The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

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London office; Paul Deyinat, chief
Of the Employers Organizations
Service Of the Geneva office;
Rene LeBrun, the directors pri-
vate secretary, and Charles G.
Morgan, assistant in Washington
to Ernest Greenwood.
Like all the visiting lions, this
group will be much entertained,
one Of the most important parties
already planned being the lunch
con which the Overseas Writers
will give in compliment to M.
Thomas at the Hamilton on jan
uary 10. M. Thomas will leave
that same afternoon for Cuba-he
is touring this hemisphere, you
know, and / think viii so from
Cuba to South America.
A MoNG the bits Of gossip which
have reached my ears is the
news that the Chinese Minister,
DR.. Alfred SEE. will return to the
Capital in April and will be ac-
companied by Mime. Sze Also
that the attractive Czechoslovak
Minister. DR.. Bedrich Stepanek,
isn't coming back at all. These
diplomatic rumors are always
flying around. and Washington
has learned to take them all
with a grain Of salt. And that
last is one we hope isn't true.
DIR. Stepanek and his sister went
home last summer to spend about
three weeks, and instead months
have gone by without their re-
turn. and we miss them both
greatly. Then, you see. too. DIR.
Stepanek is a bachelor, and they
are always especially welcome
additions to society.
About the most attractive bach
elor in town is the new italian
Ambassador, Prince Gelasio Gaze
TAM. Every one is losing her
or his-heart to him already. 1t
is not only that he is good look
ing-for he is-but he seems to
be such a regular feller," q
hail fellow-well-met, and a SPLEEN
did mixer. And he plays poker,
too. He and the Bibescos have
had several games together, I
know, for one thing. He has
only been here a couple of weeks,
yet he seems to know everybody
and everyone likes him, men and
women alike. And he has such
"a glossy" cigarette case. 1 saw
it when he replied to the request
OF the Baroness de Cartier and
Nine. Celesia for a cigarette dur.
ing the diplomatic breakfast last
Monday. Which. by the way,
was the first time I've seen 80
many women smoking at a for
NAL state function like that. I
saw a dozen or more social lead
ers putting away while chatting.
The Ambassadors case is rather
small and square, and, I think,
of gold. But the outstanding
thing about it was a heavy silk
cord, bright dark blue, with a
little white intermingled, that en-
circles the case and ends in a
long silk tassel.
Do you know that poker Is a
very popular game among the
social-elect in Washington from
the highest in the land down
through officials and diplomatic
and resident society, and both
sexes: and seems to be growing
in popularity, too. I went to the
breakfast Monday from a nice
tea" party at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Tiller at II
o'clock where the world and his
wife were gathered and having a
very good time. It seems that
something happened to the butler
that morning to delay him and
though several maids were float.
ing about, there was not one to
answer the door so Commissioner
Cuno Rudolph came to the rescue
and played butler for some time
the butler finally arrived-and
not to be outdone, Frederick I.
Cox, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, went into the pantry
and insisted upon waiting upon
the guests. They both did It very
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