The Washington times., 1924-11-24
CITY SP EEDS
PARTING
GUESTS
Many Parties Planned for
Jusserands and Prince
Caetani
By JEAN ELIOT

nv comes adept in speeding
Wv the parting guest, since
each change of administration at
home brings about, compete
shake-up in society and the fall of
any foreign government is likely
to be reflected in the changed per
sonnet of its diplomatic establish
ment here.
But with both the French am.
bassador, M. Jusserand, and the
Italian ambassador, Prince Caetani,
sailing for home in January, thecs
will be a round of entertaining for
voys-or both--such as we have
not seen in many moons.
Tonight, moreover, M and Nine.
Jusserand will be. entertained at
dinner by Prince Caetani. who is
giving a series Of farewell parties,
as well as having a number given
for him. He will have anotner
dinner on Wednesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond are entertaining both for the
Jusserands and for Prince Caetani,
the first dinner being set for De-
cember and the other for the fol
lowing evening. And on ,Wednes.
day evening of this week the
French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand will be the special guests
of Mrs. John B. Henderson at one
Of her famous vegetarian dinners.
The friendship between M. and
Nine. Jusserand and Mrs. Hender.
son is of many years standing, and
II was by reason thereof that the
French government was able to
purchase from Mrs. Henderson, re-
puted to be 1.-THE best business man
in Washington, the Sixteenth
street site for it's proposed new
embassy at greatly reduced
Prince Caetani will dine totnor.
row evening with the Minister of
Bulgaria and Nine. Panaretoff.
And yesterday he attended a lunch
con given by Augusta Rosso, coun.
ors with the Minister OF Egypt
and Nine. Yousry Pasha.
A%k
Golfers TO Spend Month
In Capital; To Sail for Post in Jan.
The appearance of Doctor William
Miller Collier, American ambassador
to Chile, in Washington immediate.
ly after the 4th of November,
drew attention to the fact that he
did not come home in time to take
part in the campaign. And this,
although the influx TO American en-:
voys to foreign countries, called
home ito confer with the Secretary
of State" was so impressive as to
be made the subject of campaign
propaganda by the Democrats.
AS a matter Of fact, however,
most OF our ambassadors and lnin.
listers usually do come home Iii
summer, combining the business
of reporting to headquarters with
the pleasure of a holiday. And it
was only the completeness OF the
roster this time-and the fact that
a number Of our foreign service
men were making mpaig n
speeches-which drew the fire OF
the Democratic national commit.
tee. At all events there seems to
have been news interest" in those
who stayed at their posts Doctor
Collier In Chile, former Senator
Poindexter in Peru, Ambassador
kellogg in London and Amba ssador
Moore In Spain coming to mind in
passing.
DR.. and Mrs. Collier came to
Washington for few days i'm
mediately on landing, but have
since been visiting at their home
in Auburn, N. Y They have now
returned and win be at the VIII.
lard for the next month. Then
they will go to New York. for a
short visit before sailing. for, Chile
early in the new year.
Mrs. George Mason, of Santiago,
who spent the summer in Europe
with Mrs. Collier, is now with
Doctor and Mrs. Collier at the
Willard and will sail with them
for Chile.