The Washington times., 1922-10-19

" without the diplomats!
They seem to be the occa-
SION, either as hosts or guests, OF
peuy much all the entertaining
tnat Is being done just now and
Withollt them the S"ason would be
stale. flat and unprNfltable. Today,
lor example, a deI.,s .l.ful uncHrOn
was given in honor Of DR.. Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes. new minister
or fore gn affairs Of Cuba, who Ia
better known to Washington a.
the Cuban. minister to the United
states, and tonight there Is Mrs.
Thomas +. Walsh's dinner and
ball In compliment to the retiring
minister OF Serb a and DR. Grouitch
DIR. Leo s. Dove, director general
Of the Pan-American Union. who
has happy faculty for bringing
together representative political
and Official groups, was host to
DR.. de Cespedes and the company
asked to meet him included Charles
Evans Hughes, Secretary of State;
Andrew w. Mellon, Secretary OF
the Treasury; William Phillips.
Cndersecretary Of State. and Brig.
Gen. William Crowder, who has
been playing the leading role in
the reorganization OF politics in
Cuba.
The other guests were Francis
White. chief OF the Latin Ameri-
can Division Of tho State Depart
ment: DIR. Francisco J. Yanes.
assistant director general of the
Pan American Union; Mr.. Gut
lielmo A. Sherwell. newly sp-
pointed acting secretary general
Of the Inter-American High Com
mission; DIR. Arturo Padro, Of the
Cuban legation: Edmund Platt, Of
the Federal Trade Commission,
and Rear Admiral II. II. Rous-
seau.
The luncheon was given in the
Pan American annex, where DIR.
Rowe has his living quarters.
rooms decorated with most
interesting collection OF skins,
blankets ana souvenirs Of the
Americas.
DR.. de Cespedes. who has been
in Cuba since early summer, has
returned TO Washington to close
up his affairs at the legation und
put everything in readiness for
his successor. He is returning
shortly to Havana.
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THE Serbian Minister and Nine.
Grouitch are dining pretty
nearly every evening with old
friends, but Mrs. Walsh's dinner
tonight is the first Of series
of more formal parties which
will be given for them prior to
their departure. There will be
forty guests at dinner. the COM
pany being made up in happy
proportion OF official diplomatic
and resident society folk. and
some 300 guests have been in
vited afterward to dance.
An unusual and picturesque
feature of the party will be tho
presentation to DR.. GrOuitch Of a
BEAUTIFUL silken flag OF the King
dom of the Serbs. Croats and
Slovenes by a committee Of his
old friends. OF which Mrs. John
Allen Daugherty Is the chairman.
The flag was selected as a fitting
souvenir Of the minister's success
full service in Washington, b.
cause he was the first representa-
tive In this country Of the
greater kingdom of the Serbs.
Croats and Slovenes. which was
born OF the war and succeeded
old Serbia.
Senator Howard Sutherland, OF
West Eirginia-Mme. Grouitch's
native State-has been asked to
make the presentation.
Several dinner parties have been
arranged for this evening to pre-
cede Mrs. Walsh's dance, and
among those who will entertain IL
Mrs. Clarence Richmond Day.
The Ambassador OF Spain and
Nine. Riano returned to Washing
ton yesterday from Wheeling, w
Va. where they went to attend
the canonization Of st. Theresa OF
the Carmelites. which was held al
the monastery OF st. Theresa and
st. John Of the Cross. at Pleasant
Valley.
The newly appointed third secre.
tary Of the embassy. Jaime Agelet.
has arrived in Washington to as,
sumo his new duties. and will be
at Wardman Park hotel for the
winter.