Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
Senator Ricci to Sail
From Italy for Duty in
u. S. on January Is

The new italian ambassador, SEN
ator Ricci. will sail from Italy jan
uary 25 for this country, where he
will assume his duties. succeeding
who returned to Rome early in au-
tumn. Senator RioSi is a distin-
guished lawyer. and he has been
closely associated with the socialist
leaders now in power in Italy.
Upon his arrival the counselor of
the embassy, Signor Giuseppe Bran
bilia, and Sisnora Brambila will
leave for Rome. Signora Brambilla.
formerly Miss Julia "A. Meyer, daugh-
ter of the late George Won L. Meyer.
at one time Postmaster General and
later Secretary of the Navy. enjoyed
a brilliant belleshiD before her mar
riage. and since her return with Sig
nor Brambilla. follo wing his appoint
ment here. they have been among
the most popular members of the
younger diplomatic set. Mrs. Meyer
has made her home with them for
the past few months at the delight
full house they took in Georgetown.
and the smart little luncheon parties
during the season have been among
the most enjoyable affairs of the kind
given here.
The secretary of the embassy. Sig
nor Alessandro Mariani. will also re-
turn to Italy at an early date.
The ambassador of Russia. Mr.:
Boris Bakhmeteff, will entertain at
luncheon today.
The Belgian ambassador and Bar
oness de Cartier have issued invita-
tons for a musical on Friday, Janu-
airy %.
Baroness de Cartier will again be
i patroness for the annual ball which
he Washington Chapter of the Trim
College Alllmnae Will give on
February 4. Trinity College is in
charge of Sisters of Namur. which
order was organized at Namur. Bel
GUM. Mrs. Lawrence V. Grogan IS
chairman of the patroness commit
tee.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Colby will be the guests in whose
honor the minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter will entertain dinner
: company February s. The minister
and Nine. Peter went to New York
to attend the dinner given last even
! ing at the Astor Hotel in New York
! by the Swiss Club.
The minister of Ecuador. Senior DR..
, Don Rafael H. Elizalde, will return
| from New York, where he spent the
! latter part of the week.
. Signora Geisser Celesia di vegliasco.
wife of the third secretary of the
! Italian embassy, will be an attendant
at the marriage of Miss Warren. which
! will take place in New York January
, % and will be among the most fash
! ionable events of the season in that
+, city.
! Commandante Don Luis Aubry,
naval attache of the Peruvian en-
; bassy, will go to Peru in the near
! future and on his return to this coun-
| try he will be accompanied by
Madame de Aubry, who is making. a
visit in her home there. Commander
| and Madame de Aubry have made a
! host of friends in Washington, where
, they have been stationed for the past
| year or more.
! The Hon. Ronald Lindsay, sometime
: counselor and charge daffairs of the
British embassy at Washington, has
! been transferred from the British en-
| bassy in Paris, to the foreign Office
! in London. He is taking up. as one
| of the assistant secretaries, the work
/ of Sir John Tilley, just appointed Brit
| islt amba ssador to Brazil. The Hon:
Mr.. Lindsay now has the rank of
minister plenipotentiary.