Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-27

his new post. Mrai SRrS Will ie'ui
here to remain until June. when, VIII
their children. she will join Mr.. Gar,
abroad Mr.. Gary entertained partN
of gentlemen at luncheon yesterday
at the Shoreham.
Important Social Events.
The home of the new Secretary o.
, State and Mrs. cambridge Colby. OF
X street. was the scene of their mrs
official reception yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Colby entertaining at tea ir
honor of the foreign ambassadors
ministers. charge da1aires. assistant
secretaries of state and their wives
The Secretary of State remained
with Mrs. Colby throughout the re
ception and they proved themselves
gracious and graceful hosts IN their
new position Miss katherine Colby
was also with her mother in receiV
ing.
The tea table was adorned with 3
centerpiece of lilacs and jonquils. ano
spring blossoms were in evidence
/ throughout the entertainment suite
Notwithstanding the steady rain
there was a refre shing glimpse Of the
! garden. filed with budding and bios
soming plants. to be seen from the
windows
Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk and Mrs
Breckenridge Long were at the tea
table.
Besides the foreign diplomats. other
guests included the American min
| lister to Switzerland and Mrs. Hamp-
son Gary, Mr.. John Barrett. director
general of the Pan American Union,
and Mr.. Hugh Gibson. minister to Po-
land who recently arrived from his
post there.
| Mrs. Colby will hold her first
"Wednesday at home tomorrow, when
\ ;11r
| Most of the notable men and women
of Washington met last night at the
! anniversary reception in the Pan
| American Union building. with Mr..
John Barrett. director general. as
host. The new Secretary of State.
Mr.. cambridge Colby. assisted in re-
ceiving and the ambassador of Great
Britain. Sir Auckland Geddes. and
Lady Geddes, who arrived a few days
ago, and Nine. Shidehara, who joined
the ambassador of Japan even later,
accompanied Mr.. Shidehara and sew
eral of the American diplomats. were
given an opportunity to either greet
after a long absence or bid farewell
to their friends.
Mr. Barrett welcomed the guests
standing at the east end of the Hall
of the Americas. the space for re-
ceiving being separated from the rest
of the room by red. white and blue
ropes. Others assisting him were the
! ambassador of Chile and Sonora de
Matthew. the assistant director and
Nine. Francisco ]. Yanes. and Mr. AL
bert Kelsey, one of the original archi-
tects of the building, and Mrs. Kelsey.
Mrs. Colby wore an effective black
velvet gown made with train. with
jet on the bodice extending over the
shoulders and sholding the wing
sleeves of black tulle. White tulle
Cd in
OF the square decollete and panel
of black jetted tulle over silver
showed on the skirt Sonora de Ma
thieu wore a gown Of black char
meuse made on gracefully draped
lines with a panel train and flowing
shoulders, from which ropes of yet
also fell. Nine Yanes was in bleck
Jet and tulle over white, with vo-
| luminous white tulle .scarf worn
about the shoulders. Mrs. Kelsey
wore black satin with an overdress Of
jetted tulle.
Those in the distinguished gathering
! included the ambassador of France.
the ambassador of Spain and Nine.
| Riano. the latter wearing gown OF
bla ok velvet with a gracefully drapcd
train and carrying fan made Of SAL
mon pink quill feathers; the ambas-
sador of Argentina. DR.. LIE Breton: the
AMBASSADOR of japan and Nine. Shlde-
ara. the latter wearing gown of
lack jetted tulle over watermelon
pink charmeuse. with a white feather
fan; the ambassador Of Italy and Bar
, oness Romano Avezzana, the latter In
(; a gown Of white tulle covered with
lsequins and gold embroidery and made
with V decollete: Miss Romano
Avezzana. the ambassador of Peru
ing a gown of exquisite green and
gold brocade made on draped lines,
with a short pointed train. and dia-
mond ornaments: the ambassador of
Brazil. Mr.. de Alencar: the ambassa-
dor of Belgium and Baroness de Car
tier, the amba ssador OF Great Brit
! ain and Lady Geddes, whose first ap-
| pearance this was at a large evening
| gathering since their arrival in Wash
ington.
Lady Geddes wore a gown of black
satin. with the bodice and elbow
and pink rose holding the drapery
at the waist line; the Postma ST er
General and Mrs Burleson. Miss
Burleson. the Secretary OF Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Meredith. the third as
sistant secretary OF state. Mr.. Breck-
inridge Long: the minister of Sweden
and Nine. Ekengren, the minister of
Venezuela. DR.. Don Dominica the
minister of Ecuador and Sonora de
Elizalde. the minister of Colombia
|
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and Nine
Grouitch. tho minister of Salvador and
Sonora de Sol. the minister Of Poland
and Princess Lubomirski. the charge
, d'affaires of China and Mrs. Yung
Kwai, tho charge daffaires OF Pan
anna. Senior Don Lefevre: the charge
d'affa!res of Rumania. Mr.. n. Fl. La
hovary: the undersecretary of state
and Mrs. Frank l.. Polk. Mr.. Henry
White: Senator James d. Phelan. Mr.
and Mrs. Rufus Day. the counselor
Of the Italian embassy and Signora
Bran billa. the third secretary of the
italian embassy and Signora Celesia
the military attache of the French
embassy. Gen. Gpllardet: Mr.. r. IT
Hadow of the British embassy, the
United States minister to Poland. Mr.
Hugh Gibson: the United States min
lister to Switzerland and Mrs. Hamp-
son Gary. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F.
Logan. Mrs Eorden Hartman. Mrs
lanes Hamilton Lewis. Mr. and Mrs
Gilbert II. Grosvenor. Mrs. Theodore
". Moves. Mrs. George Maynard
Minor. Mrs. D-los a. RlodRett. the
Misses Blodgett. Mrs. q. G. Matthews
Commander and Mrs. Randolph Miner
Mrs. Louis Titus. Miss Rooney, Mr.
Mrs, Charles r. Drake, Miss Rarrine
Drake. Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes
tr.: Mr. and Mrs r. A. Scott Thropp
Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Mrs. T. lie
Witt TalmaRe. MIR, and MrE Wilbur
". Carr, Mrs. Ezra l., koon, Miss Mabel
Boardman. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Henry Butler. Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Cal
houn, Mr., and Mrs. Frederick 81
Chaplin. Miss Marcia Chaplin, Gen. and
Mrs. w. w, Harris. Mr., and Mrs, Fred
eric D. McKenney, Miss Virginia Nc
> Kenney. Commander and Mrs. G. D
Mayo, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McKen.
nov and Miss Marie Sims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Clagett Mrs
| Morris Evans, Miss Meta Evans
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