The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-23
VISITORS FROM
SPAIN ARE
FETED
Duke and Duchess Of Alta
Make Brief Visit
Here
By JEAN ELIOT.

NOlQHId, where Ln0y VIII WISH MIR.
and Mrs. Joseph Widener. They are
accompanied by the Spanish Ambas-
eador and Nine. Riano and by Senior
Amoedo, of the embassy staff.
Beginning with. a call at the
White House, where they were re-
ceived by the President and Mrs.
Coolidge, very moment Of the stay
Of these distinguished visitors was
crowded with festivities and just
prior to leavinh they were enter
tanned at luncheon today by the
British Ambassador, Sir Esnle
Howard, and Lady Howard.
The guests invited to meet the
Duke and Duchess included Am
bassador and Nine. Riano, Nine.
Jusserand. Countess Sommati di
Mombello, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon. Count and Countess
Won Rosen, Augusta Rosso, Coun.
gelor of the Italian embassy; Hugh
v. Tenant and Captain F. L.
Tottenham and Mr.. Balfour of the
embassy staff.
The Ambassador of Spain and
Nine. Riano entertained at dinner
at the embassy last night for their
distinguished compatriots, the COM
pany numbering thirty and earlier
in the day they were guests at
luncheon Of Mrs. Richard Town.
send. The visitors stayed at Ward
man Park Hotel.
After a day in Philadelphia, the
duke and duchess will go to New
York to remain at the Ritz Carlton
until they sail on October % for
Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt
and Brigadier General and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt will entertain
for the duke and duchess while
they are in New York.
A Spanish grandee and boasting
one Of his country's most historic
titles, the Duke Of Alba came to
this country as the personal repre-.
sentative Of King Alfonso at the in
ternational polo matches, and he
and his charming wife have since
been travelling in the United States.
Legion of Honor Bestowed
on Doctor Wilmer BY France.
The bestowal of the cross Of COM
mander of the Legion Of Honor
upon DR.. William Holland Wilmer,
one of Washington's most dis
tinguished citizens and one Of the
worlds most brilliant oculists, was
made the occasion of pretty little
ceremony at the French embassy
last evening. The decoration which
was awarded by the French gov
eminent last summer for high
service to science and special serv-
ice to France in the world war;"
was presented by M. Jusserand, the
French Ambassador, an old friend
Of DR.. Wilmer and a small company
OF distinguished guests was invited
to witness the presentation. Before
the reception M. and Mme. Jusser-
and were hosts at a.. small dinner
in honor of Doctor and Mrs. Wilmer.
Although it has remained for
France to call attention in this COM
plimentary fashion to the signal
service which Doctor Wilmer has
rendered to humanity, this par.
ticular prophet is not entirely with
out honor in his own country. His
friends and admirers at home-and
they are legion-are banding to-
gether to raise funds for the Will
mer Foundation and propose to
build and endow in his name q hos.
pttal where eye affections may be
treated and where research work in
obscure eye troubles may be car.
ried on.
SCIENTISTS who appreciate the real.
~ unparalleled genius of DIR. VIII.
mer are endeavoring to persuade
him that 1t is his highest duty to
give up private practice and to
devote his time to training up other
physicians to carry on his work. To
this end pressure Is being brought
70 bear to have him accept q chair
IN Johns Hopkins University and
In this eventuality the Wilmer
Foundation would doubtless be es-
tablished in Baltimore.
Doctor Wilmer, a Brigadier Gen.
eral in the Medical Officers Reserve
Corps, was surgeon in charge of
the Medical Research Laboratories,
AIR Service, with the American Elk.
peditionary Forces in France. He
received the Distinguished Service
Medal from the United States
Government for his work upon the
medical problems of aviation.
Beside Doctor and Mrs. Wilmer
the guests at the dinner were: Mrs.
John w. Weeks, wife Of the Secre.
tary Of War; Mr.. William B. Alex.
ander, Of New York; Mrs. Thomas
F. Bayard, Mrs. Oren Root, Of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Scott
Thropp; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard H.
Wilmer; Mr.. William H. Wilmer,
r., and Brigadier General George
Il. Dumont, of the embassy staff.
Among those who witnessed the
ceremony OF presentation and had
opportunity afterward to offer their
congratulations to Doctor Wilmer
were: Justice Pierce Butler, Of the
United States Supreme Court; Gen.
eral and Mrs. William Mitchell, So.
licitor General and Mrs. James M.
Beck, Colonel Campbell, Doctor and
Mrs. Nelson Tapem, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore w. Noyes, Doctor and Mrs.
Miller Brown, H. p. Parker, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. H. p. Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Scott Throp, Doctor Thomas
Lee, Miss Ethel Hoyt, Doctor and
Mrs. John Minor, John C. Davis, H.
Randall Webb. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Woodruff. Mrs. Henry Sharpe, Mrs.
Marinus Willett, Doctor ]. G. Cabell,
Doctor and Mrs. T. 8. Lee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles c. Glover, Doctor and
Mrs. E. L. Morrison, Doctor Loren
johnson. Mrs. B. H. Warder, Mrs.
Randall MMcKim and Doctor w. F.
patten.
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MRS. COOLIDGE HAS
GUESTS FOR CONCERT.
Mrs. Coolidge will attend the re.
cital by Vladimir De Pachmann at