Evening star., 1928-11-09
Diplomats Invited to Hear
Senorita Martin -RiverO Debut.

The heads of the Latin American
missions to the United States will be
guests of honor at the concert to be
given Tuesday evening in the Washing
ton Auditorium, by the directors of the
Washington Cooperative Vesper Con-
cert Course when Senorita Elodia
Martin -Rivero, daughter of the for
mer Minister from Cuba to this country,
will make her formal debut in concert
in this country in connection with the
appearance of the Adolph Bolm Ballet
in their new program of dance
dramas Of all nations. DR.. Harold M.
Dudley, director of the Cooperative
Concerts, will be the host of the oc-
caSion.
Senorita Martin-Rivero spent her
childhood in this city while her dis
tinguiShed father was his country's
official representative. For two years
she has been extremely popular as
a concert soloist in Havana, at the
Tea7ro Nacional, achieving an instant
success last Winter when she sang
the leading soprano role in the "Navi-
dad" C'The Nativity''), composed by one
of Cuba's most noted composers, Ed
uardo Sanchez de FuenteS, with words
by Nestor de la Tore.
A tea sponsored by the hospital COM
mittee of the Women'S City Club will
be given In the clubhouse, at % jack
son place, Sunday afternoon. from 4:30
to o'clock. Mrs. George w. Eastman
and Mrs. John Allen MunScn will pre-
side at the tables, assisted by Mrs.
Laura A. Bradley and Mrs. I. B. Dodson.
The Huguenot Society of Washington
has issued invitations for a reception
to commemorate the Edict of Toler-
alton, Monday evening. at 8 O'Clock, in
the French ballroom of the La Fayette
Hotel, at Sixteenth and I streets north
west. The guests of honor will be Mr..
John Lenord Merrill, president of the
National League of Huguenot Societies,
and the Rev. DR.. Paul de Schweinitz.
president of the Huguenot Society of
Pennsylvania. The Rev. Dr. Florian
j. c. Vurpillot, chaplain of the society,
will speak on 'The Edict of federation"
which was promulgated November 18,
1887. Mr.. William Jay Schieffelin also
will be present and bring greetings
from the New York Society A special
feature Of the evening will be the pres
entation by DR.. Merrill of a Huguenot
flag to the Washington Society.
The Cornell Women's Committee
held its first meeting at the Willard
yesterday for the perfection of plans
for their part in the Cornell Alumni |
Corporation Convention from Novem-
Der 80. to December 1. Miss Abbie |
Tingley is chairman Miss Jean Ste-
yeuSon vice chairman and Mrs. F. F.
Espenchied is a member of the board of
governo IS Also attending the meeting
were Mrs. Caral G. Bell. Miss Ruth
Cleves, Mrs. Harrison Dickson. Miss
Anna Jenkins. Mrs. Betty Gilchrist,
Mrs. Ia c. Muhse, Mrs. Alfred Saw
age, Mrs Ruth Peterson, Mrs. Anna
Leonard, Mrs. Marian Rice, Mrs. Grace
Bray and Miss Clara Bailey.
Mr.. Robert d. Coe was host to
small party at the Club Chantecler last
night.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas to Be
Feted After Lecture This Afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Thomas will be
guests at tea this afternoon in the
Willard Hotel, following the lecture
which Mr. Thomas will deliver in the
National Theater at 4:30 o'clock. Their
hosts win be the committee which ar
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