Evening star., 1927-11-09
= HE Secretary of State and Mrs.
Kellogg attended the reception
yesterday afternoon given by
the Minister Of Siam, Lieut..

Il the Minister of Siam, Lieut..
Gen. Phya Vijtavongs. at the
legation. in celebration of the birth
Day anniversary of His Maj jesty King
'rl iadipok of Siam.
The affair was one of the most bril-.
.iant and interesting of the Autumn
;"ason. and society, both official and
residential. turned out en- masse TO
p1y homage to the King. The recep-
ton was the first to be given by the
Minister. who has been at this post b'lt
little over a wear. The legation was eI-
fectively decorated with vari-colQred
Autumn flowers and palms. ana
string orchestra. placed behind screen
of palms, played selections during the
afternoon The long table in the DIM
ing room where n delicious repast was
served had beautiful center-plec"
of sweetheart roses and maiden half
fern. and presiding at the table were
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr. wife OF the AS
slstant Secretary of State. who wore
a stunning gown of black with close
fitting black hat, and Mrs. keith
Merrill. who also wore black trimmed
with peacock blue and close-nttinS
hat Mrs. William w Russell. wife
of the former United States Minister
TO Siam. presided over the puncn
bowl. wearing a black ensemble with
a small lat ana Stfiit@ VI p~f'' -.
The Minister had assisting him in
receiving Nine Nidcs Virajkich. Mrs.
Lotus. wife of the counselor OF III"
legation. who wore IA gown of black
yalve, and rosapoint lace. with
large hack lace hat.
The Minister'S young daughter MISS
Eamala Nititavongs. who ATTENDS
Holton Arms School. cordially wei
coined the guests in her charming
manner. wearing dainty trock OF
pale lavender georgette crepe TRIM
med with bands of velvet ribbon IN
a deep shade of orchid. tlny nose
CAV Of French flowers caught at the
left shoulder. Also assisting were
Miss Virginia Russell, daughter OF
the FORMER Minister to Siam and Mrs.
Russell: Miss Mary MacFarland, Miss
Ruth Graham and Miss Muriel Fritz
Among the distinguished guests
were the Ambassador of Peru, DR..
Herman Ve,arde: the Ambassador OF
Ja,an and Nine. Matsudaira, the AM
bassador Of Spain and Sonora de
Padilla. the Ambassador of Cuba and
Sonora de Ferrara. the Ambassador ot
France. NJ. Paul Claudel, and his
daughter, Mile Claudcl the Attorney
General. MIR. Sargent: the Secretary
Of the Navy and Mrs. Curtis Dwight
Wilbur. the Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs. Herbert Hoover. the Min
lister of Uruguay and Nine. Farela.
the Minister of China and Nine. SEE,
the Minister of Hungary and Countess
Szechenyi. the Minister of Finland.
Mr. Axei Leonard Astrom: the Min.
lister of Colombia and Sonora de Olaya,
the Minister OF the Irish Free State,
Mr., Timothy J. Smiddy: the Minister
of Haiti and Nine Price and their
son.in law and daughter. DIR. ard
Nine Lizaire; the Minister of Austria
and Nine. Prochnik, the Minister of
Egypt. Mafmoud Samy pasha: the
Minister of Bulgaria, Mr.. Simeon
Radeff. the Minister Of Venezuela,
Senor DR.. Don Carlos F. Griaanti:
the Minister of the Dominican
Republic and Sonora Morales. the
Minister of Persia, Mira Davoud
Khan Meftah: the Minister of the
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Mr.. Vol.
slav Ansonievitch: Admiral and Mrs.
Edward w. Eberie; the acting coun.
selor OF the British embassy and
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon. the charge
d'affaires of Italy, Count Albeto Mar
chetti: the charge d'aiTaires of Nor
wa, .Ir. Aevis III. G. o. Lundh: the
first counselor the Peruvian embassy
and Sonora de GonZaleZ Prada. the
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
William X. Castle. the first secretary
of the Peruvian embassy. Senior de
Buenavista the Assistant Secretary OF
State. AIR. Wilbur j. Carr, the solicitor
general and Mrs. William d. Mitchell.
the Assistant Secretary Of the Treas.
ury and Mrs. Carl ID. Schuenman, the
judge advocate general of the United
States Army. Gen. John a. Hull
Mrs. Victor. kauifmann, the Commits