New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
Washington Says Good BY
To One Of Diplomatic Corps

Washington says goodby to one dip
lomat and receives his successor with
equal grace. just now Washington So
ciety is getting acquainted with the
new British Naval Attache, Captain
Francis Tottenham, c. B. E., who sue
ceeds Captain Sidney r. Bailey, who
was married in Michigan a few weeks
another post. just now Captain Bailey
and his bride are in Brazil. where he
went officially for the opening Of the
Centennial Exposition in Rio. but he
and Mrs. Bailey will come to Washing
ton, the scene of their courtship, for
a short stay before sailing for England.
Few departures from the diplomatic
corps are more truly deplored than that
OF the former Minister of the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes, DR.. Slavko
Grouitch and his West Virginia wife,
who viii leave for Belgrade at the end
of this month. DIR. Grouitch has had
! q varied diplomatic career, having
served Serbia at Constantineple,
Athens, Petrograd, London, The Hague,
and Berne. He was Under-Secretary
cf Foreign Affeirs from 1914 to 1917,
The new Minister of the Kingdom Of
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Dir.
| ante lreslch Tazlchich, is also charm
Ing. man, scientist, man Of letters,
ouN q AWSui5 0ts IAZlCntCu GnL4T-
tanned dinner party tonight in hon
or Of DR.. and Nine. Grouitch, having
as guests all of the members of the
embassy staff. DR., and Nine. Grouitch
are introducing the minister's success
or to their hundreds of friends in
Washington with the most delightful
grace imaginable.
Mr.. Edgar l.. G.. Prochnik, charge
d'affaires Of Austria and counselor of
legation, has established new lega-
tion home on Wyoming Avenue in the
Daniels as a home during his residence
in Washington as member Of Presi-
dent Wilson'S Cabinet. The legation
is not pretentious one, but is con-
veniently located. The former Secre-
tary and Mrs. Daniels held their New
Years day reception there to the off,
GERS of the navy. The offices Of the
legation have been settled on the third
floor of the houses which Mrs. Daniels
turned into an informal ballroom, and
where, to the strains Of the Marine
hundreds Of others arrived to merely
be received. Nine. Prochnik is an
American woman, young, pretty and
rich, and before her marriage in 1915
was Miss Gretchen Stirling James,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Preston james, of Boston, but who for
many years lived in st. Paul. Mme.
Prochbik was married in st. Paul
while her husband was Austrian con-
sui, he having served for nearly eigh-
teen years in that capacity in various
cities in this country. His first wife
was Chicago woman, who, dying some
years ago, left daughter, Miss Lo-
rando Prochnik, now about twelve years
old and at school in New York. In
1917 Nine. Prochnik journeyed TO Aus
tria with her husband and remained
there during the remaining eighteen
months of hostilities. They took their
elder daughter, then an infant, with
them to Austria, and in Vienna their
little son. Edgar L. G. Prochnik jr.,
was born. They have baby, born in
Washington less than q year ago.
Washington is preparing for an
opera ball--a ball for the benefit Of
the Opera Company Of Washington,
in the New Willard, November 20.
Various balls are being announced for
debutantes.
There will be one bud from the Su-
prenie Court, Miss Beatrice Pitney; one
from the Senate, Miss Emily Dial,
daughter Of Senator and Mrs. Dial, Of
North Carolina, and Miss Helen Camp
bell, daughter of Representative and
Mrs. p. r. Campbell, Of Kansas. OF
course more will be announced from
the Congressional set later on, and q
number Of dances will be given in the
Congressional Club for each.