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phenomenal record. and she IS tne
only American in this number. AS the
wife Of the charge d'affaires she Will
be the ranking hostess until the re-
turn of Sonora de Sanchez AbaI1 III
November.
J.ieut. Gustavo NJ. Torroella. the
naval attache, who has been III WASH
ington for the past two years anu d
half, returned to Havana In May anu
was married to Senorita Maria CON
cepcion Pebreira y Barroella, ana altet
a honeymoon spent IN Florldd anu
Porto Rico came to Washington, Where
he is now residing on Glrard street
near the embassy. Lieut.. loIroeila
is the first naval attache sent by the
Cuban government, though a military
attache has been part Of the stan 1Or
the past six years. Sonora Iorroella ~
from Havana and is the daughter OF
SenOr and Sonora Pedro de Pebreelra'
the latter being before her marriage
Maria de Barroilla.
The second secretary of the en-
bassv. Senior Pedro Rodriguez Capote,
was appointed second secretary OF the
embassy in April, and just before
starting for his new post ne was
married in the church of the MERGED
in Havana to Senorita Carlna MON
tero Garcia, daughter of one Of Cuba $
most distinguished physicians the
late DR.. Fernandez Montero Garcia.
The wedding had been planned as a
brilliant post Easter event, but owing
TO the recent death of DR. Garcia, the
ceremony was witnessed only by rela-
tives and some officials of the govern
ment, with whom both families were
on terms Of intimacy. These included
the former Minister from Cuba 10
Washington and Sonora Manuel de
CeSpedeS, the former now CUBAN sec
retary of state. These young people
are OF the most exalted families IN the
Cuban Republic and their coming to
Washingtton has been made a gaia
occasion though the bride being IN
mourning. is accepting no hospitality
outside of the Cuban embassy starr.
Senior and Sonora de Rodriguez
Capote have a pleasant apartment IN
Wardman Park Hotel.
The military attache, Capt. Enrique
A. Prieto, was a gallant OF the EN-
bassv until April %. when, in the
Maytiower Hotel, he was married TO
a Cuban lady, then a widow, and who
had been Sonora Isabel Rosalie Guz-
man Tories. Capt. Prieto and his
bride have been residing at the May
flower since their wedding and they
have been receiving and dispensing
much hospitality. Sonora de Prieto has
her young sister, Senorita Lucia TeS-
sada Guzman, as her guest and the
two, very tall slender brunettes.
charming dancers and skillful musi-
clans, have received a cordial well
come from the military circle of the
foreign emba ssies as we'll as from
general society. Natives of Havana,
Sonora de Prieto and her sister be
long to an old and distinguished fam
ily of the Cuban capital.
The presence of so many and
chaming young women in this one
embassy has created an unusually gay
and active season in this diplomatic
establishment and among the Latin
Americans in general. A constant
series OF dinings and dances have
been announced. With the Ambassa-
dor and Sonora Sanchez Y Aballi away
from the city, the beautiful garden
and terraces of the embassy are at
the pleasure of the members Of the
staff and many informal gatherings
have occurred there several times
week Besides these four bridegrooms
and their brides. there are two other