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was honored in the Union Of the Allies
because Of his long and well expressed
friendship for the United States
@ad because his brother, NJ. Paul Cam
bon, recently deceased, was for 20 years
Ambassador to London and was much
beloved In that capital.
Representative and Mrs Wallace H.
White are among those who are enjoy
ing the gayety of London during the
continuation of the season and they
were recently entertained by Capt. Paul
c. Grening. military aide Of the en-
bassy. and Mrs. Grening, and the con-
Sul-general Of London and Mrs. Albert
Halstead. Mr.. Lammot Belin. former
first secretary of the embassy, and Mrs.
Belin have taken lovely Semi-Subur-
ban home, Pendel Court. at Bletchingly
Surrey, and are bearing their full share
of responsibility toward the thousands
Of their country people now in London.
Both are members of the dupont family
of Wilmington. DEL, and during their
two years sojourn in Washington they
occupied that fine home Bellevue in
Georgetown, now the national head
quarters of the Colonial Danes. Mrs.
Belin has been entertaining in honor of
Miss Helen Wills. who with her friend
Miss Harriet Walker Of San Francisco,
was presented at the second drawing
room in Buckingham Palace. A garden
party in the beautiful grounds of PEN
dell Court afforded an opportunity for
many Americans to meet the famous
tennis player before she had become
too busy with her practice for Wimble-
don. Besides the retreat at Penden
Court Mr.. Belin has leased a small. quiet
house in Brook street, and he and Mrs.
poIiF, hauM hooY1 OiuoT1 fhair NhaYfN6
nents of leisure to having their furnish
ings installed.
Mr. Lewis Einstein, Minister to
Czechoslovakia, and Mrs. Einstein have
been among the busiest of hosts during
the past six weeks as beginning with
the coming of the Westminster Choir
from Dayton, Ohio, important groups
from the United States have arrived in
Prague. Much the same form of pro-
gram was followed in the Bohemian city
as in Washington when that excellent
musical organization began its tour. Mr..
Einstein Immediately presented the
artists to President Masaryk, and some
hours later, when they had removed the
stains of travel, they gave o concert in
the immense hall where once the Bo-
they presided over the council of mobiles.
The numbers included compositions
from Pallestrina to Dvorak, but the en-
thuSiasm reached the heights when pa
triotic strains from this country and its
folk songs were given. President
Masaryk, who lived for so many years in
New York and Chicago, and spent much
time in washington during the forma-
ton of the present Czechoslovakian re-
public, has preference for the Negro
melodies, and these were given generous
encores at his suggestion. MIR. and Mrs.
Einstein gave the visitors an evening
reception, and they also were invited
again to the presidential home, when
Mime. Lipa, wife of the former counselor
of legation in Washington, acted as her
uncle'S hostess Among those present
well known here were the former min
lister, M. Stepanek, and MIR. and Mrs.
Florence Crane Of Chicago.
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Premier MusSolini,s removal from
the Chigi Palace in Piaz Colonna to
the larger and more adaptable Palacio
de Venezia will not occur until the late
Autumn, so that the wall Of disap-
pointment which went up from many
artists and prospective visitors to Rome
this Summer Is little premature.
Chigi Palace, one of the gems of the
Italian capital. was, it will be remem-
bered, the subject Of the scholarly and
comprehensive history prepared by the
late Signor Brambilla and profusely
illustrated by him. This talented young
diplomat spent many years in wash
ington and married there Miss Julia
Meyer daughter of the former Secre-
tary Of the Navy, George Won Leng-
kerke Meyer. After her husbands sud-
den death, Signora Breambilla, who had
always aided in his literary labors,
completed the volumes from notes
which they had mutually collected. The
premier showed unusual honor to this
serious minded young American ma
iron and she was given special quar-
tiers in the Chigi Palace and a staff
Of assistants and illustrators. Chigi
Palace has been declared one Of the
national monuments so that its pres
ent owners, unrelated to the illustrious
family which gave two Pontiffs to Rome
and host of scholars, artists and
statesmen, may lease 1t or rent it, but
cannot sell it, nor can one of its his
toric canvases be disposed of without
special permission from the Italian
Parliament.