The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-28
Social Spotlight Again Focuses Upon
Beautiful Pan American Union
Kelloggs to Have Dinner
There Tonight; Other
Functions Planned for
Conference
By JEAN ELIOT

EWlHE Pan-American Union Build
ing is coming into its own again.
Far and away the most beautiful
setting for a party that Washing.
ton has to offer, the Pan-American
has always been popular with those
privileged to entertain there the
Secretary of State, the Latin-Ameri-
can ENJOYS, etc.-and beloved OF
those fortunate enough to be in
gited to their festivities. But
through some freak of fortune there
has not been a single fete there
since early last autumn when there
was q reception for the delegates
to Pan-American health confer.
ence then being held.
Now, however, it's going to be
different. The Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Kellogg are giving a din
ner there tonight for large group
Of guests and all next week the
Pan-American Union win be the
center Of activity for the delegates
TO the third Pan-American CONNER
cial Congress, which will bring dele
gates from al the republics Of the
Western Hemisphere. Sessions Of
the congress viii be held there and
the Pan-American has also been
chosen for many Of the festivities
in connection with the conference.
Pan.American Reception
OF the greatest general interest
Is the reception in honor Of the
delegates scheduled for Thursday
evening, May 4, at which the Sec
Retary Of State and Mrs. Kellogg
win be hosts. Those Of us who
love the Aztec Garden, with its
aad Indian brooding over the lily
pond and the strange blue light IL
Illuminating the pergola at the end,
are hoping that by this time 1t
may be warm enough for supper
to be served on the terrace over.
looking all this loneliness or at
any rate for the guests to stroll
about on the box-bOrdered paths.
For 1 have never seen q loveller
place for fete than the Pan-Ameri-
can Union when the garden Is open.
Other festivities to be given at
the Pan-American Union are q
luncheon for the delegates to the
conference on Monday, May 2, with
the members OF the governing board
Of the organization as hosts; another
on May which is being given by
the Secretary of the Treasury and
q third on May for which the
Secretary Of Commerce Is to be
host.
More Luncheon Parties
These luncheon parties seem to
be a popular form OF entertainment.
The Radio Corporation Of America
viii entertain the Latin-American
delegates at luncheon at the Willard
on Sunday, May /, the opening day
Of the congress-; on the following
Tuesday, also at the willard, there
will be a luncheon given by the
Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional Peace, and on Wednesday
there will be another party ar
ranged by the Chamber Of Com.
merce Of the United States and to
be held in its headquarters.
The American section Of the Inter-
national Chamber of Commerce is
planning dinner at the Mayflower
on Monday night, and on Friday the
delegates will be dinner guests of
John l.. Merrill, president of the
Au-American Gables, Inc, who win
entertain at the Carlton.
There will be another general re-
eeption, picturesque and colorful, at
the Mexican embassy on Wednesday
evening, when the Ambassador of
Mexico and Nine. Teller will enter.
tain ION the occasion of the third
Pan-American Commercial Confer
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