The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-08


rotary general of the arms confer
ence-have a party of some sort
every weekend recently at their
Baltimore home-since the confer
ence began. particularly.
Motoring from Washington,
number of notables of the disarma-
rlent conference were entertained
at luncheon last Sunday at Ever
green, the Garrett residence. Pres
ent also were number OF visitors
from New York and Washington.
who were entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. Garrett during the holidays
The luncheon was in honor Of
Lord Lee of Fareham. of the British
delegation. Among the other guests
were V. S. Srinivasi Sastri, delegate
from India; Sir Maurice Hankey.
secretary general of the British
delegation: Marquise visconti We
nosta, italian delegate; Senator
Luigi Albertini. of Italy. his wife
and daughter, and Brengel Douglas,
of the Dutch delegation.
Other guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
rett included Prince Antoine Bib
esco, Rumanian Minister to this
country. and Princess Bibesco; Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Schelling, of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Chiffon,
OF the British Embassy staff: Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Randolph. Mr.,
William Astor Chanler. and Miss
Beth Evans, OF New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henri de Bach, of Russia, ano
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Delano Rob-
bins, of Washington.
After the luncheon many of the
guests stopped at the homo of DR..
Henry Barton Jacobs. IL West
Mount Vernon place. on their way
back to Washington
Warehouses Curzon, who was in
cluded In the New Years honor lis,
as dame Of the Grand Cross of the
order OF the British Empire, was
one OF the most active of British
war workers. The honor conferred
upon her Is In recognition of these
| services.
Lady Curzon, a native of Ala
bama, is the daughter Of the late
J. Munroe HiRds. former American
Minister to Brazil. She spent much
OF her time in European and South
American capitals. her first HUSBAND
being Alfred Duggan, a wealthy
resident of Buenos Ayres.
After his death she travelled in
Europe and there met the present
British foreign minister. They were
married in London on January 2.
1917
Washington society is register
satisfaction over the announce
ment that Count Laczio Szechenyi
had been appointed Hungarian
Minister to the United States and
that his American wife, formerly
Gladys NJ. Vanderbilt. would hold
sway In diplomatic Washington.
They have had a house in Washing
ton for several months now. though
they go to New York frequently.
The countess spent much time in
switzerland during the war. With
America IN the conflict. her AmerI-
can holdings, valued at almost So
o0o'oOO. were seized by the alien
property custodian. and later the
countess started proceedings to re-
cover them. She came to this coun-
try with her husband in the early
fall
The wedding that united the scion
OF a family titled 300 years ago and
an American girl who inherited
from her father more than s1o,-
100000. occurred fourteen years
ago this month at the Fifth avenue
home of the countess mother, Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
1t was a brilliant assemblage,
that drew ambassadors. titled for
elgners and the headquarters STAFF
or Americas social set. Although
II was a mixed marriage-the count
being Catholic and the bride a
member Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church-the Pope gave the union
his apostolic blessing.
The count went down to the City
Hall and paid 81 sfor his marriage
license just like anybody else, A
few days before he and his fiancee
had signed a contract to share their
fortunes mutually. After their
marriage 100000 was sent from
New York and deposited to their
account in Budapest.
The countess then was 81 years
old, beauty who had spent much
Of her time in Europe studying
singing from Jean de Reszke. Buda-
pest had heard OF her. and in the
rush to see her upon her arrival
two Hungarians were stabbed.
The American girl soon took a
hand in Budapest's municipal af-
fairs. Annoyed by the rattle of
tram cars that ran by her palace.
she gave $4,000 to the city to have
the tracks removed to a more dis
tant street. the money going to the
poor.
In 1911 she was decorated by the
Austrian Emperor for her works
of charity.
President Harding. Mrs. Harding.
members of the Cabinet and repre-
sentatives OF the French govern
ment attended the unwilling of a
statue of Jeanne dare in Washing
ton Friday. The statue is the gift of
LIE Lyceum, New York society OF
french women. 1t represents a
gift from the women of France to
the women of America. 1t stands
in Meridian Hill Park, a site chosen
by the ONCE of public buildings and
grounds. Permission for the erec-
tion-w was granted by Congress last
May.
Nine. Carlo Polifeme, the founder
Of LIE Lyceum. presented the statue