The Washington times., 1926-09-30
PAN AMERICAN
I. GROUP FETED
TN CAPITAL
Public Health Delegates
Received by President;
ID the Kelloggs, Reception
By JEAN ELIOT

BY JEAN EL1OT
A RECEPTION at the White
"A House. A fete at the Pan
American Union, with the Secre-
tary of state and Mrs. Kellogg as
hosts. Verify the season is under
way! ~
True, the President and Mrs.
Coolidge's audience" this after
noon for the delegates to the first
Pan.Amerlcan Congress- of Public
Health Directors Ecan sscarcely be
called party. But it has a spec
1al degree of interest az the first
function at the White House since
che return Of President and Mrs.
Coolidge from White Pines Camp.
And the reception at the Pan
american was as lovely and as
lively as Pan.American parties al
ways are. Unfamiliar faces, alien
Eongues.
w There wagg al preponderance of
unfamiliar faces and the occasional
sound sof alien tongues. For the
sI1elegates to the conference Of the
International Union Against Tuber.
culosis were invited to meet the
public Observation-Disclosures and over
20 nations are represented in the
group.
Diplomats were in the majority
among the other guests of Secre-
tarY and Mrs. Kellogg, with the
South and Central American coun-
tries numerously represented; and
one noted also a goodly sprinkling
Of State Department officials and
their wives. and of the Public
Health Service group helping unof-
ficially In the entertainment Of the
visitors. DR.. Leo s. Rowe, director
general Of the Pan-American Union,
greeted most of the guests as they
entered the building; and j. Butler
Wright, Assistant Secretary Of
State, also assisted in welcoming
the guests.
Those Mammoth Dahlias
Mammoth dahlias, rose and
mauve, wine red and glowing
orange, were used as decorations at
the Pan-American Union. Banked
against a screen Of ferns and smila9
they formed a background against
which the hosts stood to receive
their guests, and great vases of the
same splendid blooms were used on
the long tables in the map room
downstairs from which a buffet
supper was served.
Mrs. kellogg had only returned
yesterday morning from a months
visit at her old home In st. Paul,
and looked rested and refreshed after
her holiday. She wore a graceful
gown of some thin green material,
chiffon. apparently, which was made
in the new TERED effect and had
Tor trimming fine organisations Of
rhinestones.
Secretary ana Mrs. Kellogg re-
eeived in the Hall of Flags, at the
entrance to the Hall of the
Americas, where dancing was in
order to music by the orchestra o.
the Marine Band.
Gowns of New Season
q Lovely gowns on the womenfoIk,
evidently the vintage of the season
% come rather than of the season
lust past! An occasional uniform
Dr. the stars Of numerous decora,
tnasculins evening dress. And con-
arfbutiIsg' to aeolorful picture.
ISL Yellow Is evid eftly e4e abes a favor.
ltef color for the winter-yellow
ranging from glfttering gold TO pale
lemon. Mime. Prada, wife Of the
first secretary OF the Peruvian EN-.
bassy wore a golden gown all gilt.
tering sequins and bright metal
cloth, made very short with q slighH
flare to the SKIRT. AID Nine. de-
Pena. lovely wife Of the Charge d
Affaires of Uruguay, had on a.
lemon colored gown Of soft satin
crepe, quite untrimmed and made
with a wrap around skirt. With
her magnolia skin and dark hair,
the costume was most becoming.
Nine. Bedoya, wife OF DR.. Bedoya,
of the Peruvian legation, wore the
same shade of pale yellow and it
proved equally becoming to a ra-
diant blonde. Her frock was of flat
crepe, sleeveless and severe in line,
with a, broad bank Of brown mari
bou about the hem as the only
trimming.
Trailing Black
In striking contrast was the black
gown worn by handsome woman.
tall, dark and graceful, whom I
didn't recognize, but whom 1 took
TO be, possibly, one of the new
corners to the State Department
group. OF dull black chiffon. 1t
was draped into a long wasted ef-
feet, with the skirt touching the
floor all round and trailing off into
two short side trains. The costume