The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-03
COSMOPOLITAN
L,EAVEN IN
SOCIETY
Italian Commissioners and
Foreign Writers Feted;
President to Entertain
By JEAN ELIOT
SUPERINTENDENT q

By JEAN ELIOT
0OSMOPOLITANISM is the
leaVen which leaveneth the
whole lump of social inter
course In Washington. Take this
present week. for example with
the members OF the Italian Debt
Commission figuring in the social
and political news and such very
delightful foreigners as Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. st. Loe Strachey and Nile
Weiss, editor OF Europe
Nouvelle" contributing to the inter
est of events.
Headed by Count volpi the mem.
bers OF the Italian debt commission
and the commissioners who are
handling the negotiatlons for the
United States viii be entertained at
dinner tonight by President Cool.
fdge. It win be a mans dinner
and the company assembled to meet
win be highly official including
without doubt, such dignitaries as
the Italian Ambassador Sfgnor de
MARITIME, group OF Cabinet officers
and Henry Prather Fletcher. our
ambassador to Italy.
Countess Volpi Is with her dis
tinguished husband and she Is be
ing feted In g pleasantly informal
way while her husband Is closeted
with American officials. Mrs. Kel-
iogg, wife Of the Secretary Of State.
gave a luncheon in her honor to-
day-an informal party with the
guests assembled at short notice.
And tonight she win be entertained
ct & dove dinner at the May
flower Hotel, with Nine. de Mar
tino, wife OF the italian ambassador,
a. hostess.
afternoon from New York having
attended the opening of the Metro
politan Opera last night.
Besides Count Vo1pi, the italian
commissioners are the ambassador
OF Italy, Giacomo di MARITIME; Dino
0randi, Conte Lelio Bonin Longare,
Alberto PireIli. Mario Albert and
Giro Butt.
Six financial experts accompany
the miss on. They are Corrado Gini.
francesca Paolo Cantelli, Gino
Razenna, Richard Armanni. RomoI0
Angelove and francesca Badlotu.
There Is corps Of secretaries and
clerks with the mission. Yesterday
afternoon the members of the mis-
sion went to Arlington to place
wreath on the tomb Of the I'm
know Soldier after several Of them
had been entertained at luncheon
at the Willard, with Mr.. Vitetti. of
the embassy staff. as host.
Journalists to Meet
Nile. Weiss. who is one Of the
most brilliant OF French journalists,
Is making 4 brief visit In Washing
ton. She Is, however, to have OPP
portunity to meet q number OF her
American fellow craftsmen at din
ner tonight at the home OF Eugene
Meyer, jr.. chairman 81 the War
Finance Corporation. The party
win be most informal, as Mrs
Meyer is out Of town she's In New
York TO remain until Thursday
but IN the little group OF members
O6 the newspaper fraternity who
have been asked to meet Mile.
Weiss are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Simonds, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Sui.
Ivan, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Norman HapgOod.
British Visitors
J. st. Loe Strachey, the brilliant
editor Of the Spectator, and Mrs.
Strachey are arriving today from
Virginia, where they have been Wis
1ting Mrs. Ronald Tree, a niece OF
Lady Aston, at Mirador, and will
be guests fer several days OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. n. Beck. The Becks
had expected to entertain their Brit
ish visitors at their own home In
Twenty-first street, but it is still
In the process OF remodeling, and.
consequently, the Stracheys are at
the Mayflower, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Beck win give dinner on Thurs
day evening for Mr.. AMI Mrs.
Strachey. They learned to know
their visitors In England, where
the Becks spent q good deal of time
during the period when Mr.. Beck
was solicitor general.
Mr.. Strachey-not to be confused
With Lytton Strachey. author Of
queen Victoria" and Eminent
Victorians" although they are kins-
men, believes well known In
America for his delightful 'The Adj
venture Of Living Mrs. Strachey
Il also parsonage Of literary
tastes and adventures and, having
visited in Washington before, both
are well known and liked. Mr..
Strachey viii be welcomed right
royalty by the Overseas Writers.
many or whose members he knew
during the war?
Mr.. and Mrs. Strachey made a.
leisurely tour of Canada. New.
foundland and the northern coun-
tries before coming to the United
states, visiting In Ottawa as the
guests or the Governor General and
Lady Byng, old friends since war
times.