The Washington times., 1926-04-27
PERSIAN SHAH
HONORED AT
LEGATION
Brilliant Reception At
tended by Official and
Diplomatic Society
NV Jean ELIOT

n celebration of the coronation
of Reza Shah PahlaW as
IL Shahinshah-King of Kings
az Persia, a delightful reception
was given yesterday at the Persian
legation in Washington. with the
Charge d'Affaires and Nine. IA
zemi as hosts.
Through the afternoon hours the
legation drawing rooms were
thronged with q distinguished COM
pany representative Of official,
diplomatic and resident society. Per-
sian airs were featured in the music
program. Spring flowers were used
ia profusion as decorations, delicate
shades of rose. cowslip. yellow and
lavendar predominating. And on
the tea table, with its low bank OF
roses. snapdragons and sweetpeas
and its lighted tapers, a huge coro'
nation cake was featured, the crown
of Persia being worked. out in gildt.d
icing against a background OF bril-
liant green's and reds.
Coronation Cake
The romantic history OF the bril-
liant young leader which is estab-
fishing a new dynasty on the an
cient throne Of Persia gave added in
terest to the celebration. He is
being widely heralded az the "host-
ler," who won his way to imperial
power-a pretty tale but hardly 40
curate since the new Shah is an
aristocrat by birth and only served
briefly in the ranks or the Persian
army as the scions of most famous
military families in Persia do:
Mrs. Dawes 4 Caller
Mrs. Dawes. wife of the Vice
President. was among the callers
at the legation yesterday, the Vice
President being prevented from at
tnding by his duties at the Senate.
I also saw Mrs. New, wife OF the
Postmaster General, and although
the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Kellogg were not present while l
CHANGED to be there, the State De-
partment was represented by Joseph
G. Grew. Undersecretary OF State.
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Butler Wright.
Among the diplomats present
were the Ambassador Of Mexico
and Nine. Teller, the Minister OF
sweden and Nine. B0strom, the
Minister of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes, DR.. Pavichich, the Min
lister Of Czechoelovakia, DR.. Fer
finger, the Minister Of Panama
and Nine. Alfaro. the Minister OF
Uruguay and Nine. Varela, the
Minister of Bolivia and Nine.
Freyre, the Minister OF Colombia
and Nine. olaya, the Minister o.
Salvador and Nine. Castro. the
Minister of Egypt and Nine. Samy.
the Minister Of Austria and Mime.
Prochnik.
Maggie FrOcks.
Nine. Kazeni wore crepe gown
Of the fashionable bois de rose
shade, simply made with bit Of
beige georgette at the throat. And
by a curious coincidence the several
ladies who were presiding at the
tea table when I looked In were
gowned in black and white. The
group assisting the hostess included
Nine. Bizauskiene, wife Of the
minister OF Lithuania; Nine. Sega,
wife of the minister OF Latvia;
Nine. Samy Pasha, wife OF the
EGYPTIAN minister; Mime. EnteZar1,
wife of the third secretary OF the
Persian legation; Mrs. Albert Put
ney and Mrs. Lucy Russell Ogston.
Mime. Samy had on a smart mag
ME costume and Nine. Entezam,
wife of the secretary Of the Persian
legation, also at the tea table, wore
a striking crepe gown. white at the
top and black below, which she
topped off with a black chiffon
coat and a shady black hat. Mrs.
Ogston's frock was Of black polka
dotted in white. with a becoming
black hat, and Mrs. Putney wore a
black gown relieved with white ana
A black picture hat.
Others present were Representa-
tive and Mrs. Sol Bloom and their
daughter. Miss Vera Bloom; Baron
and Baroness Won Below, Miss Meta
Evans, Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Mrs.
Theodore TiIler and her niece from
Georgia who Is visiting her; Mrs.
Walter Wilcox, Col. Blanton Win.
ship, Mrs. Larkin Glazebrook and
her sister. Mrs. Whiting: Walter
Penfield. Nine. SoyeZ and her
daughter. Miss Lilita Dawson, and
William Bowie Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. Taft. Of
Providence, r. l., are guests at the