The Washington times., 1925-03-13
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News of Baron Won
Schoen's Appointment to
Picking of Interest Here
By JEAN ELIOT


OF considerable interest to WASH,
ingtonians is the news OF the t.ans,
fer of Baron Wilhelm Won Schoeh
from the Berlin foreign office 10
the German legation in PekInS.
For Baroness won Schoen, who was
Miss Catherine Birney, is a WASH
invtou girl and has kept in. close
touch with her many frlenos mere
through the years OF her resioehce
abroad.
The Baron has already started for
his new post via siberia, oul
baroness Won Schoen is lingering
in Germany for the present. In
April she expects to go TO Par1S
for a while. sailing for this country
toward the end of the month ana
coming to Washington to be with
her brotherin-law ana sister MIS-.
and Mrs. Harold Walker, through
the summer months.
Oh. yes, she is bringing ner snan
son with her. 1t is really on the
baby's account that she IS not go
inc to China with her husband, the
.snnmer in Picking being considered
rather unhealthy. but proposes TO
reioin him in the autumn at ms
new post. Alexander Frederick
Theodore Won Schoen, generally
known as Barry" is described as
q most engaging youngster, ana
Mrs. Walker is looking forward 10
having him with her. 1t will be
remembered that the baby was
born in washington while Baroness
Won Schoen was visiting her sister.
THE Walkers expect to remain
in town well into the summer. wait.
ing for 'Mary's Delight, the pic
turesaue old place on the Eastern
shore of Maryland which they pur'
chased several months ago ana
which is now in the throes Of re.
modelling, to be ready for .occu-
nancy. They expect to get in
during the summer. although inc
work is progressing with painful
slowness, and once in expect To
make ''Mary's Delight" their home
for the greater part of the year.
Happily, however, they have
Iaase on their house in Massachu-
setts avenue for another year. so
they'll probably be in town next
winter. No. pretty Miss Evelyn
walker is not to oe presented next
season, but will have another year
in school or possibly abroad. Mrs.
Walker expects to go to New York
next week
Baroness Won Schoen is a close
friend of Baron Won Nathan, wife
OF the new German ambassador. and
has written to her friends here
commencing this very charming new
embassy chatelaine to their good
graces.
PAN-ANIERICAN UNION
TO FETE DOCTOR ROWE
The governing board of the Pan.
American Union, headed by the
Secretary of State, Frank B. KEEL.
logg. will be hosts at luncheon on
March 10 in honor of Doctor Leo
s. Rowe, director general of the
union, who has recently returned
from South America.
Mrs. James NJ. Beck, wife Of the
solicitor general will be at nome
this afternoon from 4:30 until $50
for the last time this season. She
will be assisted by Mrs. Edward 7.
Sanford, Mrs. Thomas r. Bayard.
Mrs. j. Mayhem Wainwright and
Mrs. Robert Lansing.
The Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Charles Dewey
will have az their guests for a
week or two, Mr.. and Mrs. e. II.
Bennett of Chicago, who will ar
rive the end OF this month.
Charles Dewey, jr.. the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey. who Is
student at st. PauIs School, Con-
cord, New Hampshire. will arrive
I'm Washington on March IS. for his
xyano
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schoelkopf
kre expected in Washington tomor-
row and will be guests Of William
Phelps Emo and his cousin and
hostess, Mrs. George Ehle. Mr..
Schoelkopf, who is secretary OF the
American embassy at Buenos Ayres,
Is in this country on leave.
Mrs. Henry r. Dimock has az her
guests. her son-in-law and daughter.
Giuseppe CataIani. second counselor
of the Italian embassy. and SignoIa
CataIani. who arrived last night
from New York They spent the
winter in the South.
The Friday Evening Dancing
Class will meet this evening at the
New willard Among those who
will give dinner parties preceding
are the Judge Advocate General OF
the Army and Mrs. John A. Hull
and General and Mrs. George F..
Downey.