Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22

The baby will be chriStened this
afternoon in the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament. Msgr. Smyth
officiating. The ceremony will be
followed by an informal tea for
those who witness the christening
of baby Gerard. AS the godparents
for the baby are in Holland his
sister, Rose Marie, will act as god
mother and DR.. AL Kane will act
for his godfather.
M. and Nine. Peters followed
Baron and Baroness van Boetzelaer
to Belgium, where they were at
tached to the Netherlands Legation
for some time before M. Peters was
transferred back to Washington.
Another newcomer in the diplo-
matte circle is Senior Alexandra
Bertrand, First Secretary of the
Chilean Embassy. Senior Bertrand,
who Is bachelor came from Spain,
where he was attached to the
Chilean Embassy in Madrid. Since
the hostilities between the two
countries Senior Bertrand was in
Lisbon until he came to Washing
ton.
Just getting acquainted with his
duties and this Capital is Senior
Victor de Sofa, new commercial and
agricultural attache of the Salvador
Legation. Senior de Sofa is at the
Shorehanl and will be Joined later
IN the year by Sonora de Sofa and
their two children. a boy and a girl,
one and the other 7.
Panama Ambassador
Returns to Washington.
The Panama Ambassador, Senior
DR.. Don Jorge E. Boyd, Joined Sonora
de Boyd and their daughters at the
Embassy yesterday afternoon spend
Ing day or more at Philadelphia
where he attended the reunion of
MS class-1905- the law school
OF the University of PENNSYLVANIA.
He also was among those at the cele-
bratlon OF the bicentennial ami
versary of the founding of the uni
verslty. He went over to Phila-
delphia in time to hear the Presi-
dents address, Sonora de Boyd hear
Ing 1t by radio in the Embassy.
Senorita Lola Elizabeth Boyd.
eldest daughter of the Ambassador
and Sonora de Boyd, has resumed
her postgraduate work in the r0-
nance languages at the University
OF Maryland. Meantime she is
Keeping up her classes at Gunston
Hall School. where she is a member
Of the faculty.
Also back from the celebration is
the Chinese Ambassador, DR.. HUI
Shin who received an honorary de-
gree from the university yesterday
The Minister of Ell Salvador.
Senior DR.. Don Hector David Castro.
will be Joined the middle of next
week by Sonora de Castro and their
eldest daughter, Senorita Elena
Alicia Castro, who spent the summer
In their Central American home.
The Minister was at Blue Ridge
Summit much of the summer, and
Joined the Minister of Guatemala
and Sonora de Recinos on the an
of their countries indie
pendence, Sunday, September Is
The Guatemalan Minister and
Sonora de Recinos returned the first
OF the week to the Legation from
Blue Ridge, where they had a cot
tage for the season.
Sonora De Guachalla
Returning From Mexico.
Sonora de Guachalla, wife of the
Bolivian Minister, is en- route to
Washington by motor from Mexico
City. where she has been visiting
the Bolivian Minister at that Capital
and Sonora de Finot. The Minister
and Sonora de Finot are we'll known
in Washington, where he represented
his government for some time before
being transferred to Mexico.
The Rumanian Minister, M. Radu
Irimescu, is with Nine. Irimescu over
Sunday in their New Hampshire
house, where the latter has been
through the summer. They will
come to Washington tomorrow or
Tuesday. making the trip by motor.
The Minister of Finland and Nine.
Procope are expected back the end
of the week from Saratoga Springs
where they are spending we'll
earned vacation.