The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
Spring Season BriStleS
with PARTIES Given
BY or For the DiplO-
mn a is Parting
Guests Respectfully
Sped.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.
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wonder.
Not only are the various
members Of the corps an excuse
for much entertaining, but they
do a lions share of the enter
tanning themselves.
The week just closed was an
example of that fact. There
was hardly a day but that there
was some outstanding function
with diplomatic hosts.
The Rumanian Minister and
Princess Bibeaco had a reception
Monday evening for the Archaeo-
logical Society-a charming party
in every detail Both the Prince
and Princess make delightful-as
well as observation-disclosures. Wives
of diplomats figured largely at the
Russian fair. given on Tuesday at
they were almost the mainstay,
you might say. of the affair. The
ambassador of Chile. Don Beltran
Mathier, entertained at lunch
con on Tuesday in honor of his
birthday anniversary. The guests
included a couple of diplomats,
the Minister of Ecuador and Nine.
Elizalde. the chief delegate from
Chile to the Chilean-Peruvian con-
ference and Nine. Barros Jarpa;
the Counselor of the Chilean EN-
bassy and Nine. Cana, and Au-
gusto ErrazuTfz. of the embassy
staff.
Then on Wednesday the Mill.
tary Attache of the French EN-
bassy and Nine. Dumont gave a
luncheon. with the Polish Minister
and. Nine. .Wroblewska as the,
guests OF honor. and the Minister
OF Czechoslovakia DR.. Bedrich Ste
panek, gave a dinner that night.
The Second Secretary of the Bel
gian Legation and Nine. Graefe
had dinner party Friday, and
yesterday the Siamese Minister,
Phya Prabha Karavongse. gave a
dinner party for his guests, Mr..
and Mrs. William Goodman of
Philadelphia. 1t was yesterday,
too. that the Persian minister,
Mira Hussein Khan Alai, gave a
luncheon in celebration of the
birthday and coronation of the
Shah of Persia. It was an in
formal party, with no frills or fur
bellows especially. The guests were
the Siamese Minister, Phya Prab-
ha Karavongse, the Bulgarian Min
lister and Nine. Panaretoff, the
Panama Minister and Nine. Alfaro,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schoelkopf,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Billiard, Miss
Lucille Atcherson and the secre-
tary of the legation, Abdullah
Khan Entezam.
The minister is a charming per-
eon, and so popular! He entertains
a great deal. too, and gives par
ties, to which every one loves to
go. He is giving a dinner on April
26 for the departing counselor OF
the Polish legation and his lovely
wife, Nine. Kwapiszewska. The
minister spent Thursday last in
Baltimore, talking to the students
at Johns Hopkins University. He
has not made any definite summer
plans yet, but Is hoping he can
visit the West some time during
the warm weather. He tells me
he particularly longs to see Cali
fornia.
THIS week will be very much
like the last, with the diplo.
mats much in evidence as hosts.
Today the secretary of the Italian
embassy and Nine. Geisser Celesia
are giving a luncheon with the
Italian ambassador, Don Gelasia
Caetani, the prince Charming
of the corps, as the guest of
honor. The Polish Minister and
Nine. Wroblewska will be hosts
at dinner this evening. The Bull.
garian Minister and Nine. Pana.
retoff will give a dinner Tuesday
evening and the Italian Prince
viii once more be the honor guest
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes will be the guests of honor
at a dinner which the Serbian
minister, DIR. Ante Tresich Paw.
ichich will give on Wednesday
evening. The Czechoslovak min.
lister, DIR. Bedrich Stepanek, will
give a dinner party Thursday
evening. On Friday the Pana.
retoffs will again entertain; also
the Minister of Uruguay and Nine
Varela-both dinner parties.
In addition to his dinner party
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