The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-30
PAN-AMERICAN
RECEPTION =
SUCCESS
Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes Honor Guests
at Function
By JEAN ELIOT.

"HE beautiful Pan-American
building. which has played SO
important part in the
social annals of the Capital, was
en- fete last evening for the first
time this season. The occasion was
2 brilliant reception given in honor
Or the Secretary of State and Mrs,
nugheS by the members of the
Panama SI.ecial Commission, which
was attended by perhaps 500 guests
from diplomatic resident and Off
cial society. This was preceded by
q small dinner in the Columbus
Room at which Secretary and Mrs.
hughes were likewise guests Of
honor.
Guests were greeted at the door
o. the Hall of the Americas by
the Minister of Panama and Nine.
Alfaro and presented to Secretary
ana Mrs. Hughes and to the other
members of the mission, DIR. CHAR
and Nine. CHAR, and DIR. E. A.
Morales. The Secretary of the
Commission and Nine. >Chevalier
were also in the receiving line, but
Nile. Josephine Morales, who had
expected to be present, was de-
tanned in Panama by illness in her
family.
The decorations worn by the
members of the mission on broad
purple ribbons across their breasts
gave a colorful touch to the re-
ceiving line. Mrs. Hughes wore a
graceful gown of pink metal cloth
combined with silver lace, with a
cape drapery of the lace forming
the sleeves. Nine. Alfaro's cos
tune was of pale green, a thin ma
terial embroidered in white beads
and trimmed with ostrich feathers.
The other two ladies in the receiv-
ing line were gowned in white.
Beside Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
the guests at the dinner were the
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Weeks,
the Director of the Latin-American
! Division of the State Department
and Mrs. Francis White, the secre.
tary of the special mission, Euge ~
Chevalicr and Nine. Chevalier: DIR.
Leo S. Rowe, director general OF
the Pan-American Union; the finan-
cial adviser Of the Republic Of Pan.
anna, Walter Warwick; the Secre'
tary of the Legation and Nine.
Chevalier; Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant, Mrs. William G. Gorgas,
Mrs. Charles Wetmore, Mrs. George
Boyd, Mrs. Emerson Howe, Joseph
Baker and E. L. Reed, Of the State
Department.
Although too chilly to be out Of
doors, one caught enhancing
glimpses through the great win.
dows of the Aztec Garden, with its
strange blue lighting and the ia.
nous Sad Indian brooding over the
lily pool. And guests who sought
opportunity for a quiet chat found
it beneath the palms and banana
trees of the patio, with it's pic.
turesque illuminated fountain. Sup
per was served in the wide CORR.
dor at the back Of the patio, with
many of the guests seating them
selves in groups on the low divid
ing wall: and in the Columbus
Room punch was dispensed from a
table decked with vari-colored spring
flowers.
Dancing was an agreeable feature
Of the evening. a famous marimba
band-the native instrument 81
observation-disclosures with more
conventional orchestra, and both
playing the popular jazz numbers
Many handsome gowns and beau
tiful jewels were worn.
X X \
NOtables Among Guests AT
Brilliant and Beautiful Reception.
Among the guests from the diplo
matte corps were the French Am
bassador and Nine. Jusserand, thu
Chilean Ambassador and Nine
Matthew, the German Ambassador
and Nine. Weidfeldt, the Cubar
Ambassador and Nine de la Tor
riente, the Argentine Ambassador
and Nine. Puerryedon, the Minister
OF Ecuador and Nine. Elizalde, the
Minister of Uruguay and Nine
Varela, the Dominican Minister anC