The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-04-02

been up In New York preparing
for her journey. However. she
came back to town with Mr..
Fletcher especially for the dinner
which Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
gave for them on Monday evening,
making an exception of this, as
It was more or less Of a family
party--ths State Department
family.
The Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier were present.
representing the country to which
Mr.. Fletcher is to be accredited
and the Hugh Gibsons-Mr. Gibson
being former attache of our EN-.
bassy In Belgium and an old friend
q Mr.. Fletcher--and the Assistant
Secretary of War and Mrs. Vain.
wright. For the rest, II vas all
family" the Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
bins. Director of the Consular Serv.
Ice and Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr. MIR.
and Mrs. John Van A. MacMurray,
who have but recently returned
from a holiday in Bermuda and
must have been there when Seero-
tary and Mrs. Hughes We're. Le-
fand Harrison and. Of course. Miss
Catherine Hughes.
TUE Fletchers sailed yesterday.
For the present, to quote Mr..
Fletcher, their Brussels address
will be a storage warehouse, since
the embassy occupied by Brand
Whitlock for the last eight years
was sold over the Ambassador
head.
Some day, suppose, something
will be done about this housing of
our foreign ENJOYS in a manner Re-
fitting the dignity of the nation,
but it's slow work. Congressman
Stephen q. Porter, chairman of
the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs. Is fathering a rather com.
prehensive plan to induce Congress
to finance the building or purchase
Of suitable embassy and legation
buildings abroad and, 1t is expect.
ed, will press the matter soon. He
intended to bring up the project
last year, but was induced to with.
hold 1t until after the Washington
conference. There are certain
funds already set aside for the pur :
pose, which have thus far escaped
the Budget Director, but they are
far from adequate to present needs.
MR.. ROBBINS, who Is going to
Berlin as counselor. and his
handsome wife do not expect TO
leave Washington until April 10.
sailing the following day. But I
don't see how they'll ever find
time for their packing, as they're
having something given for them
pretty nearly every day. The
Robert Woods Blisses are enter
tanning for them and the Nicho-
las Longworths, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic A. Delano and there
are lot Of other parties 10 which
they are going, although they may
not be given specifically for them.
Mrs. Robbins was ut home on
Tuesday afternoon and will re-
ceive again this coming Tuesday,
affording her friends an oppor-
tunity to say good-by. Her draw
ing rooms were crowded all after
noon at her first reception and
resounded to a chorus Of regret
at the approaching departure of
this popular hostess and her
equally popular husband. Mrs.
walliam Castle, jr., and Mrs.
Randall Hagner poured tea. The
Robbinses expect to rent their
house, that charming old mansion
once the Carcasonne, which they
have 30 recently made over into
one of the show places Of his
toric Georgetown, but hey have
not yet found a suitable tenant.
The new Ambassador to Ger
many and Mrs. Alanson b.
Houghton, who sailed for Germany
Yesterday, were likewise continu-
ally entertained before their de-
parture, the Chandler Andersons
being among those who gave par
ties for them last week.
THE American Minister to Po-
land and Mrs. Hugh Gibson
brought their visit to Washing
ton to a close early last week and
started across the continent.
planning to make a brief visit to
Mrs. Gibson's mother in Los An
geles before the end of their
honeymoon. They expect to re-
turn East before April 10, on
which date they have taken pas
sage from New York. One won
ders whether they will cross
trails at all with the Hoovers.
whose house they have been &C.
cupying during their stay in
Washington, and who are now in
California. Secretary Hoover Is