The Washington times., 1928-11-23
President and Mrs. Coolidge Hosts
At Annual Diplomatic Dinner

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their Wives Feted /;
Music Follows Brilliant
Dinner
Although the diplomatic
dinner at the White House
Last night was the most
Undressing social event
Of the week, its interest was
personal only to a half
dozen beside the chiefs OF
foreign missions and their
wives. For the diplomatic
group has grown so large
that it is impossible to IN
clude many other guests
without increasing the din
ner company to unwleldly
proportions.
Fifty-five Nations
Fiftv-five nations are now
included in the diplomatic list,
the State Departments Blue
Book. which is the official
guide for diplomatic functions.
OF these Russia is represented
bv 4 financial attache, with
headuuarters at New York;
Iatvia and Esthonia by consuls
general in New York, who are
also in charge of legation mat
ters. and the little Duchy OF
Luxemberg by a charge d'af-
faires, Baron Raymond de
Waha, who has been almost
continuously absent" since he
presented his credentials IN
1920.
Largest Company
But even with these missing"
and = few others of the diplo-
matte group unavoidably absent,
4he President and Mrs. Cooidge's
guests numbered 94-the largest
company they have entertained IN
their Administration. Beside the
foreigners present, the dinner
guests included the Secretary or
state and Mrs. Kellogg, Senator
William e. Borah, chairman or
the Foreign Relations COMMITTEES
Of the Senate, and Mrs. Borah;
Representative stephen G. Por-
ter. chairman of the Foreign At
fairs Committee OF the House,
ana the inevitable aides. Col.
Osmun LIatrobe and Capt. Wilson
Brown.
Conspicuous absentees were the
Ambassador of Spain and Nine.
Padilla, who had landed in New
York only yesterday afternoon
after a visit in Cuba on their
way back from Spain, and the
Ambassador of Argentina, DR..
Manuel Ernesto Ma1bran, who
sailed last week for Buenos Aires
ostensibIy to bring his family to
Washington-i1is departure on the
very eve of the two White House
functions for the diplomats CIV
ing color, however, to the theory
that he is not to return. He is
said to be at outs with his gov
ernment over their having made
arrangements for President-elect
Hoover's visit to Argentina with
out having consulted the embassy.
The Minister of Hungary, Count
Szechenyi. who is still in Europe,
and Countess Szechenyi were also
absent, as was the Minister of
Albania, Faik Konitza, who is
away. And two charming ladies
missing were Nine. Claudel, wife
Of the French Ambassador, not
yet 'of return" from France, and
Nine. Olaya, wife of the Minis
ter of Colombia. who is i'll.
Foreign ENJOYS
Headed by the Ambassador Of
Great Britain and Lady Isabella
Howard, dean and doyenne of the
corps, the great company of
diplomats present included, the
Ambassador Of Peru, DR.. Herman
Velarde; the Ambassador of Mex.
leo and Mrs. Teller, the italian
Ambassador and Nine. de MARITIME,
the Ambassador of Brazil, Mr., S.
Gurgel do Amaral; the Ambassa-
dor Of Cuba and Nine. Ferrara,
the Ambassador of France, Paul
Claudel; the Ambassador of Chile
and Nine. Davila, the Ambassa-
dor of Belgium and Princess de
Iigne, the Ambassador of Tur-
key, Ahmed Mouhtar Bey; the
Ambassadors of Germany and
Mime. Won Prittwitz, the Ambas-
sador of Japan and Nine. De-
buchi.
Also the Minister of Portugal
and Viscountess d'Alte, the Minis
ter of Denmark, Constantin Brun;
the Minister Of Uruguay and Nine.
varela, the Minister OK Switzer-
land and Nine. Peter, the Minister
Of China and Nine. SEE. the Min
fster of Finland, AxeI Leonard
Astrom; the Minister of Colombia,
DR.. Enrique Olaya: the Minister
OF Panama and Nine. AIfaro. the
Minister of the Irish Free State,
Timothy Smiddy: the Minister of
Greece and Nine. Simopculos, the
1llIIlSLGI VI <LaGiEld ctIiu NlIltt.
Prochnik, the Minister Of Egypt
and Nine. Sany Pasha, the Min
lister of Poland and Nine. Ciecha-
nowska, the Minister of Bulgaria
and Nine. Radeff.
The Minister of Sweden and
Nine. Bostrom, the Minister OF
Venezuela and Nine. Grisanti, the
Minister of the Dominican Re.
public and Nine. Morales, the
Minister Of Siam, Lieut.. Gen.
Phya Vijitavongs: the Minister OF
Runania, Georges Cretziano; the
Minister Of Persia, Mira DaVoud
Khan Meftah; the Minister OF
Nicaragua and Mime. Cesar, the
Minister of Canada and Mrs
Massey, the Minister Of the
Netherlands and Nine. van Royen
ktA MinfafAT. of N0I-uaU and Mrna