Evening star., 1922-12-17
Stanglers to Remain
At Czechoslovakian
Legation Some Time

When DIR. Bedrich stepanek and
his sister. Miss stepanek. sailed in
June for q visit to their home in
Prague. DR.. Alois stangler and his
wife came to care for the political
| and social side of the legation of
! Czechoslovakia. and since many gov
| ernment changes and other obstacles
have prevented the return of the min
lister. they seem likely to continue
| their duties for some time yet
] Nine. Stangler is of the intellectual.
| collcg ge-bred type. once the exception
! in the women Of the foreign corps.
| but now the general rule. Both she and
her husband are natives Of Prague. the
beautiful capital city of ancient Bo-
hemia. and were residing there when
, they were dispatched to Washington
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Sion, she bears that revered name.
| Lydmila. that OF the first Christian
queen of Bohemia. a martyr and the
national .xemplar of feminine vir-
; tues.
| After studying in the local schools
| of Prague Mile. Lydmila Sion entered
a preparatory college in Paris, and
| in due time matriculated in the VEN
cradle university: She studied dill
| gently and would have won her de-
gree in philosophy. no small accom-
/ plfshment for woman in Paris.
when Cupid intervened, and the year
| she should have received her degree
| she was led to the altar by DR.. Alois
Stangler This was in 1913. when he
was secretary Of commerce in Hradec,
east Bohemia
DIR. Stangler was among the dele
/ gates sent to the Paris and Versailles
conferences in 1919 by the new re-
public of Czechoslovakia. and was
one of the experts who helped to
| frame the commercial treaties.
/ Mrae. Stangler. as chatelaine Of the
| legation. will give the traditional din
. ner party just at dusk on Christmas
,eve. a feast which Is composed largely
! of fish cooked after cherished Bo-
hemian recipes and beginning with a
| marvelously favored soup of fish and
| peas, which is eaten in Bohemia by
all classes Of people on Christmas
and all great holidays.
! She is of the younger group Of Bo-
hemian women. who take a profound
interest in civic affairs and who have
| formed in Prague a club which re-
sembles in many details the women's
! City Club here. But since Prague is
ancient and well built. with wide
| streets and excellently arranged
parks and Fairgrounds. the intro.
! duction Of modern sanitation and
lighting was practically all that
|
| DR.. and Mrs. Stangler are very
proud of the fine new union station
which adorns Prague. and which has
been enlarged and modernized since
The gaining of national independence
/ and named for the American Presi-
| dent whom the Czechs and Slovaks
consider their first and most infiuen-
tial, friend. the Woodrow Wilson
! terminal. A bronze tablet, above
| which is a bas-relief of the former
| chief executive of the United States-
is conspicuously placed. and all those
| who go or come are reminded of this
profound national obligation.
| DIR. Stargler is a member OF the
! Mems City Club and studies all its
| workings with deep interest. Nine.
Stangler has Joined the Women 8
! City Club and she visits the club
house on Lafayette Square whenever
anything of importance is announced
| She Is also a member of the board OF
tho Florence Crittenton Home ana
gives much OF her leisure to this ex-
cellent cause. DR.. Stangler and his
staff and the ladies' Of their families
after the dining on Christmas eve
Will go to st. Paurs Church for the
midnight mass.