The Washington times., 1928-11-28
Reception, With Span
ish Ambassador and
Nine. Padilla as Hosts,
TO Follow Dinner

to Follow Dinner
The Spanish Ambassador
and Nine. Padilla will en-
tertain at dinner tonight at
the embassy IN honor Of Don
Alfonso, Infante Of Spain,
The Infanta Beatrix and the
members Of the party ac-
companying them to Wash
ington. Included in this
group are Don Alvaro, eld-
est son Of the Infante Al
fonso and Infanta Beatrix ;
the Marques de Villavieja,
his daughter, Senorita Dona
Pcmposa de Escandon, and
Percy Rivington Pyne I'd.
Too Brief Visit
Arriving 1T the embassy at
3 o'clock this evening, the royal
guests will leave again shortly
after midnight and will 60 back
to New York BY special train.
The duration sof their stay in his
country is limited and they have
a extensive tour in prospect.
There ii something in the re-.
mark that the royalties are
taking their visit to Washington
piecemeal speaking literally
Tor they came down from New
York for luncheon Friday on
which occasion they were re-
ceived by the President and
Mrs. Coolidge, and this time
they have come for dinner.
Afterward. however, there will
Be reception at the embassy,
at which larger group than
the dinner company will have
opportunity to meet the distin-
guished visitors.
Gala Opera
The Spanish Ambassador slipped
over to New York yesterday to
attend the dinner party Gen. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt gave
Tor the Spanish royalties who had
been their guests since their re-
turn from q brief stay In Philadel.
phiA. This preceded the gala per-
fornance st the Metropolitan
Opera, which the entire party at
tended, and afterward they all
went on to supper party for
hostess.
Nine. Ferrara were others from
washington in the golden horse-
shoe" at the Metropolitan. La
TravtatA'' was presented with q
spectacular cast, AZ q benefit for
the University City Of Madrid,
which Ii under the special patron
age Of their majesties, the King
and Queen Of Spain. It was mo-
table as marking the debut Of the
famous Spanish singer. Lucrezia
Bori, in q new rolethat Of inn
prssario. She had cut short her
vacation by month and re-
turned to this country especially
10 arrange the gigantic benefit.
Leasing the Metropolitan, she
filled the great house for the per.
formance-begides supervising the
prOduction-and must have gath
cred $50, 900 or $4,000 for a ven-
ture in which all Spain is inter-
ested.
Among the Missing
But for an attack OF influenza,
which has kept her house bound
for several days, Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend would have gone to
New York for last evenings feg-
tivtties in honor Of Don Alfonso
and the Infanta Beatrix. She
was . close friend Of, Don Alton
SOS mother, the Infanta EuIaIia
and knew the Infanta Beatrix in
her girlhood days. The daughter
Of the late Duke OF Edinburgh
and a granddaughter of Queen
Victoria, the Infanta Beatrix is q
younger sister Of Queen Marie of
Rumauia.
It was because of Nine. Boris
early return to this country that
Mrs. Townsend was able to se-
cure her for the first OF her
series of morning musicales to be
held at the Mayflower on Wed.
nesday. December 5. The bright
particular star Of the program,
Nine. Bori. will be assisted by
Milan Petrovitch. baritone. He's
q Serbian by birth. a singer
who was a soldier duEinE the
world war. but his training has
been Russian and he was long
identified with opera in Russia.
After the recital on Wednesday
Mrs. Townsend. as is her custom
viii entertain at luncheon for
the singers. She always gathers
together a group of distinguished
Washfngtonians to meet her
artists and, usually has among
her guests the ENJOYS of the
countries with which they are
affiliated.