Evening star., 1926-04-12
Embassies and Legations
Open to Hospitality.

The Ambassador OF Argentina,
Senor Honorio Pueyrredon. was host
At dinner last evening in honor OF the
Argentine delegates to the First Pan.
american Congress of Journalists
I lis guests We're the Secretary OF
commerce. Mr.. Herbert Hoover; the
Secretary OF Labor. Mr.. James j.
Davis: Senator Frederick H. Gillett,
Senator David A. Reed. DR.. Jorge A.
Atitre. owner and editor OF La Nacion
of Buenos Ayres: Mr.. Theodore w.
Noyes, Mr.. Perry Belmont. Mr.. Rob-
ert Vedder Fleming, Mr.. James
Brown Scott, Mr. Joshua Evans. Jr.;
the director general of the Pan Amer
lean Union. DR.. Leo S. Rowe; the
counselor of the Argentine embassy.
~senor Felipe "A. Espil, and the naval
u:tache, Comdr. Riccardo Vago: Mr.
W. w. Davies, New York representa-
tive of La Nacion; Senior Maxine
Soto Hall, Senior Alexandra Bunge,
&cncr Antonio Cuneo, Senor Romero
K. Ronconi, Senior Ernesto Rodriguez.
Senor Angel Mendez CalZada. Senor
Conrado Eggers Lecour and Senior
Carlos c. Reissig.
The Ambassador OF Mexico and
Sonora de Tellez received more than
y thousand guests at the reception
Il
for the delegates to the First Pan.
American Congress of Journalists. The
warmth OF the greeting from the
hosts. the charm of the beautiful en-
bessy and the general air Of hospital
;ry made the reception distinctive and
notable among the many splendid re-
ceptions held in the capital.
Especially was the program OF
sllusic compliment to the guests as
we'll as a triumph to the artists, the
large ballroom where 1t was given
being literally packed with enthu-
siastic listeners, while about the doors
..rowded others eager to hear. Guests
we're given the range Of the entire
entertainment suite Of the embassy.
wandering at will to the big library
on the upper floor. overlooking SIX.
teenth street and far out the lighted
highway to the right, while TO the
south the lights led almost to the door
VI the White House.
In the Mexican room and In the
library one met groups or Journalists
discussing us. discussing the congress
in general and praising their hosts, or
even settling down for g. long conver'
sation on some important topic OF the
day. Wherever one hears the Pan
American Congress of Journalists
it was made an annual event, neIo
first in one country and then an
other and candidly expressing enthu'
,iastic praise Of this country, but also
and quite politely-intimating that
we have much to learn from the coun'
tries to the south.
The, Ambassador and Sonora de
Fellez had DR.. Rowe receiving with
them for the greater part OF the
evening, the hostess wearing a lovely
cown Of pink bead-embroidered crepe
almost entirely covered by grace
fully arranged peacock blue Mexican
shawl embroidered in richly colored
lowers. The gentlemen OF the EN-
bassy staff and their wives assisted
in the entertainment Of guests.
a bountifully supplied buffet set In
American fashion stood at the far end
IF the stately banquet room, overlook.
ing the conservatory. The ornate sill.
Yer service Of tall candelabra
fianked by lower ones and pink car.
nations added to the interest Of the
table. Huge bowls Of punch stood at
different points about the room, and in
she Mexican room on an upper floor
Il native Mexican beverage was served
The company included the members
OF the cabinet, the diplomatic corps
and official and residential circles,
among them Senator and Mrs. Robert
Nelson Stanfield, Representative and
Mrs. Sol Bloom and Miss Bloom, the
secretary of the President and Mrs.
Everett Sanders, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Adams. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w.
Mondell, Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge
Long, Lieut.. and Mrs. Jean Labat,
oil. Henry Huston Crittenden of At
iAntic City, Mo-; Mrs. Robert Love
Taylor of Tennessee, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ray Manning. Admiral and
Mrs. kimbal Commissioner and Mrs.
Cuno II. Rudolph, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederic William Vile, Mr.. and
Mrs. Copley Amory, Capt. and
Mrs. Emory Scott Land, Mr..
and Mrs. Carter Field, Mrs. Fran.
cois Berger Moran, Mrs. Gillett- Hill,
Mrs. Elonzo Tyner, Mrs. Norris Evans,
Miss Meta Evans. Mrs. Horace G.