The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24
LATIN-AMERICAN DIPLOMATS
AT DINNER PARTY,


AT DINNER PARTY.
The reception was preceded by a
dinner party for some one hundred
guests, among 'em the heads Of the
Latin American diplomatic missions.
! Cabinet officers and oficials OF the
State Department and Of the Pan
American Union. with their wives
III any" This was the fret general
function at which the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Hughes have appeared
since the Fourth of March; ond every
body was anxious to get good look
at them and to slip in word NJ
erecting in passing down the line.
Mrs. Hughes is rather a frail looking
woman. markedly aristocratic in APP
pearance, and blessed with q radiant
smile and a kindly and winning man
ner. And the Secretary. who used
to be considered rather austere, seems
to have warmed up considerably
since the days when he was on the
Supreme Court bench.
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Secretary and Mrs. Hughes will
give a dinner at the Pan-American
Union tomorrow in honor of Senior
and Sonora Gil-Borges and the other
members of the Venezuelan mission.
The program of entertainment for
the visitors is full and varied. They
were entertained at dinner last night
by Mrs. Henry +. Dinmock. and Mrs.
r. 3. Moran had the ladies Of the
party for luncheon at the Chevy
Chase Club. This afternoon Walter
S. Penfield is arranging the most
ultrsmodern Of festivities for them
an aeroplane tea party.
On Tuesday Manuel s. Sanchez is
giving a luncheon at the willard for
the mission. On Friday the whole
party will be entertained at dinner
by the minister OF Venezuela, and
next Saturday evening the minister OF
Colombia will give a dinner for them
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Johnson-Statc
Department folk--are giving tea on
Wednesday afternoon, and on Thurs
day Nine. Yanes will have a luncheon
at Rauscher's for the ladies of the
mission.
Then, IL you please, there will be
another wonderful party there on
May IL, when the representatives
are members Of the governing board
will give a reception and ball in
honor OF the President and Mrs.
Harding. Only once before has Just
such q thing been done and that was
when the Latin-Americans entertain
ed in honor of President Wilson and
his bride Immediately after his mar
riage to Mrs. Norman Gait. This was
a memorably brilliant party and it
is probable that the ball for the
President and Mrs. Harding will be
organized along the same lines.
spring - with occasional iarebacks.
But 1t must have taken a good deal of
optimism to send out Invitations for
moonlight dance in mid April Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh did this, however and
her optimism was rewarded. for,
although there was no moon, the rain
held or and the dancers dis
ported themselves gayly atop her
Zig house in Massach usetts avenue.
She had had q special floor laid for
the occasion and an orchestra was
tucked away behind a screen of
Palms; and, IL it were a bit chilly to
begin with, the dancing soon set ones
blood to tingling. Young people pre-
dominated at Mrs Walsh's party.
Many OF their elders were present,
too, OF course, and a good many i'm
portant guests came late. drifting in
after the party at the Pan-American
Union.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Walsh sent
out cards for Saturday evenings in
April, with the beguiling dancing"