The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Envoy Of Egypt
Honor Guest
At Dinner

The minister of Egypt. Sesos-
iris Sidarouss Pasha, was the
guest of honor at dinner given
last evening by the Comman-
dant of the Navy Yard and Mrs.
Henry Varnum Butler. preced
ing the last Sail Loft" dance of
the season.
The other guests were the
First Secretary of the Egyptian
Legation and Nine. Ally Ismail
Bey, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Ar
thur, of Winchester, Va; Mrs.
Gretchen Smith, Lieut.. and Mrs.
George Macdonald, Miss Adele
Jahncke, Lieut.. Comdr. Lucien
Green, Second Lieut.. Thomas
Jeter and Lieut.. Ford Taylor.
The Sail Loft" dance last
evening was one of the largest
of the season. Diplomatic, Off
cial and resident society was
brilliantly represented in the
boxes which encircled the large
dance floor. The loft was beau
tifully decorated with flags and
banners, with a large American
flag in electric lights at one end
and an anchor outlined in lights
at the other. A section of the
Navy Band played for the
dancing, which was continuous
from until l o'clock.
Admiral and Mrs. Butler had
as their guest of honor in their
box the Egyptian Minister,
Sesostris SidarousS Pasha. and
the members of the dinner
party they had entertained
earlier in the evening; and they
held a continuous reception, the
dancers constantly stopping to
greet them, as they are among
the most popular leaders of the
Navy set in Washington.
Many other dinner parties
preceded the dance, hosts
coming on with their guests.
Among those in the large COM
pany were Senator Arthur
Capper, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher
Hobart, who was the guest of
Col. and Mrs. Randolph Coyle,
who entertained a large party;
Comdr. and Mrs. Henry Martin
Jensen and their daughter,
Miss Mary Ann Jensen, and her
house guest. Miss Mary Bennett,
of New York: DR.. and Mrs.
Ralph Walker Mcdowell, Comdr.
and Mrs. Smith Hampstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund F.. Jew
ell. Capt. and Mrs. Grafton S.
Kennedy and DR.. James Emery.
Dinners Before Dance
Miss Caroline Hyde, daughter
of the Secretary of Agriculture,
and Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde, en-
tertained a small company at
dinner in her parents apart
ment, later taking her guests to
the Sail Loft dance.
Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Charles E. Riggs were the honor
guests of Comdr and Mrs.
Eugene H. Tennent when they en-
tertained 80 guests at dinner.
later going on to the Navy Yard
dance.
And Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs.
Leland Dotson Webb. who en-
tertained at dinner last evening
at the Shoreham. and later took
their guests to the dance.
Among those in their party were
Comdr. Ralph D. Weyerbacher,
U. S. N, and Mrs. Weyerbacher,
Lieut.. Maurice E. Browder,
U. S. N, and Mrs. Browder,
Mrs. Hoggatt Clopton, Sonora
Marie de Arias, Senorita Ceci-
liza Alfaro, Senorita Rebeca
Alfaro, Senorita Marie SacaSa,
Mr.. Eugene Kevin Scallon,
Capt. E. P. H. Gempel, Lieut..
Raymond R. Waller. U. S. N,
and Mr.. LaVerne Baldwin.
Hosts at Supper
Capt. and Mrs. Thomas R.
Shearer had a buffet supper at
their home before the dance
when their guests were Capt.
and Mrs. Joseph Fellows, Capt.
and Mrs. Edgar L. Woods, Capt.
and Mrs. Jessie A. Nelson, Major
and Mrs. Ralph j. Mitchell,
Comdr. and Mrs. Warren G..
Childs, Comdr. and Mrs. Stuart S.
Brown, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs.
Kemp c. Christen, Lieut.. Nor
ton Seligman, Comdr. and Mrs.
r. E. Thomas, Comdr. and Mrs.
Roger w. Paine, Capt. William
j. Flood, Comdr. Edwin C. Ebert,
Robert Earl, Mrs. Arthur H.
Page, Mrs. r. H. Stackhouse,
Mrs. Archibald, Comdr and Mrs.
Clark E. Morrow, Major and
Mrs. Harold Pierce, Capt. and
Mrs. William j. Flood, Capt.
A. C. Mcdaniel and Mr.. and
Mrs Rlrdette Wright.