Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21

IIHSluGIlJ dDu IIOONCa
have cancelled the party this
afternoon which was to- have
f.. i been given on the White House
lawn to witness exhibition
matches of the Davis Cup teams which
will compete in the matches at the
Chevy Chase Club Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
The Ambassador of Great Britain ano
. Tadv Isabella Howard will entertain al
. a buffet supper tomorrow evening al
the embassy following the showing oil
an English motion picture on Antique
English Furniture" There will be about
200 guests, and the picture Will be
shown at 10 o'clock.
The Ambassador and Lady Isabella
Howard will spend the week end in New
York.
Mrs. James J. Davis wife of the Sec
rotary of Labor, and her five children
! saw the circus yesterday afternoon.
The Ambassador of Cuba and Sonora
de Ferrara rallied all the notables now In
Washington to the embassy yesterday
to attend the reception held in cele-
i)ration of the tWenty-Seventh ann1VeT-
sary of the independence OF Cuba.
Many of the diplomats who would other
wise have been guests are in Havana
where yesterday they attended the IN
aueuration of President Machado.
Arriving early in the flower laden
drawing room where the Ambassador
and Sonora de Ferrara received were
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, the Secre-
tarv of state. Mr.. Stimson: the Secre-
tarv of the Navy and Mrs. Charles
Francis Adams, the Ambassador OF
Spain and Sonora de Padllla and thelr
daughters, the Minister of China ana
Nine. WI, Mrs. woodrow Wilson, Rep
resentative and Mrs. SOL Bloom aIlo
Miss Vera Bloom, Gen. George Barnett
former Secretary of Agriculture ana
Mrs. Jardine, Mrs. Victor Kaufman
Mrs. Chandler Anderson, Mrs. william
|, Barrett Ridgely and Mrs. Francis g.
, NewlandS. ..,.
quests and in the dining room was
, placed a long table from which reIresn-
r11ents were served Members OF the
embassy staff assisted the Ambassador
and Sonora de Ferrara in general way,
/. but the conventional plan OF having
some one to pour tea was dispensed
with.
Sonora de Ferrara wore a becoming
afternoon costume of black chiffon with
large red roses in bold design almost
covering it. and over this was a long
bIack lace coat. Her black hair was
becomingly arranged in nat erect OF
cooled braldS.
resentative of all branches of society
aud the tables from which refreshments
were served ran the full length OF one
side of the room. Spring flowers In tall
vases stood as a decoration.
4 Extending congratulations to the AM
baysatior and Sonora de Ferrara were
Senator and Mrs. Ashurst of Arizona,
Senator and Mrs. Copeland OF New
York, Representative and Mrs. 3. wal
lace Dempsey, Mrs. James p. Butler,
Mime. Won Lewenski, Gen. Tasker H.
Bliss and his daughter in-law, Mrs. Ed
ward Goring Bliss; Mrs. Enos Newman
and her daughter-in- Mrs. Hobart
Newman: Mrs. Robert Love Taylor, Mrs.
Beverly Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs. Josh
Evans, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Walker,
Mr. Mannix Walker. DR.. David Jayne
Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot Stevens, Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer, the Assistant At
torney General and Mrs. Farnham, Mr..
and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis, Commissioner
and Mrs. Proctor L. Dougherty, Mrs.
Robert Mackenzie. Mrs Everett Sanders
and Col. Rawson Warren.
The Ambassador of Chile. Senior Da-
villa, Is expected to return tomorrow
I The Minister of Rumania, M. George
Cretziano, and his daughter, Mile.
Jeanne Cretziano. will entertain a COM
pany of Is at dinner this evening.
The Minister of China and Nine. WI
entertained at dinner last evening, when
their guests were Rear Admiral and
Mrs Charles McVay, the Assistant Sec
rotary of State, Mr.. Nelson T. johnson,
and Miss johnson, Col. and Mrs. Foy,
Col. and Mrs. w. S. Drysdale and
Eomdr. and Mrs. Theodore Wilkinson.
DR.. and Nine. WI will leave today
for New York for a short stay. DR., WI
will be honor guest at dinner given
by the American Asiatic Association.
Senator Bronson Cutting has taken
possession of the house at 1889 Wood
~ TuI1n ho and hiS mother