The Washington times., 1933-05-13
Notable Company
At Party For
Mr.. Soonq

The Minister of China, Mr..
Sao-Ke Alfred SEE, who, dur
ing his notable career, has
spent a number of years in
this country. first as a student
at Cornell University, and later
in the diplomatic service of his
country, entertained at bril-
liant reception yesterday after.
noon. at the residence, 222l R st.
where the Minister of Finance of
China, Mr.. T. V. Soorg, the
honor guest, is residing, with
the members of the Chinese
mission; Mr.. Tsll Yee Pei, Mr..
w. P. Wei and Mr.. Arthur N.
Young. who accompanied him
here. for his conferences with
President Roosevelt on eco.
nomic subjects.
The house, which is owned
hv the former Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Charles Flarcis
Adams, and which they occu-
ped during their stay in Wash
irgton, lends itself beautifully
for affairs 0; this type, and
yesterday, as the guests mount
ed the wide stairway to the
drawing room suite on the Sec
oNd floor. they were greeted
with an unusually beautiful
sight. Each r01;T was adorned
with profusion of Spring
flowers, snowballs. pink wygelia
and white Spiraea predominant
ing.
Minister SEE and Mr.. Soong
received the guests at the en-
trance to the small drawing
room overlooking R Street.
Members of the Legation
staff and of the Mission were
present to assist in welcoming
the guests, and animated groups
representative of diplomatic, Of
ficial, and resident society were
to be found chatting in the
drawing room and spacious hall,
or gathered about the flower
decked table in the dining
room, where Mrs. Charles Nc.
Nary. Mrs. j. Wilbur Carr, Mrs.
Sol Bloom, Mrs. Fred A. Brit
ten, Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty, Nine.
Yung KWai, and Nine. Ching
Lin Hsia. took turns in preSid-
ing at the tea and coffee urnS.
NOtables Present
Practically all the chiefs Of
diplomatic missions were in
the large company invited, and
others included the Chief Jus.
tice and Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes. the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Cordell Hull, Associ-
ate Justice and Mrs. Willis Van
DeVanter, Associate Justice Nc
Reynolds, Associate Justice and
Mrs. Louis BrandeiS, Associate
Justice and Mrs. George Suther-
land, Associate Justice and Mrs.
Pierce Butler, Associate JUS
tice and Mrs. Harlan FiSke
Stone, Associate Justice and
Mrs. Owen j. Roberts, the Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs.
William H. Woodin, the Secre.
tary of War and Mrs. George H.
Dern, the Attorney General and
Mrs. Homer Cummings; the
Postmaster General, Mr.
James A. Farley, the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson, the Secretary of the
interior, Mr.. Harold l.. Ickes;
the Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, the Sec
retary of Commerce and Mrs.
Daniel C. Roper, the Secretary
of Labor, Miss Frances Perkins
Notable Guests
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson; Mrs.
William Howard Taft; Mrs.
Robert Lansing; Mrs. James Par
melee; the Minister Designate
to Canada and Mrs. Warren
Delano Robbins; Gen. Douglas
Macarthur; Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert H. Grosvenor; DR.. Stanley
K. Hornbeck; the Director Of
the Budget and Mrs. Lewis H.
Douglas; Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Klein; the Undersecretary of
State Mr.. William T. Phil
lips, jr., the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Wilbur J.
Carr; the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Raymond T,
Moley; the Assistant Secretary
of War, Mr.. Harry H. Woodring
the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Henry Latrobe
Roosevelt; the Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Mrs.
ReXford Guy TugWell; the as
sistant Postmaster General and
Mrs. Joseph C. OMahoney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morgen-
thau, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. James
C. Dunn; Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Southgate; Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Murray; the Commits
Sioner of the District and Mrs.
Luther H. Reichelderfer; the
new Governor of the Federal
Reserve Board and Mrs. Eugene
Black. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Wyatt: Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Nor
ley; Mr.. Charles Abbott; Mr..
John E. Lodge; Mr.. Herbert
Putnam; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hammel; the Commandant OF
the Army War College and Mrs:
George S. Simonds; Admiral
William V. Pratt; Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Edgar B. Larlmer'
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Emory