The Washington times., 1929-12-18
Mrs. William r. Castle, Jr., Entertains
At Luncheon for Nine. TdkGrube
Reception for Delegation
Today and White House
Dinner Tonight

were having luncheon IN
formally at various places
about town today, a distin-
guished group of ladies,
headed by Nine. Takarabe,
wife of the naval minister,
q honor guest, and Nine.
: Debuchi, wife Of the jap
= anese ambassador, assembled
at the home Of Mrs. William
. R Castle, jr., for> luncheon.
Nine. Kiyolxo Jujo, Of New
York daughter Of Admiral
and NINE. Takarabe, and 10
e6rding 70 the latter, one Of
tIie chief reasons for coming
tC this country, has joined
AAr parents here and was
Glso among Mrs. Castles
luncheon guests.
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Nine. Jujo is the wife Of an
official Of the Yokohama Specie
Rank and his work brought s
them to America almost two
years ago. So Nine. Takarabe's
reunion with her daughter has
been q happy occasion, after
two years Of complete Separa-
tion, when letters. have been
their sole means Of communica-
tion.
Reception Today
The next formaNty for the
visitors is taking place this aft 3
ernoon, when the japanese Am
bassador and Mime. Debuchi are
entertaining at . large recep
ton at the. Mayflower at
o'clock, when officials, together
with many members Of the resi-
dental set, are assembling 20
greet the delegation.
Admiral and Mime. Takarabe,
Mr.. WakatSuki, former premier
Of Japan; Mr.. and Mrs. SetSIlzo !
Sawada, and Mr.. Tokugawa,
are standing in line with the
Ambassador and Nine. Debuch1
to receive the guests.
Mr., Sawada, long attached to
the Japanese embassy In Wash
ington, is now consul general In
New York.
White House
This evening the President
and Mrs. Hoover are entertain
ing In honor of the delegation
at dinner at the White House,
although, In accordance with
White House customs, no guests
of honor we're named on the
Invitations.
Last evening the Japanese.
Ambassador and Mime. Debuchi
were hosts to q brilliant CON-
pany at dinner at the Nay
flower for the visitors, includ-
ing the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Stimson, the British AM
baSsador and Lady Isabella
Howard, the Italian AmbaS-
Nador and Donna Antionetta lie
MARITIME, the French AmbaS
GaGiOr and Nine. Claudel and
the Secretary OF the Navy.
Charles Francis Adams.
Senator David Aiken Reed
and Dwight w. Morrow, United
States Ambassador to Mexico.
who are to serve with Secretary
Stirnson and Secretary Adams
Un the American delegation to
the naval conference. were pre-
sent, as were William r. Castle.
III, newly appointed United
States special Ambassador to
Japan, and Mrs. Castle.
The French Ambassador and
Nine. Claudel will be hosts at
dinner tonight. Among their
guests viii be the Belgian AM
bassador and Princess de Ligne,
the Swiss Minister and Nine.
Peter, the Attorney General and
Mrs. william Dewitt Mitchell
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and Mrs. Robert p. Lamont.
The Belgian Ambassador,
Prince Albert de LigIle, viii en-
tertain sc dinner on the eve
ming Of January 8. to celebrate
the marriage Of Her Royal
TIighness Princess Marie Jose,
of Belgium and His Royal High
ness Prince Umherto, Prince Of
Piedmont. preceding the ball 4
to be given that evening at the
italian Embassy. i.
Princess de Ligne viii sail the
first week in January for
Europe, and will not be present
ct the dinner.
Envoy at Fete
The Rumaniail minister,
Charles IA. Davila. will preside
at the opening Of d Rurnaniarl
fete at international House In
New York this evening.
All the RuInaniall memhersl
Of international House will par
ticiate IN q program depicting
Rumanian folk lore, dances and
art. An exhibition OF fine arts
from Rumania will be opened
iby Mr.. Davila tomorrow.
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The Italian Ambassador and
Nine. de Martino win be hosts
40 dinner tonight in c0mpli-
meHlt to Representative and
mrs. John @. Tilson. There
VIII be % guests in the party,
among them the italian Con-
slll General In New York,
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