Evening star., 1933-02-05
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL r. KENNEDY.

Odicials Of the incoming administra'
ton and approximately 200 new mem.
bers Of Congress will be welcomed
promptly to one of the cultural insti-
tutions in the National Capitalize
diplomatic Sunday evening salons
which promote international amity by
introducing nations to each other, by
bringing leaders in the United States
Government into close association with
the official representatives of the ma
tions of the world, with better mutual
understanding.
The originator and presiding genius
at these diplomatic salons is DR.. Anita
Maris Boggs, an economist, educator
and philanthropiSt, who founded the
Bureau Of Commercial Economics 2O
years ago-a non-governmental phil
anthropic and educational institution
for promotion of international comfy
and understanding. She has received
the thanks of the United States Gov
ernment and various other nations for
constructive work in behalf Of human
ity.
cooperating and allied with the
work that Is being done by DR.. Boggs
are the United States Government, the
British Empire, the Pan-American
Union; the Kingdoms of Italy, Den
mark. Serbs, Croats and Slovannes,
Egypt, Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania,
the Empire of Japan, the Netherlands,
the Federation of Switzerland; the Re-
publics of France, Argentina, Germany,
Nicaragua, Chile, China, Spain, Fin
land, Estonia, Latvia, Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Peru, Cuba, Panama. Costa
Rica, Guatemala, Mexico. Austria. the
Dutch East Indies and the Dominican
Republic.
These evenings are far more than
pleasant social gatherings. Not only
do they give the latest economic infor-
nation about the nation being present
ed, but the interchange of information
has resulted in the introduction of new
business, new enterprise, commercial
treaties and other events Of far reach
ing consequences in the history OF the
world.
The diplomatic Sunday evening
salons have attained such distinction,
particularly in Europe, that they are
almost always honored by a greeting
from His Majesty the King or Presi-
dent of the nation being presented. d.
The foreign papers carry full notices
Of the program, the address which Is
delivered and a detailed account OF the
reception and the hosts.
One of the first among the leaders In
Congress to appreciate the value OF
these salons was Representative Henry
T. Rainey Of Illinois, at present House
leaoer, who is likely to be Speaker in
the next Congress. Nearly 10 years
ago he urged his colleagues to partlcl-
pate in these salons, saying:
These salons-interrupted during the
period of official mourning for the late
President Calvin Coolidge, will be re-
sumed tonight, in the ball room OF the
Shoreham Hotel at 9 o'clock. A series
of nine evenings have been arranged.
Chinese songs and instrumental num-
bers played on the instruments of old
China will be presented tonight, when
DR.. Frank w. Lee, formerly acting
minister of foreign affairs Of China,
special envoy to the United States and
high advisory to the Chinese legation,
will introduce DR.. Y. r. Chao, chief,
Chinese Educational Mission in United
States; Miss Sophia Han, the other
Chinese ladies and gentlemen, who will
present the musical portion OF the pro-
gram.
Mr. Herbert White and Mr.. j. Henry
White, who have lived for many years
in China, will give an address on the
High Lights of Chinese Civilization"
illustrated with beautiful colored slides.
The ball room will be decorated with
about 100 Chinese paintings, made in
China by the White brothers, with
rare Chinese jade and Chinese en-
broideries belonging to the Chinese le-
cation and the flags of China and the
United States.
Following the program. the members
of the salon will greet, at the informal
reception, Mr.. Kung and number OF
other eminent visiting Chinese diplo-
mats.
A novel feature of the evening will
be the Chinese refreshments, the Pa
Pao Fan or the eight-jewel rice, the
many jewel Chinese cakes and other
delicacies of the high caste Chinese,
rare Chinese tea and punch, as it is
the occasion by a Chinese chef.
The other evenings scheduled are:
February II. Austria. in honor of
the Minister from Austria and Nine
Prochnik
February 10, Spain, in honor Of the
Ambassador from Spain and Sonora de
Cardenas.
February 26. Denmark. in honor OF
the Minister from Denmark and Nine.
Wadsted.
March 5, Italy, in honor Of the AM
bassador from Italy, Mr.. Augusta
RoSso.
March IL, Germany. in honor Of the
Ambassador from Germany and Nine.
Won PrittwitZ.
March l9, Alaska, in honor Of the
Secretary Of the Interior
March 26, Japan, in honor of the
Ambassador from Japan and Nine.
Debuchi.
April 2, France. in honor Of the dean
Of the diplomatic corps, the AmbasSa-
dor from France and Nine. Claudel.