Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

Activities in the diplomatic corps
grow in interest with the approach
Of the New Year, the early departure
of some calling for unusual activity
in entertaining and being entertained,
while others are gathering about
them guests for the New Year.
The Ambassador of France and
Nine. Jusserand gave a reception at
the embassy last evening as fare
well to their many friends in official,
diplomatic and residential circles &C
auired during the service of NJ. JUS
serand as the representative of
France.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier have been joined
by the latters niece, Miss Betty Con-
molly of New York, who will remain
with them the greater part of the
season.
The Ambassador of Cuba and Sc
nora de la Torriente and their daugh-
ter, Senorita Maria LuiSa de Ia Tor
riente, who are spending the Christ
mas holidays in their home in Ha-
| vana, will return to Washington next
week.
The Ambassador of Great Britain,
Sir Esme Howard. will go to New
York today to attend the dinner
which will be given this evening for
| Lord Robert Cecil, when the Woodrow
| Wilson Foundation will award Its
peace prize to Lord Cecil. The Am
bassador will return Tuesday.
The Ambassador and Lady Isabella
Howard will entertain at dinner
Tuesday evening in honor of the AM
bassador of Italy, Don Gelasio Gaze
TAM, and Thursday they will be hosts
at dinner in compliment to Lord and
Lady Cecil, who will be guests of the
Ambassador and Lady Isabella How
ard for the day.
The Minister Of Panama and Sonora
de Alfaro will entertain at dinner
Monday evening, January 26. in COM
pliment to the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hughes.
The Minister and Sonora de Alfarc
will give a dinner for young people
Wednesday evening for their son
Senior Victor Alfaro, and their neph-
ews, Senior Emmanuel Lyons and Sc
nor Luis Alfaro, the company going
later to the Chevy Chase Club for
dancing.
The Minister of Siam, Phya Burr
Navarasth, who is out of the country
, will return to Washington the middle
of January.
The Minister Of Czechoslovakia, DR.
Chvalkovsky, will return next week
from New York, where he went a
few days ago.
The Minister Of Egypt and Nine
Yousry will entertain at dinner Sat-
urday evening, January II, at the le-
cation at 1916 Q street.
The Minister of Lithuania, Mr.. Biza-
uskas, is spending the week end at
the Waldorf-Astoria, in New York.
He will join Nine. Bizuaskiene al
the legation here Tuesday.
The Minister of Ecuador and Sonora
de Ochoa Ortiz entertained the mem
bers of the legation staff and of the
Ecuador colony in Washington at
dinner Christmas night.
The charge d'affiaires of Rumanfa,
Mr.. Nano, went to New York yester-
day to meet Nine. Nano, who is ex-
pected to arrive Tuesday from Eu-
rope.
The charge d'affiaires of Venezuela
and Sonora de Yanez were hosts to
q large and distinguished company
at dinner last evening, at the New
| willard, in celebration of the cen
tennial of the battle of Ayacucha
Their guests included the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Hughes.
The counselor Of the Italian en-
bassy, Signor Augusta Rosso, will re-
turn to Washington the middle of the
week from an extended trip through
| the West
The Secretary OF the French en-
bassy and Nine. Heilmann and their