Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

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ter acted as his chatelaine, and she Will
no doubt, continue this pleasant role
in the handsomely appointed legation
on sixteenth street.
The retiring Minister. DIR. Ante
Tresich Pavichich, who, in his turn,
| confidently looked forward to spend
| ing Easter in his own land and re-
union with his family has now only
tentative plans about sailing and
awaits official word from his sue
cessor He contemplates. however, II
obstacles arise which make the new
Minister'S coming still further delayed.
leaving the legation in the hands OF
a charge d'affaires and departing Tor
home This charge will be Mr.. Branko
Adiemovitch, who sailed Tuesday last
from Cherbourg for New York. after
passing several months at Belgrade.
He has been promoted since his serv-
ice in the Serbian capital, and is now
first secretary and the ranking diplo-
mat after the Minister in this legation,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adjemovitch formerly
lived in Washington for some time and
their return will add to the pleasure
of many friends here.
The American capital has the dis
tinction of counting in its diplomatic
list three Of the foremost poets and
philosophical writer's in the world
the French Ambassador NJ. Paul
Ciaudel who has created and leads q
new school of thought and of poetic
construction in France: the Bolivian
Minister. Or. Ricardo james Freyre,
who is the author OF the greatest epic
poem produced in Spanish in the New
World, and the retiring Minister from
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, DIR.
Pavichich The first two have written
in a language with which scores of
cultured Americans are familiar. but
the tongue of the Slavs Is known only
to the scholarly few, DR.. Pavichich.
who is as deeply esteemed as a dra-
matte poet and occupies a place in
Slav scholarship comparable to that
of Robert Browning in English, has
written several books of poems. all ac-
cepted and highly praised by the
critics of the various countries where
the Slav language and literature pre-
vail.
The most renowned of these is
Simeon, the Great" "Linderit of Po-
savia" and Katherine Zrinska." A
long list of volumes of lyric poems is
credited to this son of the MUSES.,
many have been translated into other
tongues and a ma jority have been set
to the plaintive music of the south
Voices from the Adriatic Sea" Son
nets o. Twilight white Eagles"
Roses and Hyacinths'' and 1.-THE
Waves of Thought and Love" are the
recognized favorites. Many philo
sophical works bear the Serbian Min
isters name. and, one, a critical ex
animation of determinism and the
origin of the idea Of equality, Is a pro-
found contribution to present-day
study and both have been compiled
into text books. The Minister is of
Croatian birth. and during the days
before the World War he taught in
many of the imperial universities
under Austria. He was also q mem
Der of the Parliament Local in Croatia
and in Vienna. and Is possessed of a
fiery eloquence and gift of pithy pres
entation of facts which make him an
figure. DIR. Pavichich was
born in Hvar and Is the son of learned
and distinguished parents. Slovenes
and Croatians outnumber Serbs in this
country almost 80 per cent, and it was
determined for this reason to alter
nate the ministers. Only Serbia had
a trained diplomatic service and the
other countries presented their collie
giate scholars. The retiring Minister
has been here for five years, but his
wife, who is also distinguished
scholar in Belgrade. desired. to stag
there and continue the education of
their two sons.