Evening star., 1925-06-07
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Promotion of Austrian Charge dAfaires VIII Re.
store Mission Familiar to Washington
Legation for Many Years.
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.

SNSllc VI <AliSll Id DIS NIldl Sc u EAiidll CO
for three years, was recently promoted
TO the rank of Minister, will III that
capacity restore a mission much more
familiar in Washington as Il legation
than as an embassy. Austo Hungary
was not among the European powers
which held out a helping hand to the
struggling young republic OF the West,
and ii was not until the late 1S40s that
a regularly accredited envoy was sent
from Vienna. The Minister from
Franz Josef in Civil War days got into
complications with Secretary Seward
and was recalled. There were several
minor lapses in, the American repre-
sentation at Vienna, as the refusal of
the Austrian court to receive President
Cleveland's Minister, Mr.. Kelley, be-
cause his wife was a converted JewesS.
President Cleveland never sent an en-
voy TO Vienna during his two terms
and a Charge d'Affaires looked after
Austrian interests here. Though the
diplomatic relations have been estab,
lished almost so years, except for these
several interims, the last being when
Ambassador Dumba was sent home by
President Wilson, there have been but
two Ambassadors from the dual king
dom as it was before the World War.
Baron Hengelmuller Won HengerVar
had been Minister in Washington for
seven years when on December ,, 1902,
he presented his credentials to Presi-
dent Roosevelt as Ambassador. He
remained in Washington until 1910
and was dean of the corps when he
retired to make room for NJ. Dumba,
who was recalled. Then came the in
terim of seven years. Nine. Proch-
mix is among the many American
Chatelaines of foreign establishments
here and was before her marriage,
which occurred in St. Paul, Mimi, in
1913, when her husband was Austrian
consul general of the Northwest, Miss
Gretchen Sterling James of Boston.
Mr.. Everett w. Hill, the president
of the international Rotary Club, who
with Mrs. Hill and their daughter,
Miss Louise Hill. has just returned
from Europe, received almost regal at
tention. and the president of the club
which is not only making new trade
channels but is also making a new
kind of literature in Mr.. Babbitt,V
has been embarrassed by the number
of cities which are clamoring for the
next meeting of the American part Of
the organization in Europe in 1929.
The Italian premier, Mussolini. offered
. the italian capital under excellent
conditions, and Triest, the famous
seaport on the Adriatic opposite Ven
Ice, also would like the privilege of
entertaining the Rotarians. Dublin,
capital of the Irish Free State, has
made a ~dignified offer and there are
odds laid that this will eventually be
chosen. OStend presents claim, with
King Albert of Belgium making a gra-
cious tender of his kingdom and chief
sea port. There are also Nice and
Madrid, and Mr. Hill finds it a difficult
problem to make even a tentative sug-
gestion to the board of mana cement.
The city chosen will be announced in
the next month or two.
Senator and Mrs. James Couzens of
Michigan, who have been looking for
a home ever since they became a part
of the official circle, have REINFORCED
the James W Wadsworths, jr.. by
purchasing one of the loveliest places
on Woodland drive, formerly the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence NJ. Busch,
farther out the winding road toward
Montgomery County. They will take
possession as soon as some repairs are
completed, and are, meantime, maxi
ing visits between this city and De-
troit about trimOnthly. Judge Ed
win 3. Parker and Mrs. Parker. the
former umpire of the mixed claims
commission adjusting the German and
American problems growing out of
The recent war, who were evicted by
the sale of their beautiful home,
Woodlawn the property of Mrs
E. Davies estate and will be the i'm
mediate neighbors of the Couzens fam
lly. Senator and Mrs. Wadsworth
are quite settled in the former dolni-
cile of Mrs. Charles D. Wetmore and
are exceedingly grateful to this ac-
complished lady for her splendid sue
cess in planting this marvellous piece
Of wild landscape. Mrs. Wetmore had
lived for many years in Japan and she
had absorbed the native skill of the
Japanese in utilizing every inch and
in placing vivid flowers where they
would relieve the gloom of shaded
spots. The semi-circular driveway
which leads from the boulevard to the
porte-cochere is like a Persian carpet
In it's small, low-growing blooms
against the somber background of lick
trees. This cluster of homes on
Woodland drive. which represent the
last word in sylvan beauty, will within
the next 5 months become the neigh
bors of Sir Esme and Lady Isabella
Howard when the new British en-
basSy is completed.
When in former days the President
and his lady left the Capital it meant
the flight of officialdom entire. Not
so now. Not even all the diplomats
find it easy under the new dispensa-
ton to be away from Washington
during the greater part of the Sum-
It
Daeschner, cannot see a chance to get
away at all and he, Nine. Daesch-
ner and the two daughters are getting
ready to enjoy life as they may right
under their own awnings and in the
rear garden. Both the young ladies
have new saddle horses and they in
tend to haunt the bride paths in the
early morning hours. Then always
at hand is the swimming pool at Mrs.
Henderson's and all the privileges
that her extensive and well equipped
grounds afford. The French Ambas-
sador finds most of his pleasure and
exercise in the saddle and he will ac-
company his daughters every morning.
1t is many the year since the Spanish
Ambassador or Sonora de Riano left
Washington except for brief visits at
different resorts. le Chilean Ambas-
sador and Sonora &c Matthew expect
to spend the Summer in their pleasant
home on Massachusetts avenue and
the Peruvian Ambassador, who had
contemplated a trip to Paris, will also
remain here all Summer.
One Of the happiest evenings which
the MARQUIS of Aberdeen and Temair
passed in this country during the re-
cent visit which he and the marchion-
ess made to attend the quinquennial
of the International Council of Women
was his last evening, when he had is
sued an invitation through the Port
Society of New York to the men of
the merchant marine then in New
York City and nearby harbors. His
time being limited, the genial nobleman
asked the men to meet him only for a
cordial handShake, for, not being in
position to prOffer the traditional sail
ors' grog. with the acknowledged SUI
perstitions of the sea, he feared to