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Diplomats
And Their
Activities
Regret Expressed
Over Retirement
Of Chilean Envoy
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tiers. Mildred Stuart, Edith Boiling
and Elena Rolfe Eoyd, to the Mard
Gras at Galveston, Tex, in Febru-
airy next year. Although it is far in
advance the officials of Galveston
who are arranging mammoth
celebration of the festival February
81 to 25, are selecting the ladies in
waiting for the queen of the MarG
Gras. The fete next year will be a
Pan-American celebration, with as
nearly as possible a representative
from each of the Latin American
republics in the court of the queen
Mrs Brantly Harris. wife of the
Mayor of Galveston. was in Wash
ington recently and spent some time
with Senator and Mrs. Morris Shep-
pard, Mrs. Harris extended invi-
tationS to daughters of heads of
missions in this Capital.
The Ambassador is planning a
small and informal party for the
officers of the Panama Army when
they return here October Ia. The
group of officers, now touring this
country inspecting Army posts, will
be in Washington only October Is
and will leave early the following
day for Panama.
Bundles for Britain
Party in New York.
His Britannia Majesty'S Ambas-
sador. the Marques of Lothian, will
aid Bundles for Britain again No.
vember 7 when he will attend the
ball at the Waldorf Astoria in New
York that evening. Miss Katharine
Mortimer is chairman of the Debu-
tante Committee for the ball and
the group of her assistants will form
a guard of honor for the Ambassa-
dor when he draws the winning
ticket for Her Majesty, Queen Eliza
beth's gift. The gift will be awarded
to the winner that evening.
The ball will follow the opening
night performance of the National
Horse Show in Madison Square
Garden. The ball is under the pa
tronage of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and the Ambassador.
Miss Elaine Darlington. daughter
Of Mrs. George Angus Garrett. is
among those on Miss Mortimer's
committee which also includes Miss
Pauline Curtis. daughter of Mrs.
John Gross of Washington and
Bethlehem, and Mr. James F. Cur
It's of New York. Also serving on
the committee is Miss Sonia Sto-
kowski, daughter of Dr. Leopold
Stokowski, famous orchestral con-
ductor and Nine. Olga Samaroff
Stokowski. equally famous pianist
and lecturer. Nine. StokoWski made
her debut in Washington society as
Miss Lucy Hickenlooper. but through
all the gaietv of a winter season in
the Capital she kept her interest in
music and continued her study and
work at the piano. Miss Mortimer's
committee also includes Misses
Eileen Nicholl Evelyn Sloane. Lii
liam T. Mitchell Geralding F. Brad
ley. Louise Russell and Mary Lee
Abbott, vice chairmen: Mary Drake
Cecil. Adelaide Chaqueneau. Cynthia
de F. Crosby. Madeleine Violet. Bar
bara Rutherfurd Sarah L. S. SYM
ington. Mary Church Mathews.
Elizabeth F. Derby, Diana Lanier
Emile O'Donnell Iselin and Joan
Hoffman.
Proceeds from the ball will be
used to purchase and send surgical
instruments, serums and other
needed supplies to England. Bundles
for Britain, Inc. recently adopted
the severely bombed town of Rams
gate in Kent. England and is un-
dertaking to send to the stricken in
habitants much needed supplies and
clothing as we'll as continuing to
send wooden articles to enlisted men
serving in the North Sea.
The South African Minister and
Mrs. Close again are in their charm