The Washington times., 1929-07-10
Diplomatic Corps Contributes NeU
Bachelor Chiefs to Capital Society
Jugoslav Minister Has.
Arrived and Rumanian
Envoy Due Soon


contributing to Washington
society two highly eligible
bachelors in the Ministers
that have been appointed to
represent Rumania and the
Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats
and SloveneS.
The latter, DIR. Leonide
Pitamic, arrived in Wash
1 ington and presented his cre-
| dentials late in May, and
shortly afterwards he set
out on a tour Of the Jugo-
slav "colonies" in this coun-
try. Just now he is in Chi
cago, having gone there
from Cleveland, where he
spent several days. He is
due to return to Washing
ton the middle Of next week.
Sounds Nice!
DR.. Pitamic is . man OF
intellectual attainments and an
exceedingly pleasing PERSONAL
ity. He is a Slavonian from
4 4 E
Ljubljana, where he was .
professor in the University for
several years. His age is
''around 40"
The successor Of George
Cretziano is Carol A. Davilla,
who is being transferred from
Warsaw, where he has been
serving rs Rumanian minister.
The retiring Minister to Wash
ington will take Mr.. Dayilla's
place in the Polish capital.
Mr.. Cretziano and his daugh-
ter, Mile. Jeanne Cretziano, will
sail from New York for the
formers new post on July 26
on board the lie de France.
And the new envoy is scheduled
to arrive in Washington the
latter part Of August or early
in September.
Around Forty"
He is described as stunning
looking" and his age as being
also "around 40" So it looks as
lie the days Of Prince Caetani,
aone-time Italian Ambassador to
washington, might be duplicated
| In the social life OF the Capital.
Other bachelors In Washington
who are chief Of diplomatic mis-
Isions are Constantin Brun. Min.
lister of Denmark, Leonard A.
I tAstronn, Minister of Finland: Faik
Konitza, Minister of Albania.
land Mira Davoud Khan Meftah.
Minister Of Persia.
/ The Danish envoy has to his
s0redit the longest period Of SER
been received in
1912. The Finnish envoy comes
next chronologically, being pre-
ssented in 1922. And the others
sare comparative newcomers.
I First Lady
1 Mrs. Hoover left this morning
ito visit a Girl Scout camp near
Harrisburg, Pa. She, viii return
ito Washington In day or two
I Gen. and Mrs. John A. Lejeune
have arrived In Washington and
sare at the Willard for an in.
definite stay. General Lejeune,
! who was former commandant Of
the Marine Corps, is now COM
tmandant at the Virginia Military
1 Academy In Lexington. Va.
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& The Counselor Of the Bolivian
Legation and Mrs. Jorge e. Boyd
{are passing a short time in New
York. They win return to their
apartment at the Wardman Park
Hotel the latter part of the
week. $
4 Mrs. A. D. Preece and her
daughter, Miss Maud Preece, and
Miss Elizabeth Jackson are spend
sang q few days at the Montclair
in New York. Mrs. Eleanor r.
Croft Is also at the Montclair.
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1 Capt. Al. Pack. commercial Sec
sretary of the British embassy, has
returned to Washington aftex a
sfour-month leave of absence in
England.
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Summer Guests
{ Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic D. Nc
Kenney have as their guests at
their summer home in Kensing.
ton. Nd, their daughter. Mrs.
sArthur wallace Dunn. and Miss
Esther Prayer, formerly of Wash.
angton. but who now makes her
e3anYsna In Nau York