The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-16
PRESS CLUB LEGION RosT
ENTERTAINs DIPLOMATS.

The Ambassador OF Spain. Senior
Riano, with the members Of the
Embassy stan, was the guest OF
honor last evening at the ''midsum-
mcr nights parry given by the
National Press Club Post of the.
American Eegion at the Maribe
Barracks.
Other distinguished guests Of the
post Included the Ambassador OF
Belgium. Baron de Cartier. the AM
bassador of Brasil, Augusta de
Afencar. and representatives OF
practically all the embassies and
legations in Washington. together
with q brilliant list OF members of
the Senate, House and officlaidom.
| Members of the Spanish Embassy
staff attending were: Don Juan
Francisco de Cardenas, the coun-
selor of the Embassy: Senior Don
Eduardo Garcia Comm, secretary.
and Sonora Comm; Senior Don Ma
riano Amoedo Galarmendi. sec
ond secretary: Senior Don Rafael
De Muguiro, third secretary; Lieut.
Col. Victor. p. Vidal. military at
tache, and Sonora Vidal: Lieut..
Comdr. Gabriel Ferrer. royal Span
ish navy, naval attache, and Lieut..
Comdr. Joaquin Sanchez, Il. S. N,
naval medical corps dttache.
The special honor shown the EN-
bassy of Spain was due to the fact
that one of the features of the even
ing's program consisted of the first
presentation in Washington of the
famous motion picture, The Four
Horsemen OF the Apocalypse" based
upon the novel by the Spanish au-
thor, v. Blasco Ibanez. To insure
perfect showing Of the picture,
skilled producer was in charge Of
the installation and lighting effect.
A special screen had been provided.
as well as two skilled OPERATOR
with special machines. The Marine
Band Orchestra, under Assistant Di-
rector Taylor Branson, had been re-
hearsing the musical score for the
picture for several days, and on
Sunday evening there was a final
rehearsal with the picture. Tne
guests of honor were received at the
residence of the commandant of the
Marine Corps by Mai. Gen. John
A. Lejeune and Mrs. Lejeune, and
escorted from there to the seats
on the parade ground especially re-
served for them. Others in the re-
ceiving party were Mai. Clayton 3.
vogeI, commandans Of the barracks,
and Mrs. Vogel; Capt. G. X. 'Shuler,
U. s. VI. C. adjutant Of the barracks,
and Mrs. Shuler: Capt. William
Wolff Smith, u. S. A, commander
Of the Press Club Post, and Mrs
smith; and Jack s. Connolly.
After the showing of the film the
ballroom at the barracks was thrown
open and the guests danced to the
music of the Marine Band. The
guests were received at the gate
by the entertainment committee of
the Press Club Post. consisting Of
Joseph N. Heller, G. X Shuler, Frank
A Connolly, w A Du Puy and Victor
c Kilberg. assisted by other mem
bers of the post. Charles L. Cook
OF the State Department. was in
charge Of the members of the Dip
Iomatic Corps David s. Barry, SER
geant-at-arms of the Senate; WILL
lam Tyler Page. clerk OF the House
of Representatives.; James d. Pres
ton, superintendent of the Senate
press gallery, and W. J. Donaldson,
superintendent of the House press
gallery, and others, assisted in su-
pervising the seating of the guests.
Among the guests were represen-
tatives of the various American Le-
gion posts Of the District of Column
bia the Spanish-AmericanA theneum
and other organizations.