Evening star., 1927-04-23
RECEPTION HONORS
CUBAN PRESIDENT
MachadO Is Center of Bril-.
liant Social and DipIo-
matte Assembly.

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event OF the day for him and 70
Washington society. Six hundred
guests were invited by the Ambas
sador. Senior Don Orestes Ferrara, ant
Sonora de Ferrara to meet him ant
more than that number attended
Selected from the higher ranks 0
official life. from the diplomatic corps
and resident society, a more bril-
liant assemblage could not have beer
had in the Capital. Diplomats ant
the officers of the American Army
and Navy present wore their ful
dress uniform, diplomats wearing
their court dress and combining with
this and adding color and beauty
were the superb gowns and jewels oI
the women.
The Ambassador and Sonora de
Ferrara stood in the great central
drawing room to receive, the Pres
ident Of Cuba standing by the Am
bassador and his daughter, Sonora
de Obregon, beside the hostess. The
latter was exceedingly handsome in
a. gown of heavy white crepe and
crystal embroidery, the beads form
ing a delicate design on the bodice
and two tiers of deep fringe on the
skirt Sonora de Obregon was in a
gown of sapphire blue crepe en-
broidered in crystals and her jewels
were sapphires and diamonds. About
the assemblage and throughout the
drawing room suite. which is beau
tiful and lofty, were quantities Of
rare flowers.
Kellogg Arrives Early.
Early to arrive were the Secretary
of state and Mrs. kellogg and others
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the Navy and Mrs. Wilbur the latter
lingering far on into the evening.
After guests arrived from the opera
the receiving line broke up and the
hosts and their guests mingled with
the company. The President of Cuba
IS fond of dancing and does so with
ease and grace. He singled out one
of the charming women of society and
danced with her a number of times.
During the entire reception the mem
bers of the embassy staff and their
Young and lovely wives and Senior
Cayetano de Quesada. attache, as
sisted in the hospitality of the
embassy.
After leaving the drawing rooms the
two most popular points of vantage
were the lofty and beautiful ballroom,
which easily accommodates 800 dan
GERS, and the dining room. where
bounteous feast was served of such
viands as are adapted to a buffet sup
per. The dining room, in ivory and
red, long red velvet curtains forming
the hangings and red flowers and
candles adorning the table, was the
only really crowded room in the suite.
A table at one side was used for serv-
ing champagne. and punch was served
from huge bowls in the conservatory
Reception at 10.
The reception opened promptly at
10 O'Clock and it was in the early
morning hours when the last dancers
left the ballroom, and until the very
last one said adieu the Ambassador
and Sonora de Ferrara and their honor
guests mingled in the company.
The list of guests included the Sec
retary of State and Mrs. Kellogg, the
Ambassador of Belgium and Baroness
de Cartier, the Ambassador of Argen-
tina and Sonora de PueyrTedon, the
Ambassador of Peru. Senor DIR. Her
nan Velarde: the Ambassador of Mex
leo and Sonora de Tellez, the Ambas-
sador of Italy and NobiI 4 Donna An
foinette Marjfno, the Ambassador of
Brazil, Senior S. Gurgel do Amaral:
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Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal; the Am
bassador Of Spain and Sonora de Pa
dilla, Secretary of the Treasury Mel
Ion, Attorney General Sargent, Post
master General and Mrs New, Secre.
Iary of the Navy and Mrs. Wilbur,
Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Davis.
The Minister of Portugal, Fiscount
d 'Alte; the Minister of Denmark. Mr..
Gonstantin Rrun; the Minister of
Uruguay and Nine. Narela, the Min
lister of China and Nine. SEE, the Min
lister of Hungary and Countess SZe-
the Minister of Finland, Mr..
-Axel Leonard Astrom: the Minister of
Guatemala and Sonora de Sanchez
Iatour, the Minister of Colombia and
.Senora de Olaya, the Minister of Pan
lama and Sonora de Alfaro, the Minis
ter of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes,
Dr Pavichich; the Minister of Lithu-
ania, Mr.. BiZauskas; the Minister of
Haiti and Nine. Price, the Minister of
Austria and Nine. Prochnik, the Min
lister Of Latyia and Nine. Seya, the
Minister of Czechoslovakia. DR.. Fier-
1inger; the Minister of Poland and
Nine. Ciechanowska, the Minister of
Bulgaria and Nine Bistra Radewa,
the Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Bostrom, the Minister of Venezuela
and Sonora de Grisanti, the Minister
of the Dominican Republic and Sonora
de Morales, the Minister of Albania.
Mr.. Faik KonitZa.
The Minister of Rumania and Mile.
Cretziano the Minister of Persia, Mir
"a Davoud Khan Meftah; the Minister
of Nicaragua and Sonora de Cesar, the
Minister of Canada and Mrs. Massey,
the Minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. Van Royden, Justice and Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone, Justice James Nc
Reynolds, Justice Edward #. Sanford,
Senator and Mrs. Gillett, Senator and
AIRS. Keyes Senator and Mrs. Swanson,
Senator and Mrs. Sheppard, Under
secretary of State and Mrs. Grew,
charge d daffaires of Salvador, Senor
Don Hector David Castro; charge daft
fares of Ecuador, Senior Don Juan
Berberis charge daffaires of Para
quay and Nine. Ramirez, charge daft
faires of Bolivia and Sonora de La
Barra. Representative and Mrs. Bloom,
Representative and Mrs. Britten, Rep
reseptatiye and Mrs. Fish.
Representative and Mrs. Leavitt. the
director general of the Pan-American
Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe: the Undersec-
retary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mills,
the Assistant Secretary of the Treas
1lry and Mrs Dewey, the Assistant At
torney General and Mrs. Donovan, the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs Dawson, the Assistant Secretary
Of state and Mrs. Castle the United
States Minister to Hungary and Mrs.
y. Butler Wright, the solicitor of the
State Department and Mrs. Green II.
Ilackworth, the counselor of the Bel
gian embassy, NJ. Robert Silvercruys,
rhe counselor Of the British embassy
and Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon, the
counselor of the Argentine embassy,
Senor Felipe A. Espil; the counselor of
the Mexican embassy and Sonora de
Castro-Leal, the counselor of the Ger.
Nany embassy, Herr Otto G. Kiep.
The counselor of the Japanese en-
bassy and Nine. Sawada, the coun-
selor Ct the French embassy, Count
de Sardges; the counselor of the Span
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