Evening star., 1937-08-07

Luxembourg She is at present second
secretary Of the Embassy at Brussels.
Miss HarveyS career has been
equally outstanding. Born IN Buff
falo, she studied at Franklin School
France and at the Sorbonne In 1927
she won her A. B. from Smith COL
lege and later studied at the School
OF International Studies in Geneva
and at Williamstown Institute of
Politics. In turn she pursued courses
at Mt. Holyoke and received her NJ. A.
from Columbia in 1890. She was sp-
pointed, after examination. to the
foreign service and was assigned the
post of vice consul at Ottawa, April
%, 1880. She studied IN the Foreign
Service School and was assigned IN
Milan, June 20, 1881. She is now
vice consul at Milan.
Miss Hanna who sails shortly for
her new assignment, has had long
career within the Department OF
State itself. Appointed confidential
clerk in 1895 at an annual salary Of
5000, she became in turn confidential
clerk to the Second Assistant Sec
retary of State, clerical assistant to
the PlouS Fund Arbitration in the
Hague, clerical assistant to the Vene-
zuelan Claims Commission at Caracas
IN 1908 and clerical assistant at the
second peace conference at the
Hague in 1907 and later at Beunos
Aires. On July /, 1918, Miss Hanna
became chief of the bureau at salary
of s2,l00 and in 1920 was special
assistant, then drafting officer and
special disbursing officer. Graually
she climbed the salary ladder until
by July /, 1880, she was earning
$4,000 annually. She was chief of
the Division of Coordination and
Review when appointed to the for
eign service July l3, 1887. She goes
to a subordinate consular post in
Geneva.
THERE are about 700 men In the
foreign service at the present
time, and the three aforementioned
women. Twenty-seven men have re-
Gently been appointed, for, true to
past history, there is quite 4 turn
over in personnel when times are
good-sometimeS as much as S per
cent annually.
By executive order dated November
IT, 1885, officers in the foreign sery-
ice, either men or women, cannot
remain in the service after marriage
TO an alien. The officer is required
to obtain permission from the Sec
retary of State. under such instruc-
tions as may be issued by him." be-
fore contracting marriage with an
alien. II he falls to do this he is
deemed guilty of INSTRUMENTATION and
is separated from the service. Each
request for permission to marry an
alien, however, must be accom-
panied by the officers resignation
from the foreign service, for such
action as may be deemed appropri-
ate" This order does not apply to
ministers or ambassadors, and al
though public opinion was to the
effect that Mrs. Owen resigned pri-
marily because of her marriage to
an alien, she might. as matter of
fact, remained at her post notwith-
standing, If she had cared to do so.
The executive order states that the
resignation is based on the principle
that officers of the foreign servics
are expected to be available in the
discretion of the President for duty
in any country or in any part of
the world, and that anything which
detracts from the availability of in
dvldual officers has an adverse ef-
feet upon their usefulness and upon
the efficiency of the service"
The President is charged with the
responsibility of conducting the foreign
relations of the United States, under
the Constitution, and the Secretary of
State is his adviser, serving as the
agent through which necessary con-
facts with foreign governments are
established and maintained.
The United States maintains em-
basSies and legations at the cap-
itals of some 81 foreign countries. and
consulates general and consulates in
about 259 of the leading cities of the
world. Each embassy or legation is
headed by an ambassador or minister,
appointed by the President by promo
ton from the ranks of the foreign
service or by selection from outside
the service. Each chief of mission IL
assisted by staff of diplomatic sec
retaries, clerks and subordinate en-
ployes. All foreign service officers,
that body of permanent officers that
embraces all counselors Of embassy
or legation, diplomatic secretaries. con-
suls general, consuls and vice consuls
of career, are appointed after examina-
ton, and they deal with every problem
that enters into the relation of the
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