Evening star., 1933-02-12
48 Nations Represented
At Annual State Dinner
President and Mrs Hoover Entertain Members
of Foreign Diplomatic Corps in
Colorful Event

The President and Mrs. Hoover gave
the annual state dinner to the foreign
diplomatic corps last evening in the
White House. Forty-eight nations were
represented in the company, the only
heads of missions in the Capital being
absent were the Minister of Panama,
Senor Don DR.. Ricardo j. Alfaro, who
was obliged to regret because of the
serious illness Of brother in Panama,
and the Minister of Portugal, Viscount
d'Alte, who is recuperating from a seri-
GUS illness.
Like. the diplomatic reception, the
dinner last night is one of the few oc-
casions on which the diplomats don
court attire. Many of the uniforms Of
the diplomats are strikingly colorful
and with the lovely gowns and costly
jewels from all corners of the earth,
worn by the ladies, the picture is ever
one to delight the eye.
The historic crystal chandeliers were
ablaze with light and Spring flowers
were used artistically throughout the
state rooms. A section Of the Marine
Band Orchestra played as the guests
assembled in the East room and softly
during the service of the dinner.
In addition to the diplomats. and
their wives, in the company were the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson
and Representative Sam D. Mercy
nolds, chairman of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee Of the House Of Rep
resentatives and Mrs. McReynolds, and
the Presidents naval and military
aides, Capt. Walter N. Vernon and Col.
Campbell B. Hodges.
The beautiful gold service was used
on the table, and placed at intervals
were graceful compotes filled with Cali
fornia fruits. Pink roses, with freesia
buddleia and glorisum fern In profusion
were on the table.
After the dinner the gentlemen In
the party retired to the Presidents
study, on the upper floor of the man
sion, for coffee and cigars, while Mrs.
Hoover and the ladies in the party
went to the Blue room. Later addi-
tional guests joined the company for
the musicale in the. East room.
The company at dinner included the
Ambassador of France and Nine. Clau-
del. the Ambassador of Turkey, Mr..
Ahmet Muhtar; the Ambassador of Ger
many and Frau Won Prittwitz und
Gaffron, the Ambassador of Japan and
Nine. Debuchi, the Ambassador Of Peru,
Senor Don Manuel de Freyre San
tander; the Ambassador of Belgium and
Nine. May, the Ambassador of. Brazil
and Sonora de Lima Silva, the AM
bassador of Argentina, Senior Felipe
Espil; the Ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Cardenas, the Ambassador
of Italy. Signor Augusta Rosso; the
Minister of Uruguay. DR.. j. varela; the
Minister of Hungary and Countess
Szechenyi, the Minister of Finland, Mr..
L. Astrom; the Minister of Greece and
Mime. Simopoulos, the Minister of Aus
tria and Nine. Prochnik, the Minister |
of Bulgaria and Nine. Radeff, the Min
lister Of Sweden and Nine. Bostrom, the |
Of Albania, Mr.. .Faik Konitza:
the Minister of the Netherlands and |
Nine. Van Royen, the Minister of Nor
way and Nine. Bachke, the Minister of |
and Sonora de Recinos, the
of Lithuania, Mr.. Bronius
Kasimir Balutis; the Minister of Czecho-
slovakia and Nine. Veverka, the Minis
ter of the Irish Free State, Mr.. Michael
the Minister Of Yugoslavia,
DR.. Leonide Pitamic; the Minister of |