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Show AMERICAN GIRL IN HISH POSITION Another American woman of dis-ringuished dis-ringuished family, Mme. Grouitch, will soon do her share in carrying American Ameri-can civilization to the Balkans, when she goes to Belgrade, where her husband hus-band ha?, been appointed secretary of foreign affairs. She is now in America on a flying visit. She is well known in exclusive society circles of New Yolk, Chicago Washington and other large cities. Mme. Grouitch, who was formerly Miss Gordon of Vi.'ginia, met her husband hus-band at Athens when both were students stu-dents there. After they litid married he rose to be Servian minister to England, and with him she played an Important part in the high social circles cir-cles of the British metropolis and Paris. She did notable work for the wounded of her adopced country during dur-ing the Balkan war, and made a tour of America in the interests of the wounded soldiers. Later she went to Belgrade to work in the hospitals. King Peter and the two young princes are delighted that she is to live in their capital. The two young men, brought up without a mother, owe much to Mme. Grouitch. who acted as a social mentor during their several years In England. |