The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-05
GALA DAY FOR
CONFERENCE
DELEGATES
Festivities Are Crowded
Into Every Available
Hour
By JEAN ELIOT

Union, winch are DelnS CEOWu-
ed into every spare moment be-
tween sessions, began early today
with the luncheon given for the
entire body of delegates and. the
guests of the conference by the Of
ficers and directors of the United
States Chamber of Commerce. The
guests, numbering nearly 500, were
entertained at the beautiful new
headquarters of the organization in
Lafayette Square and were seated
at small flower-decked tables in
the conference room. Informal
speeches were made by John w.
O'Leary, president Of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, Sem
ator William B. Mckinley and Sir
Arthur Shirley Benin, of the British
delegation. @ieM
The American Association Of Uni
versity Women is giving recep-
ton this afternoon at its clubhouse
in street, with the ladies here
for the conference, either as dele
gates or guests. as the special
After that the deluge of parties
planned in honor of delegates as
individuals or in small groups.
Italian Envoy Host
The Italian Ambassador and Nine.
1e MARITIME will give a dinner to-
night in the presidential suite at
the Willard for their delegation
an all-Italian party, with members
of the embassy staff invited to meet
the delegates. Nine. de Martina
has just returned to town from the
summer embassy at Beverly Farms
and this viii be her first hospitality
for this season.
The German Ambassador, Baron
Ago Nathan, who gave a dinner
last Friday evening for some mem.
bers of the German delegation, viii
entertain again tonight when the
others of his countrymen-and
countrywomen-he for the con-
ference viii be his guests.
Sir Robert Horne, former cham
cellor Of the exchequer of Great
Britain, and a member Of the Brit
fish group, win give a dinner in the
garden Of the Mayf1ower Hotel for
sixty. guests, members Of the dele
cations from Great Britain, New
foundland. Canada and the Irish
Free State being included, with
their wives. Another dinner win
be given at the Mayflower-in the
delegation as honor guests and with
Wade c. Cooper, president Of the
Continental Trust Company. as host.
Rumanian Guests.
Members OF the Rumaaian dele
cation viii be entertained at dinner
by Frederic .Nano, charge d'affaites
cf Rumania, who win !. entertain at
the legation in Sheridan circle,
absence of the minister, Prince
Bibesco. Among those in the COM
many asked to meet the visitors are
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen w. Dulles, of
the State Department. The Ru-
manian guests will be M. and Nine
Nicolae Boetz, NJ. and Nine. Con-
slant Georgesco, Doctor and Nine.
Jon Matieu. NJ. and Nine. Yes
passion Pella. and Professor ". v.
Pella.
CT1fItOns Hosts to British
Tho Charge d,Affaires Of Great
Britain and Mrs. Henry Getty Chill
ton are holding az reception this
afternoon at their home in r. street
in honor of the delegates from
Great Britain, many persons nroni-
nent in official and diplomatic So
ciety having been asked 70 meet
them. And the ladies of the British
group were special guests earlier
LOudJ HDGu Lazy WIG VI d.
Robert Bird, of the British delega-
ton, held a reception for them at
IL o'clock in the Chinese room of
the MayfIower.
Another pleasant party SEIZED
uled for this afternoon is the tea
to be given by Doctor Santiago F.
Bedoya, Of the Peruvian embassy,
In compliment to the Peruvian dele
gates. He will entertain at Ward.
man Park Hotel, where he makes
his home.
Japanese Lady in Native Dress
Dinner parties last evening were
numerous and delightful, with
groups of delegates to the Inter-
parliamentary Union as the bright
particular stars at each party. The
y Japanese Ambassador and Nine.
Matsudaira We're hosts at High
wood, their picturesque suburban
home, having as guests the Japa-
nese delegates to the conferences;
Mitsuo Hirano, Hisashi Isobe,
Datsuke Sakai. Kaju Nakamura,
Fusanosuke Mayeda, Masutaro
Takagi. J. Takashema, Shunketi
Seki, Sukeichi Taguchi, r. Hase-
gaWa. Mr.. Sawada, counselor Of the
embassy; Mr.. Yatabe and Mr.. Ku-
washima, of the embassy staff.
~S&NSO NAAA
daira, the only lady present was
picturesque little Miss Takagf, who
MS accompanied her father all the
way from Japan, who is the only
woman with the japanese delega-
ton, and who, in her gaily tinted
and embroidered native dress, is a
picturesque figure at any gather
ing of our foreign visitors.
The French delegates were dinner
guests of the Ambassador of France.
M. Daeschner; and pretty much the
entire diplomatic corps was involved
in entertaining. Among those who
gave dinners /. for the delegations
from their home countries were the
the Minister Of Switzerland and
Minister Of Norway and Mime. Bryn,
Nine. Peter, the Charge d'Affaires
of Czechoslovakia and Mime. Lipoya,
while the Minister of Colombia and
Nine. Olaya had a luncheon for
their delegates 'as did the Minister
OF Costa Rica, Mr.. Oreomuno.
The most brilliant function of the
evening, however, was the recep-
ton given by the Minister Of
Sweden and Nine. Wallenberg in
compliment to the delegates from
Scandinavia. Many of the dele
gates from other countries were
present, as well as the chiefs of
diplomatic missions in Washington
and others prominent in society.