The Washington herald., 1921-01-18
EMBASSY
GIVES RECEPTION
FOR CARISBROOKE
Marquis, Guest of Long
worths, Honored by
Informal Party.

The Marquis OF Carisbrooke, who
Is the guest Of Representative and
Mrs Nicholas Longworth, was the
honor guest at. a dinner which Lady
Geddes, wife Of the British Ambas-
sador' gave last evening. The Am
Oassador has gone to England for
a brief stay.
It was a small, informal party,
and was followed by a small recep-
tion at 10 o'clock. Among the guests
at the reception were the Hon.
william PUgsley, governor of New
brunswick, Canada, and Mrs. Pugs-
Iey' who are spending the week at
"ardman Park Hotel; and the din
ner guests of Mrs. Charles S. Brom-
well and the Charge d'Affaires OF
The Italian Embassy and Nine.
Brambilla-
The Marquis is leaving today for
New York.
Alexander Albert Mountbatten.
Marquis Of Csrisbrooks, Earl OF
Berkhamsted, Viscount Launceston.
Is in this country on a private mis-
sion and has been singulsrly fortu-
nate in maintaining tho incognito
which he so greatly desired. He
came to Washington to be the guest
for few days of Representative
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who
are old acquaintances, the friend
ship dating from 1905, when the
same visitor, but then under the
title of Prince Louis OF Battenberg,
was a much feted visitor at both
r. -
man Embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth enter
tained at dinner Sunday evening for
their distinguished guest, additional
guests being asked in afterward for
an informal musicale Samuel For
dyce, of St. Louis, was in the party.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.,
whom the Marquis visited while in
New York, accompanied him to
Washington and is also staying
with Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth. She
will return today to New York.
Yesterday Mrs. Marshall FIELD
entertained at luncheon in cOmPli-
ment to the Marquis and Mrs. Van
derbilt, inviting a most distin-
Euished little company of guests to
meet them. There were twenty
four in the party.
As the brother Of Queen Victoria
Of Spain and the grandson of the
late Queen Victoria OF England. the
visitor Is naturally a parsonage OF
consequence to both the Spanish
and British embassies and, with his
hosts, he was entertained at lunch
con Sunday by the Spanish Ambas-
sadOr and Nine. de Riano. The Mar
Guis OF Carisbrooke is the Oldest OF
the three children Of Princess
Beatrice, the youngest child OF
Queen Victoria. and consequently is
a first cousin OF the King of Eng
land. His father was the late
Prince Henry Maurice of Batten-
berg. who was admiral in the Brit
ish navy when the war broke out,
and who resigned his command
owing to the intense anti-German
prejudice which developed against
him. Il was this distinguished gen.
tIeman who was a much-feted guest
At both the British and the German
embassies in Washington in 1908.
During the war the very name OF
Rattenberg became so offensive to
the English people that the family
anElicized II into Mountbatten, Civ
ing up at the same time all Ger
manic titles and affiliations. The
Marquis Of Carisbrooke then ceased
to be His HiGhness Prince Alexan-
der Albert Of Battenberg. and in
1917 was created the Marquis OF
Carisbrooke, taking his title from
Carisbrooke Castle in the Isle OF
Wight. his mother, Princess Bea-
triCe, being governor and captain
of the Isle Of Wight and governor
Of CarisbrOoke Castle. The young
marquis was in the royal navy from
1902 to 1908, becoming a second
lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards
in 1911. He served in the great
war. rose to the rank of captain and
latsr ininad the sfaH.