The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-06
WASHINGTON Girl to Haze Spectators
Part IN japanese En1perOr's Coronation
Miss Evelyn w alker,
Now in Tokyo, Will Go
to Europe via India Be
fore Returning Home

to Europe via india Be
fore Returning Home
Miss Evelyn " alker,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Walker, will be one
ltof the few Washingtonians
I to have even q spectator s
part in the coronation OF the
Emperor Of Japan-a spec
tacular event which is to be
celebrated here with a recep-
ton on Saturday afternoon
at which ethe new Ambassa-
dor of Japan and Nine. De-
buchi are to be hosts.
Now in Tokyo
Miss walker sailed for the
Orient in September and is now
visiting her aunt, Baroness Won
Schoen. whose husband is couTl-
selor Of the German Embassy IN
Tokyo. The baroness, who was
Miss Catherine BiTney, is q
half-sister Of Mrs. Walker.
After several gay weeks IN
1.-THE Japanese capital, Baroness
lyon Schoen and her niece will
start for Europe via India, and
they expect to reach Paris early
in January. Baron Won Sci1oen
may accompany them or he may
remain in Tokyo bit longer to
round out his tour of duty In
Japan, reioining his wife later
in Europe. Miss Walker expects
to return home in February and
IL is probable that Baroness Won
Schoen will accompany her and
will come to Washington, her
old home, for q prolonged visit
to another sister, Mrs. Edward
n. Finkenstaedt.
AT Mary's Delight
Since her purchase Of Mary's
Delight, q picturesque old estate
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
several years ago, Mrs. Walker
has become so enamored of coun-
try life that she spends most OF
her time away from Washington,
although she did take house in
town last winter, when her daugh.
ter was a debutante. She is now
at Mary's Delight and will prob
ably remain for the next two or
three months, although she may
20 abroad later to join Miss
Walker and Baroness Won Schoen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finkenstaedt, who
have had house in Bancroft
Street since they came to Wash
ingt0n two or three years ago
from Cleveland. have emily
joined the colony Of Washington
ians in Georgetown. They have
purchased the charming old house
at 302S " Street and are installed
In their new home hard by that
other fine old Georgetown man.
sion which Major and Mrs. Harry
Leonard have taken over from
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliot Goodwin. Be-
fore her marriage Mrs. Finken.
etaedt was Miss Lillian Birney.
Evelyn Walker. perhaps the
prettiest Of last seasons buds and
certainly one of the most popular,
has already had some experience
Of the gayeties OF foreign capitals,
for she had a season in London
and was presented at the Court of
st. James. as preliminary to
her debut In Washington.
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The Minister of Switzerland,
Mark Peter, has gone to New
York and will be at. the Ritz
Tower until the end of this week.
\
Mile. Jeanne Cretziano. daugh-
ter of the Minister of Rumania.
went to New York today to re-
main several days.
Arriving Today
Countess Seherr- Thoss and her
daughter. Countess NJ rgaret
Seherr- Thoss, who are spending
the winter in New York. will ar.
rive in Washington today especi-
ally for the lecture to be given
tomorrow by Lowell Thomas for
the benefit of group Of local
charities. Countess Sehefr-Thoss
is one of the sponsors and Coun-
tess Margaret chairman of ushers, +
all debutantes of this season.
They viii be guests while in town
Of the Minister of the Neither.
lands and Nine. Van Royen.
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Miss Laura E. Willis and Miss
Marie T. Lockwood. Of Middle
town, Del, are spending a few
days AT the Grace Dodge Hotel
while on a motor trip.
E7 Lecture Subscribers
( Among the subscribers, many
] of whom will entertain guests,
I for the lectures by Lowell Thomas
Friday afternoon at the National
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