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Festivities Arranged For
Departing Military Attnche and Wife

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Farewell festivities for
Gel. and Mrs. j. Duncan
Elliott will be the outstand-
ing feature Of entertaining
this weekend, probably the
last weekend that they will
spend in Washington for
four years. They are sail
ing on Tuesday, July 81,
bound for Constantinople,
where Colonel Elliott has
been assigned as military at
tache OF the American EN-
bassy. And they are going
10 to New York on Friday,
July n, preparatory to sail
ing.
Prince Sturdza, counselor
of the Rumanian legation,
and Princess Sturdza viii
entertain at dinner tomor
row evening in compliment
to Colonel and Mrs. Elliott.
The detail Of Colonel Elliott
also makes him military at
tache of the American lega
ton IN Bucharest.
Comdr. and Mrs. Herbert a.
Jones are giving q dinner Tor
them on Saturday evening ut
the Chevy Chase Club. Other
guests will be Mr.. and Mrs:
walter Coghlan, of New York,
who are passing the weekend
with Commander and Mrs.
Jones.
Luncheon 1t Airlie
The Turkish ambassador,
Ahmed Mouhtar Bey, will enter
tain / small company at lunch
con on Sunday at Airlie, in
compliment to the newly ap-
pointed American Military At
fache to Constantinople and
Mrs. Elliott.
While the ambassador is es-
tablished IN the house at 1708
Massachusetts, Ave. which ne
took during the winter, "Airlie
IS regarded as the summer emf
bassy. And 1t is there that al
OF the other members Of the
embassy staff are staying.
This IS the estate OF the late Rt-
dolph Kanffmanu and Is beauti-
fully located on the edge Of Rock
Greek Park. with snnken gardens,
broad lawns sweeping away from
the house and fine old trees TO
rfve shade and GOODNESS. Admir-
ably adapted for entertaining.
The Turkish Ambassadors leased
Airlie for several years soon after
MS arrival In washington in Dc
cember. The embassy and the
caancery were established there
for q few months until removal
was made to the new quarters on
massachusetts, avenue.
At Fort Hunt
From AirIie Colonel and Mrs.
Elliott will 90 to Fort Hunt. where
they viii be the honor guests at Il
tea given by Major Am -osef EN-
cry, commanding officer OF thu
post, and Mrs. Emery.
This army post down on the Po-
tomac opp asite Fort Washington
was deserted for some years. But
early in February 1t became active
again as the headquarters OF the
Sixteenth Brigade. Infantry,
Colonel and Mrs. Elliott will
take with them their only child.
4. Duncan Elliott, jr., who is
returning next week from Camp
Shenandoah, Va, where he has
been spending 4 month.
Paris Bound
The French ambassador, NJ.
Paul cIaude., went to New York
today. where he win be at the
Ritz Tower until Saturday. when
for his home in France. The
WEA0lHS " ulo uaASuNShg SAttO'
Marie AntOinette Claudei. and
Roger Meqhillef, viii take place
soon after the arrival of the Am
bassador.
The. Secretary OF the German
Embassy and Nine. Won Selzam'
are spending few days in New
York, having gone there from the
summer embassy at Manchester,
Mass.
Miss Katherine Judge has as
guests In her apartment, at 1885
Massachusetts, Ave. Mrs. Theodore
Baldwin. jr.. wife of Colonel Bald
win, and their daughter, Miss Betty
Baldwin.
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