The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-16
EN- Err I AIMING
is DON E B Y
FOREIGNERS
Diplomats Contribute In
terestiI1g Chapter to
Social Annals
By JEAN ELIOT.

to the diplomats for Contribut-
ing interesting and varied chap
tiers to the social annals OF the
Capital Is being considerably in
creased these busy autumn days.
Apparently society folk Of native
vintage are entirely engrossed with
domestic activities papering and
painting, interviewing servants, get.
ting clothes together and starting
the children off to school, For with
the exception Of the early autumn
weddings and the grist Of enter
tanning for brides and their attend.
ants. there are few festivities In
which Washing onianB are appear.
Ing save as guests.
With the diplomats, however, Il.
IL different. Several especially In
teresting parties have taken place
within the last week or two or are
planned for the next few days; and
there Is always an especial charm
20 these first gatherings Of the sau-
tumn season when old friends who
have not seem each other for
months come together and exchange
"Reminiscences OF happy holidays.
There was really little oppor-
tunity for gossip at the party
which the Spanish Ambassador,
Don Juan Riano, gave last even
Ing at the Pan American Union,
for the feature thereof was ia
lecture on Spanish life and culture
BY DON Enrique Deschamps and
brief talks by the Ambassador and
by Doctor Leo 8. Rowe, director
general Of the Pan American
Union, preceded It. But the guests
fingered afterward to greet old
friends and there was particularly
gay and festive atmosphere about
the function.
The lecture was attended by q
notable company In which dipIo.
mats and official folk were happily
mingled with resident society, and
the audience reached such proper.
tipns that difficulty was found in
seating them all even in the
spacious Hall Of the Americas. The
Marine Band contributed a charm.
iEE~ program Of Spanish music.
Senior Deschanps, who is an
authority on the history and civiliza.
ton OF Spain and its dependencies
and whose lecture was illustrated
with beautiful pictures of Seville,
Barcelona, and Madrid, is no
stranger to Washington. A native
so9 Santo Domingo. he was at enc
time attached to the legation OF the
Dominican Republic here, and, al.
though he was then q very young
man, he had already made reputa.
ton for himself as q scholar.
Editor Of ''The Thunderer''
70 Be Embassy Guest.
The Ambassador Of Great Britain,
Sir Esme Howard. and Lady Isabella
Howard. viii do their first entertain
Ing OF the new season on Saturday
evening when they win have . din
ner at the embassy In compliment
to Jeffrey Dawson. Of the London
Times. They have asked notable.
company to meet the editor Of @The
Thunderer'' and the occasion viii be-
OF more than usual interest.
Another Britisher being feted in
an informal fashion ID Hugh Ten
nant, sometime Of the British en-
bassy staff, who Is back here for
q short visit. Then Colonel G. e.
C. g. Charlton, military attache Of
the British embassy, viii entertain
at dinner at his home tomorrow
evening in honor of Major III. w. Il.
DgIin, foreign laison officer of the
War Department, who has been
transferred to another post, and
Captain p. A. Varona, military
attache Of the Cuban embassy, who
is leaving Washington and win
go on a special mission to Peru.
The guests, who will be all the
military attaches and assistant mill.
tary attaches at present in Wash.
1mgton, will number ten.
Chinese Minister Gives Party
For Visiting DipIOmat. ~ 4
The Minister Of China, Doctor Al
fred SEE, contributed a pleasant oc-
casion to the grist Of parties when
honor OF Doctor Jacob Gould
sSchurman, American Minister to
China, who is a visitor in Washing.
ton. Other guests were: The Under.
secretary of State, Joseph C. Grew;
the Third Assistant Secretary of
State, J. Butler Wright; Mrs. John
Van A. : MacMurray, Judge John
Barton Payne, Ernest p. Bicknell,
Doctor w. #. WilIoughby, Doctor
w. w. Willonghby, and the coun-
selor Of the Chinese legation, Doc
tor Yung Kwai.
Then, Of course, there Is the
round Of parties being given for
the retiring Minister Of Ecuador
and Nine. Elizalde, with their col.
leagues of the corps as hosts and
not few festivities are also being
arranged for Senior Larrea. secre.
tary OF the legation Of Ecuador,
who Is sailing with his chief the
last Of this month and will be
undersecretary of state with the
Ecuadorean government, and for
pretty Sonora Larrea.
The secretaries and attaches OF
the Latin American countries win
entertain at farewell dinner Sat.
urday at the Willard, in honor OF
Senior Larrea.
WILBURS TO DINE WITH
TREASURER AND WIFE.
The Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Curtis d. Wilbur and their
daughter, Miss Edna Wilbur, will
be guests Of the Treasurer OF the
United States and Mrs. Frank
White at an informal dinner this
evening.
The Secretary and Mrs. wilbur
expect to have as their guests
next week Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Richards, who were married abroad
last spring and who are now visit
ing the Secretary's sister, Mrs. r.
N. Paist of Wayne. Pa. Mrs.
Richards. who is niece OF Secre.
lary Wilbur, was formerly Miss
Susan Shedd and was with the
Near East Relief In Europe before
her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake Wilbur. the