The Washington times., 1930-09-19
White House
EntertalnS
Delegates
President and Mrs. Hoover
Give Garden Party for Dis
tinguiShed Guests

- The high spot Of yester-
I! days brilliant program of
entertaining for the Fidac
delegates was the garden
party given at the White
House by the President and
Mrs. Hoover in honor of the
distinguished visitors.
The party had been
planned as an indoor recep-
tion, but the weather man
proving kind plans were
changed at the last minute
and the guests were received
on the spacious lawns south
of the Executive Mansion.
Gold braid and many medals
were the order of the day,
the feminine guests being
quite outshone in their airy
summer attire by the bril-
liancy of the masculine uni
forms.
Hail to Chief"
The entire party had assem-
bled when the President and
Mrs. Hoover made an effective
entrance to the familiar strains
Of Hail to the Chief" and with
every man in uniform standing
at attention. Greetings were
first extended to the foreign
delegates, the introductions
being made by Col. Campbell
Hodges, chief military aide to
the President. Following the
formal greeting, the President
and Mrs. Hoover mingled with
the various groups, chatting
with individual members and re-
calling old days overseas.
Mrs. Hoover wore a Summery
creation of black-and-white chif-
fon, with a wide -brimmed hat
of black straw. Her gown was
the keynote for the other
feminine attire, the majority OF
the women present appearing in
light frocks. Mrs. Edward Ever
EFT Gam, sister of Vice Presi-
dent Curtis, who arrived IN
company with her niece, Mrs.
Charles George, wore beige lace,
with a short jacket of the same
material, and a large hat OF
beige straw.
Mrs. George wore royal blue
chiffon with a large black hat.
The two were the center of
animated groups throughout the
afternoon, old friends of Mrs.
George who has lately come to
Washington to make her home,
taking advantage of the occa-
sion to welcome her to the
city.
Ribbon Of Order
OF the Fidac auxiliary dele
gates the Princess Alexandrine
Cantacuzene Of Rumania, one
of the most distinguished mem
bers of the group, wore. black
lace and a black hat with the
broad red ribbon of one of her
orders giving a striking note
Of color to her costume.
Lady Spencer-Churchill had
chosen an ensemble of figured
crepe in shades of brown and
tan, with which she wore
small brown hat. And Nine.
Coy, one of the beauties of the
Fidac Auxiliary group, made a
charming picture in a figured
crepe gown, with bright green
splashed on its back ground.
Her hat was a small model in
beige straw.
The widow of the wartime
commander of the Roumanian
army, Nine. Anestasiu contri-
buted a colorful note to the pic
ture by appearing in Rouman-
ian national dress, with a lace
veil bound about her brow.
The "gay-striped marques"
usually a feature of White
House garden parties, we're
Inissi, g, refreshments being
served from many floWer-laden
tables set under the trees in
the west side of the garden.
The relocated Marine Band
played during the fete includ-
ing the national airs of the
nine nations represented in the
gathering in their program.
Dinner Party
fl Gen. John j. Pershing, late
arrival at the party, was given
an enthusiastic ovation by his
former comrades-in-arms. Fol-
lowing the White House recep-
tion General PerShing was host
to the delegates at dinner at
Wardman Park Hotel. Closing
the days entertaining the din
ner gave the delegates an op-
portunity to meet a host of
notable Washingtonians VIII o
had been invited to dine with
them. Among the guests were
Cabinet officers, high ranking
officers Of the Army and Navy.
and officials of the American
Legion.