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following day. This party will be
limited to men. but the wives of
some of the officials are going
earlier to New York and will be
present at some of the festivities.
These events In New York will
be echoed In Washington later in
the week, when the mission arrives
here for a visit of several days
The minister of foreign relations
of Venezuela and members of the
mission are today sending out invi-
tations for a reception at the Pan
American Building on April % in
honor of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hughes to which Official So
ciety is being generally invited.
Dancing will be a feature of the.
entertainment and the Marine Band
will give a concert in the Aztec
Garden. The reception will be pre-
ceded by a small dinner for Cabi-
net members, the heads of missions
of the Latin-American countries,
State Department officials and a
few other official guests.
The Hughes and DIR. Rowe are
apt TO entertain for the visitors,
too. Their coming, the d. A.
N SOnBTeSS. Inc DdHOull Ddh Oh
Thursday night. in addition num-
Der OF other things, will make this
week somewhat lively, / should say.
The National Academy Of France
will come here about the gath, which
means a group of very distinguished
visitors, who will entertain and be
entertained. The Charles ID. Wal
colts will probably have some If
them stay with them
The Military Medical Mission of
Peru brought a number of promi-
nent men from that country to
Washington last week. DR.. l. S.
Rowe. director general of the Pan
American Union. was among those
who entertained in their honor.
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A celebrity who has attracted a
great deal of attention and who was
q guest at the Italian Embassy, Is
Signora Olivia Rosstti Agresti, who
came to represent Signor Pantano,
president of the International>Insti-
tute of Agriculture at the unveiling
at the Department of Agriculture of
the portrait of David Lubin. the gift
Of the institute. She started her
career as an efficient secretary and
expert linguist. She worked closely
with David Lubin, carrying on after
his death Then as secretary to
Signor Crespi during the Peace Con-
ference, she was in close touch with
all the representatives of the ma
tions concerned in the negotiations.
Then later she came to Washington
as Interpreter for the International
Labor Conference held here. She is
the niece of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
and his famous sister whose poems
every girl cherishes. Her father.
William NJ. Rossetti, was the brother
Of the poet painter. He was an au
thor. Her mother was the daughter
Of the painter, Ford MADDOX Brown.
Reared in England in the famous
circle Of pre-Raphael Brotherhood,
she went back to Italy because
there was always the call of the
Latin race. and her marriage tC
Antonio Agresti. poet and novelist.
made her belong to the country
she loved.
NUMBER OF PARTIES
FOR DANISH MINISTER.
A number of parties have been
given within the last few days for
the former Danish foreign minister
Count Raben. who, with Countess
Raben, is visiting in this country
Gwendolin Field, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Marshall Field, has been
the center of furry of parties. too.
as have also the United States Min
lister to Switzerland and Mrs. Hamp-
son Gary. The Garys are here evil
IDENTIFY marking time waiting to see
whether they are going to get the
hook" You see, Hampson Gary is
a Democrat, and. therefore, Is apt to
lose his position under the new ad-
ministration. 1t does seem such a
shame to me-and the country suf-
fers seriously because of the sys-
tenn, too-that when a party comes
into power. men who are filling such
important positions as ambassadors
and ministers where efficiency anG|
experience Is of paramount and far
reaching Importance. should be re-
placed just because they are not of
the same political faith as the party
In power. or because they were
given that position by the defeated
party.
Several perfectly good Republi-
cans are going to be replaced In