Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
Netherlands Legation
Secretary to Assume
Post Here This Week
Jonkheer Van Schulenburgh
Succeeds Baron Van Boet-
= zelaer-Mme. Van Schu-
,Flenburgh Visiting Parents
in Montreal.
RWO0D

Jonkheer Richard van Schulen.
burgh, who Is the successor OF Baron
van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout an
secretary Of the Netherlands legation,
will assume his duties here within the
week. He liz at present in Montreal.
where his wife, formerly Miss Jean
McMartin, has been on a visit to her
parents Nine. Van Schulenburgh
will be a notable addition to the in
creasing group Of Canadians in the
diplomatic corps at Washington. Be-
sides the members of Mr.. Massey's
legation, there is the wife OF the secre.
tary of the Italian embassy. Signor
Luciano Mascia, who was Miss Anna
Domville of Quebec. Since the Min.
lister from the Netherlands, DIR. j. III.
van Royen, and Nine. van Royen Will
probably spend the Summer on the
North Shore, with occasional visits to
the brother of the latter, former Gov.
Beekman Winthrop, in Newport, the
legation staff soon will go into Sum
mer quarters, and it is unlikely that
Nine. van Schulenburgh will come to
Washington to reside permanently be-
fore the Autumn.
This new chatelaine in the circle Of
NuGeH w III
Washington Is the daughter of Mr..
the marriage taking place last Sep
TENDER. Soon after the nuptials the
young couple journeyed to Rome,
when Jonkheer van Schulenburgh
was secretary of the Dutch legation
there. Although well known residents
Of the Canadian metropolis. Montreal,
the McMartins are just as well known
at Saranac Lake, where for years
they have passed the Summers. Their
daughter will be their guest during
the coming heated term, and her hus-
band will join her whenever duties
permit
This new diplomat from The Hague
belongs to one of its most eminent
families. His father Is Jonkheer Wig
bold van Schulenburgh van Wisch and
Ines and his mother is the former
Baroness Buddenbrock- Hettersdorf
Many generations of his family have
been in the diplomatic service and
members of the royal council OF the
cabinet, and their estate in The Hague,
beyond the borders of the somber for
est, where Andrew Carnegie's Peace
Palace has been built, Is a familiar
sight to motorists, and to travellers
generally. The van Schulenburgh fam.
lily is OF medieval origin and several
of it's members have married Ameri.
cans. The secretary, who was promot.
ed from the rank Of second secretary
before being transferred to Washing
ton, was prepared for the diplomatic
service in the University OF Leyden
and i'm various schools Of France,
Switzerland and England. He is In his
early thirties. He and his wife are eX-
pert tennis players and are fond OF
sport In the general sense. The re-
firing secretary. Baron van Boetze.
laer, and his wife. who was an Ameri-
can, were also excellent wielders OF the
racket and their absence from the
ten<s, courts will be as much regretted
as the van Schulenburgh will be
welcomed. The bason has been sum.
moned to The Hague to pass certain
examinations as a prelude to promo
ton to the rank Of counselor OF lega.
ton at the first vacancy. The Neither
lands legation has now its usual COM
plement of aids with Jonkheer van
Asch as counselor-the oldest mem
Der of the staff in point Of service
who came two years ago and served
with the recent Minister. DIR. De
Graeffe, now royal governor of the
Dutch East Indies. The government OF
the Netherlands was the third in line
In the appointment of diplomatic rep
resentative at the seat OF the Ameri-
can Government, following the OK.