The Washington times., 1928-01-13
Exodus to HnUann in Progress;
Social Pace in Capital VII SIacIten
President and Mrs. Cool
idge to Return Soon;
Diplomats Enlisted for
the Duration Of War

r1OR the next few weeks
Havana will seem more
like the Capital Of the
United States than Washing
ton.
True, the President and
Mrs. Coolidge, with the Sec
rotary Of State and Mrs.
Kellogg and the Secretary of
The Navy and Mrs. Wilbur,
viii return after seeing the
sixth Pan American Confer
ence well launched. But
most Of the large group of
Latin-American diplomats
who are to represent their.
several countries at the con-
gress, appear to have en-
listed s.for the duration of
the war. 4
ii ND since the Latin-Ameri-
- cans do > good deal Of
entertaining, their absence is
likely to cause 4 considerable
slowing np Of pace in the activi-
ties of the next few weeks.
It seemed rather odd to note
che inclusion Of the Minister Of
Hungary and Countess Szechenyi,
with their debutante daughter,
Countess Cornelia Szechenyi, IN
the delegation from Washington
now Havana-bound until one
paused to remember that Count
Szechenyi is Hungarian minis
ter to Cuba as well as TO the
United States. They are to be
absent 10 days or fortnight.
n y
UsHE Ambassador of Cuba and
Nine. Ferrara left for Havana
4wo or three weeks ago to make
preparatfons to do their bit in the
entertainment OF the visiting dip
1onats. The Ambassador OF Ar.
eenfina and Mime. Pueyrredon are
leaving today for Cuba and are
taking with them their three
pretty daughters, Miles. julia
Helena. Angelica and Marthe
Pneyrredon.
The Pueyrredon girls play round
d lot in washington and have
lots OF beaux, but when they
marry they seem to choose their
own conntrymen. Two Of Ambas-
saG1or PueyrredOn's daughters are
already married to Argentines
and Mile. Julia Helena PueyrredOn.
whose engagement to Mr.. Cesar
-Pens has Just been announced
has chosen young Argentine
rancher. He comes of a fine aristO-
cratic old family and Is said TO
have q lovely home in Buenos
Aires. No date has been set Tor
the wedding and nobody seems
to know yet whether it will take
place in Washington or in Buenos
Aires.
nR. JACoBO VARELA, minister
- Of Uruguay. has gone to
Havana. but. instead Of accom-
nanying him, Nine. Varela has
taken her little family home TO
Uruguay. Her eldest daughter.
Mile. Adele Varela. viii be pre-
scented to society In Montivideo
prior TO making her debut in
Washington next winter.
Others OF the Latin-American
group who will be in Havana
through the sessions of the Con.
gress are the Minister of Panama
and Nine. Altaro. the Minister of
Colombia and Nine. Olaya. the
minister of the Dominican Re.
public, DIR. Morales; the Charge
d'Affaires of Paraguay and Nine.
Ramirez, the Counselor OF the
Mexican Embassy and Nine. Cas-
tro-Leal and Felipe Espif, of the
Argentine Embassy.
~
DENJAMIN COHEN. so long at
- tached to the Chilean EN-
bassy in Washington, is to be
chief of the corps of translators
on duty at the conference and
one OF this group is a charming
Washingtonian, Nine. Philippe
Charles Soyez A Brazilian by
birth Nine. Soyez has the pleas
ATTEST contacts with the Latin
American diplomatic contingent
in Washington and is a keen stu
dent of Latin-American affairs.
She is, NOR cover, an accomplished
linguist Her daughter, Miss
Lilita Dawson, will accompany
her.
DR.. L. S. Rowe, director gen.
eral of the Pan American Union,
has already sailed for Cuba and is
a member of the American dele
cation to the conference. An
other from Washington is DIR.
James Brown Scott, who has the
distinction of being the first
American to accompany two
American Presidents in an Off
ciaI capacity On missions beyond
the seas. He was a member of
President Wilson's peace mission
TO Paris. Senator and Mrs. Wal
ter Evans Edge are also TO be in
Havana while the conference is
on. unofficial Observers" as, it
We're.
James j. Davis, Secretary Of
Labor, will accompany the presi.
dsntial party as far as Jackson
vile, Fla, but is stopping off
there for a short stay. During
his absence, Mrs. Davis will go to
ID -troit for a visit.
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MRS. ROBERT LANSING was
IN hostess. at luncheon today.
entertaining thirty guests who
were asked to meet Mrs. John w.
Davis. Mrs. Davis came to Wash