Evening star., 1924-10-23

IL" this afternoon, having with
N her Mrs. Frank w. Stearns,
her house guest, and Comdr.
Joel T. Boone of the Mayf1ower and
Mrs. Boone.
The Ambassador of France and
Nine. Jusserand were hosts to a small
company at dinner last evening, pre-
ceding the reception in compliment
to DR.. and Mrs. William Holland VIII
mer. Others in the dinner company
were Mrs Weeks, wife of the Secre-
tary of War; Mrs. Orrin Root and
Mr. Charles B. Alexander of New
York, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard H. Will
mer, son and daughterin-law of DR..
and Mrs. Wilmer, and their son-in-
law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A.
Scott Thropp. and their son, Mr.. VIII
liam Holland Wilmer, jr., and the
military attache of the embassy, Gen.
Dumont.
Following the dinner the Ambassa-
dor conferred the Cross of Command
er of the Legion of Honor, awarded
to DIR. Wilmer by the French govern
ment for his high service to science
and special service to France during
the World War" The Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand received the
small company of personal friends of
the doctor who were asked for the
reception later anu we're dSSlStco Ny
DR.. and Mrs. Wilmer.
The Ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Isabella Howard entertain
ed a distinguished company at lunch
con today at the embassy, their guests
including Nine. Jusserand, wife of
the Ambassador of France; the Am
hassador of Spain and Sonora de
Riano, the Duke and Duchess of Alba,
the United States Minister to Sweden
and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, the
counselor Of the Italian Embassy.
Signor Rosso; Contessa Sommati di
Mombello. wife of the naval attache
of the Italian embassy; the attache of
the Swedish legation and Countess
Won Rosen, the counselor of the Brit
ish Embassy and Mrs. Chiffon, the
naval attache, Capt. Tottenham; Mr..
]. Balfour and Mr.. Hugh V. Tenant.
The newly appointed Ambassador of
Brazil, Mr.. Gurgel do Amaral. and
Nine. do Amaral, will come to Wash
ington shortly, where he will take up
his duties at the embassy. He is now
Brazilian Ambassador in Chile. The
new Ambassador has many friends in
Washington, where he was attached
10 the embassy as counselor from
1905 to 1909. He is one of Brazirs S
most distinguished diplomats.
Netherlands Minister
Returns From New York.
The Minister of the Netherlands.
Jonkheer DR.. A. c. D. de Graeff, is
expected to return to Washington
this afternoon from New York, where
he has been for a short time.
A farewell luncheon in honor of
the Minister of Ecuador, DR.. Rafael
n. Elizalde. was held today in the
Metropolitan Club by the members of
the governing board OF the Pan
American Union. Other guests OF
honor We're the Secretary of State
and the Ambassador of France.
Others were the Ambassador Of Chile.
the Ambassador of Peru, the Minister
of Uruguay, the Minister OF Colombia,
the Minister of Panama, the Minister
of Venezuela, the Minister OF Costa
Rioa, the Minister of Haiti, Senior Don
Francisco Ochoa Ortiz, newly ap-
pointed Minister Of Ecuador; the
charge d'affaires of Brazil, the charge
d'afraires of Mexico. the charge
d'affaires of Cuba, the charge daft
daires of Argentina, the charge
d'affaires of El Salvador, the charge
d d'affaires of Nicaragua, the charge
d'affaires of the Dominican Republic,
MIR. Francis White, chief of the Latin
American division of the Departm ent
OF State, and DR.. L. S. Rowe, director
general OF the Pan Am erican Union.
The Minister of Ecuador and
Sonora de ElizaIde will be the guests
in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Norment will entertain at dinner this
evening.
New York for a few days earlier in
the week, will be in Newport over
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fitz
Simons have issued invitations for a
reception Saturday evening in their
villa, Harbour View, in honor of
Senator Reed and Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Metcaf of Providence, r. 1.
The counselor of the German en-
bassy and Frau Won Lewfnski enter
tanned informally at luncheon today
at the Hamilton Hotel in honor of
Baron Won Rhein Bauden of the
German Reichstag, who Is their guest
for a few days. Baron Won Rhein
Bauden will leave Washington to-
morrow for New York and will sail
Saturday on the Leviathan for his
home in Germany.
DR.. Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff of the
German embassy, entertained infor-
mally at dinner last night at the New
Willard, where he had a small party
The assistant chief of the Army Air
Service, Brig. Gen. William Mitchell
and Mrs. Mitchell will be the guests
of honor at dinner this evening OF