New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
Washington's Set
Creets Panarna's
PH:esiderat-Elect
Garden Party Given by Mrs.
Newton I'd. Baker and Ban
qaet by the Secretary of
State Mark P0rras's Visit
spsoaos Dtsvosoh to The 1%tbume


WASHINGTON, Sept. 1a.--Exesed-
ingly imposing and friendly was the
show OF official courtesy extended DR..
DON Belisario Porras, President-elect
Of Panama, who came over from Now
York and spent less than thirty hours
in Washington as the guest OF the ma
tion. In that BRIEF time he met all Of
tho official world now in Washington,
a host Of the heroes Of the World War.
including General pershing, and the
Latin-American diplomats who have
returned 70 town from summer out
ings.
The most delightful feature OF Dr..
Porrss's visit was the garden party
given by Mrs. Newton D. Baker, Che
event being a sort Of joint affair and
in line with the new woman movement.
The Secretary Of War had q speaking
engagement which prevented his at
tending his own garden party, so, while
he sent out the invitations to army
officers to be present, Mrs. Baker in
vited the diplomats.
Mrs. Baker and President t-elect Por-
ras stood on the lawn. where two huge
flags of Panama were divided by the
Stars and Stripes, forming a Haunting
background of color in red, white and
blue. The tea table was laid on the
terrace. Mrs. Andre W. Brewster, wife
of Major General Brewster, and Mrs.
Dennis f. Nolan, wife of Brigadier
General Nolan, served the guests.
The banquet in the Pan American
Union Building with the Secretary of
State, Bainbridge Colby. as host, was
on interesting event, with speeches and
music. The Army and Navy Club fur
nished the setting for the luncheon,
which the Secretary of War, Mr.. New
ton D. Baker, gave for DR.. Porras on
Thursday.
Sumner Welles, of New York, chief
Of the Latin American division of the
State Department, attended all the So
cial events in honor of DR.. Porras.
Washington society was greatly in
terested when it heard that Agnes Hart
Wilson, elder daughter of the Secretary
of Labor and Mrs. William B. Wilson,
would run for Congress from the 18th
Pennsylvania District in opposition to
Representative Edgar Raymond Keiss,
who succeeded her father when he went
into President Wilson's Cabinet. Miss
Wilson is ono of nine children and
since she was sixteen years old has
been her fathers secretary. Miss Will
son assumed all the duties Of q Cab
met hostess for her invalid mother
and at the same time served her father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre
(Jessie Wilson, came from Vineyard
Haven, Mass, where they spent the
summer, for visit of some days to
the President and Mrs. Wilson. 1t was
the longest visit Mrs. Sayre has made
to her father since his second mar
riage, and there was every appearance
of happy family reunion in the
White House. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gibbs McAdoo also stopped in Wash
ington to visit the President and Mrs
Wilson, but it was merely back door
call" Of few hours between trains
while en- route to the South.
Slowly the official folk are returning
to town, the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Houston again establishing
themselves in their home here, after
spending the summer in Woodshole,
Mass
The Minister from Sweden, who
chose Edgartown, Mass, as the place to
establish the summer legation, will re-
turn to the capital this week. The
Minister from Bulgaria and Nine
Panaretoff, who were in New England
all summer, have returned, and Senior
de Riano will be here before the end
of the month, coming from York Har-
bor Me