The Washington times., 1931-05-23
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Visitor in
Capital
Washington Society HOnorS
Countess Elizabeth Sea-
fried, of Austria, Here on
Good Will Mission
BY ANNE PATTEN

BY ANNE PATTEN
Her arrival unheralded by
the fanfare of trumpetS and
burst of publicity that usually
accompanies the visits of roy.
atty, the Countess Elizabeth
Seafried of Vienna, granddaugh'
ter of the late Emperor Franz
Joseph and one of the most pic
turesque figures in Austrian so
ciety, is in washington for a
brief visit.
The Countess Elizabeth. who
Is a daughter Of the Archduch-
ess Gisela, eldest daughter of
Franz Joseph, came to Wash
ington with the delegation of
Austrian and German person
ages making a tour Of this
country in an international
''hands-acrosS the seas" move
ment. She was present at the
tea given yesterday afternoon
by the Austrian Minister and
Nine. Edgar Prochnik. in honor
of the visitors, and will leave
today or tomorrow with her
group en- route to Pittsburgh,
Chicago and Niagara Falls,
which are included on their
itinerary.
Wed Austrian Count
The ArchduchesS GiSela
married the Regent of Bavaria,
but her daughter, following the
dictates of her heart instead
of the mandates of the
Emperor, became the br: lie Of
q distinguished Austrian army
officer, the late Count Seafried
of Vienna. Since his death
she has made her home in an
ancient and historic castle at
Steinmark, which her grand
father willed to her mother.
This is the Countess Eliza
beth's first visit to the United
States, but already she has
arrived at very definite con-
clusions regarding certain
phases of American life. Inter
viewed regarding her views
(what foreigner is not) on the
Eighteenth Amendment she
exclaimed:
Prohibition! That is just
q bit Of nOnSen"c you Ameri-
cans like to enjoy"
Likes u. s. Speed"
Though she smiles at pro-
hibition, she nevertheless thinks
America is wonderful" The
speed of American life, she
thinks, is interesting" Vienna
and Austria, she said, has an
unemployment problem like the
rest of the world, and it is
complicated because there are
too many intellectuals who can
not get work"
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Honor Guests Tonight
The Secretary Of War and
Mrs, Patrick j. Hurley will be
the guests in whose honor Brig.
Gen, James F. Mckinley and
Mrs. Mckinley will entertain a
small party at the dinner dance
at the Army and Navy Country
Club, in Arlington county this
evening.
Wed Today at West Point
Mrs. Frances Mckee Mont
gomery, daughter OF Mrs.
George M. Dunn, OF Washlng-
ton, and the late Colonel Dunn.
and Lieut.. Alfred E. Kastner'
u, S. A., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Kastner, of Flushing.
Queens, will be married this
afternoon. by the Rev. E. M.
Van Notte, of Highland Falls,
N. Y, in the Cadet Chapel at
West Point. Mrs. Montgomery's
paternal grandfather is Gen.
William Mckee Dunn, and her
grandfather on her mothers
side was the late Senator John
Dalzell of Pennsylvania.
Robert B. Dalzell, Of Pitts
burgh, will give Mrs. Montgom-
cry in marriage. Lieut.. Albert
Kastner, U. S. NJ, will be best
man.
A breakfast in the Vice Presi-
dents suite at the West Point
Hotel will follow the ceremony.
After a short trip the couple
will be at home in Princeton.
N. j.
Mr.. H. A. Beale Sd, Of
Parkesburg, Pa, accompanied
by his wife, is at Wardman
Park Hotel for an indefinite
period.
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