The Washington times., 1925-08-08
COMMISSIONS
ARE GUESTS
AT DINNER
Secretary Kellogg Enter
tains Belgians and Amer
leans at Pan-American

corded in the annals of this slam
berous summer in the Capital was
the dinner given last evening at
the Pan-American Union by the
Secretary of State, Mr. kellogg, IN
honor of the members of the Bel
gian Debt Funding Commission,
who arrived in town THURSDAY
night
AS the dinner was strictly of
ficial no ladies were present, which
was really tooIbad, for they missed
"a thing of beauty" Every Wom-
ans heart would have thrilled at
the artistic arraHEement and deco
rafions of the table, which was
placed around the fountain in the
center of the patio, even II her
mind were not deeply concerned
about the money matters" under
superficial discussion.
The gaily-colored parrakeets up in
the palms back of the table prob
ably had their sleep disturbed by
the most incomprehensible French
and English that they nave ever
had to listen to.
Secretary Kellogg's guests in
cIuded the members of the Belgian
Commission and Of the American
Commission and q few other Amer
icans-numbering thirty in ALL
The Belgian ambassador, Baron de
Cartier. head of his group, sat,
of course. at the right OF the
host and Monsieur Theunis, for
mer Prime Minister of Belgium,
sat at the left.
An orchestra from the Marine
Band played appropriate airs dur
ing the dinner and later in the
evening When the company broke
up. in twos and threes, for coffee
and smokes on the terraces.
List of Those Who
Were at the Dinner
In the company there were Baron
de Cartier, NJ George Theunis, M.
Emile Francqui, vice governor Of
the Society Generate of Belgium;
NJ. FeIician Gather, head Of the
Banque d'Outremer; M. J. B. Vim
vent. administrator of the treasury;
M. J.. Warland, director of the pub
lie debt; NJ Andre Terlinden, di.
rector OF the Societe Rationale de
Credit a l'Industria; NJ. Robert Sill
vercruys, secretary general Of the
commission; Andrew w. Mellon,
Secretary of the Treasury; Garrard
81.
Treasury; Mackenzie Moss, AGSiSp
tant Secretary OF the Treasury;
Harry S. New, Postmaster General:
Theodore d. Robinson, Acting Sec
rotary of the Navy; Hubert Work,
Secretary of the Interior; Robe
Carl White, Acting Secretary of
Labor; Senator Reed Smoot, Con-
gresham Theodore E. Burton, Ed
win n. Hurley, Richard Olney, J.
Butler Wright. Assistant Secretary
of State; Wilbur Carr, Assistant
Secretary OF State William = r.
Castle, jr., chief OF the western Eu-
ropean division, Department Of
state; NJ. Raoul Tilmont, coun-
selor of the Belgian embassy;
Baron Joseph. van der Elst. second
secretary of THE Belgian embassy:
Charles JeaH Leonard, Belgian era
bassy; NJ. Rene van Crombrugge.
Of the Belgian commission.
Commission Here For
Work and Not Play
While the Commissions have
firmly announced that they are
mere ''for work and not for play"
still one must take time off for
luncheon and dinner-if not fo-
breakfast, making the cup of coffee
and roll suffice-and so there very
likely will be other entertaining for
the financial ENJOYS of King Albert
Secretary Mellon and Secretary
Hoover are among probable hosts.
The former is likely to be a stag
affair as he has no hostess-Mis
Ailsa Mellon, his daughter, and Miss
Alice Sylvester. her chaperone, both
being at Southampton for the sum
mer-and the Secreta4y's palatiaI
apartment at I7S5 Massa chusetts
avenue being closed until autumn.
lie will probably entertain at the
Mayflower Hotel. where ne is stay
ing temporarily, or at the MetrOpoli,
tan Club.
Secretary Hoover undoubtedly will
entertain in his very charming
home on S street at which function,
it is almost assured, Mrs. Hoover
will also be present as hostess. The
Hoovers invariably. do things to-
gether.
Secretary Kellogg is the only m EN-.
Der OF the Cabinet, vino Is priviles ed
TO entertain in the Pan-American
Building. He rates, this as Secre-
tary of State, which officer is auto
matically chairman of the Board
Of Governors of the Union
X
HERRICK is GCEST OF
BELIN IN GEORGETOWN