The Washington times., 1928-04-25

Busy Days for British Ambassador;
VIII Lead Diplomatic Pilgrimage
Lady Isabella Howard to
Accompany Sir Esme
to Cleveland; Two En-
bassy Dinners Planned

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bassy Dinners Planned
Ip an article on Electing
the Presidents Wife, 2 in q
current periodical, Frederick
Collins quotes Mrs. Dawes
as saying ST enjoy official
life, but not quite so much
of it. And Lady Isabella
Howard is said to be lament
ing the fact that for six
weeks she has not had time
to read . book.
Tremendous Demands
We in Washington, who know
the tremendous demands made
upon the time and strength Of
the leaders in official life, can
have nothing but a feeling of
sympathy for such plants. The
Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
could dine out every night in
the year, il they would, and
during the season they have at
least three or four important
dinner engagements each week.
And the British Ambassador, Is.
dean of the diplomatic corps,
and Lady Isabella Howard are
equally in demand. They are
to be honor guests tonight At
the dinner to be given by the
German Ambassador and Nine.
Won Prittwitz, and tomorrow
night will dine with the Minis
ter Of Egypt and Nine. Sany
Pasha. Then, on Monday eve
ming, they attended the English
Speaking Union dinner, at
which the ambassador made the
principal address fair sample
Of what each week brings forth.
Kings Birthday
Seldom a week goes by, more
over, without at least one dinner
at the British embassy. Next
Monday evening the Ambassador
and Lady Isabella Howard will
entertain at dinner and prepare
tions are already being made for
q, dinner at the embassy In cele-
bration Of the Kings birthday.
This year the anniversary-June
stalls on Sunday, 30 the celebra-
ton viii take place either on June
2 or June 4. It viii be q mans
party, az Lady Isabella Howard
win have sailed for italy before
that date.
She has taken passage for May
IL. but viii leave Washington on
Nav 6, accompanying the ambas.
sador to Cleveland to attend the
World Conference on international
Justice. During their stay In the
Ohio city they win be guests Of
James A. Garfield. son OF the late
President Garfield.
Diplomatic Pilgrimage
sir Esme and Lady Isabella
Howard viii lead considerable
diplomatic pilgrimage to Cleve-
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and the German Ambassador are
to attend the conference and Il
Is expected that the italian ana
French ENJOYS will also go. al
though their plans have not yet
been officially announced.
The conference il being held IN
conjunction with the Tooth anniver-
sary Of the American Peace Asso-
citation, of which Representative
Theodore Burton is president. and
it was through his good offices that
the conference Is TO meet In CleVe-
land, his home.
The Chilean Ambassador will be
present and will address the confer
ence for the Pan American Union
on May 8. which is Neighbors' Day,
his subject being the discussion OF
the United States relations with
neighboring countries. The Japan
ese Ambassador is to make a
speech on May 10 and the British
Ambassador on May 8.
Distinguished personages from
all over tho world are expected to
attend the meeting, among them
Ignace Jan Paderewski, former
prime minister of Poland; DIR. An.
tonic Sanchez de Bustamente, OF
Cuba, who presided over the re.
cent Pan American conference; DR..
Fridtjof Nansen, Of Norway. and
Nicholas Titulescu, of Rumanta.
While Lady Isabella Howard IL
to 90 abroad for the summer, the
British Embassy will be established
on the North Shore and the ambas-
sador probably will spend at least
part Of the summer there. Three
houses have been leased near Bev-
erly Farms, one, the home OF Mrs.
Nathaniel Simpkins, for the chan
Gerry and two others for the use Of
the embassy staff. Wing Com
nnander and Mrs. Hetherington
have taken the Palfry estate at
Prides Crossing.
Nine. Claudel, wife of the
French Ambassador, and her
daughters will sail for France
on. May IL and will spend the
summer abroad. The Ambassa.
dor and Nine. CIaudel will enter
tain at dinner on May and
again on May 6.
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The Minister of Denmark Con-
stantin Brun, will go to New
York tomorrow to attend the re.
ception and banquet to be given
that evening in his honor by
the Danish colony in New York.
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The Minister of Guatemala,
DR.. Adrian Recinos. has been
Joined by Nine. de Recinos and
their children, Laura, Beatrix and
Adrian. jr., who arrived in New
York yesterday from Guatemala.
They have taken an apartment
at the Wardman Park Hotel.
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