The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-03-14


NE of the most significant fes-
tivities OF the Inauguration
~ period was the luncheon
given today at the Metropolitan
Club by DIR, l.. 5. Rowe, director
general of the Pan-American Union.
in honor of the members OF the spe-
cial missions from Panama, Cuba
Nicaragua, Guatemala and Costa
Rica who came to Washington to
attend the inauguration or Presi-
dent Harding and also In .Dmpii-
ment to the members of a Venczu-
elan mission which is here to partici-
nate in the Bolivar celebration to be
held in New York on April ID.
The members of the Panama spe-
cial mission are Ricardo J. Alfara.
secretary of the interior Of Panama;
Francesca Arias, and Col Victor M.
Alvaredo. The Cuban special mis-
sion includes Jose Marti, minister
of war and navy OF Cuba; N~nuei
de la Vega. minister of Cuba I'd
Argentina, and the minister OF Cuba
to the United States, DR.. de Ces-
pedes. The mission from Nicsra-
qua includes Maxine II. Zspeda,
minister OF foreign affairs and those
in the mission from Guatemala are
Luis p. Aquirie, minister Of foreign
affairs; Gen Felipe Pereyra, Eu-
genio silva Pena. and Comd'. Gull
lermo Molina.
Costa Rica was represented by
Octavio Beeche. minister to this
country, and Venzuela had DR.. Don
Santos A. Dominica. minister to this
country; DIR. M. A. Sanchez and DR..
Francesca Yanez. assistant director
of the Pan-American Union.
Besides the honor guests those
present were the Secretary OF State.
Charts Il. Hughes; the Secretary OF
War, John w. Weeks; the Secretary
Of the Navy, Edwin DENLY; the Sec
rotary of Agriculture, Hugh Wal
lace; the Secretary OF Commerce,
, Herbert Hoover; George B. Chris
tian. jr., Secretary to the President;
Gen. John J. Pershing. Rear Admiral
II. II. Rousseau, u. s. NJ; the Assis-
tant Secretary OF the Navy, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. jr.; the minister Of
Guatemala. Don Joaquin Mendez;
the minister of Nicarauga, Don
Diego Manuel Chamorro; the charge
d'affaires of Ponama, J. f. Lefere
Hoffman Philip, American minister
to Colombia w. Boaz Long, Ameri-
can minister to Cuba; DR.. William
Miller Collier. John Barrett, former
director general OF the Pan-Ameri-
can Union; Sumner Welles, Walter
Penfield and Charles Henry Butler.
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COOLIDGEs DINNER GUESTS.
The Vice President and Mrs. Cool
idge were entertained at dinner las
night by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beal,
Mclean. who also had several mem
bers OF the Cabinet circle anon,
their guests. Earlier in the day Mr.
and Mrs. Coolidge were guests o
Miss Mabel Boardman and her sister
Mrs. Frederick Keep, at a breakfas
party at Grasslands. perhaps tn
most exclusive Of Washington's coun
try clubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson hav'
invitations out for a dinner party oil
Wednesday evening in compliment u
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge ant
on that same day Mrs. Coolidge viii
be entertained at luncheon by Mrs
John b. Kendrick.
The Japanese Ambassador and Bar
oness Shidehars will be hosts at din
ner on Saturday evening.
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The Chilean Ambassador and Nine
Matthew will be hosts at dinner to
night. with a group OF diplomats ant
official folk among their guests.
The Ambassador of Argentina anc
Nine. lie Breton. who are in New