Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Mr.. Vincent Massey. as Canadian Minister. VIII
Rank as Youngest Envoy Here
Other Notable Sketched.

used and by a druggist named Serre,
who wished to present attractively
the many medicinal plants and herbs
sent to Europe by the first explorers,
and this was exactly 400 years ago
in October. Saint-Die invited all the
representatives of the nations vitality
affected by the discovery Columbus
made and the subsequent naming OF
the Western Hemisphere. Mr.. Herrlck
and different members of his staff
have visited SaintD and left their
homage at the stout brick house still
standing and in active service, but
not as an apothecary shop, and they
were present when the tablet was
placed to the left of the grated iron
doors. Canadians, and all the Vari-
GUS Latins who inhabit the western
world, have taken a deep interest in
Saint-Die and many go out of their
way to- visit the quiet little town and
to see the old brick house and some
of the early advertisements of the
wonders in the drug line brought from
America" The drug shop will be
kept in order by the authorities of the
town and all material relating to the
apothecary Serre will be sought in
the annals of the VoSges The
Italians have in mind a commemora-
tive tablet to Vespucci, whose first
name in derivative has been attached
to the vast continent between the
north Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The Italian embassy has been re-
ceiving many inquiries about the re-
vival of Greek classic drama in SYRIA
cuse. Sicily. beginning April 20 and
lasting until May 20 of the coming
year. Already those arranging pill
grimages to Sicily are numerous and
they include a number of American
students of the classic drama and of
dancing and music in the golden age
of Greece. Syracuse has a superb
uncovered Greek theater and this re-
vival was planned some time ago.
but many difficulties had to be sur,
mounted. The masterpieces of the
Greeks in the days of EuripideS,
Sophocles and Aristophanes will be
given in two-day programs, the first
day being, "Medea' and THE
Cyclopes," by Euripides; the second
day a double bill by Aristophanes,
THE Clouds" and some of the lighter
comedies yet to be selected. Soph-
ocles will have the third day in THE
Satyrs of the Hunt" and shorter
plays. AS all will be given in the
open lnSdI6I, a COlOn11dQe VIII De set
aside for the actors and choruses and
seats on the green for the audience.
The performances will begin about 2
in the afternoon and will close, as the
shades of evening gather over the
Sicilian hills. with splendid renditions
Of the choruses. Three days a week
only will the performances be given,
allowing ample time for those who
have never visited this enchanted land
to journey to Palermo and the lovely
cities along the Adriatic, where the
Greek culture survived the longest
after the Roman invasion.
Nine. Leon Orlowska, wife of the
second secretary of the Polish lega-
ton, has established charming home
on o street near Twentieth street and
has brought from New York City
some wonderfully interesting and
valuable furniture and portraits. A
recent photo of Nine. Orlowska, taken
in the great square dining room, is
equally a reproduction of her great
grandfather Philip Mesier Lydig, done
| in the middle 1S50s and which hangs
over the mantle showing this eminent