The Washington times., 1922-11-19

were for so long, has also been
in New York through the week
and the Mountbattens had a
luncheon one day at which he and
his son.in.law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen H. P. Pell, were
the special guests. Also Mrs.
Pell gave a tea one afternoon for
the visitors from overseas.
THE Brazilian Ambassadors
i dinner on Wednesday to com.
memorate the birthday Of the Bra.
lillian Republic was one Of the
most picturesque events Of the last
week. and upon the heels of this
came the birthday party at the
Latvian legation yesterday. This
infant state, which has just been
recognized by Uncle Sam as a
member Of the family Of nations.
celebrated its fourth anniversary
with a reception, at which the
Charge d'Affaires and Nine. Sega
were hosts, and a dinner in the eve
ming for the legation family and
few intimate friends. The recep-
ton was more general-indeed. IT
proved to be a very brilliant func.
ton, for the diplomats. from the
ranking ambassadors down. and
the State Department contingent.
headed by the Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Hughes, turned out to do
honor to the new republic, and Off.
cial and resident society mingled in
friendly fashion.
Latvia broke away from Russia
following the armistice and her
declaration of independence was
made on November IS, 1918. Since
then she has established a stable
government, with Riga as her
capital. and has won the respect OF
her neighbors and the official
recognition Of the outside world.
Meanwhile, DR.. Seya. who had
been in Washington for a year or
more before the United States rec
ognized his country. and Nine.
Seya have become very much at
home in Washington and have
made many warm friends.
VOU are probably puzzled about
that Brvilian anniversary"
business. I was, for had understood
the Brazilian Centennial exposition
opened on the hundredth anniver-
sary Of Brazilian independence.
But when protested-1 found
myself using the engineers term
about 80 and so many "R. p. MS
revolutions per minute) and won
dering flippantly whether the
Latin Americans celebrated them
.all-lt was explained that Brazil
celebrated both her independence
from Portugal, In the first place,
and then the establishment OF the
present republican form Of govern.
ment, in place Of the empire-and
on different dates. So that In how
they were entitled to two celebra.
tions of anniversaries within three
months.
Mr.. de Alencar. the Brazilian
Ambassador, gives delightful
parties and the dinner on Thurs
day evening was particularly
notable. The Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Hughes were the honor
guests and In the company asked
to meet them were the Jusserands
and the Matthews and the Pezets,
the Undersecretary Of State and
Mrs. Phillips, the Robert Woods
Blisses and young Leland Har'
rison, Rear Admiral Carl vogei.
sang. who will head the mission
which is to reorganise the Brasil
ian navy, Mrs. voeelsang and a
whole grist Of others.
The embassy is established In a
mansion which all Washington
knows about but which very few
people really knows-the home
of the late Henry Adams He
was recluse who had few
friends. and II wasn't until the
posthumous publication Of The
Education of Henry Adams" that
his nearest neighbors learned
much about the man. The one ex
ception was the late John Hay,
Lincoln's secretary and Roose'
volts secretary q State asAinsi