Evening star., 1924-05-25
Dutch Minister Host
For New Secretary of
Netherlands Legation
Jonkheer and Nine. de
Graef Entertaining at
Their Home Mr.. and
Nine. Alexander Loudon.

Although several tentative sue
, ccssors of the exceedingly popular
and deeply regretted DIR. Jan B. HUI
, brecht have been named by the for
| eign Office at The Hague. Mr.. Alex
Oder Loudon, who has arrived with
III the past three weeks, is the ap-
pontee who will permanently fill
that role. Mr.. Loudon Is quite a
young man for such a responsible
post for, being the first secretary, he
viii in the absence of the minister,
Jonkheer de Graeffe, act as charge
d'affaires of the Netherlands. He en-
tered the foreign service of Queen
Wilhclmina's realm in 1915 after
! graduating with signal honor at the
! University of Leyden. His first mis-
kSlou was to London and from there
was sent to Buenos Aires and then
succession ne was attached to the
several capital cities of the Balkan
Ikmgdoms, Bucharest, Sofia and Bel
Igrade.
\ The new secretary of the Dutch
legation is the cousin of. that minis
ter from Netherlands, Jonkheer Jan
l.oudon, who, served in this capital
49, i've years, from 1908 until 1913,
~ whose wife was Miss Lydia Eustis
Louisiana, and thus he comes of
13mliN Well seasoned in diplomacy.
~. IAN and Nine. Loudon's regime in
s.ashIngton was brilliant chapter
in uipiomatic history ana their home
was radiating point for a fashion
able musical coterie. They lived in
lhal hlg rambling house on the cor
\ WAS later leased by them to the Post
! master General and Mrs. Albert Sid
ne\ burleSon after VI. Loudon had
been transferred to the foreign office
IN The Hague, post which he filled
| tho Sreater part of the world war.
The former Dutch minister here now
tillS ms same role in Paris, and Nine.
i.oud"n is leading hostess not only
II the diplomatic set. but also in the
4 american colony at the French capt.
,HIw" years ago Mr.. Alexander
14oudon married Miss F'rederique
Eoyaards. who has accompanied him
/ l" washington. The secretary is
I from The Hague. but Nine. Loudon is
4 native of the much more pictur-
"sPue regions about the Zuyder Zee.
sine" Tor many years English has
formed major subject in all educa-
NJ. aud Nine. Loudon speak English
without Notwithstanding they
viii find distinct advantage in their
new home. Soon after their marriage
the I-oudons went to Bucharest and
Witnessed some of the splendid feteS
" hich marked the nuptials in the
Rumanian royal family. They were
living in Sofia when, a few months
a--u, The secretary was summoned to
The Hague and attached to the staff
81 the minister in Washington. Nei
! tn'r had ever been to- this country
! before. and they anticipate, when they
have familiarized themselves with
their environment, many unique eX-
RerienceS.
For the present, the secretary and
Mm". Ioudon are the guests of the
minister and Nine. de Graeff in the
spacious legation at 18th and Euclid
streets and as the de Graeffs have
ruUud' delightful home near Sher-
wood Forest on the River Severn in
Maryland, they may remain there
FOR some time. awaiting late sum-
mer for selecting permanent home.
". De Graeff and his family spent
last summer and part of the autumn
n Holland, their first visit for nearly
light years. SO they do not contem-
plate any extensive trip this season
|, and their summer home is within
IN easy motor ride from the Capital.
Ch. Netherlands legation is busy
mot all the year through. and the
BtriSkeSt sort of intercourse exists
ttwccn Holland and her colonies
and their republic and for ten years
past ministers or charges d'affaires
have only obtained such vacations as
they could snatch at week ends.
Nine. de Graeff and her daughters
have been quite active all through
the past season and like the other
ladies of the corps, they are now
finding some leisure and are attend
ing the pleasant fetes Of others, rath-
ar than extending invitations them
selves. Nothing of a formal nature is
| planned for Nine. Loudon, but she
is making her calls and accepting
SOM of the charming al fresco fetes
which, the weather permitting, are
Such a distinctive feature of Wash
lngtOn spring