The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-16

Novel Feast in Honor of
Secretary Root.
TABLES FORMED HUGE ATLAS
Topography of Hemisphere Was Out
lined With Electric Light, Smilax
and Other Greens.

one of the most interesting and best
arranged dinners ever given i'm Wash
ington was that last night at the Bra
lillian embassy when the ambassador
entertained a distinguished company.
The dinner was inspired by the ap-
preaching visit of Secretary of State
Root TO Rio Janeiro. where the Pan
American congress viii hold it's ses-
sions It's every feature was made TO
contribute TO the prevailing sentiment
and those who enjoyed the hospitality
of the ambassador, were. IN very large
part, the representatives of the repub-
lies of this hemisphere in Washington.
There were two large tables represent
ing North and South America. respective
ly the boundary lines of each being out
lined in tiny red. white and blue cleo
1ric lights softened by strands Of South
ern smilax. the whole being placed
foot and a half from the edge OF the
table. admitting of plenty of room FOR
The plates
The topOgre ply of the two countries
was outlined in these tiny electric lights,
rivers and lakes being bound by strands
of smilaN. Piateaus of flowers filled ia
the spaces left by these fantastic lights.
the whole presenting a beWildering ar
-fay OF beauty seldom or never equaled
here.
I'm drinking the health OF Mr. Root, MI.
Nabuco said: Mr. Secretary Of State:
You and Mrs. Root. with the brilliant
and representative company asked TO
meet YOU at this embassy find your
selves sitting tonight around d table
that symboIizes the border of The Amer
lean republics and under The flag of the
nation that in few months will have
The honor Of being their host and yours.
We in Brazil feel much gratifed that the
drst VISIT that an American Secretary of
State viii have ever made TO a foreign
country is promised 10 ours once there.
you viii see yourself how deep is our
Sense of the leading. and in many re
spects creative. part that the United
States has been called 20 play in the
destinies Of the New World. We realize
distinctly that no magnet Tor freedom.
for progress, for peace. was ever built
in history on such powerful scale and
possessing such strength as North Amer
lean democracy. With these feelings. !
raise my glass TO the success of your
announced visit 70 Brazil hoping that
II Will be one OF the memorable dates
IN President RoOSeVelt's Administration
and that you will be able To assure him
on your return TO Washington that your
common interest in our continental com
radeshjp is fully reciprocated by an lat
in-America''
The dinner was I'm honor of Secretary
Root. and the guests to meet him were.
The Mexican Ambassador and Nine
CaSasus, Senator and Mrs. Lodge Sena-
Tor and Mrs. Elkfns. the Minister from
HAITI and Nine Leger. Representative
hnd Mrs. Grosvenor Representative and
Mrs William Alden Smith Mr. and Mrs
wayne Mac Neash, the minister from Cos
IA Rica, Representative and Mrs. Serene
Payne. Mr.. and Mrs Lloyd G--iscom. the
chilean Minister and Nine. Walker Mar
Inez. the minister from Nicaragua. the
Minister from Cuba and Mime. Quesada.
me Minister from Panama and Nine.
Ooaldia, Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs Wood. the Minister from Bolivia
and Nine. Calderon. the Minister from
Peru and Nine. PaTdO. the Minister from
Argentina and Nine. PorteIa, the Assis-
1ant Secretary OF State and Mrs. Bacon.
Mr. and Mrs John Calan O'Laugh-
IN. Mr.. and Mrs William r. Curtis. DR..
and Mrs Lloyd MagTuder Assistant Sec
retarN or State Alvey Adee the Dominf-
tdn minister, the Colombian minister
we Guatemalan minister the charge d
aHaireS or Venezuela the charge a af-
flares OF Uruguay. Representative Rob
ert Adams, Jr.. Col Robert Shannon
ar. Robinson. the First Secretary OF the
Brazilian embassy and Mime. Gurgel do
-AInaTal. Colonel and Nine de Peder-
merass Miss Walker Martinez Miss
Root. Miss Amelia GOdinho the Second
secretary of the Brazilian embassy and
-dine. thermont and A de Veiioso of
The Brazilian embassy