The New York herald., 1922-01-20
Representatives of
AZ Nations Dine
at White House
President and Mrs. Harding
Hosts to Heads Of Diplo-
matte Missions.
Special Dispatch to THE Nrw Yonk HERALD.

Epccial Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C., Jan. 10.
The President and Mrs. Harding were
hosts tonight to the heads of diplomatic
missions established at Washington.
This was the first diplomatic dinner at
the White House since the early days
of the war. when it was necessary to
divide the corps into two camps-the
representatives OF the Allies being asked
to one dinner, the Entente envoys to an
other and the neutral diplomats being
included in. both.
Forty-two nations were represented at
The dinner by their Ambassadors. Min
listers or Charge d'Affaires, each being
accompanied by the wife or daughter or
sister who presides over his establish
snent Consequently only a few addi-
tional guests could be included in the
company of eighty-four which was
seated about a horseshoe table in the
State dining room.
The Secretary OF state and Mrs.
Hughes and the Under Secretary of
State and Mrs. Henry r. Fletcher were
present. and a little group of officials Of
the State Department Joined the COM
pany for the musicale which followed
the dinner.
Assemble in Blue Room.
The guests were assembled in the Blue
Room when the President and Mrs. Har-
ding descended from their private apart
ments. and once greetings were over
The company filed into the dining room.
The table was decorated with pink roses,
Roman hyacinths and ferns, arranged in
the historic Dolly Madison service of
silver gilt. Quantities of flowers were
fyt-Nt tvrrI, ,@..f Al,4 A-Az
rooms.
Mrs. Harding wore a new and modish
gown of soft green taffeta embroidered
in crystals in design of sprays of
wheat. 1t was made with a train and
had the elbow length sleeves.
The guests at the dinner were the Am
bassador Of the French Republic and
Nine. Jusserand. the Ambassador OF
Spain and Sonora de Riano. the Ambas-
sador OF Russia, the Ambassador OF
Chile and Sonora de Matthew, the Am
bassador OF Argentina and Nine. Lie
Breton, the Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier. the Ambassador oi
Peru and Sonora de Pezet, the Ambas-
eador OF Brazil, the Ambassador OF
Great Britain and Lady Geddes, the
Royal Italian Ambassador, the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Hughes. the Min
lister OF Portugal the Minister of Nor
Denmark the Minister of Cuba and Nine
&c Cespedes the Minister Of Venezuela
and Miss Dominica, the Minister OF Ec-
uador and Sonora de Elizalde, the Min
lister of Honduras. the Minister OF the
Serbs. Croats and Slovenes and Nine
Grouitch. the Minister Of Uruguay ano
Nine. Valera the Minister of Poland
end Princess Lubomirsla. the Minister
OF Switzerland and Nine. Peter.
Others Among the Guests.
There were also the Minister OF
Costa Rica and Sonora de Peeche.
the Minister of Guatemala and Sonora
de Bianchi. the Minister OF the Do
Jninican Republic and sonora de Jou-
bert the Minister or Czecho-S -Slovakis
and Miss Stepanek. the Minister of Ru-
mania and Princess Bibesco. the Min.
lister OF Haiti and Nine. Blanchet. the
Chinese Minister and Nine. SEE. the Min
lister Of Sweden and Nine. Wallenberg
the Minister of Nicaragua and Nine
Chamorro. the Minister Of Bolivia ant
Sonora de Ballivian, the Minister ol
Bulgaria and Nine. Panaretoff, the Min
lister of Persia. the Minister of Hungary
End Countess Szechenyi. the Minister OF
Finland, the Charge d'Affaires OF Ger
many. the Charge d'Affaires ad interim
OF Panama and Senorita Lefevre. the
Charge d'Affaires ad interim OF Siam
the Charge d'Affaires ad interim OF CO.
Iombia, the Charge d'Affaires ad interim
of Austria and Nine. Prochnik. the
Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the Meth
erlands, the Under Secretary of State
and Mrs. Fletcher. DR.. d. S. Rowe. d.
rector General Pan-American Union
Prince and Princess Cantacuzene. Mr.
and Mrs. J. Horace Harding, Miss Laura
Harlan. Coll. Clarence Q. Sheriff. and
Commander r. s. Holmes.
The concert in the East Room which
followed the dinner was given by Miss
Harriet Van Emdan. soprano, and Mr.
Paul Kochanslxi. viollnist, with Miss
Florence Harvey and Mr.. Gregory Ash
man as accompanies.