The Washington times., 1925-04-18
CUBAN RULER
HONORED AT
EMBASSY
Brilliant Reception for
Gen. Machada, With DR..
and Nine. Pablo Hosts
BIZ JEAN ELIOT.

Cuba. General Gerardo Machado,
(which was attended by some 400
guests from official diplomatic and
resident society.
standing at the head of the
sAeautifuiiy proportional marble
stairway, which is distinctive
feature of one OF the handsomest
embassies in Washington, Doctor
and Nine. Padre presented their
guests to General Machado and his
daughter, Mile. Elvira Machado,
who was with him in the receiving
line. And after formal greetings
had been exchanged the guests
assembled in small animated
groups on the broad gallery from
which all the state" apartments
open or strolled through the
flower decked drawing room, most
Of the younger element assembling
IN the charming ballrooms where
dancing was in order.
A buffet supper was served
through the evening, mpromptu
healths being drunk to CUBA ana
her new executive. The dining
room. which is an especially hand
acme apartment. was gay with huge
haskets of Easter lilies, snap
dragons. fruit blossoms and other
ssnrinr flowers, with the table
declxed out in apetizing yiands ana
= great salmon, sheathed In jelly,
as the centerpiece.
For many Of the officials whom
he had met repeatedly during his
brief visit to Washington, Genera
Machado had q warm welcome
when the receiving line broke up
he Joined the dancers in the oaAl-
room, Mile. Machado making tour
OF the rooms with Miss Ramona
gLefevre. She wore q severely SIM
sple gown Of silver brocade, depend
ing for its charm on its excellent
lines and the beauty OF the ma
terial. Jewelled drop earrings We're
her only ornaments. Nine. Paqro
gown was OF heavy white hat crepe
Embroidered in silver beads IN
straight lines. with touches Of gold
worked into the design. a cluster
OF silk flowers on one shoulder sup
plied a note Of color.
The bright tints which are the
vogue this spring gave effective
ness to the scene; and an added
element of the picturesque was con-
tributed by the decorations worn
hy many of the men. The British
Ambassador, with many orders
pinned on his coat, and the interest
ing looking gentleman with q broad
yellow ribbon across his breast and
numerous other DECORATIONS about
whom everyone was enquir1ng,
turned out to be General WranEeL
OF Sweden, a cousin OF Mrs. George
Oakley Totem, with whom he y
staying.
been confined to the house with a
fractured ankle, made her debut
last evening, still using cane. and
was given a right royal welcolns by
friends who have missed her from
her accustomed haunts. General
Barnett was with her.
Diplomats and Officials
Brilliant Company Guests.
. Among the guests at the recep-
aion were the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Kellogg. who had come
on with their hosts from the din
ner given for them by the Am
bassador Of Chile and Mime. Math-
leu: the Secretary Of State OF
Cuba, Doctor de Cespedes and, OF
course, the members Of General
Machado's party, Doctor Rafael
Sanchez Aballi, Doctor Rafael
Mariner Ortiz, Mr.. and Mrs. Nestor
Mendoza and Mile. Mercedes Mad
Fazo.
Others present were the Am
bassador OF Spain and Nine Riano,
ehe Ambassador Of Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier, the Ambassa-
dor Of Peru, Doctor Herman Velarde;
the Ambassador Of Mexico and Mime.
Teller, the Ambassador of Germany
ia A..
Ambassador OF Japan and charm
Ing Nine. Matsudaria, Senator and
AIRS. Claude A. Swanson, Senator
and Mrs. Arthur Capper, Senator
and Mrs. Frederick II. Gillett, the
Minister OF Portugal. Viscount
d'Alte; the Minister OF Norway and
Mime. Bryn and the Misses Bryn,
the Minister OF Denmark, Constan-
tin Brun; the Minister Of Uruguay
and Madame Varela, the Minister
Of Switzerland and Mime. Peter,
the Minister OF China and Nine.
SEE. the Minister Of Sweden and
Nine. Wallenberg, the Minister Of
Bulgaria and Nine. Panaretoff, the
Minister OF inland, the Minister Of
Guatemala and Nine. Sanchez
Latour, the Minister Of Colombia
and Nine. Olaya, the Minister Of
Panama and Nine. Alfaro, the
Minister Of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes, Doctor Pavichich; the
Minister Of Poland and Nine.
Wroblewska, the Minister OF Costa
Rica, the Minister of the
Netherlands and Nine. de Graeff.
the Misses de Graeff, the minister
Of Czechoslovakia, Doctor Chval-
kovsky; the minister of Bolivia,
Nine. james Freyre and Miss
Jaimes Freyres the Minister of
Lithuaria and Nine. Bizauskiene,
the Minister Of the Dominican Re
public and Nine. Aria, the minister
of the Irish Free State, Doctor
Smiddy; the Minister OF Ecuador
and Nine. Ochoa, the Minister Of
Greece and Nine. Simopoulos, the
Minister Of Paraguay and Nine.
Ayala, the Minister Of Haiti and
Nine. Price, the Charge d'Affaires
of Brazil and Mime. Oracle. the
charge d'affaires of Argentina, Mr..
Espil; the Charge d'Affaires of Per-
STA and Nine. Kazemi, the charge
sd'affaires of Nicaragua, Doctor
sTigerino; the Charge d'Affaires Of
Austria and Nine. Prochnik, the
Charge d'Affaires OF Salvador and
Sra. de Castro and Miss Cromeyer.
the Cuban minister in Argentine,
Manuel de la Vega: Justice and
Mrs. Sanford, the Undersecretary
of State and Mrs. Joseph Grew, the
Solicitor General and Mrs Beck,
the assistant Secretary OF State,
Mr.. Harrison; the Assistant Score.
tary Of State and Mrs. Butler
Wright, the Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. MacMurray. the