Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
Record of Special Events
In the Diplomatic Circle
Ambassador Towards Early Return From Ber-
muda Expected and Social Notes
Relating to Prominent Embassies


The Ambassador Of Great Britain
Sir Esme Howard, who has been in
Bermuda for about a week, is expected
to sail Tuesday for New York on the
n1otorship Bermuda. The Ambassador
spent the first part of the week at Gov
ernment House with Gov. and Lady
BolS and is now at Admiralty House
with Vice Admiral and Lady Fuller.
The Ambassador of Brazil, Senior s.
Gurgel do Amaral, who spent the Sum-
mer at Lake Placid, has gore to Az
lantic City for the Autumn and is not
expected to return to the embassy until
the end of next week.
The Ambassador of France. M
Claudel. returned yesterday from New
York, where he stopped for a day or
two on his way from Burlington, VT,
where he went to attend the meeting of
the Franco-Canadian Society of Amer
lea.
The Ambassador of Chile and Sonora
de Davila will entertain q company at
luncheon today.
Dinner Listed for Thursday
At Belgian Embassy.
The Belgian Ambassador and Prin-
cess de Ligne have issued invitations
for dinner Thursday evening preceding
the private view in the Corcoran CAT
iery of Art of an exhibition of Belgian
art. which has been sponsored by Presl-
dent Hoover and King Albert of the
Belg1aEs. The trustees of the Corcoran
Gallery have issued cards for the prl-
vate view Thursday evening in the
gallery and the exhibition will be open
to the public after that.
The Ambassador and Princess de
Llgne were hosts at dinner last evening
and invited small number of addition
al guests for the motion pictures OF
Africa, which were taken by Mr.. ana
Mrs. Martin Johnson during their re-
cent tour of that continent The guests
at dinner were Lady Isabella Howard,
wife of the Ambassador of Great
Britain; the Ambassador of France, M.
Claudel; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jol1L-
son, the Belgian consul in Baltimore ana
Mrs. j. G. Whitley, Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
car t. Crosby, the attache of the Bril-.
ish embassy and Mrs. Harold H. Sims,
Mr.. Louis Wiley of New York, the first
secretary of the Belgian embassy, WIS.,
comte de Lantsheere, and the tive
daughters of the hosts, Princess Eliza
beth de LigI:e and Princess Antoinette
de Ligne.
Wednesday evening the Ambassador
and Princess de Ligne will give a dir.-
ner party, entertaining In compliment
to Belgian members of the International
Institute of Law. The dinner will be
followed by reception to which a
large company is invited.
The Ambassador of Germany and
Frau Won Prittwitz und Gaffron are ex-
pected to arrive in New York Tuesday
aboard the Bremen from Germany
where they have spent the Summer in
their home.
The Minister of Portugal and yfs-
countess d'Alte are again in their home
on Woodland drive after spending the
Summer in their home at Bar Harbor,
Me.
The Minister of Canada and Mrs.
Massey spent the week in New York
and returned to the legation yesterday.
The Minister of Norway and Nine.
Bachke, who returned from their Scan
dinavian home early in the week, are
again at the Mayfiower, where they
have taken an apartment for the sea-
son.
Minister to
Sail for Homeland.
The Minister Of Guatemala, senor
Recinos. has gone to New Orleans and