The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
BRILLIANT SCENE
PRESENTED AT
RECEPTION
Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Hughes Entertain at Pan
American Building for Dis
tinguished Company.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.


THE Secretary Of State and
- Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes
entertained a brilliant company at
. reception last evening at the
Pan-American Union Building in
compliment to the delegates to the
Central American Conference.
Nearly 5000 guests greeted the
distinguished visitors from the
Republics to the South of US and
comprised diplomats. officials. army
and navy officers and members of
resident society.
The Presidents military and
naval aides assisted in greeting
the guests. who were presented by
Capt Wadleigh Capehart. U. s. n.
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes were
assisted in receiving by Mr.. and
Mrs. Summer Welles and the other
delegates and their wives. Mrs.
Hughes looked very handsome in
q gown of turquoise blue velvet:
the skirt was embroidered with
crystal beads in an elaborate de-
sign down the front. The bodice
had elbow length sleeves of silver
lace.
The corridors and ball room
were adorned with clusters of
huge white crysanthemums. palms
and ferns Just opposite the big
entrance hall of the building stood
q group of Marines, each holding
q huge flag. all Of them together
including all of the countries rep
resented in the conference. The
Marine Band played a program Of
music during the entire evening
and there was dancing. Supper
was served in the map room on
the first floor.
Among the guests were the
Secretary Of the Treasury, A. w.
Mellon. and Miss Ailsa Mellon;
the French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand, the Ambassador of
Peru and Mime. Pezet. the Am
bassador of Chile and Nine.
Matthew. the Assistant Secretary
Of State. Leland Harrison, the
Third Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Bliss. the Min
lister Of Sweden and Nine. Wal
lenberg. the Minister of Ecuador
and Nine. Elizalde. the Minister of
Bolivia and Nine. Ballivan and
Miss Ballivain. the Minister of
Persia. Merza Hussan Kahn Alae,
the Minister of Uruguay and Nine.
Varela, the Swiss Minister and
Nine. Peter, the Minister of Fin
land. Axef Astroni; the Minister of
Panama and Mime. Alfaro, Col.
and Mrs E. NJ House, Mr.. and
Mrs Breckenridge Long, the Di-
rector Of the Consular Service and
Mrs. Wilbur Carr, the Charge
d'Affaires of Austria and Mime.
Prochnak, DIR. Murinovitch of the
Serbian legation staff. the Coun-
selor of the British Embassy and
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon, former
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall,
Mai. Gen. II. X. Bethel of the
British Embassy staff: also the
Secretary of the Staff and Mrs.
Robert Leslie Craigie. DR.. l.. ).
Rowe. Senator and Mrs. John
Wharton Pepper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tracy Lay. Mr.. and Mrs. Rugus
Day, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. r. Girls
singer and Miss Donna Crissin-
ger. Miss Mabel Boardman.
Representative and Mrs. Henry
Watson, Representative and Mrs.
Wallace White. Mrs. David Barry.
Miss Cora Barry, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Geldert, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Noyes, the Commercial Alta
che G. B. Ceccato. Col. and Mrs.
c. o. Sheriff., MIR. and Mrs. Louis
Hertle. Mrs. Ezra Koon, Prof.
and Mrs. Mitchell CARROLL, Alan
Wlnslow. John Barrett, Walter
Penfield. Maj. Reginald Foster,
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick McKen-
ney. Miss Virginia McKenney, Mr.,
and Mrs. William Castle and Miss
Rosamond Castle, Col. John G.
Quekemeyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hamlin. Senator and Mrs. John
r. kendrick. Judge and Mrs.
{. c. McChord. DIR. and Mrs.
Sharles Walcott. DIR. and Mrs.
Charles Sawyer, Representative
and Mrs. Fred Britten, Repre-
sentative John Philip Hill.
Thomas ]. O'Brien. Mrs. John b.
Henderson. John B. Henderson.
Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic vii.
liam Vile. Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann. Philip Kaufman. Mrs.
Henry Wilder Reyes, the Assist.
ant Secretary of War and Mrs.
J. Mayhew wainwright, Can't.
and Mrs. Luke McNamee, Miss
Patricia Ainsa apdot barsoS-o..