The Washington times., 1927-01-08
Diplomatic LnUasiOn of Capital in Progress;
Visitors EnliUen Post Holiday Festivities
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Miles
in Town; Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Robbins Coming
BY JEAN ELIOT


Not only has there been an Inn
posing group Of our ENJOYS to for.
eign countries assembled here
Alanson B. Houghton. American
Ambassador to Great Britain, Ogden
III. Hammond, Ambassador to Spain,
popular Hugh Gibson, Minister to
Switzerland, Theodore Brentano, our
representative in Hungary, ct al
but John MacMurray, our Minister
to China, is on the way home and
so, is Mr.. Stetson, our envoy at
Warsaw.
Moreover. the Parker Gilberts,
the Alan Winslows and the s.
Pinckney Tucks-members Of de-
lightfuI group of younger men and
women who have been representing
this country in various capacities
abroad-have been aVisiting here.
Mrs. Frederick Sterling, wife Of
the counselor of the American EN-.
bassy in London, is here with her
mother, Mrs. John n. Williams,
pending the arrival Of Mr.. Sterling
on leave. And now comes a visit
from Mr., and Mrs. Basil Miles and
word that Warren Delano Robbins,
counselor of the American embassy
in Rome. and Mrs. Robbins are ex-
pected next week for a visit. In
vitations for several parties in their
honor have already gone out, among
them a small dance which Mr.. ana
Mrs. Perry Belmont will give Tor
them on January 10.
Guests Of Mrs. Hartman
Somehow can't help including
BASIL Miles and his charming wife
in the diplomatic classification a.
though he Is no longer in our Tor
eign service. He Is at present con
nected with the International Cham
Der of Commerce at Paris and he
and Mrs. Miles are just home Tor a
few weeks holiday. They have been
Visiting her people in Indianapolis
and have just arrived to- stay with
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman.
They were the bright particular
Htars at the meeting Of the Dancing
Class last night-that exclusive
little organization Of which MRS.
Joseph Letter is the moving spirit.
And tomorrow evening Mrs. Harri"
man is arranging in their honor one
of those characteristic and delight
full Sunday evening supper parties
for which she is famous. Mrs. Leland
Harrison entertained Mrs. Miles in
formally az luncheon yesterday.
Mrs. Hartman Russell Expected
Mrs. Harriman's daughter, Mrs.
Hartman Russell-todigress a bit
is arriving today from New York.
with her two children, and will be
with her mother until January 10.
She will then go to California for
the rest of the winter, leaving the
children with Mrs. Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins are most
pleasantly remembered in Washing
ton, although they have been long
hway. When first they left here
they went to Berlin, Mr.. Robbins
being Counselor Of the Embassy
there and later he was transferred
to Rome. Presumably they are only
coming on leave this time, for they
have recently leased their charming
Georgetown home to Mrs. Medill
Mccormick for the winter season.
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MRS. DIMOCK HOSTESS
TO VICE PRESIDENT
The Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes will be the honor guests at
dinner this evening Of Mrs. Henry
F. Dimock. who will entertain a
company Of "a in her home on
Scott Circle. Ranking diplomats
present will be the Spanish Ambas'
'sador and Nine. Padilla.
DINNER TONIGHT
AT ITALIAN EMBASSY
The italian Ambassador and Nine.
De MARITIME will entertain company
bf 10 at dinner this evening. Among
the guests will be Prof. and Mrs.
Henry Burchell, Of New York.
Prof. Burchell will give an address
tomorrow evening at the embassy
on 1.-THE Rebirth of the Roman
Forum"
!. The Ambassador Of Spain and
Eenora Padilla will be the rank
ing guests at the luncheon to be
given by Mrs. Lawrence Town
send on Wednesday, January II,
Following the fourth of Musical
Mornings," when Lucrezia Bori,
OF the Metropolitan Opera Com.
many and Madame Guiomar
Novaes, Brazilian pianist, will be
presented.
The Latvian Minister and Nine.
Seya will entertain a company of
twelve at dinner this evening at the
legation.
g. w. U. PRESIDENT
no GIVE DINNER
DR.. and Mrs. William Mather
Lewis will entertain at dinner to.
night in compliment to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred j. Brosseau. Mrs.
Brousseau is president general Of
the D. A. r. Among those in the
company will be Justice and Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lansing. Representative ana
Mrs. Clyde Kelly. Assistant Secre.
tary of State and Mrs. Robert e.
! Odds, Assistant Secretary Of Com.
merce and Mrs. J. Walter Drake.
and M. and Nine. Lipa. of the
Czechoslovak legation.
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MRS. CECIL RETURNING
TO BILTMORE HOUSE
Mrs. John Francis Amherst Cecil,
who came to Washington a few
days ago with her mother, Mrs.
Peter Goelet Gerry, from Biltmore,
N. c., will return to her home at
Biltmore today accompanied by
Nine. Mascia, wife Of the Secretary
OF the Italian embassy.
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Mrs. b. E. BristowA city treas.
urer Of Louisville, KY. will arrive
in Washington on Monday to visit
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