The Washington herald., 1922-04-02

Fletchers-worse luck. For they
were very attractive. both of them.
He was made Ambassador to Bel
GUM and they sailed yesterday.
The Fred Morris bearings are about
to go, too. as Mr.. Deering has been
made Minister to Portugal. So an
other interesting family will pass
out OF Washington's society for a
few years-fo= they all always come
back here sooner or later. Any one
who has lived in Washington always
comes back! Always! We have Juss
mad to part with the Alanson B.
Houghtons, too: he has been mado
Ambassador to Germany. They
sailed yesterday. They took their
two daughters with them, OF course,
and they will be particularly missed.
They are both splendid horsewomen
and were always to be found at all
the entertainments and events at
the Riding Club. They rode there
just last Tuesday evening at the
last OF the musicale rides. They
are quite pretty. too.
NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR
DUE IN WASHINGTON SOON.
l imagine the German Ambassador
to this country will be in our midst
before We know It. The German
Embassy seems to be undergoing
various preparations, which / sup
pose are in his honor. i believe the
new Minister'S name is DR.. Otto
Ludwig wiedfeldt-sounds German
enough. doesn't it? ! understand
the gentleman is entirely without
diplomatic exPerience-what a con-
trast ne will probably be to his
tamOus-or infamOus-predeces
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storff.
The new envoy is so years old and
one Of the foremost German indus
tTialists and economists. He is re-
ported to have been released from
his position at the head of the direc-
torate of the Krupp works so that
he might accept the post
The German government has
shown no inclination to return to
public service any of those we'll
trained foreign representatives upon
which Imperial Germany depended
before the world war. 1t has sought
new men with new ideals. The
Washington post was especially i'm
portant to Germany and il was not
easy to find a man with the means
to maintain the Ambassadorial posi-
tion and at the same time with the
personal and official qualities TO rep
resent ably the new republic. TO
his Krupp experience in Germany
he adds years of service in the
orient. His acquaintance with
America was gathered in a stay or
several months here before the war.
DR.. wiedfeldt would come to the
than a political Ambassador, the
L of af
which Germany is at present most
in need.
WILLIAM PHILLIPS AGAIN
TO JOIN CAPITAL SOCIETY.
It's an i'll wind that doesn't blow
some good. you know. and the de-
parture of the FIetchers is bring
ing back to us william Phillips.
of Massachusetts, who was so
popular here during part OF the
Wilson administration when he
was Third Assistant Secretary OF
State and later Assistant Secretary
OF State. He has held the posi-
tion of third assistant twice-in
1909 and 1914. This is not the first
time he has succeeded Fletcher
either. for in 1906 when he first
entered the diplomatic service he
was appointed second secretary of
our legation at Pekin to succeed
Mr.. Fletcher. He comes to Wash
ington from the Netherlands, where
he has>been our Minister since 1929.
Mrs. Phillips was Caroline Dray-
ton and belongs to the Astor family
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips are very
aristocratic looking and real ad-
ditions to official society here.
Mr.. Phillips is a Harvard man,
and thr man who is to succeed Fred
DearinG-Leland Harrison-is also
a Harvard man. Like Phillips, he
has been secretary of our embassy
at London and second secretary Of
our legation at Pekin. This Is the
third time he has succeeded Dear
ing; he followed him at both Lon
don and Pekin. Mr.. Harrison has
been on duty here at the State De-
partment for Just a year. He Is
unmarried and Is one OF the few
single men Washington boasts of
and is therefore very much In de-
mand for dinner parties and other
entertainments. He Is quite good
looking. but without animation and
seems to have earned the reputa-
ton for being "uppish" He Is
cousin of Alice Shepards, 1 believe
someone told me.
PERCY BLAIR FAvoRITE
WITH MIDDLE-AGED LADIES.
Percy Blair is another youns
man who is a godsend to the hos
tesses in Washington. for he. is
single, too, but l hear he is de-
parting soon; is to go to South
America and I think to Bueros
Aires. Percy Blair always has
some middle-aged lady in tow
rather one usually has him in tow
every time I've run across him
lately. Sometimes it is Mrs. Gist
Blair and sometimes others l don't
know. but they are usually about
the age Of his mother. don't you
know. Sometimes il is his mother,
Mrs. James L. Blair, or MIS-.
Apolline NJ. Blair as she is often
called
The Warren Delano Robbinses,
who have added so much to society
mere. are departing soon: about the
middle of this month He is to be
secretary of our Embassy at Berlin
There isn't a more attractive couple
in town than the Robb.nses: they
are both very ornamental and very
good company. They dance well,
ride well. entertain a great deal and
are invited everywhere / think
Mrs. Robbins and Hugh Gibson's
bride are as attractive a pair as
I've seen and they were together
much while the Gibsons were in
town.
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