Evening star., 1927-02-25

bert Hoover. who invited an
interesting company OF Commerce
Department officials TO meet them. In
the party were Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. j. Walter Drake. Assistant
Secretary for Aeronautics and Mrs
William p. MacCracken, tr., the
Solicitor and Mrs. Stephen r. Davis
ir., the Commissioner Of Lighthouse
and Mrs. George r. Putnam. the
Director Of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey and Mrs. r. Lester Jones.
Commissioner Of Patents and Mrs.
Thomas r. Robertson. the Director or
the Census and Mrs. William Steuart,
the Director of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce and Mrs.
Julius Klein, the Commissioner or
Navigation and Mrs. David b. Carson.
the Commissioner Of f1sneries aha
Mrs. David O'Malley. the Director OF
the Bureau Of Standards, DIR. George
X. Burgess: the Director OF the
Bureau Of Mines and Mrs Scott
Turner, Inspector General OF Steam
boat Service and Mrs. Dickerson n
Hoover, and the Assistant 10 the
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs
George Akerson.
The Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
will oe the honor guests at dinner
TINS evening OF LIlC AaihASAN'
gary and Countess SZechenEl, Who
will entertain a company OF q.
The Secretary Of the Treasury. Mr..
Mellon. will entertain at dinner TINS
evening in compliment to MISS Rosa
mond Reed. daughter of Senator ana
Mrs David A. Reed. and Mrs. Charles
Denbv. jr.. whose marriage will take
-nlace tomorrow afternoon. Additional
quests are asked for dancing after
the dinner.
The Secretary has as his guests Mr..
and Mrs. Richard 3. Mellon and their
daughter. Miss Sarah Mellon, OF Pitts
burgh.
Miss Mellon, who will be one OF
Miss Reeds attendants. was enter
tanned at dinner last evening by Mr.
David Edward Findley.
The wives of cabinet officers have
discontinued their Wednesday after
moons at home until after Lent. They
will not receive Wednesday Of next
week, 1t being Ash "Wednesday.
Senior and Sonora de Ferrsra
Celebrated Cuba's Freedom.
Senior Don Orestes Ferrara. the Am
hassador from Cuba. and Sonora
Terrara entertained at the embassy
last night In celebration OF the an
niversary Of the beginning Of the
revolution that eliminated in the free
dom of Cuba. It had been expected
that President Machado would be the
guest of honor at the affair. but
despite his inability to be present 1t
was one Of the most brilliant recep-
tions Of the season.
More than 700 guests. including vir-
tually the entire resident diplomatic
corps I'm Washington and many per
cons high in the ofYicial life Of the
city. attended the reception and con-
graduated Don Ferrara and Sonora
Ferrara on the occasion. The embassy
was decorated in manner tnat car
ried out the red. white and blue coiors
OF the Cuban nation.
Entering the embassy. guests noted
the formal stairway. At the head or
which was draped the flag Of Cuba.
Crimson roses and delicate blue sweet
peas and white carnations carried out
the cclor scheme elsewhere. The Am.
bassador and Sonora Ferrara received
with members OF the embassy stan in
the drawing room and later joined
their guests at q buffet supper.
The Chilean Ambassador, Senior Don
Miguel Cruchaga, entertained a. party
Of IL at luncheon yesterday in the
presidential dining room OF the May
flower in compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley j. F1agg. jr.. OF Philadelphia
and Sonora de Munizaga and Senor1ta
elisa Munizaga. wife and daughter Of
the consul general from Chile TO New
York, who are staying at the May
flower. The charge daffaires OF Ecua-
DOR, Senior Juan Barberis, was also
among the luncheon guests.
The Minister Of Switzerland and
Mime. Peter entertained at dinner last
evening in honor Of the Ambassador
of Germany and Baroness Nathan.
The Minister and Nine. Peter will
be hosts to a small company at lunch
con tomorrow.
The Minister Of Colombia and Sc
nora de Olaya entertained at dinner
last evening, having as their guests
the Ambassador Of Mexico and Sonora
de Teller, the Ambassador OF Brazil,
Senior Gurgel do Amerai: the Min
lister of Uruguay and Nine. Varela,
Representative and Mrs. John Philip
Hill, the commercial counselor OF the
Swedish legation and Nine. Weidel.
the secretary OF the German embassy
and Frau Schlimpert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley c. Flagg Of Philadelphia Con-
tessa Caracciolo di Melito. Mrs. VIII
liam Barret Ridgely and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fitzhugh.
The Minister of the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes, DR.. Ante Tresich Pavi
chich. was host at dinner last eve
ming, his guests being the Minister
of Bulgaria and Nine. Radewa, the
counselor of the Rumanian legation
Mr.. Djuvara. the counselor OF the
Czechoslovak legation. and Nine. Lipa,
Mrs. w. Harry Brown, Mrs. John Al
Ian Dougherty. Mrs. Elonzo Tyner,
Mrs Patterson. Miss Helen Carusi,
Mr.. G. II. Shaw, and the secretaries
OF the legation. Mr.. Bojidar Stonia-
ovitch and Mr.. Krunoslav Meneghello
Dintchitch.
Mrs. Taft, wife of the Chief
Justice, and Sonora Dona GARNER
Satrustegui de Padilla. wife of the
Ambassador of Spain, shared honors
at the luncheon given today at the
Carlton Hotel by Mrs. NJ. de Clare
Berry, assisted by her niece. Mrs
Roland Mather Hooker of Connecticut
and New York. The table had q
charming arrangement OF red. white
and blue hyacinths. carrying the ma
tional coiors in honor of Mrs. Taft
and vases Of red and gold tulips were
placed at each end of the table. dis
PLAYING the Spanish colors in honor O
Sonora de Padilla. The place cards
were held by tiny figures alternatel,
colors. Among the guests were Mrs
Wilbur, wife of the Secretary OF th'
Navy; Sonora de Sanchez Latour