The Washington herald., 1922-07-30

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Every legal luminary and many ma
ton. many Of whom will "be In on
cially arranged in compliment to the
Coolidges.. who plan to reach the
Coast about August 10, returning
here leisurely after the convention.
IL the industrial conditions are bet
ter: II not. they will rush righ,
back here. Two other special at
fractions will take many of WASH
ington's notables away-the Insti-
tute Of Politics going on now at
Williamstown. Mass, and the Bra
lillian centennial exposition. The
Institute opened Thursday with a
large reception given by the pres
ident of Williams College and Mrs.
Harry A. Garfield and Washington
society was well represented. The
Minister of Bulgaria and Nine.
Panaretoff are attending the in
stitute.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs
Charles Evans Hughes will head
the list of those going to Brazil.
the Secretary going as head of the
honorary mission from this country
attending the centennial and as q
representative OF the President.
He will return the courtesy ex-
tended by the Brazilian government
to this country at the time of the
American centennial celebration In
1876. At that time Dom Pedro,
Emperor of Brazil. visited this
country in person and not only
took in the exhibition in Philadel-
phia but came to Washington and
was made much of here. He
stayed at the famous old Arlington
Hotel, where the War Risk Build
Ing now Is. and his visit caused
quite a furore as he was the first
reigning monarch to be entertained
here.
Hughes Going to Brasil.
The Hugheses will make the
journey to Brazil on a battleship
and will only spend about . week
there but that will be crowded
week. for the Brazilians are ia :
nous for their lavish entertain
ments and are planning to make
their centennial q memorable occa-
sion.
The honorary commission will
number five. including Maj. Gen.
Robert L Bullard and Rear Ad-
miral Hillary P. Jones, but then
there will be many aides and
others, altogether making a large
group who will go officially and
also many others who will 60 lust
to attend the centennial.
The dreadnaughts Maryland and
Nevada, commanded by Admiral
Hilary P. Jones, commander-in-
chief of the Atlantic Fleet, will rep
resent the United States navy.
The Maryland. flagship of the
fleet. will carry the members of the
United States honorary commission
Most of the commissioners will be
accompanied by the ladies of their
families.
The special fleet will sail from
Hampton Roads the latter part OF
August and will proceed direct to
Rio. The Maryland will bring Sec.
retary Hughes and the other COM
missioners back to the United
States at the conclusion of the Of
hcial ceremonies marking the open
ing Of the exposition, but the Ne
vada and the tanker Trinity will
remain during the continuance of
the exposition.
Many Social Events.
But meanwhile such entertainments
are taking place here as a luncheon
given by the Peruvian Ambassador
and Nine. Pezet at their apartment
at Wardman Park Hotel in compli-
ment to the members from Peru to
the Chile-Peru conference which
has Just closed. There were some
twenty guests. The delegates left
Washington the first of the week.
The Pezets gave a dinner Friday
evening In celebration Of Peru's in
dependence day and also to celebrate
the engagement announced earlier
In the week by Mrs. Emerson Howe
Of her daughter. Miss Elizabeth Howe.
to DR.. Alfredo Gonzalez Prada, first
secretary OF the Peruvian Embassy.
Miss Howe Is the daughter of the late
Emerson Howe. of New York and
Princeton. She 10 a graduate of Miss
Porter's school at Pennington, Mass.
DR.. Prada Is the son of the we'll
known Peruvian writer. Manuel Con-
xalez Prada.
Their guests included the mothers
Of the young couple. the embassy at
taches and a few notables. This en-
gagement Is one of the few fnterna-
tional alliances taking place in WASH
ington for some time. The only two
can recall right now, of the last
year, are that Of Mrs. James Nc
Donald and the Marquis of HuntIev
and OF Miss Mildred Bromwell and
Capt. Bailey of the British Embassy
stan. Miss Howe has lived in WASH
ington for several years, her home
being in Princeton She made her
debut here several winters aeo, the
winter Marguerite Simonds, now Mrs.
Peter Drury, came out, and Mrs.
Drury's mother, Mrs. c. c. Calhoun.
and Mrs. Howe gave a big ball to-
sether. you may remember, at Raus-
cher's for the two buds. Mrs. Cal
hoLn has a home In Princeton too.
The Bolivian minister and Mime.
Ballivian had a supper party
at the legation and last
the charge d'affaires of
Panama, J. e. Lefevre. gave a din
per in honor OF the American Medi-
cal Association committee connect
ed with the Gorgas memorial,
when his guests included the dis
physicians DR.. Hubert
Work, the Postmaster General, who
was formerly president of the
American Medical Association; the
Surgeon General Of the army, Gen.
Merritte Ireland; the Surgeon GEN
eral Of the navy, Admiral Stitt; the
Surgeon General of the Public
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