Evening star., 1934-11-12
Society Folk Thronged
Polish Embassy Yesterday.

Society in its happiest mood assem-
bled in the drawing rooms of the
Polish Embassy yesterday afternoon
when the Ambassador, Mr. StaniSlaw
Patek, celebrated the independence of
Poland. Representatives from the
cabinet, high ranking diplomats and
society folk were in the company, the
event being also a show of charming
afternoon toilets and Autumn flowers
in profusion.
The guests were received by the
Ambassador in the large drawing
room. where vases we're filled with
clusters of pale yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS and Autumn leaves. Nine.
Sokolowska. wife of the counselor of
the Embassy, assisted the Ambassador
in receiving. wearing a tunic gown
Of green taffeta. barred with gold
threads with which she wore small
black velvet hat.
The tea table, bright with its deco
rations of various colored chrysanthe-
NUNS, was the gathering place for the
gay and companionable groups as was
the ball ROOM where champagne was
served and another table was laid
with appetizing and dainty accom-
paniments.
In the ball room Nine Moscicka,
wife of the secretary of the embassy,
very fetching in q black frock with a
ruffied vestee of silver ffecked white,
talked animatedly with groups Of
friends, and so too did Zdislaw
Klimpel secretary of the embassy,
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bachelors.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Dern and their daughter, Miss Betsy
Dern, and Mrs. Harold Ickes, wife of
the Secretary of the Interior, were
members of the cabinet circle at the
reception, Mrs Ickes departing rather
early, and the Derns remaining long
er, claimed by their many friends for
conversation.
The Ambassador of Turkey, Meh-
met Munir, was greeted by Nine
Rateb. Turkish by birth, and wife of
the Egyptian Minister, Ibrahim Rateb
Bey. Also from the diplomatic circle
were the Minister Of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter, the Minister of Greece
and Nine. Simopoulos, the Minister
of Sweden and Nine Bostrom, Dr.
Josef Nemecek, charge d'affairs of
Czechoslovakia; the Minister of South
Africa and Mrs. Ralph William Close
and Signora Sbernadori, wife of the
naval attache of the Italian Embassy.
The Ambassador of Italy, Signor
Augusta Rosso, is an honorary patron
for the italian Welfare League benefit
to be held in New York November %.
His highess, Prince Eugene de Ligne,
counselor of the Belgian Embassy,
with Princess de Ligne and their
family, has moved to the Wardman
Park Hotel, where they have taken
an apartment for the current season.
Mr.. Breckenridge Long, Ambassador
to Italy; Mrs. Long and their daugh-
ter, Miss Christine Blair Long, who
were at the Ambassador Hotel in New
York City for several days following
their arrival from Europe, have come
to Washington. After comforting with
President Roosevelt, the Ambassador
and his family will go to their home
at Laurel, Md, for a short sojourn
before he returns to his post at Rome
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Arthur Brown
will be honor guests at dinner Satur-
day night Of Col. and Mrs. William
P. Wooten. Saturday evening Col.
and Mrs. Wooten entertained at din
ner in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Kaufman.
Miss Janet White, daughter of Mrs.
Richard S. Aldrich. wife of former
Representative Aldrich, has selected
December 81, for the day of her we'd
ding to Mr.. c. Tracy Barnes, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtland Barnes of
New York and Manhasset, Long Is
land. A reception will follow the cere-
mony at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Aldrich In Providence.
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