Evening star., 1940-02-25
New Arrivals
Add Charm to
Diplomat Set
Canadian Legation
Staff Welcomes
First Air Attache
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VNOaLluucU rTOm flISL FAGeJ
some years ago as Minister on spe-
cial mission though Mrs. Kenney
was then In England.
Mrs Kenney not only has the
background of craftsmanship but
has close afnliation with the fourth
estate, her grandfather and her
uncle having been editors Of the
Winnipeg Free Press. She is one
OF those Canadians who are not ac-
complished on skis, but she has the
culture and charm characteristic Of
Canadian women. -.
Gen. Infante and Family
Are Established Here.
The new military attache Of the
Italian Embassy, Brig. Gen. Adolfo
Infante, with Signora Infante and
their three children. have taken an
apartment at 2400 Sixteenth street,
at least temporarily. Gen. Infante
is the first military attache to be
appointed to this embassy since 1894,
when 1t. Col. Marco PennaroI was
transferred and the work of his Of
flee assumed by the air attache, Col
Vincenzo Coppola. Gen. Infante
came to this post from London,
where he has been for five years
military attache of the Italian En-
bassy.
They are very attractive and de-
nghtful additions to the diplomatic
corps In Washington and both speak
English fuently, which always makes
for popularity in this Capital. Sig
nora Infante is considerably oc-
cupied with her three children, the
eldest now 10, and the youngest, the
only boy, Carlos, is S. The two girls
are Giovanella and Diana, and they
will continue their studies here.
Signora Infante Is a native of
Florence. Italy, and is the daughter
of an army officer. She Is very at
tractive, wears her hair brushed of
her forehead and caught back show
ing her pretty ears. She is an ac-
complished equestrienne and will
find the bride paths in Rock Greek
Park and Potomac Park alluring.
New Secretary Slated
For Italian Embassy.
The Italian Embassy, which al
ready has new counselor in Signor
Alberto Nonis, a new naval attache,
Admiral Alberto Lais, though the
latter is no stranger in Washington,
will very shortly have new secre-
tary, Count Renato della Chiesa.
Count della Chiesa will succeed the
very popular Count Guerino Roberti.
who has been transferred to Mexico
where he will be first secretary of the
embassy there. Count and Countess
Roberti are expected to leave the
middle of next week by motor for
their new post and they will be
greatly missed for they have made a
very wide circle of friends in diplo-
matte and official circles as well as
among the residential group.
They are being constantly enter
tanned during the last few days Of
their stay IN washington. This eve
ming the Counselor of the Belgian
Embassy and Baroness de Gruben
will be hosts at q supper, entertain
ing for the Roberts at Owls Nest,
their. place on Gates road. Tomor-
row the Belgian Ambassador and
Countess van der Straten- n-Ponthoz
will give an afternoon party for
them, entertaining at the cocktail
hour.
Count della Chiesa has been vice
consul for Italy at Newark, N. j.,
for some time and he will come to
Washington to assume his new
duties the middle of March. Count
ess della Chiesa and their family
are in their Italian home and will
not join him in Washington until
spring
Admiral Lais Visited
BY Daughter.
Admiral Lais, who succeeded Capt.
Umberto Cugia as naval attache
within the month, has taken an
apartment at 2101 Connecticut ave-
nue. where he has had with him for
a few days his daughter, Signorina
Edna Lais. Signora Lais, who for
merly was Miss Leonor de Sutton
Evans, will not join her family here
until the late spring or early sum-
mer. Admiral and Signora Lais
have many friends in Washington
where they spent some years when
he was naval attache 10 years or
more ago. Then he was Capt. Lais
and they were among the most
popular diplomats to have served at
this post. Their son, Lucio, Is a
student at the Italian Naval
Academy at Leghorn and his sister
is at school in Boston, where she will
return today.