Evening star., 1926-11-07
NJ. George Cretziano,
Envoy From Rumania,
Arrives in Capital
Minister and His Daughter
to Be Hosts to Queen
Marie on Her Return
Here.

NJ George Cretziano, who will rep
resent the Bucharest government
and who will entertain Queen Marie
| on her return visit here, is one OF the
| leading diplomats and scholars of his
country and he comes to Washington
after having served in the majority
of the European and Eastern capitals.
| His last post abroad was as Ru-
manian Minister to Spain. M. Cret-
ziano was attached to the foreign
Office in Bucharest when he was ap-
pointed to this Republic to succeed
Prince Antoine Bibesco, but he had
previously ripened his diplomatic eX-
perience in ST. Petersburg. at Con-
stantinople, the throne city Of the sui
tans, aud in Berlin when former En-
peror William was at the summit or
his power He also was assigned to
London, to Paris and to several OF the
capital cities of the German states
under the empire. In 1911 M. Cret-
ziano retired from the foreign service
and entered private life on his estates
near Bucharest. But he was soon
recalled to public office and was Tor
a time member OF the Rumanlan
Parliament. In 1914, at the outbreak
Of the World War, he was under
secretary of state in Bucharest and
he remained in this position until 1918,
when he was named Minister to Paris
From the French capital he went,
year later. to Madrid.
The Minister married Princess
Stirbey Bibesco, a cousin OF the Tor
mer Minister, Prince Ribesco. She
died many years ago. Mile. Jeanne
Is their only daughter. and she as
sumed the direction of the Minister'S 8
household in her early years. There
are two older brothers. Alexander.
who is secretary of the Rumanian n
legation at Bern. and George. Jr..
who is assistant manager of a bank
in Paris The third brother, Radu.
younger than his sister, and aged Is
years, is in a lyceum in Paris and
Is studying economics. Mile. Jeanne
was most carefully educated, first
under private tutors and gOvernessas
In Bucharest and later at a famous
school of the French capital. She Is
now about %. apd was presented to
the social world in Madrid four years
ago, when her father was Minister
there. The Rumanian envoy was
very friendly with Mr.. Joseph Will
lard. then American Ambassador, and
Mile. Cretziano enjoyed much hos
pitality in the Willard home. Re-
Gently her father was on terms of
1AoSc lIlcfluSIllp WIFI ln0 former MlQ-
lister to Bucharest, Mr.. Peter Angus
tus Jay, now Ambassador to Buenes
Aires, and his daughters knew Mrs
Jay very we'll too. Mile. Jeanne
speaks English without a trace Of
| accent and Is familiar with American
ways. OF comely appearance and
possessed Of many accomplishments
| she will occupy q unique position in
the vast corps in Washington. She
is the only unmarried hostess among
| the 50-odd residents here, and her
position. when Queen Marie will make
her return visit to Washington, will
require all Of her grace and poise
The Queen will return to Washing
ton November "a and will remain
| until the 28th. The details Of her en-.
tertainment are yet to be announced
but she and Princess Ileana will be
domiciled at the legation and the
prince and the others Of the party
will be at a downtown hotel. From
Washington. Queen Marie and her
party will go South, the lovely coun-
try below Mason and Dixon's line
having been vet unvisited
1t is entirely problematical. and for
the Queen to determine. whether she
will come TO Washington for the
third time 10 accept hospitality al
ready announced from various EN-.
CONTINUED on Sixth PaSe)