Evening star., 1924-10-29
Secretary and Ms. Wilbur
Guests ut British Em baSSy.

The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur were among the guests of the
Amba ssador of Great Britain and
Lady Isabella Howard. who entertain
ed at dinner last evening IL co~'nli-
1nent to the new Australian High
Commissioner and Mrs. j. A. NJ. Elder
Others in the company We're the Third
Assistant Secretary Of State and Mrs.
J. Butler Wright. the parliamentary
underSecretarN of external affairs of
Australia and Mrs. Walter NJ. Marks.
Mrs. Allan, daughter of the new
Australian Commissioner ara Mrs
Elder: the naval attache of the
British embassy. Capt. Tottenham
the commercial secretary and Mrs
Eric Ruxton, the representative OF
Canadian external affairs of the en-
hassy and Mrs. Merchant Mahoney,
Mr.. J. Palfour and Mr.. G. II. Thomp-
son. secretaries of the embassy, and
Mr.. Lawson Johnston.
The new Minister Of Ecuador and
Sonora de OChoa Ortiz have moved
from the Hotel Hamilton to the house
at 1909 Sixteenth street. which they
have leased for the Winter The
offices Of the legation will remain in
the Investment Building. The Min
lister was received by President Cool
idse yesterday afternoon.
Senor Carlos Alberto Gastelu has ar
rived to take up his duties first
secretary of the legation. succeeding
Senior Don Carlos Manuel Larrea who
sailed with the former Minister and
Sonora de k,lizalde for Ecuador TO as
sumo the position of undersecretary
of state
Senior Emilio Maria Teran. the new
attache of the Ecuador legation. will
move later in the week to the Jeffer-
son after being at the Hotel Hamil-
ton
The Minister of Rumania, Prince
Ribesco. was host to small COM
pany at Henry Ni1ler's Theater in
New York. the party occupying a
box.
The Minister of Colombia and
Sonora de O'aya are expected to re-
turn Saturday from New York, where
they are spending the week.
The Minister of Czechoslovakia, DR..
Frantisek Chvalkovsky. who has beer
abroad since early Summer. will sail
for this country November 8. The
Minister spent some time at Carlsbad
and also attended the sessions of the
League of Nations.
III the absence or the Munster OF
Czechoslavia, DR. Chvalkovsky, who
is in Europe on official duty, the
charge d'affaires ad interim. Mr..
Jaroslav Lipa, and Nine Lipova held
a reception last evening in celebra-
tion of the sixth anniversary of the
declaration Of independence of the
CZechoslovak republic, the reception
being for the members of the Czecho-
slovak colonies in Washington and
baltimore.
The reception. at which there were
about 20 guests, is the first which
has been held at the new legation. at
1890 Sixteenth street. The charge
d'affaires made an address depicting
the progress of the peace work OF
the republic during that period.
Later musical program of the
works of the CzechoSlovak composer.
Dvorak. and Smetana was rendered.
Nine. Lipova was assisted in receIv-
ing by the wife of the first secretary
of the legation, Nine. kuraZova, ana
Nine Hanakova, wife of the second
secretary.
The assistant naval attache of the
British embassy and Mrs. H. A. Brown
have returned from the North, where
they spent the Summer. and have
leased the house at 10 East Bradley
lane, Chevy Chase, for the season.
Comdr and Mrs. Brown occupied the
house at East LenoX street in Chevy
Chase for several years, and during
their absence in the Summer of 1928
the counselor of the German embassy
and Frau Dieckhoff lived there.
Miss Ailsa Mellon, accompanied by
Miss Alice Sylvester, has gone to
New York, and is at the Hotel Am
bassador for 10 days or a fortnight.
Mrs. J. Butler Wright, wife of the
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