Evening star., 1928-12-30
FAMOUS HAVANA
CASINO REOPENED
Brilliant Audience, Including
Members of American COL
ony, Among Diners.
By Gable to The Star.

HAVANA, December 29.-The Gran
Casino Nacional here reopened last
night. Since its closing last Spring
this famous establishment has been
entirely reconstructed and now rivals
the casinos at Monte Carlo, Cannes,
Deauville and other European resorts.
A beautiful scheme of color, lighting,
draperies and settings has been worked
out. A notable and brilliant audience
attended the opening. The walls are
series of mirrored arches. Elaborate
gowns and jewels were worn.
The diners began to gather at 8
o'clock, luxuriously appointed motors
depositing a stream of pretty women
with Cuban girls in the forefront OF
the picture. From the American colony
in Havana came more beauties to chal-
lenge the Cubans and for that matter
they came from all over the world.
u. S. Ambassador Entertains.
The American Ambassador and Mrs.
Noble Brandon Judah entertained a
large party at dinner, their guests in
cluding Mr. and Mrs. William Lawton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Guillermo de Zaldo, Mr..
and Mrs. Jose Portela, Mr.. and Mrs.
Juan Kindelan, Mr.. and Mrs. FREDERICK
fernandez, Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Macia,
Mr.. and Mrs. Narcizo Macia, Mr.. and
Mrs. Antonio Mendoza, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luis Mendoza, Mr.. and Mrs. Jose
Emilio Obregon, Mr.. and Mrs. Nestor
Parraga, Mr.. and Mrs. Pabst, Mr.. and
Mendoza, Baron Taube, Miss Luisa
Mrs. Demetrio Castillo and Julia
Batista.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Flynn Of
New York and Havana were the guests
of honor of Mrs. Renee H. Lewis of New
York, whose party also included Mr..
and Mrs. George Grant Mason, jr.: Mr..
and Mrs. Aubrey l.. EadS of New York,
Mr.. and Mrs Basil Woon Of Paris, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Sciple, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. O'Brien and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan Field of New York, Nine.
Muldavin, Miss Corliss Flynn Of New
York, Miss Teresa Quesda, George
Ferry, Lieut.. Jack Hodgson, Grant
Flynn and Robert J. Kennedy Of New
York, Lorenzo Quesada, Edward B. Joyf-
fra and Walter White.
Another large party included Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Steinhart, jr.; DR.. and Mrs.
Pablo de la Llama, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Godoy, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ledden
of Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Simp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. La Rue Havens, Mer-
rin HavenS, DR.. T. Sax of New York,
Mr.. and Mrs John Duys, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Powell, Mr.. and Mrs. Esmond
Brownson, jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Manning.
Others Entertaining.
Others entertaining at the opening
dinner were Mr.. and Mrs. Miguel
Suparez, Dr. Eugenio Molinet of Hav-
ana, Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Nagel, r..
M. Cats, Mr.. and Mrs. William r..
Bush, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Rettaliata,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter SSutter, Comdr.
and Mrs. D. Oppenheimer, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Shaw, G. B. Lakena, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Armstrong, j. H. Courtney and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Hays, all Of New
York; Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman
of Washington, George r. Balch of
Cincinnati and Mrs. r. Merriman Lynch
of New Haven, Conn.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Carruthers OF
Chicago, Col. and Mrs. A. K. Evans OF
Toronto, Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. Kennedy
of Los Angeles, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Tulley of French Lick, George Hart and
E. A. Moore of New Britain and DR..
William j. Mayo Of Rochester, Mimi.
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