The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
From Sofia
Bring Welcome
NewS.
By JEAN ELIOT.

was Mrs. Kennedy Wheeler. They
went abroad Immediately after
their marriage in the autumn and
spent nine weeks is Paris, going
thence to Sofia, where they are
now comfortably settled. had
understood that DIR. Lessinoff
was scheduled for a post at the
Bulgarian legation in London,
but instead he has been detailed
to duty at the Bulgarian foreign
office.
With the expectation, therefore,
Of remaining in Sofia for some
time, DR.. and Nine. Lessihoff
have taken q house. They were
fortunate in securing the COM
Portable residence formerly &C.
cupied by Charles 8. Wilson,
American minister to Bulgaria,
and have already done consider.
able entertaining there. They
had, for example, a dinner for
twenty guests in honor of Graham
II. Kemper, American consul in
Sofia, and Mrs. Kemper, who
were on the eve Of leaving for
Tokyo; and Nine. Lessinoff has
had several successful days at
home.
They have been entertained
from time to time and one of the
first functions to which they
were invited was a brilliant bail
at the italian embassy. Sofia is,
OF course, quite different from
Washington, but Nine. Lessinoff
likes 1t extremely and finds the
life in this picturesque foreign
capital exceedingly interesting.
The Lessinoffs are expecting to
return to this country in June
Tor two months vacation. When
Nine. Lessinoff sailed for Eu.
rope In the fall she took her
small son with her, but the boy
became i'll. the climate didn't
agree with him and it was impos-
sible to secure the food he need
ed. Consequently the boy was
sent home under the wing Of a
governeSs and is now with his
grandmother, Mrs. Hartley Given,
at Wardman Park Hotel-the very
picture of health and rapidly
losing the cough which worried
his mother frantic.
N Sofia the LessIhoffs have
I been seeing a lot Of DR.. and
Nine. George Poulieff, who have
been in Bulgaria since summer.
Shortly after his marriage to
Miss Bessie Samuels, Of Phila-
delph1a, DR.. Poulieffe, who had
been in the Bulgarian diplomatic
service, resigned to 60 into bus
mess in this country; and we
had come to regard the Poulieffs
as permanent fixtures Ia Wash
mgtOn. However, as I under
stand It, DIR. Poulieff is now
seeking to renew his connection
with his government. He rather
hoped to be sent to Washington,
believe, and at one time there
was some discussion of a post
at Warsaw, but apparently moth
ing has been definitely settled
yet.
T WAS at the Bulgarian leea-
i ton here, with the Minister
and Nine. Panareton as sponsors,
that the marriage OF Mrs. Ken
nedy Wheeler and DR.. Lessinoff
took place last October. And the
legation-to change the subject
rather abruptly-will be the scene
Of an interesting little dinner to-
night when the Minister and
Nine. Panaretoff will entertain for
Nicola Michailow, court painter
OF Bulgaria, who is in Washington
executing several commissions.
The artist is now completing a
striking portrait Of DIR. Panaretoff.
Last evening Mr.. Michailow was
himself host at dinner at the VIII.
lard, entertaining the Bulgarian
Minister and Nine. Panaretoff, the
Secretary OF the Legation and
Nine. Bisseross, and Miss Louise
Prpssing, Of New York. Miss
Prussing, who has many friends
in Washington, is acting as secre-
tary and interpreter for the ia
nous Bulgarian artist.
AAk
Persian Minister
Guest at Luncheon
The minister of Persia, Mirz,
Hussein Khan Alai, was the CUES
In whose honor our former minis
ter to Persia, Charles Welles Rus
sell, and Mrs. Russell, entertaine,
at luncheon today at the Shore
ham. The other guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. Stafford, Prof. and Mrs
Albert H. Putney, Mrs. Lucy Rus
sell Ogston, and John Mosby Rus
sell.
John Mosby Russell, who ha.
been with his parents at thei
apartment in the Parkwood for /,
few days, will return to New Yorl
tomorrow night.
Il
The Commercial Counselor of tn
British Embassy and Mrs. Johl
Joyce Brodefick will be hosts to
of fourteen at dinner thi
evening at their residence in Six
tenth street.
Mrs. George D. Ritter viii b
at home for the last time thi
season this afternoon from 4 to
o'clock at her residence, 2107 Mas
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee P. Warren will
entertain Informally at dinner thi
evening at their apartment at 100
street.
Debut0nte Ball to Be
GiUen for Monticello Fund
The debutante ball, which will b.
given the latter part of April, will
be for the benefit of the Monti
cello Memorial Foundation. Mrs
Minnigerode Andrews will entertain
all of the seasons debutantes q
luncheon on Monday when plan
for the ball will be discussed.
Mrs. Andrews will also be a lun
cheon hostess on next Friday.
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Major and Mrs. Edward welle
will be hosts to a company of tel
this evening at their quarters il
Soldiors' Home in nounnIfYnant A.