Evening star., 1927-12-10
Minister Of Panama and
Sonora de AlfarO ut Opera.

The Minister of Panama and Sonora
de Alfaro were guests of Mrs.
FRANCOIS Berger Moran in her box
at the performance of Faust" given
last evening by the Washington Ma.
tional Opera Co. Others in her box
were Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett.
Senator and Mrs. Lawrence d.
Tyson were hosts in two boxes hav.
ing as their guests the Counselor of
the British embassy and Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon. Maj. Blanton Win.
ship. Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mr..
Coleman Jennings and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Gilpin of Virginia, son-in.
law and daughter of the hosts, and
their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charles
McGhee Tyson of New York Sena-
tor and Mrs. Tyson entertained their
guests at dinner before he opera.
The Miles. Claudel, daughters of the
Ambassador of France, and Nine.
Claudel, occupied a box and had with
| them members of the embassy staff.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mcclellan
Ritter had with them in their box last
| night Mr.. and Mrs. Randall H. Hag-
ner and Mr.. and Mrs. William J.
| Flather, jr.
Among others at the opera last eve.
| ming were the naval attache of the
Italian embassy and Signora Lais, the
assistant military attache of the
French embassy and Nine. Lombard,
| the Major General Commandant of
the Marine Corps and Mrs. John A.
Lejeune and their, daughters, the
Misses Lejeune; Mrs. Stephen B.
Elkins, Capt. and Mrs. Emory S.
Land, Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau, Mrs.
Frederick Dent Grant, Col. and Mrs.
T.. S. Grant, Sd; Maj. and Mrs. Robert
Goetz. Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Den.
ris, Mr.. and Mrs. John Childress, Miss
Charlotte Childress, Mrs. Charles
Binns Tebbs, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
| Finkenstaedt. Mrs. Blair Banister
,, Mr.. Robert Denton Pearson and Mr.
William Bowie Clark.
The Assistant Attorney General
! Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, was
hostess at tea yesterday afternoon in
compliment to Mrs. O. p. Clark. Mrs
| Florence Collins Porter and Mrs Ida
| koverman of California. Assisting
| Mrs: Willebrandt were Representative
! Florence p. Kahn, Mrs. w. T.. Evans
Mrs. Joe Grail. Mrs. T. J. B. Robin
son, Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr.: Mrs
| Arthur NJ. Free and Mrs. Seymour
| Lowman.
Miss Sarah Ma jor. dehutante daugh.
ter of Representative and Mrs. Samuel
Z. Major of Missouri, was the guest
| in whose honor Mrs. J. Marvin Haynes
| entertained at a tea dance this aft
| ernoon in the Palm Court of the
! Mayfiower. Guests were Miss Alice
| Abadic, Miss Anna Louise Abadie
| Miss Celeste Pope. Miss Lila La Garde
| Miss EXilona Hamilton, Miss Betty
4 In ~ ficc.
| Ruth Richards. Miss Edwina Morrow
| Miss Marjorie Lewis. Miss Marion
! Grimes. Miss Adelaide Henry. Miss
| Margaret Bacon. Miss Bina Day
| Deneen and Miss Hermoine Fitch.
Mrs Larz Anderson left last night
for Boston, where she will attend the
premier of her play. Merry Jerry,
which will be produced by the Junior
| League of Boston. Mrs. Anderson
| a well known writer and member OF
the District League of American Pen
| Women, has turned over the royalties
Of her latest book. From Corsair to
Rifin," to the National League Eel
lowship fund.
| Mai and Mrs. Herbert TT. White
entertained at dinner last evening In
the grill of the Carlton Hotel in honor
| of Col and Mrs. Harry Pillsbury. who
are sailing for Europe on December 81
for years residence abroad, during
which time Col. Pillsbury will study
ut Cambridge. Their other guest;
were Maj, and Mrs. Bayard Sneed
I Maj. and Mrs. Rowan Lumley and
Maj and Mrs. 4 w. Stanley.
Mr.. Scott Bone. former Governor o
Alaska, but now residing In Los An