Evening star., 1938-07-24
Diplomats
on Varied
Vacations
Those Remaining
Here Taking
Brief Trips.
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family in their Belgian home have not
been completed. but he will sail shortly
for vacation in his native land.
Farewell Party Is Given
For French Ambassador.
The French Ambassador, Count de
Saint Quentin, will sail this week for
France for vacation. Last evening
he was the guest in whose honor the
Charge dAffaires Of Egypt, Mr.. Hus-
sein Rady, entertained at dinner The
party, given at the attractive Legation
of the country on the Nile, was in the
nature of farewell for the popular
Ambassador from France. Others In
the company were the Turkish Am
bassador and Mime. Ertegun. the At
tache OF the French Embassy and
Countess de Gramont. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Reeves Childs. Mime. de Brylkine,
the Counselor Of the Swedish legation,
M. Folke Wennerberg; the chief cere-
monials officer OF the State Depart
ment, Mr.. H. Charles Spruks, and Mrs.
Alice Nibley Smoot.
The Swiss Minister, M. Marc Peter,
who spent several days in Washing
ton last week, joined Nine. Peter in
their cottage at Cohasset, Mass, In
time for the week end and will re-
main some time.
The Swedish Minister, M. Bostrom,
will return tomorrow after a fort
nights absence, during which he ac-
companied the Crown Prince and
Crown Princess of Sweden on their
tour of this country. They also were
accomp panied by Nine. Bostron1. who
sailed with the members of the royal
party Friday night to spend the re-
mainder of the summer in Sweden.
The Minister Is expected to join her
later in the summer for a vacation
and return with her to Washington
in the late autumn.
Danish Minister
To Sail Soon.
The Danish Minister and Nine
Wadsted and their small son are plan
ming to sail within 10 days for Dem
mark, where they will be until October.
| The Minister and Nine Wadsted
| have enjoyed the quiet of the summer
| season, with its occasional furry over
q distinguished foreign visitor keeping
comfortably cool in the legation fac
ing Belmont street, but literally in the
| trees at the back, the hill is so pre-
| cipitous. There always is a cooling
breeze on their veranda, from where
the view of Washington and the Po-
| tomac River is fascinating
The Minister of the Union of South
Africa. Mr.. Ralph William Close, is
remaining in Washington through
much of the summer and hopes to
be able to join Mrs. Close in England,
where she and their daughter, Mrs.
! Wilfrid Mann, have a cottage by
the sea-" before the sumer season
there is closed The Minister is fire.
quently at the Chevy Chase Club for
dinner. joining group of friends on
the wide porch overlooking the golf
links. where refreshing breeze blows
In across the green.
Honduras Minister
Plans Visits.
The retiring Honduras Minister and
Sonora de Lozano will 60 to New York
Tuesday, and after visit there will
go to New Orleans, expecting to sail
from the Southern port the first week
in August to return to their Central
American home.
The First Secretary of the legation,
Senor DR.. Don Julian r. Caceres, will
be charge daffaires until the arrival of
new minister.
The Bulgarian Minister, NJ. Dimitri
Naoumoff. left early in the week for
two months tour of this country
and Canada. He is accompanied by
Nine. Naoumoff,, who is seeing Amer
lea" for the first time. The Minister
and Nine Naoumoff were married
last summer while he was in Bulgaria
: on leave and this year he is remain
ing in this country to show its glories
to Nine Naoumoff
The Rumanian Minister and Nine.
Irimescu returned yesterday from their
cottage in New Hampshire and will
remain several days. They came back
to the Capital to attend the memorial
service for the late Dowager Queen
Marie of Rumania, which will be held
tomorrow afternoon in Bethlehem
Chapel OF the Cathedral Of St. Peter
and ST Paul The late Queen. beloved
in her native land. had many friends
in this country also. not few Of
whom met her during her visit In the
United States.