The Washington times., 1922-07-02
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
EUROPEAN EXODUS
ABOUT COMPLETE
Lady Geddes Sails
With British Ann
bassador
WITH the sailing of the British

AUlbdbbNuOI ulu A<aoy 'SbANS
and It was surprise to learns
that she had gone, for Washington
had understood that she would re-
\ main at Dark Harbor with the chill
dren during her husbands brief alb.
sence--the diplomatic European ex.
odus is about complete except for
the Jusserands, who are going
later. With that one notable ex.
ception, it's a case Of all abroad
that's going abroad-unless the
Spanlsh Ambassador and Mime. de
Riano should decide to 60 home
this summer.
I have really no grounds FOR
such a conviction. for 1t Is stated
at the embassy that they ''bave
made no summer plans" but 1t
wouldn't surprise me at all II they
did go to Spain for brief vacation.
Why, It has been years since the
ambassador has been home. and,
as a matter Of fact. since the war
broke out. he has scarcely had a
holiday worthy Of the name. Ex.
cept for an occasional short trip TO
New York or New England. he has
remained at his post straight
through the summer year after
year. Nine. Riano staying with him
as long as she could stand the heat
and then slipping away for six
weeks or two months in the North.
It has been her custom TO make
a visit each summer to two maiden
aunts who make their home In
Hartford, Conn.,. and then to 60 on
to York Harbor. Me-, to spend
month or 10 with her brother.in.
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Chand.
Ter Anderson. This year. however.
the Andersons are themselves 60
ing to Europe. believe they are
to sail on July s.
The AMBASSADOR and Nine.
Riano, who are now at Manchester
with the Sumner welles. expect to
be absent fortnight. but haven't
been able to discover whether they
are to be with Mr.. and Mrs. Wellcs
all that time or whether they are to
make other visits.
Sir Auckland and Lady Geddes
will be in England a month or>six
weeks aud expect to spend much
OF that time with his brother.
Irving Geddes--a member Of the
Geddes fapily- who seems to be
unknown in this country. although
the names Of Sir Eric and Sir
Auckland Geddes are as familiar
here as they are at home. The
Geddes children are at Dark Har.
Dor, with their nurses and gov
ernesses and with Mrs. Thomas
Hasner. who has been serving rs
social secretary TO Lady Geddes.
to keep a watchful eye over the
household. Mrs. Hagner has her
pretty subdeb daughter. Caroline
Hagner, with her. and will spend
the summer at Dark Harbor.
THE Russian Ambassador. Boris
Bakhmeteff has sailed. and
when he returns It will be as
private citizen-it having been an.
nounced that he II to make his
home in New York in future. The
popular Argentine ambassador,
DR.. LeBreton. has also left Wash
ington "for keeps" and after a
brief holiday in Europe with Nine.
LeBreton and Miss Manuela
Lloveras, her niece. will return to
Buenos Aires to take up his duties
In the Argentine senate. to which
he was recently elected. Senator
Rolandi Ricci, ambassador Of Italy,
has gone home, perhaps not to
return. and the German ambassa.
dor, DR.. Otto wiedfeldt. Is going
shortly, although he has scarcely
unpacked his Lares and Penates.
On his return in the autumn, II
he does not return-nobody can
predict with certainty what Ger.
many will do three months from
new.Mme. wiedfeldt will accom-
pany him.
The Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier are abroad for
the summer months. So are the
Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Wallenberg, the Minister Of Po.
land and Princess Lubomirska--
who went home months ago and
are probably not returning-the
Czechoslovak minister, DR.. Be.
drich Stepanek, and his sister,
Miss Anna Stepankova, and the
Minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. Everwijn. hear. by the
way, that just prior to sailing
DR.. and Nine. Everwijn cele.
brated their silver wedding ami.
versary. DR.. Hubrecht, now
charge d'affaires, and Nine. Hu.
brecht giving a dinner for them.
When they return in the autumn
thav will tako y,oasessioy, ~ tho