Evening star., 1920-09-16
Society
HE Secretary of State enter
tanned at dinner in the Pan
American Union building last

evening in honor of Senior Dr.
Don Belisario Porras, President-elect
of Panama. Besides the military aid
to DR.. Porras, Col. NJ. c. Buckley. the
party included the ambassador of
Chile, the ambassador of Argentina,
the ambassador of Brazil, the minis
ter of Guatemala, the minister Of
CUBA, the minister of Venezuela, the
minister of Ecuador, the minister of
Honduras. the retiring minister of
Salvador, DR.. Sol; DR.. Herarte. the
minister for foreign affairs of Guate-
mala; DR.. Bonilla, minister on spe-
cial mission from Honduras; the Post
master General, the Secretary of the
Navy. the Secretary of Interior, the
Secretary of Commerce, Mr.. Norman
II. Davis undersecretary of state;
Senior Lefevre. charge daffaires Of
Panama; Senior Don Enrique Geenzier,
attache of the Panama legation; Senior
Don Belisario Porras. jr.; Senior AL
berto Cortadellas, charge d'affaires of
Bolivia; the acting counselor of the
Brazilian embassy; Senior Manuel De
j. Camancho. counsel general of the
Dominican Republic: Mr.. s. Merle
Smith, third assistant secretary of
state; Mr.. Sumner Welles, chief of
the American division of the
Department of State; DIR. L. T. Rowe.
director of the Pan-American Union;
DR.. Yanes, assistant director of the
Pan-American Union; Mr.. Franklin
Adams, counselor of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union; Senior Don Luis Illanes
Guerrero, counselor of Brazilian en-
bassy; Mr.. Filipe A. Espil, secretary
OF the Argentine embassy; Senior Don
carlos Gibson, counselor of the Peru
Wan embassy; the chief of staff Gen.
March; Gen. John J. Pershing. Ad-
f,, irol oh ~
Brown Scott, Rear Admiral Gary T.
Grayson. Admiral Harry H. Rousseau,
Senior Don Anselmo Castro and Mr..
Walter S. Penfield.
The garden party given yesterday aft
ernoon by Mrs. Baker. wife of the Sec
retary of War, at Beauvoir. for the
PreSident-elect of Panama, Senior Dr.
Don Belisario PorraS, was a charming
social event. This estate, situated at
35th street and Woodley road, has a
long drive leading up to the house
which is one of the most spacious and
elegant residences in the suburban sec
ton. The lower floor of the house is
divided by a broad hallway, which ter
inmates at the drawing room, a large
room with many windows opening, out
on the lawn, standing in front of
sides of the house. The furnishings in
the house are in exquisite taste, and
many objects of art and paintings of
rare value are to be seen in the various
rooms. The dining room, at the right
OF the drawing room, opens out <On a
glass-inclosed pergola, which has seats
cushioned in red. and no doubt is fire.
Quently used as a breakfast room.
Mrs. Baker and DR.. Porras received
on the lawn standing in front of
|clump of giant trees. from which hung
two large Panama flags with the
Stars and Stripes between. The flag
nf nd ha
flag also draped the porte cochere at
the front of the house. Mrs. Brewster,
wife of Gen. Brewster, and Mrs. No
Ian, wife of Gen. Nolan, presided at
the daintily appointed tea table.
which was arranged at one end OF
the terrace, and smaller tables, each
decorated with a cluster of roses and
surrounded with comfortable chairs,
were placed at intervals about the
terrace, which gives beautiful view
of the city and of the river.
The guests included the Secretary
of State, Mr.. Colby; the third assist
ant secretary of state. Mr. Merle
Smith; the ambassador of Argentina,
Mr.. LIE Breton: Sonora de Matthew,
wife of the ambassador of Chile; the
minister of Ecuador and Sonora de
Elizaldo. the minister of Honduras.
Senior Lopez Futierrez; the minister
of Salvador, Senor Sol; Gen Pershing.
the former minister of Bolivia and
NINE. SdIUeTOu anu MISS LIeHd Sdl-
deron, DIR. l.. S. Rowe. director of the
Pan-American Union; Admiral and
Mrs. Robert E. CoontZ. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sumner Welles; Miss Ramona Z. Lee
fevre, Mr.. Franklin Adams, counselor
of the n-American Union, and Mrs
Adams, and a number of Army officers
and their wives.
The president-elect, with the mem
bers of his suite, which includes the
charge daffaires of the Panama lega-
tion, Senior Lefevre. and several mill
tary aids remained until nearly half
past six.
Mrs. Burleson, wife of the Postmas-
ter General. has invited the General
Federation and District of Columbia
Board of the. National Federation of
Womens Clubs to have a cup of tea
with her tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock at her home. 1901 F street.
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter. president Of
introductions for her board and Mrs.
l.. Hodkgins. president of the
District Federation, will present her
board members. Mrs. Randolph o.
Hopkins will also assist;
Senator and Mrs. Gilbert NJ Hitch
cock and their daughter. Miss Ruth
Hitchcock. have returned from At
lantic City and the senator VIII leave
this evening for western tn, Mrs.
Hitchcock will go to New York short
ly for a brief visit.
The naval attache of tn, British
embassy, Capt. Geoffrey Blake has
gone to Scranton, Pa. for a brief visit.
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