Evening star., 1926-03-28
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Items of General and Special Interest Relating
to World Nota bles-Wide Field
Passed In Review
By MARGARET d. DOWNING.

By MARGARET ID. DOWNING.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Isabella Howard honored many rneill-
bers of the Howard family. who were
among the associates of Gov. Leonard
Calvert in founding Lord Baltimore $
palatinate. when they accepted the
invitation TO be present at the cere-
monies held in Baltimore on Thurs
day. Matthew Howard. cousin of the
Duke of Norfolk, was the immigrant
OF the famous British family which
holds the premier rank among its
ducal houses end he came to Mary
land in 1850. Matthew was an I'M
portant man in the history of the
province, and held place at the
Governors Council Board. His first
estate was in Arundel County named
for Anne Howard, daughter or the
Earl of Arundel. wife of Cecillus, sec
ond Baron Of Baltimore, and likewise
among the far-away kindred or the
Ambassador. subsequently Mr.. Row
ard took a land grant in what is now
close to the City of Baltimore ana
his sons and grandsons were repre-
sentative men In the rising city zen
John Eager Howard was the grand
son of Matthew. and he was 4 eaIlant
soldier in the Maryland Line and rose
to the most exalted rank during the
Revolutionary War. This american
cousin of the British Ambassador
VAS Governor Of Maryland and repre-
sented his state for two terms in the
Senate. The Howard family was like
wise connected with the Calyerts In
many ways and Sir Esme is deeply
interested in the preparations for
the celebration Of the tercentenary OF
the landing OF the Catholic pilgrims
on what is now st. Marys City, on
March %, 1884. and which will be
commemorated eight years hence.
The German Minister to Cuba.
DR.. Franz Carl Zitelmann. has hlled
various posts in the foreign service
nf his country under the Kaiser and
The republic and he has found II I'M
Derative to retain his knowledge OF the
langua ges acquired in his professional
career. He has taken novel way
to keep his family as we'll as himself
on familiar terms with i've dinerent
lanGua ges. which are spoken daily ana
often in the home. Nine. Zitelmann
is an American, the daughter OF the
late DR.. Karl Won Klein. of Chicago,
and she can provide the English and.
of course. the Minister takes care OF
the German. The chauffeur iS Spanish
and each of the three daughters ana
the Minister and his wife have a turn
Al giving him directions and mapping
out routes they wish TO take. The
housemaid is Swiss. from Geneva.
and speaks French enough to keep IN
practice and there is an Italian teacn-
el' for the entire family. Nine. Zltel-
mann was educated in Rome and she
has always kept up her Italian. but
for the others it requires a little eff
fort TO follow the teacher conNerSa-
tionally. The eldest daughter of this
studious family, Miss Dagnar Zitel-
mann matriculated in the University
Of Havana this Winter and, despite
the fact that she has just made her
debut and is in a whirl of gayety, she
keeps up law studies and intends
when she gets her degree to take
post graduate course at Harvard, and
TO become a practicing lawyer in
Havana.
Mrs. Ogden II. Hammond. who, with
her husband, the new Ambassador TO
Madrid, spent some time in Washing
ton, is among the youngest chate-
lanes who have occupied such lofty
and eXacting post. Mrs. Hammond
was, before her marriage, less than
10 years ago. Miss Margarita Mcclure
Of New York. and she had been most
carefully educated at home and in
France and Switzerland. But SO far
as languages are concerned King Al
fonso's court may be described as BIZ
lingual. since Queen Victoria is Eng
lish. and in compliment TO her that
tongue is spoken almost as much as
is Spanish. Alfonso is keen sports
man and has spent so much time III
England that he speaks without
trace of accent and Is besides partial
TO the language of his wife. Mr..
Hammond is the possessor OF hand
some income and he Will need every
dollar to maintain the standard which
Mr. Alexander Moore and Mr. Joseph
Willard established in Madrid. This
Government does not own its embassy
and Spanish dwellings. such as an
exalted dignltary like the Ambassador
from the United States could occupy.
are exceedingly rare. There are enor-
NOUS palaces without number, some
with a hundred and more bedrooms
and requiring a retinue Of from 20 to
SO servants. but few are equipped
with modern conveniences. Madrid
lies on high cold plain and Winter
can be nipping at times, as in this
Capital. Mr.. Moore had beautiful
old palace quite near the Kings city
home and he fitted 1t up at his own ex'
pense and secured Europe for the
best sort of household retinue. For
the present Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond
will live in a hotel. for Summer comes
early and the court moves to San Sc
bastian in May. With all the other
diplomats, the Hammonds will follow
the court and the pressinf question
with them now is to find q suitable
villa on the Mediterranean coast ad-
iacent to the royal City Of San Sc
baStian.
Capt Thomas l.. Y. Seldom of New
Zealand. one of the proclaimed heroes
Of the Ypres region, has been in this
country for several months in the
hope of securing new variety OF polo
ponies for the club at Auckland. This
organization is famous on the vast
continent of the South Seas and it
has for some years reared an original
strain of ponies which have proved
both strong and swift. But as the
Auckland team intends to enter the
international championship contests.
it was decided 10 try out both British
and American ponies in the coming
practice games. capt. Seldom was
gassed during the war and was
semi-invalid during the latter days OF
the conflict But he recovered suf-
tciently to perform clerical duties.
and it will be remembered that he was