The New York herald., 1922-10-15

parties, and he in his turn has given
some farewell parties. and l believe he
actually did get off to-day. AT least
last thing / heard, he was planning TO
sail to-day for Panama, where he Will
spend a few weeks before proceeding
to his new post
Two OF the incest parties given for
Mr.. Lefevre during the last week have
been one which a number of his Latin
American diplomatic colleagues gave
for him last Saturday night at the
NIadrillon--a dinner where the entire
menu was made UP of dishes particu-
larly favored In the Spanish American
countries
Early in the week DR.. Alfaro. his
suecessor-or rather the new Minister OF
Panama-gave a big luncheon for him,
a really brilliant diplomatic company
with the Spanish Ambassador as the
ranking guest and the Under Secretary
Of State included in the party, and Ad-
miral Rousseau and Robert Lansing each
entertained for him. So that on the
whole "Joe" Lefevre, whom everybody
in Washington knows and likes. was
sent off IN blaze of glory. His sister,
Miss Ramona Lefevre, Will remain In
Washington for the present, she and
their mother holding down his apartment
at 2400 Sixteenth street,
For DR.. Grouitch.
Also there has been quito little fare
we'll entertaining for the Serbian Min
lister and Mme Grouitch. DR.. Grouitch
is known to have been very busy getting
matters wound up before turning the
legation over TO Dr. Pavichich, who
called at the White House. accompanied
by members of his staff, and presented
his credentials to President Harding. AS
for Mnie Grouitch, who Is American
born and as popular in her way as Mr..
Lefeyre is in his, she has been at Clarks-
burg w. Va, where her family used 10
live in the old days when she was Mapel
Dunlop attending and addressing the
State conference of the West virginia
D. A. r. She got back yesterday JUST
in time to keep her engagement WIN
society at large. For she had announced
that she would be at home informally.
Friday afternoons in October, Friday
being generally regarded as diplomatic
day." to give her friends an opportunity
| to make their farewells.
Nine Grouitch was well known, not
merely In Washington, but In many
other cities of the United States. long
before her husband came over here as
| Minister. Quite q while before the
world war broke out she had been here
asking help for her starving, suffering
Serbians. For many years they had
been the unhappy victims of more or less
chronic trouble In the Balkans" With
! out any regard 10 the rights of the more
or less continual border wars which
kept that part Of the world always upset,
there could be no doubt of the terrible
suffering they involved. And Nine
Grouitch came over several times and
toured the country. telling of conditions
and asking her countrymen to help. She
is now planning to stay on for a month
or so after DIR. Grouitch leaves-as he
expects to about the end of this month
| and to visit the cities where in recent
years her Serbian relief work has been
well organized and stir 1t up to carrying
| on" without her. She has made friends
for hersef and for her people pretty well
| all over the country and in Washing
ttoli. witch has. of course. been her head
lsiuA Af1srssfor the last three years She
linS xaAw:fys been entirely ready to help
fch ENTHUSIASTICALLY in any philanthropy