The Washington times., 1927-05-17
NOtobIes TO Help Celebrate Double
Anniversary of Spanish Sovereign
!Alfonso's Envoy Gives
Reception This After
noon to Official Group
BY JEAN ELIOT


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wv terested like ali good demo.
Gratis In princes and potentatea
dearly love being asked to heir
celebrate q Kings birthday. SO
there will be a brilliant turn out
for the reception the Ambassador
of Spain and Nine. Padilla are Civ.
Ing this afternoon at Wardman
Park Hotel.
This marks double anniversary,
the forty-first birthday OF His Maj.
esty and the silver jubilee Of his
coronation as King Alfonso XIII.
"A posthumous child. he was born
q King, but he was not crowned
until his sixteenth birthday. He
IS one Of the glamorous person.
alities among European royalties,
an accomplished sportsman, good
sport, q clever politician and q
beloved sovereign. who has man.
affections Of his people through
many political upsets.
Today-May 17-has further in.
Sensational interest as IL ID the ma
tional holiday of Norway and the
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the war.
A Stately Function
Y Given at a hotel, the reception to-
day must necessarily lack some of
the picturesque features Of embassy
fetes. But it win be stately func-
ton, with a brilliant company as.
sembling to do honor to the Spanish
sovereign and his representative in
washington. The Spanish flag and
the Stars and Stripes will have the
place Of honor In the decorations
and spring flowers have been used
with lavish profusion. During the
afternoon the Royal Rumanian Or
chestra will give e program Of
Spanish and classical music.
The Ambassador and Nine. Padilla
win be assisted in receiving by their
daughters, Miles. Rosa and Maria
Padilla, and their two Oldest sons,
Don Ramon Padilla, an attache Of
the embassy, and DON Aware Pa.
diIla. The members Of the embassy
staff will also help in welcoming the
guests.
Among those who win attend the
reception will be the Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Kellogg, the Score.
tary of the Treasury. Andrew w.
Mellon; the Postmaster General and
Mrs. New, Mrs. Dwight Davis, wife
Of the Secretary Of War; the Under.
secretary Of State and Mrs. Joseph
Grew, and Miss Lila Grew. the As
sistant Secretary OF War and Mrs
Hanford MacNider, the Assistant
Secretary OF War and Mrs. r. Tru.
bee Dawson, Mai. Gen. and Mrs
Charles Summerall, Admiral and
Mrs. Edward w. EberIe, the heads
Of the diplomatic missions, who are
at present in the city, and the per.
sonnet Of the various diplomatic
groups. The hours are from s to z.
Follows HOnored Precedent
Although I do not remember such
q celebration at the Spanish embassy
in a good many years, the Padillas
followed honored precedent. For
records OF the early days Of the
republic tell of how the first min
lister Of Spain, DON Diego de
Garidoque, entertained the official
world with great brilliancy on the
birthday anniversary of Carlos W,
then King of Spain. This was while
the Capital was established in New
York and Don Diego invited the
President and his Cabinet, the Con-
gress Of the United States and many
other notables to a solemn service in
st. Peters Church and to a splendid
banquet afterward in his home.
In 1896 Don Diego was succeeded
by Count de Inijo and it was he
who moved the Spanish diplomatic
establishment to Washington in
into the new Capital. Special ia.
cilities had been granted to him
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