The Washington times., 1927-02-24
Cuban Presidents Visit Postponed
Sine Die; Reception at Embassy
Many Proposed Festivi-
ties Cancelled; Doctor
Overrules Executive
BY JEAN EDLOT

MdC0duO OF SuD6 TO Ltl0
united states has been postponed
ssine die"
These were the exact words Of
the Cuban embassy official, who
made the announcement after hav-l
ing been in communication by tele.
phone with the Presidents palace
in Havana. The Cuban chief execu.
tive has been indulging In grippe
ana his physicians have decided
that 1t would be dangerous for him
70 brave the change Of climate be.
tween Havana and Washington at
this time.
Somewhere this morning I saw
Ahe statement that President
Machado would start for this coun.
try on March /. Seemingly, how
ever. that is an error. Perhaps
May / was intended. For, although
no definite date for the postponed
trip has been set, the embassy
states that it has not been given
up and the impression seems to be
that President. Machado will come
In the late spring. May would be.
an appropriate time. for Washing
ton is then at its loveliest. More
over, it is in early Nay that the
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Festivities Cancelled
Among the festivities planned for
che Cuban President, which have
had to be cancelled, were a dinner
which President and Mrs. Coolidge
were giving tomorrow night and a
luncheon tomorrow with the Belgian
ambassador, Baron de Cartier, as
host, He Is his country's diplomatic
representative at Havana as well
as at Washington. The governing
board of the Pan.American Union
had planned luncheon for Satur-
day and the Cuban Ambassador and
Nine. Ferrera, a luncheon on Sun
day.
Embassy Reception Tonight
Although it will be a case of
Hamlet without the Prince Of Den.
mark, the reception tonight at the
Cuban embassy will be- held as
planned despite the enforced alb.
gence Of President Machado. 1t is
arranged as q celebration OF the
Cuban independence day. and some
500 guests have been asked. The
party is by way OF being an Of
fetal debut for the new Ambassador
OF Cuba and Mime. Ferrera. Since
coming to Washington they have
been entertained a good deal, and
have given several dinners, but this
Is the first big function of their
regime.
SECRETARY MELLON HOST
10 WEDDING GUESTS
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mellon, of
Pittsburgh. and their daughter. Miss
Sarah Mellon, who are coming to
Washington for the marriage Of
Miss Rosamond Reed, daughter of
Senator and Mrs. David A. Reed,
and Charles DENLY, jr., on Satur.
day, win be guests while in Wash
ington of Secretary Mellon of the
Treasury. Miss Mellon is to be one
OF the bridesmaids.
Senator and Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper have returned to their apart.
fnent at the Powhatan after a short
visit to their home In Philadelphia.
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Vtscount Theophile de Lantsheere,
newly appointed first secretary of
the Belgian embassy, arrived Tues
day in New York on the Aquitania
from Europe, and will come to
Washington today. Viscount de
Lantsheere will take the place of
Baron van der Elst.
LORDS GIVE MUSICALE
AT WHICH SON SINGS
The Director of the Budget, Gen.
Herbert. M Lord, and Mrs. Lord
will be hosts at musicale this
evening in the assembly hall of
the Memorial Continental Hall. The
artists will be Maj. Kenneth Lord,
son Of the hosts, and Mrs Ogorita
Rose Rugg. who will give a pro-
gram of songs in which there are
several the music for which has
been written by Mrs. Kenneth Lord
and the words by Mrs. Carroll L.
Beedy.
Mrs. Francis B. Wildly entertained
at luncheon today at the Army and
Navy Club in compliment to. Mrs.
Lewis Hays Watkins, who is visit
ing her. Others in the company,
some Of whom are remaining to
play bridge, were Mrs. Norman
Murray Smith, Mrs. Charles Nelson
Rfker, Mrs. Joseph c.. Colquitt,
Mrs. William Gouverneur Barne-
wall, Of Warrenton, Va, who is
the guest for few days of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gordon
Jones; Mrs. E. H. Humphreys. Mrs.
Thomas Larkin, Mrs. Thomas
Armat, Mrs. John Harrison Knapp
and Mrs. Lucius Warren johnson.
Mrs. Watkins will leave Washing
ton the end Of this week for New
York to stay with her mother, Mrs.
NHv.u
accompany her when she returns
to Chattanooga, Tenn, where Major
Watkins is now stationed.
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Mrs. John Caswell, of New York
and Boston, has arrived in Washing
ton for the marriage Of her son,
John CasweI, jr., and Mrs. Zachary
Lansdowne, which will take place on
Saturday She Is staying at the
Mayflower.
Mrs. Albert j. Gore and her
daughter, Miss Frances Larner
Gore. have returned to Washing
ton after a months cruise in the
West Indies.
Representative and Mrs. S. Wal.
lace Dempsey, Of New York, will
entertain at dinner this evening at
the Mayflower, having IL In the
party.
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Mrs. George F. Downey enter
tanned a company Of IA ladies at
luncheon today, In the group were
Mrs. Edward Van Ingen, Mrs. C. w.
Hammill, Mrs, F. s, Landstreet, all
Of New York, ana Mrs. George F.
Downey. Jr., of Huntington, w. Va,
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