Evening star., 1934-05-10

| nunQreoS OF guests yesterday AFTER
noon when National day Of that
country was celebrated. The Minister
goes to Newark, N. j., today to cele-
brate there.
The legation, where Queen Marie
held court through her memorable
visit here and where many dignitaries
of that and other countries have been
entertained, was thronged with visi-
tors during the reception hours, many
lingering long after the usual recep-
ton hour.
The Minister. than whom WASH
ington never claimed a more gracious
foreign host. and his equally popular
staff were ideal in their hospitality.
Mr.. Davila received the arriving visi-
tors in the large reception hall. unas-
sisted, but with always q group OF his
colleagues about him. and the long
drawing room, where Spring forest
f1owersw ere gracefully disposed, was
the almost overcrowded meeting place
of those calling.
One missed the counselor of lega-
tion and Nine. Nano. both prime IA.
vorites in society here, who recently
sailed for their own county, but other
members Of the staff. the financial
counselor and Nine. Boncesco, the
secretary of legation and Nine. Popi-
vivi. the assistant financial counselor
and Nine. Dimitriu, with Mr.. Lau-
renee Bungardeanu, we're constantly
mingling with the company or dis
pensing hospitality at the tea table.
The dean of the corps, Sir Ronald
Lindsay. Amba ssador of Great Brit
ain, arrived early. as did many other
of the ranking diplomats and off,
cials. especially those from the De-
partment of State.
The Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Rainey were in the company, as were
Mrs. Swanson. the Ambassador Of
Brazil and Senhora de Lima, the Am.
bassador of France and Mime. de
Laboulaye, the Minister Of Switzer-
land and Nine. Peter, the Minister
of Greece and Nine Simopoulos. the
Minister of Panama and Sonora de
Alfaro and Capt. Colon Eloy Alfaro,
Minister of Ecuador: the Minister of
Sweden and Nine Bostrom, the Irish
Minister and Mrs MacWhite, the
Minister of Czechoslovakia ana Nine
Veverka, Miss Nella Veverka. the
Minister of Persia and Mime Djalal.
the charge d'affaires of Poland and
Nine. Sokolowska, Capt. and Sonora
de Prieto, Nine. Emmanuel Lombard,
Edward Weintal and Ivan FRANCES,
all of the diplomatic contingent.
Still others in the company were
the Misses Patten. Mrs Robert Mac
Kenzie, Mrs. Charles Waring. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bride, Mr.. and Mrs
Wade H. Ellis, Nine. Jean Labat,
Brig. Gen. William E. Horton, Mrs.
Buchanan Merryman. Mrs Leland
Harrison, Miss Florence Bennett Har-
ris, Miss Alicia Rodgers, Mrs. John w.
Bennett, DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Healy,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Mathews Dick. Mrs.
Henry Suydam and Mrs. Frederick
William Vile.
tn United States Ambassador to
Mexico and Mrs. Josephus Daniels
will be the guests of honor at dinner
this evening of the Minister Of China
and Nine. SEE, who will entertain q
company OF ~.
The Minister of Sweden and Nine
Bostrom have issued cards for q tea
tomorrow afternoon as a farewell to
the retiring Minister of Norway and
Nine. Bachke.
Nine. SEE, wife of the Minister from
China. will be the honor guest at a
tea which will be given this after
noon by Mrs. Arthur w. Hummel at
her home, Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs
Hummel has assisting her in receiv-
ing her guests her sister, Miss Lulu
G.. Bookwalter of Ceylon, India, who
is her guest for the month OF May
and Miss Genevieve Wimsatt. Among
the list of guests invited to greet
Nine. SEE were a number of Wash
ington women, who had at one time
been connected with official or educa-
tional circles in China. Among them
were Mrs. Alice Teasdale Hobart, au-
thor of the recent novel, "Oil for
the Lamps Of China" Nine. Tsi-
Ming Chow, wife of the military at
tache of the legation; Miss Florence
c. Chi, Miss Pearl Chen, Mrs. W. A
Slade, Miss Mary Nourse, Mrs E. G
Nourse, Mrs. Mortimer Graves and her
mother, Mrs. Everett; Mrs. A. G
Wenly, Miss Grace D. Guest, Miss
Sophy Stanton, Mrs. Richard Hogue
Mrs. William F. Willoughby, Mrs
Lewis Chase, Mrs. Maurice T. Price
Mrs. w. Benjamin White, Miss Sophie
Hamm, DR.. E. Edith Ware. Mrs
Marion Parsons, Mrs. Thomas Blais.
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