth Of the French
republic a ball will be given at the
French embassy on Thursday. The
charge d'affaires. the Prince de
Bearn, will. in the absence of the
ThA -Tfa a0fa
will include members OF the diplo-
matte corps. and leaders In official
and resident society.
Preceding the ball Prince de
Bearn will entertain about forty
guests at dinner, the company in
cluding members of official circles
sions. The attaches of the embassy
will be Joint hosts with Prince de
Bearn at the ball.
The Baroness Romano, wife OF the
Ambassador of Italy, was the guest
of honor at a small luncheon given
yesterday by Mrs. Henry W. Keyes.
The guests included besides Baron
ess Romano, Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith,
Mrs. Gordon Woodbury., Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer Mrs. Charles H. Pat
terson and Mrs. Francis Savage.
Mrs. Keyes will be at home the
FIRST Thursday afternoon in Decem-
Der and will receive on Thursday
afternoons thereafter during the
season.
APPOINTED SECRETARY
OF CHILEAN EMBASSY.
Gonzalo Montt has been appointed
secretary of the Chilean embassy at
Washington, according to dispatches
from Chile, and win arrive shortly
to take up his new duties.
Eduard Garcia Comm, secretary of
the legation of Spain at Santiago,
Chile, has been transferred to a
similar post in the Spanish embassy
in Washington.
The Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Gordon Woodbury.
have taken an apartment at Ward
man Park Inn for the season and
have with them their daughter, Miss
woodbury.. who returned recently
from France where she had been
! since January. Miss Woodbury. is a
, graduate OF Bryn Mawr. She did
not make her debut during the war,
preferring to spend her time In war
relief activities, and her appearance
in Washington will be in the nature
of an informal debut.
GEN. PERsHING SOON
TO VISIT BRAZIL.
Gen. John J. Pershing. accompa-
MED by a United States naval squad
ron, will visit Brazil late in Novem-
Der. Guanabara Palace, Brazils
home for distinguished foreign Wis.,
itors. is being prepared for the gen.
eral and his party.
Mrs. Floyd waggaman entertained
at luncheon yesterday at the Cafe
st. Marks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Brennan
and Miss Brennan, of Chicago, have