Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Legation of Poland
Challenges Interest
of Capital Soc; ety
Envoy and Nine. Ciechan-
owska Will Cele brate
Their Third Christmas in
Washington Present De-
cember.

The Polish legation, like those Of
other European nations which gained
complete independence as a result Of
the World War, is an object Of sympa-
thetic interest in Washington and the
present personnel is one Of distinction.
The Minister, who had several inn
portant posts in London, will with his
family, celebrate his third Christmas
in the Capital, for he presented his
credentials on December /, 1925. 1t
was due to his complete understand
ing of the financial problem of this
republic in it's relations to foreign
debtors and his close friendship with
MIR. Charles S. Dewey that the latter 5
acceptance of the Warsaw mission TO
stabilize Polish currency and TO STUDY
the national policies relating TO trade
and commerce was accepted. Nheh
NJ. Ciechanowski came to Washington
two wears ago. he was the youngest
envoy in the long list. Now, however,
this distinction has passed to another
minister, Senior Angel Morales from
the Dominican Republic, while the
ambassadorial corps, generally com
posed of sedate men in their sixties.
has in Senior Carlos Davila, one who
has lust turned his fortieth year.
Nine Ciechanowska is among the
younger and most attractive hostesseS
In the foreign circle and under her
regime the Polish legation, the hand
some house built at Sixteenth ara
Fuller streets by NJ Georg Bakhme-
tieff. after his retirement from the
foreign service of Russia, which follow
ed the triumph of kerensky, has been
a central point of the amenities of
the corps. She is of Polish and Bel
cian descent, but has passed nearly
all her life in London and speaks Eng
lish perfectly without trace OF accent.
The marriage occurred in the British
CAPITAL about II years ago. This IS
a very busy season with the chate-
laine of the Polish legation, for the
Christmas feast is observed with inI-
pressive ceremonies. The small son,
who has been christened Adam, and
who was born last September in Lon
don. will be an important figure in the
Christmas glee. Though he is much
too young to understand the ira
ditional customs, his sister Mary, who
is 10, and his brother Frederick. who
is 6ia years old, will take his share
of the gayety.
A notable addition to the Polish
staff is NJ. Stanislaw Lepkowskini, the
counselor who arrived within the
month and has assumed his duties.
He was attached to the foreign office
in Warsaw for s years and previous
to this he had served in Moscow and
London. But the home of the coun-
selor is in Cracow, where he received
his education in the ancient univer-
sity and took his degree in law, all
before he joined the patriotic army
which achieved the independence OF
Poland. NJ. Lepkowskini studied
under the distinguished Prof. Jan
Wroblewski, brother of the former
Minister, DR.. Ladislaw Wroblewski,
and he knows the entire family very
well. The former Polish envoy TO
Washington, who had come from a
professional post in the University of
Cracow, which is one of the most
illustrious in Southwestern Europe, 20
serve his country in the diplomatic
service, has now resumed his peda-
gogical labors and continues al the
head Of the law college of the Univer-
sity of Cracow. Nine. Wroblewska,
who was such a favorite in Washing
ton during her husbands regime. and
who accomplished so much to awaken
interest in Polish music, art and litera
ture, is leader in Cracow in all
lneSe directions ana mas introduced
many American methods in societies
and clubs which have cultural adj
vancement as an objective.
Another most interesting family
who will pass their first Christmas in
Washington is that of NJ. Witold
WankowicZ, commercial counselor
He and Nine. WankowicZ have four
charming daughters and small son
and in their home on Thirty-fourth
place. they will celebrate Christmas
after the old way which held on the
vast country estates of Russian
Poland. The new counselor. NJ.
Stanislaw Lepkowskini. is an addition
TO the bachelors of the corps and his
colleague, NJ. Jan Stalinski, who has
been here for about two years, is also
on the list Of the unattached Both
sof these are socially accomplished and
win uphold the hospitable traditions
of their country.