Evening star., 1924-06-08

gan, widow of one OF the enormously
rich planters of Argentina, has re-
Gently returned from a business trip
there, and has brought with her a
string of fine racing horses. Lord
Curzon has never approved of women
in the racing profession, and he has
written several papers censuring the
horse racing and fox hunting contin-
gent among the women OF the British
nobility. The first Lady Curzon, for
merly Miss Mary Victoria Letter. sell
dom figured on the hunting field, but
the present Lady Curzon comes of an
old southern family. being the daugh-
ter of Monro Hines of Alabama, and
has been accustomed to equestrian
sports all her life. She is trainin &
her stock for the professional race
track.
Gen. Pershins's headquarters in
house at 81 Rue de Constantine. is to
be marked appropriately by the
united legions of France and the
United States. and no doubt the
American embassy will take over the
place for storage and other neces-
sary purposes. The commander of
the eXpeditionary forces moved to
Paris from Chaumont, where the first
headquarters were established, and
though his name is rarely associated
with historic investigation. ii trans
pires that Gen. Pershing selected
first the small town and then the
Paris domicile because of their close
connection with the success of the
American revolution. Count Ray de
Chaumont, whose family owned all
the land about the pretty little town
in eastern France, was one of Frank
to the cause of American liberty be-
fore Lafayette set sail for the
colonies He lent the patriot
money and provided him with a home
in Paris, first in Rue de Constantine
and later at Hotel de Chaumont, on
the banks of the Seine in Passy. In
both historic edifices this nation
first plenipotentiary lived when he
assumed control of the momentous
enterprises, and eventually achieved
the reputation OF being the greatest
and most successful diplomat this
country has boasted in the 14S years.
Gen. Pershing made tour of Frank
lin'S shrineS in Paris. for the memory
of the philosopher and scholar is very
green indeed. and in number and va
riety they keep pace with the houses
and inns in which George Washing
ton slept during the revolutionary
war. Every house where Franklin
tarried. if only briefly, is handsomely
marked by brass tablet, giving the
dates and in some cases the impor-
tant events which tranSpired therein.
Gen. Pershing's headquarters. recall
ing the Franklin service so strongly
will make a valuable contribution 10
the American historical domiciles OF
Paris.
Recent dispatches from Warsaw "
that NJ Ladislaus Wroblewski will
sail within the next few days for
New York has been welcome news,
for rumorS were persistent about his
recall for weeks previous to his de-
parture in late April. Poland has
not yet trained diplomatic service
and the political eXigencies often
affect the ENJOYS abroad. who are as
rule chosen for special qualifica-
tions for the special mission assigned.
Like CZechoslovakia, the Polish gov
ernment has never made use of such
of its citizens as had previously
been in the diplomatic service of
Austria, Russia or Germany. DR..
Wroblewski comes Of distinguish
ed and patriotic family of Cracow.
which has been identified with revo-
luticnary movements for many gen
erations. He was a professor of law
and Jurisprudence in its unive rsi I y
when he joined the Polish counter
revolution for freedom. Nine. Wrob-
lewska and her three children are
TO pass the summer in the White
Mountains and the minister will join
them there after completing his re-
port to the Secretary of State and to
the Secretary of the Treasury The
Polish National Diet has just author