The Washington times., 1926-04-30
LUNCHEON FOR.
U. S. MINISTER

Jefferson Caffery, the newly ap.
pointed minister of the United
States to Salvador. was the guess
in whose honor a luncheon was
given yesterday in the Jefferson
room OF The Mayflower by DR..
Hector David Castro, charge daft
faires OF Salvador. The other
guests were the minister of
Uruguay, DIR. Jacob Varela; the
minister az Honduras, DIR. LuiS
Bogran: the director general of the
Pan American Union, DIR. Leo )
Rowe; the charge d'affaires or
Cuba, DR.. Jose 4. Baron; the charge
Id'affaires OF Paraguay. DR.. Juan
v. Ramirez; the assistant chief OF
the Latin-American division OF the
Department OF State. Stokeley W.
Morgan; the secretary general OF
the Inter.American High Commits.
sion, DIR. Guillermo Sherwell, and
the commercial attache of Mexico,
Francisco Suastegui:
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Sumner Welles
win entertain at dinner on May Is.
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Mrs. Walter Wilcox and Miss Flor
ence Worthington expect to sail for
Europe in May and will visit Sweden,
where they will stay. with the for
mer Swedish Minister to Washing.
ton and Nine. Wallenberg.
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Mrs. Medill Mccormick, Of Wash.
ington and Chicago. who is a guest
at the Mayflower. was hostess to a
small company at dinner there last
evening.
The Secretary of the Argentine
Embassy and Madame Racedo en-
tertained informally at luncheon
yesterday in the Mayflower in com.
pliment to the counselor Of the en-
bassy, Felipe A. Espil.
Mrs. Frank A. Braisted, wife Of
Commander Braisted, u. S. N, en-.
tertained at luncheon today at the
Mayflower in compliment to Mrs.
Robert Dawes, wife of Commander
Dawes, who is visiting in Washing.
ton, having recently arrived here
from the naval training station on
the Great Lakes where her husband
is on duty.
Capt. Adolphus Andrews, former
commander Of the Mayf1ower, who
has been appointed by the Presi-
dent as one Of the representatives
| of America to the Arms Conference
at Geneva, with Mrs. Andrews and
| the children, have been spending a
few days at So Gramercy Park
North, New York, prior to sailing
today on the Leviathan for Eu-
rope.
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The May Day party Of the
| Woman's Auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining Engineers
| will take place tomorrow evening
at the Tabard Inn in n Street,
with Mrs. Nelson Nevius as chair
man of the committee in charge,
and Mrs. G.. Sherburne Rogers as
| hostess of the occasion.
Mrs. Stanley Sears is president
Of the local section, which is
affiliated with the national body.
PEN LEAGUE SESSIONS
DRAWING TO CLOSE
Poetry has had interesting repro.
sentation at the annual convention
of the League of American Pen
| Women, now drawing to its close.
Mary Byrd Clayes, of California,
who has written at least one prize
poem. and has many charming
verses to her credit. is in town for
the occasion, and so is Jane Drans
field, poet and playwright, con.
slant contributor of verse to con.
temporary magazines.
Constance Towne. sculptor. paint.
er and creative dancer. president
and founder Of the Stamford School
OF Arts, Is here attending the con.
ference as delegate from the Con.
necticut branch OF the league.
Among the parties in connection
with the league conference was .
reception given for the delegates on
Wednesday afternoon, with Mrs
Delos Blodgett as hostess. Mrs
Harry Atwood Colman, retirine
president of the league, received
with the hostess. Others assisting
were Mrs. Blodgett's sisters. Mrs
Charles Graves Matthews and Mrs
Peck Mrs. William C. Gorgas and
Mrs. James T. Morris.