The Washington herald., 1922-10-01
Politics Now Discussed
By Washington Society
By Evelyn c. Hunt.

the fall the residence at 17as Mas
sachusetts avenue. the former homo
Of Blaine Elkins. Mrs. Seldsn
Spencer is now at Lake Geneva.
ILL.,. having stopped OF there for .
few weeks on her way home from
California, where she went to bid
god-speed to her son. Seiden p.
Spencer, jr, when he sailed for the
Orient. She will join the Senator
hers this month. Mrs. Spencer. you
know, Is the Senate lady who con-
ducts the society Bible classes dur
ing Lent each year. classes that
have grown so rapidly in size.
While most of the diplomats are
returning, one of our favorites Ia
planning to depart. the Minister Of
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. DR..
Slavko Y. Grouitch. Seldom have
any diplomats been 80 popular as
he; SO much one of US, and his wife.
who is an American. formerly Ma
bel Dunlop. of Clarksburg. W. Va.
is decidedly one of US and . most
popular one. She knows everybody
and goes everywhere. She has been
a most enthusiastic and untiring
worker in behalf Of many charities.
both for her own country and those
of local Washington. She has never
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worthy charity and has found time
to give her personal attention to
numerous affairs. DR.. and Mrs
Grouitch will leave here the end Of
the month and go to Serbia direct
ly. They have almost been relieved
once or twice before, but each time
the rumor that they were going did
not materialize into fact. to our
great rejoicing. I really can't i'm
agine Washington without the
GrouItches-but then that IL always
washington's fate; losing its good
friends Anton Tresich-Pavisich.
the new Minister OF Jugo-Slavia,
arrived in New York last Sunday
and came Immediately to Washing
ton to assume his new duties He
is residing at wardman Park Hotel
He was formerly diplomatic repre-
sentative at the court of Spain and
was q member of the Austrian Par
Lament He Is a scientist ana
writer Of note, a brilliant debarsr
and holds a prominent place In the
Serbian literary world. DR.. Tre-
sich-PaHsich Is q Croat. and the
fact that 100000 of the Serbian
speaking immigrants in this coun-
try are Croats doubtless contribu-
uted to his selection
A IL summer, and the same II
~ still true, the members of the
Diplomatic Corps have taken the
lead in entertaining. Among last
weeks parties was one given last
| Wednesday by the Chinese Min
lister, Sao-Ke Alfred SEE, who gave
a luncheon in compliment to the
former premier of China, Minister
| Chow, and the former Chinese min
!ster Of finance, Mr.. Tung, who are
visiting in Washington. Mr.. Chow
| Tsuchi. and the Mr.. Tunk kang,
were the guests of honor at a
luncheon given Wednesday by Col.
Richard C. Patterson. The Minister
of China, DR.. SEE. was among the
guests who numbered thirty-fve.
Mr.. Tsuchi was acting President
and acting prime minister Of China
during the past year.
We always have some particular
ly interesting visitors here. as you
must have discovered by this time
A distinguished visitor who Is due
to arrive some time early this
month is Sir Robert Stevenson
| Horne. chancellor of the exchequer
who will be the leading member of
the British debt-funding delegation
which is to visit the United States.
1t is the chancellor's purpose to
sail for this country on October IS.
believe, accompanied by several
members of a commission not yet
selected.
Lord and Lady Mountbatten sailed
from England last Wednesday for
New York. to make an extended
tour of this country. Lord Mount
batten is a cousin of King George
of England, and will be entertained
in many Of the large cities. They
will spend a portion of the winter
in Florida. Then Clemenceau is
coming and the SuIgrave Institute
commission is already in this
country and almost due here now
always somebody of note from
other lands.
The Minister of Persia, Mira
Hussein Khan Alai, was host at a
luncheon Thursday in honor of Ar
thur Millspaugh, former economic
advisor to the State Department,
who sailed yesterday for his new
post as head of the American finan-
cial commission to Persia. DR..
Millspaugh has been economic ad-
wiser of the State Department for
some years and resigned his post
there for the new one in Persia. He