The Washington times., 1924-05-13
ARE.
ATTENDING
CIRCUS
Elephants to Give Special.
Performance; Mrs. Cool
idge Luncheon Guest
BY JEAN ELIOT.

DS U1NfA4V 12AlAWLs
TEIE PRESIDENT AND MRS.
COOLIDGE are taking in 1.-THE
Greatest Show on Earth" this
afternoon, the visit to the circus
having been arranged with a view
t0 seeing the Observation-Disclosures
Of the Republican party and mas.
cots Of Mr.. Coolidge's career-put
on a special performance in honor
Of the party chief.
Earlier In the day Mrs. Coolidge
attended the luncheon Of the Ladies
of the Senate at the Capitol.
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Latln-American Poet Educator
Honor Guest at Reception Today
The Chilean Ambassador and
Hme. Matthew are entertaining to.
day at the Pan-American Union in
honor Of their distinguished country.
woman, Gabriela Mistral, poet, edsl-
Gator and ,humanist, and have IN
vited a company Of guests to meet
her in which official, diplomatic and
resident society win be mingled in
happy proportion.
The Am b a s a dor and Nine.
Matthew will greet their guests or
Mile. Mistral and once they ara com.
1ortably seated in the Hall Of the
Americas q delightful program will
be given, featuring a reading from
the verses of the. famous Chilean
poet, whose work is known wher.
ever Spanish is spoken. The verses,
in translated form, will be read by
Miss Isabel MacDermott and Miss
Melba Bremen.
The Army Band, which has ar.
ranged pecial program Of Chilean
music, will play during the after
noon and Don Leopoldo Gutierrez,
celebrated Chilean baritone, will
sing q group of airs native to his
country. He has come from New
York for the occasion, with his &C.
conhpanist, Don Julian Huarte.
Greetings to the famous visitor
from Chile will be extended by Mrs.
Harry Atwood Coleman, president
Of the League of American Pen
Women, for the literary women Of
America by Miss Olive Jones, presi.
dent of the National Education AS.
ISOLATION, representing our educat.
ofs, and by Miss Grace Abbot, of
the Children's Bureau, representing
the social welfare workers. Mile.
Mistral will be introduced by the
Chilean Ambassador and will re.
spond with a brief address.
The entertainment will open
with the Chilean national anthem,
played by the army band, and will
close with the Star-Spangled Ban.
ner. Tea will be served on the
terrace overlooking the picturesque
Aztec Garden-weather permitting
and once the formal program is
over the band will play in the
garden.
Mile. Mistral Is a guest at the
Chilean embassy, but expects to
leave for New York tonight.
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MINISTER OF FINLAND
ENTERTAINS FOR HUGHES
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes will be guests of honor at
the dinner to. be given tonight by
the minister of Finland, Axel Leon.
ard Astrom. who is entertaining in
the presidential suite at the Willard
for a company Of twenty-four.
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes have
with them their daughter, Mrs.
Chauncey Lookhart Waddell, who
arrived on Sunday from her home
in New York to attend the meeting
Of the world committee of the Y. w.
c. A. and who is remaining for
the marriage, of Miss Mary Wallace
and Doctor Charles Bruggmann to.
morrow. -
Miss Edna Wilbur, daughter Of
the secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur. and their youngest
son, Leonard Wilbur, will start
from California for Washington
about the middle Of June, travelling
by transport via the Panama Ca,
nal. They are due here early. In
June.
VISCOUNT D'ALTE RETURNING
AFTER HOLIDAY IN LISBON
The Minister Of Portugal, Wis.
count d'Alte, will arrive in New
York today aboard the Majestic
from Europe and will come at once
to Washington.
The charge d'affairs Of Portugal,
Senior Mendes Leal, and Sonora
Mendes Leal, will leave Washington
the end of next week and will sail
Saturday, May "a, aboard the Leyia-
than for their home in Portugal.
EenQr Mendes Leal came to take
charge Of the legation during the
vacation of the minister, the first
time he has left the country for
many years.
The newly appointed Greek Min.
lister to Moscow and Nine. Tsamados