The Washington times., 1925-01-01
THOUSANDS
co To PAY
RESPECTS
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NIGHTS as these could find no counter
part in any of the other groups.
Each had its special interest, how
ever-the Judiciary, headed by geria
Chief Justice Taft and all the grave
and reverend seigneurs OF the SD
ureme Court Bench, the Senate and
the House, the huge group Of execu
tive assistants. the army, the naVy
and the marine corps-all in uni
form-the members of patriotic or
ganizat.ons, and the rest.
JuSserand Heads ENJOYS.
Az dean of the diplomatic corps
che French ambassador, M. jus
!. sarand. was the first to shake
hands with the President and Mrs,
Coolidge, shepherding .the attaches
Of his embassy and presenting them
for the last time. He has offered
his country's greetings land his
own-to every President since
Roosevelt, but when next New
Year Day rolls around his familiar
figure n gold laced uniform, his
head cooked bird-like on one side,
VII be missing.
The Italian ambassador, Prince
Caetani. too. was making his last
appearance at a New Year recep-
ton. A most distinguished figure
In his uniform-tall. unusually dark
but with q definitely British air..
DR.. WeidfeIdt Popular.
Later came Germany's aInbassa.
dor, Doctor Otto We.dfeldt, like
wise making his adieux. Quiet.
capable, somewhat PROFESSIONAL in
his aspect, he has none Of the pic
turesque qualities Of his predeces-
eors. Count Won Bernstorff. or DASH
ing Spec Won Sternberg, who was
Roosevelt's favorite playmate. But
the State Department bewaiIs his
20 ng and officials there proclaim
that never was an envoy more
diplomatic, more fair and friendly
than Doctor Weidfeldt.
The appearance Of Viscount Cecil,
winner of the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation peace award and a visi.
tor for q short time In Washing
ton. with the British embassy
gro, created q little f1utter- of in
terest: and another distinguished
Briton to pay his respects to Presi-
dent Coolidge was Lord Thomson,
"a secretarE in Ramsey Macdonald's
cabinet.
Sir Esme Present.
The British envoy, Sir Esme
Howard, was making his first Of
dcial appearance as an ambassador
at q White House reception. al
though he had attended several
New Year leavees back In Roose-
veltis day when the late James
Bryce was ambassador ana he a
youthful counselor Of embassy. AL
though Lady Isabella Howard is
kept at home these days by the Ill
nf hATs afA
on this occasion and went on with
the ambassador to the Secretary Of
States diplomatic breakfast - an
other traditional New Year fixture
which sent Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes Fastening away from the
White House In order to reach the
Pan-American Union by noon.
Two nations have established
diplomatic relations with the
United States since last New Year
DaY-Egvpt and the Irish Free
State. The Irish minister, Professor
Timothy Smiddy. was absent. hav-
ing been called home to Dublin by
an economic crisis. But the
minister Of Egypt, S. Yousry Pasha,
and Nine. YouSry were present,
with Miss Lutfia Yousry and the
members Of his staff. One OF those
stimulating anomalies, Yousry
Pasha-a good Mohommedan who
brought a priest Of his own faith
IN his retinue yet who plays crack
polo and speaks English like the
Oxford graduate he Is. His wife,
who is Princess Zenab, niece-or
Is IT cousin? OF King Fuad of
Egypt. but who prefers in a demo-
cratic country to be known as
Madame" is an accomplished
hostess, speaks English and French,
rides, dances and plays bridge-all
well. Yet In her own country she
IL quite beyond the reach OF social
relations with men Of an alien
race.
New Dominican Minister.
Other newcomers pointed out with
interest were the dignified new
minister from the Dominican Repub-
man Of vast wealth and tremendous
influence all through the Caribbean
Islands-with Nine. del Carmen
Aria; the minister Of Ecuador,
Senior Ortiz, and Kasys Bisausk8s,
now minister. of Lithuania instead
Of charge d'affaires.
Among those absent were the
Chilean ambassador, Don Beltran
Matthew, who is not well and is
spending this month in New York
for treatment; Doctor Honorio
Pueyrredon, ambassador Of Argen-
tina, now in Buenos Aires with his
family after spending several
months in Europe, and the Cuban
ambassador. Doctor CosTne de IA
Torriente. who left Immediately
after Christmas with his womenfolk
20 pass the rest Of the holidays In
Havana. The Minister of China and
Nine. SEE are abroad-he's dele
gate to the opium conference IN
Geneva--and thus a picturesque
figure was missing, for dainty Nine.
SEE always wears her native dress
with the smartest Of French MILL
merry and shoes TO complete her cos
tune.
Nan3 Women Present.
Although the directions issued
from the White HoUse to the news
papers read gentlemen" will dc
thus and so. women were numer
ouEIy present. A real astonishmen
TO those whose memory goes bach
to McKinley'S time, or Roosevslt'S
70 say nothing of the days OF JohT
Adams. who held the first New
Year RECEPTION in the present White
HousS.
Even at the official reception il
the morning the laalias were mucl
a evidences. All the diplomats hat
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