The Washington times., 1922-10-07

be settling down for the win
ter. fairly rapidly. The Brit
ish Ambassador and Lady Geides
are back-she arrived today. The
Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
Riano are back. The Chilean am
bassador, Senior de Matthew, is
back. and his wife will follow in
few weeks.
The French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand are reported as
sailing for this side on October
81. and the Belgian Ambassador
and Baroness de Cartier are sail.
ing a few days earlier on the Lap
word Of the Italian ambas assador's
return, except positive assurance
that he would return. Count
Costantini and his bride, formerly
Mrs. Frieda Frasch Wilton, have
gone to New York, after a short
visit in Washington, and will sail
shortly for Italy. There is as yet
no information as to DIR. Ever
wiijn's successor as minister from
the Netherlands, but there are
whispers-probably the wish Is
father to the thought-that they
may send de Beaufort back as min
lister. He was here for so long as
charge and he was promoted to
the rank of minister and sent to
Greece a few months ago.
The real grief in the Diplomatic
Corps is that the Grouitches are
leaving. They are ever so popu-
lar, and the blow was quite un-
expected. There had been rumors
a year ago when they were abroad
that they would not return, but
they came back. Now, however,
they are really going. Nine. Grou.
itch has announced that she will
be at home informally Fridays in
October. so that her friends may
have an opportunity to wish her
bon voyage. DR.. Grouitch will
probably sail about the first of
November. but Nine. Grouitch,
while she will leave Wahsington,
will not leave the country until
she has made d tour of the prin-
cipal cities where her Serbian re-
lief Is well organized. and do what
she can to put it in shape to carry
on without her.
There will be a lot of entertain
ing for them as people get back
to town: Already Mrs. Thomas
F.. Walsh has cards out for a din.
ner and a big dance in their honor
on October 10. And others are
arranging dates as rapidly as pos
siblc. Nine. Kwapiszewska had n
luncheon for her yesterday.
=
IT seems as though the impossible
was to happen, after all. Wash.
ington is reluctantly beginning to
accept the fact that 1t is going to
have to get along without Joe
Lefevre. the ever-popular charge
d'affaires of the legation of Pan
anna. Mr.. Lefevre has been ap-
pointed minister of Panama TO
South America, his post TO include
Argentina. Brazil and Chile, and
is scheduled to sail on October IA
for his new duties.
His successor, Senor Don Alfaro.
hnS nd ha oil
that Washington can do now is to
bid him a fitting farewell and wish
him luck in his role.
He was the guest Of honor last
night at a typical South American
dinner, given at the Madrillon by
group of his Cronies in The various
South American embassies and
legations. The party was given a
distinctly Spanish American flavor
by a menu of Spanish dishes.
There was creme de Aimendras,"
'tortos de Carne de Cangrejo lisa.
bella" and dozens of other dishes
with equally nonunderstandable
but alluring titles.
The guests included the new
minister of Panama, Ricardo j.
Alfaro; Enrique Jimenez, secretary
of the legation of Panama; Ed
wardo Losa, attache of the lega-
ton of Panama; Emanuel Lyons,
commercial attaChe OF the lega:
ton of Panama; Enrique Lefevre,
Tomas c. Guardia, J. G. Lewis,
Carlos f. Mendoza, Gaspar Arose
mena, Justo J. Fabrega, J. NJ. Gri-
maldo. NJ. A. Noriega, Ramon
Jurado, Emanuel Lyons, jr., and
Victor r. Alfaro.
Gen. JOHN J. PERSHING, the
Speaker and Mrs. Gillett and
Congressman and Mrs. John Jacob
Rogers are among the guests at
the house party which former
Ambassador and Mrs. Henry
White are entertaining at Elm
Court, their lovely place at Stock
bridge Mass
The other members Of the party
include the Rev. Canon Carnegie
and Mrs. Carnegie. Of London;
Col. Lloyd Carpenter Griscom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodhuc Livings.
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson Pot
ter, Charles Hayden. of New
York, and Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer.
of Boston.
Golf seems to be the thief
amusement for the men and Gen.