The Washington times., 1927-10-25
Homing Season Brings Consular Group
OF Foreign Service Officers to TOWn
From the Far Corners of
the Earth They Come on
Leave or Between Sta
tons
b JEAN ELIOT

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BY JEAN ELIOT
WlHIs seems to be the honning
season for the consular group
Of Foreign Service officials. Many
Of them are in town on leave,
others for brief holidays between
stations, and visiting cards bearing
addresses in far corners Of the
earth are piling UP on the trays OF
State Department officials.
Among them are ''P. P. c. cards"
from Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Frazer,
who are leaving shortly on the first
lap Of their long journey to Cal
cutta, India, where Mr.. Frazer IL
to replace Julius Lay as consul
general. Mr.. Frazer is . brother
Of Miss Margaret Frazer, 30 long
chatelaine Of the household of her
uncle, the late Col. Henry Dupont,
and during their several weeks
stay in Washington he and Mrs.
Frazier have had an apartment at
2100 Massachusetts, Ave-. where
Miss Frazer has been living of
late. She is moving before long
into a picturesque little house in
Georgetown, which she has recently
purchased-but that's another story.
Headed for Chile
The julius Lays, who are now
headed for Santiago, Chile, have
been here, too, guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn. but are now
In New York. However, they will
return to Washington for a second
visit before going to their new post.
Another visitor Is George Mes
eersmith, consul general at Ant
werp, who will be in town for but
q few days before rejoining Mrs.
Messersmith in Wilmington, her
old home. He is also coming back
to Washington for longer visit
and this time, I suppose, will bring
Mrs. Messersmith with him. Cor
nelius' Ferris, American consul at
Cobb, ireland, is also in town and
so are James Barclay Young and
Mrs. Young, both Washingtonians,
who are visiting his mother, Mrs.
James Rankin Young, and who are,
being right royalty welcomed In
BEST Guide in Italy"
Mr.. Young has been serving as
consul at Venice for several years
and will return to the same post
ct the expiration of his leave. He
married Miss Katherine Clifton,
pretty, winsome and clever, who
has come back to this country with
the reputation of being 1.-The best
guide in Italy" The Youngs are
always most hospitable and friendly
to Americans visiting Venice and
visitors are lucky indeed who can
persuade Mrs. Young to show them
about a bit, for she has the history
of this most romantic Of cities at
her fingertips and knows all tine
delightful places into which for
eigners seldom penetrate.
Tea Parties Promised
Mrs. William Dawson, whose hus-
band is head Of the State Depart
ment Foreign Service School, is
planning a series Of small tea parties
at Kew Gardens for the members
OF the Foreign Service classes, the
first to be given on Thursday after.
noon, November 8. Ever since Mr..
Dawson took over this post, 1t has
been his wife's pleasant custom to
entertain "his boys" each year, but |
she has decided that it was rather
an empty compliment to invite the
class membe43 to meet each other
and that, since her apartment was
too small to include the whole |
group and other guests too, it would
be better to divide the group of
students among several afternoons |
at home, asking some of her friends
in Washington to each.
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BRITISH DELEGATES
TO ENTERTAIN
The British Ambassador, Sir
Esme Howard, and the Canadian |
ranking guests at a dinner to be
Carlton hotel by the British dele
gates to the international Radio
telegraph Conference.
The Minister Of Portugal and
Viscountess d'Alte, who have been |
abroad for the summer, are pas
sengers on the Olympic, which |
lands today.
Voislav Antonievitch, Minister Of
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to
the United States, and Bishop |
Nicholai, of Orchida, Jugoslavia,
will be guests of honor at dinner
to be held under the auspices Of
the American Jugoslavia Society
tonight at Hotel Biltmore in New
York. Speakers will include Bishop
William T. Manning, Professor
Michael I. Pr in, Of Columbia Uni.
versity. and DR.. James T. Shot
well, of the Carnegie Endowment |
for Internal Peace. General Tasker
II. Bliss will preside.
HOUSE WARMING AT
CANADA LEGATION
The Minister Of Canada and Mrs.
Vincent Massey have sent out in
vitations for a tea next Tuesday
afternoon from 5 to $50 o'clock.
This will be in the nature Of q
house warming as it Is the first
general party they have given since
moving into the new legation in
Massachusetts, Avenue.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Merrill will
be hosts at dinner tonight.
Mrs. John n. Popham, wife Of
Captain Popham, u. S. M. c., has
taken an apartment in Georgetown
for the winter. Captain Popham