Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1930, Page 46

4 Dr. Hernan Velarde To Spefld One Yelr In European Travel Peruvian Ambassador, Who Will-Be Diplomatic Dean, Following ‘ British Envoy, Is Not Retiring. Dr. Hernan Velarde, who has ibassador from Peru since March 24, g0 to join Senora Velarde and other mem- bers of his family, who have for years made their home in the French capital. But despite statements to the contrary, Dr. Velarde has not resigned from the vian foreign service nor has he any intention of doing so. He has | asked and has been granted a year's | B2 P I eueting b oo, 2 vel in Europe. At the end of this period he will be assigned to some other post. be dean of the corps about two weeks, as Sir Esme Howard leaves Washington February 20. 36 Years in Foreign Service. The retiring Ambassador is one of the most distinguished diplomats of his country and he has spent nearly 36 years in the foreign service. He is a native of Lima and is the son of Gen. Manuel Velarde, a gallant military leader and chief of staff in his country during the middle 1800s. His grand- father - was Gen. Simon Velarde y Cavera, one of San Martin's ablest assistants in winning Peruvian in- dependence. Although the retiring Am- bassador was trained for the foreign service, he had his baptism of fire in the War of the Pacific, when he was listed in a battalion made up exclusive- 1y of university professors and students and of scientific men. He entered as a Yflvfle, but had attained the rank of jeutenant before the conflict ended and he returned. to his studies. Dr. Velarde has seen service in al- most every country of the Latins in the Western World and he has been sent on many important special missions. He Wwas named envoy of Peru to act with Baron Rio Branco in adjusting a boundary dispute with Brazil. In 1923 he was one of two delegates sent to ‘Washington to hold the conference with Chilean delegates regarding the long dispute over Tacna-Arica. A year later he was made Ambassador to the United States. A gentle, kindly person, Dr. Velarde has made hundreds of friends during his' six years’ residence and it is his supreme diplomatic triumph that the tangle about Tacna-Arica and the nitrate problem has been amicably ad- Justed in Washington with the aid of this Government and of the Chilean Ambassador, Senor Davila. Senora Velarde has never come to Wi during her husband’s term. “l&or sailor” and dreaded the voyage. e married daughter in Paris, and has been much interested in the education of the grandchildren. Senor Hector Velarde, who came to Wi to the Ambassador, his father, in that role for three years. He had, however, been educated at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris as an architect and while on a visit to his mother in 1927 he married a Peruvian lady of much charm, Senorita Leanora Zamballos, and soon after resigned from . He is now practieing his profession as architect with much success in Lima. Dr. Velarde’s Successor. ‘The Ambassador-designate from Peru, Dr. Manuel Freyre y Santander, now to -London, is expected in from iplomacy. For he is a native son and was born in the Capital in 1880 during the incumbency of his father, Col. Manuel Preyer, as Minister here. He was about 4 years old when he left Wi SOCIETY. GRANDDAUGHTER OF 'LEE . THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY 2 1930—PART THREE. MRS. HANSON ELY, JR, Granddaughter of Gen. Robert E. Lee, attending the Stratford dinner at the ‘Willard Hotel Tucsday for the benefit of the Stratford Memorial Foundation. —Harris & Ewing Photo. of the Americas the bust of their eminent patriot, Santander, a sister of the Ambassador-designate, Mrs. Frederic Page Tibbitts, granddaughter of the hero, was present with other representa- tives of the family from Bogota. Senor Freyre was practically born into the Peruvian foreign service and was most carefully educated to play a worthy part. He studied in the venerable Uni- versity of Lima, one of the oldest in the Western World, and then took spe- cial courses in various famous seats of learning in Italy, Switzerland and France. He has followed the usual course marked out for diplomats and has been assigned to many capitals of and of the Latin republics. But he began to scale the ladder rapidly after his brilliant service heré during the World War and after he went to Mexico in rather troubled times. In 1919 he was sent to Buenes Aires, and soon after was named Peru's plebiscitary commissioner at Arica. In 1923 he was sent to London. Senora Freyre, will accompany the Aml to ‘Washington, is Canadian by birth and Irish by lineage and before marriage she was Miss Elizabeth Tonner. They have one son and one daughter. Illinois State Society Celebrating Lincoln Day Senator Charles 8. Deneen, president of the Illinois State Society, announces that the next meeting will be held on Lincoln’s birthday anniversary, Feb- ruary 12, in the large ball room of the ‘Willard Hotel, 8:30 o'clock p.m. Mr. Theodore G. Risley, solicitor of the Department of Labor, will deliver Wakefield Unit to Be Women's City Club Host Mrs, Willlam Lee Corbin, chairman of the Women's City Club's Wakefleld Unit, d‘:‘l‘}l pn!rlflded‘lt the n‘gl‘lfl’klt M:a tory ner y _evel at 6] o'clock at the club house, 22 place. The history of the Was! n family, and particularly of the ances- tral seat at Wakefleld, will be discussed by Mr. Charles Moore, honor guest, who will use slides, showing family por- traits as well as scenes. ta- tive and Mrs. Loulse Cramton will also be honor guests. Miss Mary E. Lazenby arranged the dinner. Supper and Dance at Racquet Club February 22 For the first time in many years the Racquet Club will have lady guests on Saturday. evening, February 22, when a dance and buffet supper will be given in celebration of Washington's birthday anniversary. *The committee in cha: of the event includes Capt. Viadimir Sveshnikoff, Mr. Paul H. Beck Lutes, Mr. Eugene B. Roberts, jr, and Lieut. Comdr, Kenneth M. Hoeffel, U.'S. N. 1 Burlington Hotel 1120 Vermont Ave. N.W. Tomato Juice Fruit Cocktail |Sixteenth Annual Trinity Alumnae Ball To Be Friday Night More Than 300 Couples Ex- pected to Attend Event at Wardman Park Hotel. The sixteenth annual ball of the ‘Washington Alumnae of Trinity College will be held at Wardman Park Hotel Friday night. More than 300 couples are expected to be present, including practically the entire student body from Trinity College, many visiting alumnae, large numbers from local universities and guests from the city. The ball room Will be decorated as for & college dance with large Trinity banners, class flags and pennants, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister and hostess of the Vice President; Mme. Claudel, wife of the Ambassador of France; Nobil Donna Antionette de Martino, wife of the Ambassador of Italy, and Frau von Prittwitz und Gaf- fron, wife of the Ambassador of Ger- many, head the list of distinguished ladies who are acting as patronesses for the occasion. Other prominent ladies of the diplo- matic corps, official and resident lety on the list of patronesses include Mrs. Louis D. deis, Mme. De Padilla, ichi, Mme. Prochnik, Vis- countes d'Alte, Mme, Bachke, Mme. van Royden, Senora de Olaya, Senora de Ferrara, Senora de Alfaro, Senora de Medina, Senorita Quesada, Senora de Veteri, Mrs. Mary T, Norton, Mrs. James Couzens and the Ladles’ Auxiliary Board of Regents of Trinity College, the latter being represented at the ball by Mrs. Thomas H. Carter, Mrs. J, Leo Kolb, Mrs. Nellie E. Fealy, Miss Rose Dugan and Mrs. Joseph A. Phelan. The committee in charge of the dance has completed its arrangements and has secured a number of talented en- tertainers for the evening. This com- mittee includes Miss Sarah Stock, chair- man: Mrs. Frank Biberstein, Miss Julia Diggins, Miss Maude Gaynor, Mrs. James J. Hayden, Mrs. Matthias Mahorner, jr, and Miss Catherine Mc- Mahon Mr. James J. Hayden heads the floor committee. and ‘will be assisted by Mr. Frank Biberstein, Mr. Aubrey Fennell, Mr. Matthias Mahorner, jr., and Mr. J. Maleolm Turton. An informal dance was held last eve- ning at the Tea Hut of the Dodge Hotel by the Kappa Tau Chi Sorority. This was the first dance held by the sororit; season and was very well attends The committee on -arrangements in- cluded Miss Bobby Crittenden, chair- man, assisted by Miss Teresa Trant, by Philipsborn MISS MARGARETTA R. STIEG, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Stieg, who have announced her en- ¢ to Mr. Alfred Treder of B, wis. —Brooks Photo, Miss Nors Trant and Miss Peggy Griffin. amma Phi Beta Alumnae Associa- t.log of the District of Columbia will meet with Miss Helen Bliss, Bellevue Hotel, 15 E street northwest, February 5, at 8 o'clock. Zeta Chapter of Chi Sigma Sorority has pledged four “rush” girls, Miss Clara Sorrell, Miss Jennie Leishear, Miss Clara Ofenbacker and Miss Aliene Mc- Daniel. The pledging took place at the sorority club rooms in the Plymouth Apartments, Thursday, January 24. The president, Miss Margaret Casey, pre- sided, and was assisted by the vice pres- ident, Miss Alma ‘Bell; recording secre- tary, Miss Elsle Mandley, and the ini- tiation chairman, Miss Edith Humphrey Eckstein. After the ceremony & supper was served. The guests from the other chapters were Mrs, Margaret Kendig, Mrs. Elsie McNamarra of Alpha Chapter and Miss Steuart Gibson of Gamma Chapter, Zeta Chapter is preparing for a strictly closed supj dance at the New Idea Country b, February 14. Miss Loretta Cunningham and Mrs. Ethel Thompson are in charge of the affair, Sigma flon Sorority, Nu Chapter, ente at a tea Sunday, January 26, from 4 to 6 o'clock, at the home of Miss Margaret Berckmann. Assisting Miss Berckmann, who pre- Sipriing Stippers | introduced to smart Washington circles sided st the tea-table, were Miss Eliza- beth Berckmann and Miss Ethel Do; aldson. Among those at the tea were Mrs, Evelyn Wallace, the Misses Dorothy and Florence Gardner, Miss Clarice Ander- son, Miss Catherine Sebastian, Mrs, Miss Eunice O'Connor, Miss | Jean Dyer, Adeline Glovannoni, Mrs. Irma Mc- Closkey, Miss Marion Montgomery, Miss Montgomery, Miss Prescilla Naecker, Miss Robin Holland, Miss M 3 Helene P artha Hagen, | _Ml&s age and An advisory council meeting of Sigma pa_Phi Sorority was held January 13, with Gamma Chapter as host. Plans were made for an inter-chapter mid- winter dance, to be held on February 19, at 2400 Sixteenth street. January 29 Miss Margaret Hummer, Miss Helen Hughes and Mrs. Mickey Collins were initiated into Delta Chapter at a special meeting at the home of Miss Elsie Trittipoe. Card Plrty and Dance By O. E. S. Chapter Tomorrow | ‘Washington Centennial Chapter, No, ;‘M 26, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold its annual card party and dance at Park Hotel, February 3, at ‘Washington | Sterling, 3 | Harry M SOCIETY Chicago Visitor Honored At Afternoon Bridge Tea Mrs, Earl Venable entertained at a bridge tea Thursday afternoon in honor of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Claude M. Baker of Chicago. Six tables of bridge was followed by a tea from 4 to 6 o'clock, to which several additional guests were invited to meet Mrs. Baker. Among the invited guests were Mrs, Waiter H. Newton, Mrs. J. Mrs. Joshua Evans, Mrs. Everett Sa ders, Mrs. Willlam E. Humphrey, Rev. and Mrs. A. J. McCartney, Mrs. Joe Manlove, Mrs. David Hopkins, Mrs, Al- bert Dawson, Mrs. Charles Alger, Mrs. Fred T, Dubois, Miss Touissant Dubols, Mrs. Elizabeth Cannon, Mrs. J. L. Baity, Mrs. Burton L. French, Mrs. John Thomas, Miss Thomas, Mrs. Addison T. Smith, Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. C. C. Moore, Mrs. D. W. Davis, Mrs. Thomas arry J. Brown, Mrs, Ashmun N. Brown, Mrs. Webster Bal- linger, Mrs. George Theobald, Mrs. Y. Saint, Miss Jessie Dell, Mrs, B. Berryhill, Mrs. George Thomas, Frank Barnett, Mrs. B. E. Lon Eugene Woodson, Mrs. Barry Black, | Mrs. Nat M. Lacey, Mrs. Lee S. Bor- Tows, Mrs. C. A. Loeffler, Mrs, F. A Eckstein, Mrs. O. G. Hyde, Mrs. Bacey Reed, Mrs. C. Brooks Fry, Mrs. E. A, New York Program and Tea at Jewish Foster Homé Lambda Chapter of the Sigma Pi Sigma Sorority will entertain the children of the Jewish Foster Home this afternoon at 3 oclock. . The commiitee, consisting of Adelaide Oser, chairman; Blanche Wallace and Mae Ponorow, has planned an enve:; taining program. The criterion event cf the afternoon will be the sorority’s di nation of four chtur!s to the home, w be hung in the children's playroom. The pictures were chosen for their in- terest to children of all ages and are beautiful as well as educational, Several talented boys and girls will make the affair enjoyable by their dancing and music. Refreshments will be served. . s!:dc.reu’: ':r radio ":rondcnfl{u “':2 jweden creasing the use of instruments there. Paris dJ B.Jones & (o INCORPORATED 1219-1221 G Street N.W., BETWEEN 12th Drastic Reductions on All Fine Coats—Dress Coats—Sport Coats i o2 13% STREETS Absolutely Nothing Reserved " Dressy Coats Gorgeously Furred Parls approved coat fashions. Princess and semf-princess sil- houettes, youthful! Godets, flares and dipping hemlines that mark the new dress coat. All furs se- lected by experts, and fully guar- anteed. 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