The Washington times., 1927-04-25

Eerrera, at which q large ana Oh
society had opportunity to meet t
The Ferreras entertain with lavish
ness controlled by discriminating
taste and those who were fortunate
enough to attend the dinner last
night will long remember its beauty
and charm. Guests assembled In
one of the embassy drawing rooms,
after which President Machado en-
tered with Ambassador Ferrara to
be presented to each Of the COM
pany.
The dinner was in the ballroom,
with the ranking guests seated at
one long table from which smaller
tables branched off. The decorations
were Of Easter lilies and vari-colored
spring flowers, which were also used
through the embassy in lavish pro-
fusion.
Seated BY Host
In accordance with what IS prob
ably Cuban custom, the President
Of Cuba sat on the right hand of
the ambassador instead of taking his
hostess to dinner. and Nine. Ferrera
had the Secretary of State and the
ranking ambassador on her right
hand and her left. The Cuban am
hassadress wore a lovely gown OF sap
pl1ire blue lace, with big sapphire
ornament, a beauknot OF diamonds
on one shoulder. Sonora Obregon,
daughter of President Machado, wore
a mauve gown, with pearls and had
large pearl hoops In her ears.
Distinguished Guests
The company included: The Sec.
rotary of State and Mrs. Kellogg,
the Ambassador Of Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier, the Ambassa-
dor of Argentine and Madame de
Pueyrredon, the Ambassador of
Peru, the Ambassador Of Mexico
and Sonora de Teller, the Ambas-
sador Of Italy and Nobil Donna
Antoinette de MARITIME, the Am
hassador Of Japan and Madame
Matsudaira. the Ambassador of Bra
xil, the Ambassador of Chile, the
Ambassador of Spain and Sonora de
Padilla. the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, Mr.. Andrew w. Mellon; the
Attorney General, John G.. Sargent;
the Postmaster General aid Mrs.
New, the Secretary Of Labor and
Mrs. Davis, the Secretary Of Com
nlunications of Cuba, Senior Rafael
s. Aballi.
The Minister Of Portugal, the
Minister of Uruguay and Madame
Varela, the Minister Of Hungary
and Countess Szechenyi, the Min
lister of Guatemala and Sonora de
Sanchez Latour, the Iinister of
Colombia. and Sonora de Olaya, the
Minister of Panama and Sonora de
Alfaro, the Minister of Haiti, the
Minister Of Austria and Madame
Procknik, the Minister of Venezuela
and Madame Grisanti, the Minister
OF the Dominican Republic and
Sonora, de Morales, the Minister OF
Nicaragua and Sonora de Cesar, the
Undersecretary Of State and Mrs.
Grew.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. c. P. Sum-
neral. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. ]. A.
Lejeune, Representative and Mrs.
Fred Britten, Representative and
Mrs. Sol Bloom, the Charge DAT
flares of Ecuador, the Charge DAT.
flares Of Paraguay and Sonora de
Ramirez, the Charge d'Affaires OF
Bolivia and Sonora de la Barra, the
Director General of the Pan Amer
lean Union, the Assistant Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Wilbur Carr, the
Assistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Robert Odds, the Assistant Sec.
rotary of State and Mrs. William
r. Castle. jr., the Secretary to the
President and Mrs. Everett San.
ders, the Chief Of the Latin-Amer.
ican Division and Mrs. s. w. Nor"
San, the Solicitor of the State De-
partment and Mrs. Hackworth, the
Assistant Postmaster General and
Mrs. Warren /. Glover.
Senior and Sonora Jose E. Oregon,
DR.. Claudio Gonzales de Mendoza,
Senior Aurelio Portuondo, Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, Col. and Mrs.
John H. Carroll, DR.. Julio de la
Tore and Sonora de la Tore, Mrs.
John B. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Thaw, jr., Mrs. Mabel j.
Boardman. Countess Caracciolo, Miss
Julia Elena Pueyrredon, DIR. An
tonic A. Bustamante, Miss Rosa
Padilla, Miss Jeanne Cretziano, Miss
Ramona Lefevre. Miss Smiddy, Mr..
and Mrs. William Smith Howard,
jr., Miss Celeste Crosby, Major VIII
liam III. Shutan, DR.. Carlos Hen.
riqueZ, the Counselor of the Cuban
Embassy and Sonora de CAltunaga
and the Secretary of the Cuban
Embassy and Sonora de Baron.
Belgian Embassy Luncheon
Earlier in the day President
Machado had been the guest at
luncheon Of the Belgian Ambas-
sador and Baroness de Cartier,
afterward making pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon and the tomb OF the
Unknown Soldier and returning in
time to be host, with the Cuban
Ambassador and Nine. Ferrera, at