Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-11-14
SOCIETY
Costume Fete Planned by Mrs. Roosevelt
for Newspaper Women the Evening
of Gridiron Dinner.

Maddox, debutante daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Amory Maddox,
served punch and had a tunic of pale
gold lame over skirt of black velvet.
The large company yesterday in
cluded the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Dern with their daughter, Miss Betsy
Dern, accompanied by the Governor
of the Canal Zone and Mrs. Julian
Schley, who are visiting in Washing
ton; Nine. de Laboulaye and Mile. de
Laboulaye, wife and daughter of the
Ambassador Of France, friends Of
long standing of the Minister and
Nine. Prochnik, who were at this post
when the Ambassador served as coun-
selor of the embassy a few years back.
The Minister of Switzerland joined
Nine Peter late in the afternoon and
among others there were the Minister
OF Panama and Sonora de Alfaro,
Mrs. James j. Davis. Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, Mrs. William r. Cas-
tie, jr.; Rear Admiral and Mrs. Mark
L. Bristol, Miss Laura Harlan, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman, Miss
Laura Tuckerman, Rear Admiral and
Mrs Emory Scott Land. Mrs. Robert
F. Mackenzie, Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs.
Robert Whitney Imbrie, Baroness Won
Below, Co. and Mrs, George c.
Thorpe, Mrs. Frederic William Vile
and Brig. Gen. William E Horton.
The Minister of Czechoslovakia, DR..
Ferdinand Veverka, accompanied by
his son, M. Ferdinand Veverka, jr.,
will arrive in New York tomorrow
abord the Manhattan from a short
vacation abroad They have been at
Prague most of the time, where Nine.
Veverka and Mile. Nella Veverka will
remain until after Christmas. Mile
Ververka, who was a debutante in
Washington last season, is making
her bow in her native country this
season.
Sonora de Alfaro, wife of the Min
lister Of Panama, and her daughter
and son were among those who at
tended the performance of "A Murder
Has Been Arranged" given last eve
ming by the Man-Tilla Players in the
Immaculate Conception Hall. Senior
Victor Alfaro, son of the Minister and
Sonora de Alfaro, has worked with
Theodore Tiller, I'd, in other the
atricals. and last year young Senior
Alfaro was dramatic coach at the
camp where he spent the Summer.
Others at the performance last eve
ming were the secretary to the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marvin H. Mcintyre,
whose daughter, Miss Marion Nc
Intyre, plays one of the leading roles;
Mrs. Henry Parsons Edwin, Miss
MORA Archbold, Mrs. James E. Jones,
DR.. and Mrs. Macpherson Crichton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans.
The Man Tilla Players will repeat
the performance this evening and
again tomorrow evening.
The director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. l.. S. Rowe, en-
tertained at luncheon today at the
annex of the Pan-American Union in
honor Of the special commission ap-
pointed by the government of Panama
to negotiate treaty with the United
sion: The Minister of Panama. Senior
DR.. Ricardo ]. Alfaro, chairman; Senol
DR.. Narciso Garay, Senior DR.. Carlos L
Lopez and Senior Don Eugenio j
Chevalier, secretary to the commission
Additional guests in attendance were
the Secretary of Commerce, Mr.. Daniel
C. Roper; the Assistant Secretary OF
State, Mr.. r. Walton Moore; the AS
sistant Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner
Welles; Senior Don Juan B. Chevalier
secretary, and Senior Don Luis r. Al
faro, attache of the Legation of Pan
ANA; Mr. William Jennings Price, for
mer Minister of the United States to
Panama; Mr.. Joseph r. Baker, assist
ant to the legal adviser, and Mr.
George r. Merrell of the Latin Ameri-
can division of the Department OF
State: DR.. John c. Merriam, president
of the Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington; DR.. Thomas H. Healy, assist
ant dean, School Of Foreign Service OF
Georgetown University, and Dr. Este