Evening star., 1927-12-18
Diplomats Yielding Time
To Plans for Holiday Period
Ambassador and Lady Howard to Have Sons as
Cue5t7-Receptions and Dinners Scheduled
by Legations.

The dean of the diplomatic corps,
the Amba assador of Great Britain, and
Lady Isabella Howard will have with
them for Christmas and the holidays
their sons, Hubert, Edmund and
Henry Howard. Hubert Howard has
already arrived. having landed in New
York from England last week, and his
Younger brothers, who sailed several
days ago. will be here the middle of
this week.
The Ambassador of Italy and Nohil
Donna Antoinette de MARITIME will be
hosts TO the members of the embassy
staff Christmas night, when they will
entertain at dinner.
The Ambassador Of Spain and Sc
nora de Padilla will he at home Christ
mas afternoon to the members of the
embassy ttaff.
The Ambassador and Sonora dc Pa
dilla will have as their house guests
for a few days the former United
states Minister to Portugal and Mrs.
Thomas H. Birch Of New York, who
will arrive Friday, December 30.
The Ambassador of France and
Nine Claudel will give Christmas
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ming, December 25. in the embassy.
The Minister of Portugal and Wis
countess d'Alte will leave Washington
this week to remain away until the
end of the year.
, The Minister of Uruguay and Nine.
Varela entertained a distinguished
company at dinner last evening in the
Pan-American Union Building in
honor of the dean of the diplomatic
corps. the Ambassador of Great
Britain, and Lady Isabella Howard.
Other guests included the Secretary of
Labor. Mr.. James j. Davis: the Am
bassadOr of Brazil, Senior Gurgel do
Amaral; the Minister of Sweden, Mr..
Bostrom; Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan
FiSke Stone, Representative and Mrs.
James NJ. Beck, the charges d'affaires
of Germany and Frau Kiep, the di-
rector general of the Pan-Amer!can
Union. DR.. Leo s. Rowe: the Solicitor
General and Mrs. William Dewitt
Mitchell, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Spen-
Ger s. Wood the counselor of the Aus
trian legation and Nine. Hauenschield.
the air attaChe of the British embas ssy
and Mrs. HetherinStOn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
DENLY, DR. and Mrs. Charles w. Rich
ardson, Mr. and Mrs. Stokeley Nor
gan. Mrs. Henry +. Dimock, Mrs. VIII
liam Barret RidSely, Mrs. Hollister
Chapman. Miss Mary Patten, and the
second secretary of the Uruguayan
legation, DR.. r. f. MacEachen.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter will entertain at dinner
tomorrow evening in honor of the
Ambassador of France and Nine.
Claudel.
The Minister Of Colombia and Sc
nora de Olaya will entertain at dinner
tomorrow evening in compliment to
the Ambassador of Great Britain and
Lady Isabella Howard.
The Minister and Sonora de Olaya
were hosts at dinner last evening,
their guests being the Ambassador of
Cuba and Sonora de Ferrara. the Am
bassador of France and Nine. Claudel,
the Minister of Costa Rica, SenOr Don
]. Rafael Oreamuno; the Minister of
Austria and Nine. Prochnik, the coun-
selor of the Hungarian legation and
Nine Pelenyi. the commercial coun-
selor of the British embassy and Lady
Rroderick. the Commissioner of the
District and Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro,
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant. Miss
Celeste Crosby. Miss Theodore Cata-
lima. the secretary of the Italian en-
bassy. Signor Leonardo Nitetti. and
the attache of the Swiss legation, NJ,
Rufenacht.
The Minister of Greece and Mime.
Simopoulos will return the middle of
the week from New York, where they
are spending a few days.
The Minister of Egypt and Nine.
Samy will entertain at dinner We'd
nesday evening, December 2S. in honor
of Senator and Mrs. George H. Moses.
The Minister and Nine. Samy will
he hosts at dinner Monday. January
Q, in honor OF the Ambassador of