Evening star., 1926-05-16
Musical Circles Take
Interest in Members
Of Diplomatic Corps
Czechoslovakia Sends Gift
ed Secretary to Legation
in Washington.

| OF the nations created by the
| changes wrought through the World
War, Czechosloval1ia, formerly Bo-
hemia, Mora via and Slovalia. has per
haps q. closer and more affectiona'e
hold on the sympathies of the AmerI-
can people. and for obvious reasons.
Prague. the beautiful capital city Of
the ancient kingdom of Bohemia, and
the spas nearby have been visited by
hundreds of Americans for the past
40 years and many were in despair
when this delightful and beneficial
region was closed to them during the
great conflict. President Masaryk, the
indomitable patriot to whom the
CZechoslovakian republic owes so
much, had lived in this country, had
married an American and was i'll sym
pathy with it's policies. Naturally, this
country is now in perfect sympathy
with this newly established nation and
solicitouS about its Well-being. The en-
Voys and lesser diplomats sent from
Prague have always received cordial
welcome and have been invited into
the intimate social life of the Capital.
Among the latest arrivals are the sec
retary of legation and Nine. Peregrin
F'isa. who. after residing for time
AT Warlman Park Hotel, are now nv
ing in their OWN home. at 1908 Madl-
son street.
DR.. FlSa is OF the Younger circle oi
statesmen, and he was especially pre-
pared for a diplomatic career. Before
being assigned To Washington he had
previously served in Rome and Bet-
lin and for the past two years has
been III the ministry of foreign affairs
in Prague. lie is a. native Of Brno. IN
Moravia. attended the primary schools
there and then matriculated Ill the
University of Prague, where he took
the usual courses in the classics ana
then studied law He received the
IL. ID. from this ancient seat OF learn
ing about 10 wears ago. He studied In
the University of Vienna and then at
Geneva, and. fresh from receiving his
laurels at this famous international
training school he was sent o the
C2echoslovakia legation in Rome. lie
remained there two years and then
went to Berlin where he stayed two
years, and he has been in Prague since
early in 1924. When he was assigned
10 Washington about three months
ago the counselor OF legation. Mr..
Jaroslav Lipa. had applied for leave
OF absence. and Nine. t'iSa is now the
only lady in the legation circle. Her
marriage occurred in 1920. and. Ike
heF husband. she Is q, MolaNl ian anu
was born in the same picturesque vii
lage. Brno. in the central paTt tf the
country. She was. before her mar
riage. Miss Lida Salnohrd.
She is young and Of charming per,
sonalitN and though she knew Eng
liSh in the book sense Whe'I She came
tn Washington she could not manage
1t cOnVersationally But she studied
diligently and now handles the lam.
Guaee not only with ease but with
considerable grace nf diction. But
being Of q. race IL whom the tongues
Of Eastern Europe are familiar this
conquest of the YerHacular of Uncle
Sans domain did not prove a ho1 "
task. Nine. Elsa is of intellectual
tendencies, ana was carefully educated
in the higher sense. She studied iii
Prague and the romance with her
husband. which had begun in their
childhood i'll Brno. ripened into mar
riage in the lovely old Bohemian city.
After finishing i'll Prague she entered
a celebrated school in Dresden. to
study music and the history of art
and, incidentally. literature. Nine
Elsa is q fine musician. and will par
1icipate in Washington activities in