The Washington times., 1922-12-31

GraeI1, mas arrived trOm TOKYO,
where he has been serving as
minister. and IL established at
wardman Park Hotel with Nine.
de Graeff until their Lares and
Penates are installed in the
fine new legation on Fifteenth
street overlooking Meridian Hill
Park. This has been completed
for some time and the offices
were long ago installed there, but
the new minister will be the first
to occupy tho residential quar-
terS.
His predecessor. DR.. ]. c. A.
Everwijn, arrived in Washington
along about the time the con-
ference convened last winter, took
an active part in the gayeties In
connection Herewith and very
soon made O warm place for
himself in the hearts Of Wash
tngton people. Nine. Everwijn,
however, didn't come out until
much later and, when she did.
didn't like Washington very well.
% they went home in the spring
on ono of those diplomatic
"leaves Of absence" which we
have learned to distrust-and
didn't como back.
The same thing happened in
the case Of Senator Rolandi Ricci,
but he, Of course. owed his re-
tirement to the change Of govern
ment and the new Italian am
bassador is an appointee Of the
Fascist leader. Mussolini. Young,
good looking. hero-and
bachelor-he is the most notable
acquisition to the corps in many
moons. And from the fact that
he has taken one of the big
apartments at 1885 Massachu.
setts avenue. which are so per-
fectly arranged for entertaining.
Il seems safe to prophesy that
there will be more festivities at
the Italian embassy than there
have been since the Romanos left.
THE retirement of Ambassador
Shidehara Of japan was also
an event Of the last year and
within the last few weeks has
come the official news that Ma.
sanao Hanihara is to succeed him.
"Hanihara Honeyboy," they used
to call him when he was here
several years ago as one Of the
Junior attaches Of the embassy. a
nickname that he owed to his
engaging smile, his general popu-
larity and his evident love for
being a lion among ladies. He
was here again last year when
the conference was on. q little
older and considerably plumper.
but quite as pleasant and as
popular as before. and rejoicing
is general that he is to return as
ambassador.
When Ambassador Shidehara
suffered a breakdown during the
conference deliberations, it was
freely hinted that his was ''diplo-
matte illness" and that some Of
the decisions Of the conferecs had
disagree with him. The falsity
Of this tale is proven. however, by
The fact that his health obliged
his return to Tokyo few weeks
later and that he is still so i'll that
he has had to retire from active
service.
A MoNG the years diplomatic
casualties may be listed the
ambassador Of Argentina. DR.. LIE.
Breton, who went home to accept
q cabinet post and whose success.
sor has not yet been appointed.
and the popular Serbian Minister
and Nine. Grouitch. Over a year
ago It was announced that DR..
Grouitch had been appointed to a
post at court and that he would
be called home to take UP his new
duties as soon as he could put the
legation affairs here in order.
However, the time never seemed
TO come when he could be spared
and we had begun to think that
perhaps his government had
thought better Of his recall.
Then, all Of . sudden. there ap-
pearsd DR.. Ante Treeich Pavichich.
presenting his credentials as the
new minister Of the Serbs. Croats
and slovenes.
I am told-althoush don't
vouch for the accuracy Of the
statement-that at the last the
arouitches had had no warning Of
the proposed change and that they
were just about as much surprised
BY the advent Of the new minis
ter as the rest Of us were. DR..
Grouitch set sail q few weeks ago
for Belgrade via Paris, but I be.
fieve Nine. Grouitoh, who, as you
know. Is an American woman, is
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