The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-23

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F" resident society in Washing
ton passed through the great doors
Of the Pan American Union last
evening to attend the reception
given by DR.. Don Estaban Gil-Borges.
minister Of foreign relations OF
Venezuela, and other members OF
the Venezuelan special mission in
honor of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, they
Immediately felt the spirit OF hos
pitality that represented a close
friendship, cemented anew by
week of historic ceremonies.
The reception was in the nature
of a farewell. and closed the for
NAL celebration attending the UNI
yelling the statue Of Simon Bolivar
in New York. presented by Vene-
zuela to the United States.
The beautiful building. which Is
the symbol of the brotherhood ex-
listing among all the republics OF
North and South America. never
presented a more brilliant scene.
As tho guests assembled the grand
staircase at the right they formed
for more than three hours an un-
broken procession, colorful and daz-
King, for rich costumes and flash
ing jewels were displayed with
lavishness unusual even in Wash
ington.
At the top of the staircase in the
large ballroom on the second floor
stood the receiving line in which
were DR.. Santos A. Dominica, the
minister OF Venezuela; DR.. Don
Esteban Gil Borges. foreign minis
ter of Venezuela; the Secretary of
State Charles Evans Hughes and
Mrs. Hughes. Nine. Borges, DR.. Don
Felipe Francia, DR.. Jose Santiago
Rodrigues, Senior Francisco j.
Yanes. Nine. Frantcia. Nine. Rod
rigues. Nine. Yanes, Miss Inez DOM
inici and John Barrett.
In the ballroom an orchestra
played for dancing. and. although
for short time there was 4
crowd here. dancing was still pos
sible and every one enjoyed it, In
the lovely Aztec garden, the pool
rejecting the flags of the United
States and Venezuela in blazing
lights. Half concealing the figure
of the Indian at the pool was
large lighted shield bearing the
coat of arms Of Venezuela. Colored
lamps illuminated the walks and
many rows Of them were strung
across the terrace on which hun
dreds of guests promenaded be-
tween dances. A buffet supper was
served during the evening.
The reception and ball were pre-
ceded by formal dinner given by
the Venezuelan hosts.
The guests were, in addition to
the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes, Nine. Gil-Borges and Miss
Inez Dominica, the Ambassador of
Spain and Mue. Riano, the Am
bassador of Peru and Nine. Pezet,
the Ambassador of Chile and Nine.
Matthew. the Ambassador of Argen-
tina and Nine. LIE Breton, the AM
bassador of Brazil Augusta Coch-
rane de Alencar, Harry M. Daugher-
ty. Attorney General; James J.
Davis. Secretary of Labor; the Sec
rotary of the Interior and Mrs.
Fall; the Secretary OF Agriculture
and Mrs. Wallace, the Undersecre-
tary of State and Mrs. Fletcher.
Franklin Adams. Alberto Adriane,
Luis A. Gurgel de Amaral and Nine.
Gurgel do Amaral, Juan Barberis,
John Barrett, the third Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Ignacio Calderon and
Nine. Calderon, and Miss Elena
Calderon.
The Italian Minister to Italy and
Nine. Catalani. the Minister of CO.
lombia and Nine. Ureta, the Min
lister of Costa Rica and Nine. Beeche,
the minister of uba, Carlo de
Cespedes; Luis Churion. the As
sfstant Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Fred Morris Deering, the Minister
of the Dominican Republic and
Nine. Joubert, the Minister of Ecua-
dor and Nine. Elizalde. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Farnham and Miss Sally
James Farnham, the sculptures who
made the statue of Bolivar; Mr..
and Mrs. Felipe Francia, the Min
lister of Guatemala and Nine. BIZ
anchi. Galavis Felix, the Minister of
Haiti and Nine. Blanchet, the
Charge d'Anaires OF Honduras and
Nine. Diaz. Mr.. and Mrs. Herrera
Mendozba- Conrodo Heck, the COM
mander of the Brazilian battleship,
the Menasheras, now in New York
harbor: Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart john
son, Col William elley. aide to tho
Venezuelan Minister and Mrs.
Kelly: Mr.. and Mrs. Humberto
Marques. Alfredo Nicholson. the
Minister OF Nicaragua and Nine.
Caesar. Beliisario Porras, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. A. Penahehhera, the Charge
and Miss Lefevre: Walter Penfield.
L. S. Rowe, director general OF the
Pan-American Union; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jose Santiago Rodrigues. Rafetti
Marcano, Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Sc
gundo, Mr.. and Mrs. Guillermo.
Carlos Uribe. jr., Miss Tulia Uribe,
Miss Ines Tribe, the Minister of
Uruguay and Nine. Varela, Mr.. and
Mre. Sumner Welles. Mr.. and Mrs.
Francisco ]. Yanes, Mr.. and Mrs.
iguel A. de Yeaza, Miss Elina Ter
esa Aramburn. Mrs. Henry F.. Di-
mock. Nine. Luz Mendez de Godoy.
Mrs. Lillian Miles Warbridge. Mrs.
Rilla A. Bryant and Commandante
Gabriel Ferrer OF New York;
Joachim de Sousa Seao, of the Bra
lillian embassy: America de Galvao
Bueno and Harry c. Plummer. Miss
Manuela Lloveras. and Mrs. Marti-
nez-Sanchez.
All the guests were seated at one
long. flower-decked table, the CEN
terpiece being a small bronze copy
of the Bolivar statue on a round
pedestal of flowers in the national