The Washington times., 1921-08-16

m HE Natinai Press Club Post of
tho American Legion must
= have a drag with the weather
man. They drew a perfect evening
for their midsummer nights partyN
and the great golden moon which
looked down upon the parade ground
of the Marine Barracks last night
while the party was in progress
contributed no little to the charm or
a highly successful entertainment.
1t was party marked by much
originality The presentation or the
thrilling film. The Four Horsemen
of the Apocalypse. taken from
Vicente Blasco Ibanez's great novel,
which was shown on the parace
ground with the moon looking on,
was perhaps the most interesting
event of the evening. But before
that there was band concert-the
Marine Band. of course-also on the
parade ground. while the special
guests of the post, group OF ui-
plomats and official folk, were re.
ceived at the home OF Mai. Zen
John A. Lejeune, commandment or tne
Marine Corps, and escorted to places
especially reserved for them. Dane
ing in the band room. to the music
of the Marine Rand Orchestra
brought the evening to close. ms
same orchestra, under the leader.
ship of Taylor Rransom, PROVIDED
the incidental musical score winch
greatly enhanced the effectiveness
Of the picture.
Marines Cooperate.
From Major General and Mrs.
Lejeune and Major Clayton b.
Vogel, commandant at the bar
racks, and Mrs. Vogel down the
officers on duty at the post CO.
operated with the members of tho
Press Club Post in making the
quests welcome. And in pretty
nearly all the officers quarters
informal supper parties were ar
ranged to follow the entertainment.
The Spanish ambassador, Senior
de Riano, and the members OF his
suite were the guests of honor last
evening and displayed keen interest
in the perturbation of their famous
countryman's most famous novel.
The party, which arrived early In
cluded in addition to the ambassa-
dor, Don Juan Francisco de Car
denas, the counselor of the embas-
~: Senior Don Eduardo Garcia
Comm, secretary. and Sonora
Comm; Senior Don Mariana Amoedo
Galarmendi, second secretary;
Senior Don Rafael De Muguiro,
third secretary; Lieut.. Col. Victor
y. Vidal. military attache. and
Sonora Vidal; Lieut.. Comdr. Ga
briel Ferrer, royal Spanish navy.
naval attache. and Lieut.. Comdr.
Joaquin Sanchez, r. s. N, naval
medical corps attache.
The Belgian ambassador, Baron
de Cartier, was present. also the
brazilian ambassador, Mr.. de Allen
car; the minister OF Venezuela Mr..
Dominica the minister Of Costa
RIGA. DR.. Beeche; the charge daft
flares of France, Prince de Bearn;
the charge d'affaires OF Panama,
Mr.. Lefevre, and the Charge oar
flares of Honduras and Nine. Diaz.
The party from the Japanese en-
bassy included Mai. Gen. Hatsugara
Haraguchi, the new military at
tache of the Japanese embassy.
Major Hara; Captain Nogano, ana
Commander Sato. Other diplomats
present were Morris Peterson, OF
the British embassy; Robert silver
c-uys and Mr.. Won Crombrugge, OF
the Belgian embassy; Mr.. and Nine.
Celesia, Of the Italian embassy; me
Counselor of the Polish Legation
and Nine. Kwapezewsh; Senior
Tribe, of the Colombian legation:
the Charge d'Affaires OF Mexico ana
Nine. Teller. with a party OF friends,
and Mr.. de Bach. OF the Russian
embassy.
Reception First.
All Of these guests, with many
notable washingtonians, were re-
ceived at the commandant's house,
where they were greeted by Major
General and Mrs. Lejeune, Major
end Mrs. Vogel. Capt. G. X. Shuler'
u. s. M. c., adjutant of the bar