The Washington times., 1926-09-13
TO
PRESIDE AT
LEGATION
Nine. Van Roijen, Wife
of Dutch Minister,
Expected
By JEAN ELIOT

TT is happy news that Hermaen
j Won Roijen, now Minister OF the
Netherlands at Rome, and soon to
succeed DR.. A. c. d. de Graeft as
Minister of the United States. is to
bring an American wife to Washing
ton. For in the last year or two
there has been q startling reduction
IA the number of American women
presiding over foreign embassies and
legations.
Time was and not so long ago
when the French embassy had an
American chatelaine. Nine. JUS
serand; when Nine. Riano. who was
Miss Alice Ward, of washington,
was hostess at the Spanish embassy;
when Lady Geddes, born on Staten
Island although OF English parent.
age. held social sway over the
British diplomatic establishment and
when there was an American
hostess, Baroness to Cartier, at the
embassy Of Belgium. A little
farther back one remembers
Baroness Romano Avezzano, a ST.
Louis girl, as mistress of the Ital-
fan embassy. and Nine. Domicio da
Cana, an American and twice prev
lously married to Americans, pfesid-
ing with distinction at the Brazilian
embassy.
American Chatelaines Few
Now. however, IN q hurried sur
vey / can recall but two American
women-Countess Szechenyi and
Nine. Prochnik-who are legation
hostesses, although, OF course, some
Of the smaller diplomatic fry are
married to Americans. Countess
Szechenyi, now In Europe with her
husband was Miss Gladys Wander
bit, heiress to comfortable share
OF the Vanderbilt millions, and be-
fore her marriage Nine. Prochnik
was Miss Gretchen James. Her
Darents had been living in Mime
apoIis-or was 1t st. Paul?-and It
was while Mr.. Prochnik was in st.
Paul that he wooed and won a
charming American wife.
One Time Official Connection
Mr.. van Roijen's wife was Miss
AIbertina Z. winthrop, daughter of
the late Robert winthrop and sis
ter OF Beekman winthrop, Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy in the Taft
2Alls Nf14 AkOAdEAAs w O.
mentioned for the post Nat Wash
ington as early as 1917, when he
was minister to Spain. and again in
1921. At last, now it seems certain
that he is to come, although un-
derstand there has been no. official
Communication on the eubjects DR..
de Graeff, it will be remembered,
has been detailed as governor gen.
eral OF the Dutch East Indies.
Through the resignation OF Senior
Riano as Ambassador Of Spain, It
viii be remembered, Baron de Car.
tier became dean OF the Diplomatic
Corps. Consequently there is again
IN American doyenne. Nine. Jus
serand, who was Miss Elise Rich
ards, of Boston, and was for long
time the presiding genius OF the
diplomatic women in Washington
was succeeded by Nine. Riano and
she. in turn, gives way to Baroness
de Cartier.
The Italian ambassador, Mobile
de Martina, and aNobi de MARITIME
arrived in New York today from
Steele Camp, Saranac Lake. n. ",
where they have been for the
kTGdLeE part VI Tic Su4AhAASAs ASS
are expected in Washington shortly.
The Secretary Of Agriculture.
William n. Jardine, returned to
Washington this morning and has
Joined Mrs. Jardine and their chill
dren in their apartment at the
Mayflower.
49,
Captain. the Honorable A. Stop
ford, r. N, naval attache Of the
British embassy. who returned to.
Washington Thursday from Man.
chester, Mass. left last evening
for White Sulphur Springs. where
he will be a guest at the Green
brier Hotel until about September
IS.
The recently appointed attache
OF the Italian embassy, Count Pho
Macchi Of Cellere, who has arrived
In this country. is the nephew of
the late ambassador OF Italy to the
United States He reached town to-
day and is at the Mayflower.