Evening star., 1933-07-21
SOCIETY
The President Entertains Ethiopian
Prince at Luncheon Today In
the White House.

large group of Black Shirts Of the
Fascist, members Of the Italian colony
in Washington, who were included
among the guests. The costumes varied,
some with long white trousers having
fine black stripes, others with dark
reddish brown long trousers and one or
two with forest green trousers after the
fashion of the knickerbocker, and
gathered into tall black boots.
Many Of the guests walked In the
patio and sat in the comfortable chairs
and swings and even at late hour after
the honor guests had left for brief rest
before the festivities of the evening, q
large number still remained and gave
no sign of leaving.
Among those from the diplomatic
corps at the party were the dean OF the
corps, the Ambassador of Turkey, Mr..
Ahmet Muhtar; the Ambassador OF
Japan, Mr.. Katsuji Debuchi; the Am
bassador of Great Britain, Sir Ronald
Lindsay; the Ambassador of Argentina,
Mr. Felipe Espil; the Ambassador OF
Spain and Sonora de Cardenas, the
Ambassador of Cuba and Sonora de
Cintas, the Ambassador Of France and
Nine. de Laboulaye, the Minister of
Greece, Mr.. Charalambos Simopoulos.
and the Minister of Albania, Mr. Faik
Konitza.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Daniel c. Roper with their daughter,
Miss Grace Roper were in the COM
pany. Mrs. Roper wore a becoming
gown of flesh color lace and chiffon
fashioned with a jacket and q black
and white hat. Miss Roper was IN pale
pink organdie, q deep circular collar
falling to the elbows to form the
sleeves and her graceful hat was in
the same shade. Representative and
Mrs. Sol Bloom and their daughter,
Miss Vera Bloom also were there. Mrs.
Bloom wearing cafe au la1t chiffon
and lace gown with deep brown
straw hat and her daughter, having a
figured crepe dress with black nat.
Others at the party included Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Wilbur j..
Carr, she in figured chiffon in green
white and red with a beige hat; the
new apostolic delegate. the Right Rev.
Amleto Giovanna Cicognani; Mrs.
Lewis, wife of Senator James Hamilton
Lewis in a pale green crepe gown with
black hat; Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
Brewer Montgomery, the latter before
their recent marriage, Mrs Mark Reid
Yates; Mrs. Henry c. Corbin, the
Misses Patten. Miss Louise Harrison
Gwynn, in striking costume OF pale
grey crepe trimmed with pale yellow
and a fetching little hat of butter
cups. in full bloom and flat against
her head, allowing becoming amount
of soft blonde hair to show about her
face; Mrs. Russell Bennett, and her
daughter, Miss Florence Harris; Miss
Meta Morris Evans, Mr.. George Bowie
Chapman, Maj. and Mrs. Parker w.
West and Mrs. j. Fred Essary and
her daughter. Miss Peggy Essary.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson and the Assistant
Secretary of>War, Mr. Harry H. Wood
ring, and his sister, Miss Ida Wood
ring, were hosts at dinner followed by
a reception with dancing last evening
in honor Of Gen. Italo Balbo, Italian
minister for air, and the officers who
made the fight under his command
from Italy to this country. The party
was given in the ~Army-Navy Country
Club and several hundred additional
guests were invited for the dancing
after the dinner. Mr. Woodring acted
as host in place of the Secretary OF
War, Mr. George H. Dern, who with
Mrs. Dern, has gone to California 10
attend the conference Of Governors.
The Minister Of Ecuador, Senor S..
Don Gonzalo Zaldumbide, was host to
company of IA at dinner last eve
ming.
The Minister of Colombia, Senor Don
Fabio Lozano, and his daughter, Seno-