Evening star., 1934-01-12

"HE White House last evening
presented a brilliant and inter
esting scene when the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained
at dinner the heads of the for
eia, missions in the Capital and their
wives. The function was the third OF
the oficial annual dinners given at the
mansion and like the reception to the
Diplomatic corps many of the diplomats
wore their court dress adding color
TO the international picture. Repre-
sentatives of so nations were in the
company last evening. the absence OF
the diplomats who head the other four
missions in Washington being brought
about by mourning or absence from
the city.
The time honored arrangements for
similar functions at the Presidents
house were carried out. AS the guests
arrived they we're escorted to the east
room by the White House aids, in full
dress regalia The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt Joined their guests in the
east room and after receiving them,
this In accordance with seniority In the
corps, the President led the way to the
state dining room. The dean OF the
diplomatic corps, the Ambassador OF
Turkey, Mr. Ahmet Muhtar, having no
hostesses with him in the Capital, the
President escorted the Honorable Lady
Lindsay. wife of the Ambassador of
Great Britain, while Mrs. Roosevelt
walked with the dean.
Blossoms and ferns from the White
House conservatory were used artistic
ally In the state suite, which was bril-
liantly Illuminated by the exquisite
crystal chandeliers. The dinners to the
heads Of missions, in recent years, are
the largest in point OF number to be
given at the mansion. Last night
long oval table was used and following
the custom of only using the gold serv-
ice at state dinners the beautiful mir
rored centerpiece, with its matching
candelabra and compotes, purchased in
the regime of President Monroe,
adorned the table along with the gold
banded service plates added to the
White House china during President
Wilson's administration and the gold
dat service Of an earlier administra-
ton The cut glass goblets and finger
bowls used on the beautifully laid ia
BILE bore the seal of the United States.
Pink roses, snapdragons, stevia and
baby primula filled the bowls on the
Inirrored centerpiece and glorioSum
fern trailed artistically on the table.
The compotes held luscious grapes and
other fruits and dainty candies were
found in the gold china compotes.
After the service Of the dinner the
ladies went to one of the smaller draw
ing rooms for coffee, the gentlemen
remaining in the state dining room for
coffee and cigars.
The company included the Ambas-
sador of Turkey. Mr.. Ahnet Muhtar;
the Ambassador of Great Britain and
the Honorable Lady Lindsay, the Am
basSador of Peru, Senor Don Manuel
de Freyre y Santander; the Ambassa-
dor Of Belgium, M. Paul May; the Am
bassador of Brazil and Senhora de
Lima Silva, the Ambassador of Ar
gentina and Sonora de Espil, the Am
bassador of Spain and Sonora de Car
denaS, the Ambassador of Poland, Mr..
Stanislaw Patek; the Ambassador of
Italy, Signor Augusta Rosso; the Am
bassador Of France and Nine. de
many, Herr Hans Luther; the Ambas-
sador of Chile, Senior Don Manuel
Trucco: the Ambassador of the Union
OF Soviet Socialist Republics, Mr.. Alex
ander Troyanovsky; the Minister of
Switzerland and Nine. Peter, the Min
lister Of Finland, Mr.. L. Astrom; the
Minister of Greece and Nine Simo-
poulos, the Minister Of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik, the Minister Of Sweden
dl1Q Milo. 6OSUIOll, LIE hHul1SCeI OF AL
hania, Mr.. Fatk Konitza; the Minister
Of Norway, Mr.. Halvard H. Bachke;
the Minister of Czechos1ovakia and
Nine. Veverka, the Minister Of the
Irish Free State and Mrs MacWhite,
the Minister of Yugoslavia, DR.. Leonide
Pitanic; the Minister of Rumania. Mr..
Charles A. Davila; the Minister Of
Venezuela and Sonora de Arcaya, the
Minister of Denmark, Mr.. Otto Wad-
sted; the Minister of Colombia, Senior
DIR. Don Fabio LoZano; the Minister of
Canada and Mrs. HerTidge, the Minis
ter Of the Dominican Republic, Senor
Don Roberto Despradel; the Min
lister of Panama and Sonora de
Alfaro. the Minister Of China and Nine:
Senor de Bordenave, the Minister Of
Siam and Princess Damras, the Minis
ter of Persia and Nine. Djalal, the Min
lister Of Ecuador, Senor Captain Colon
Eloy Alfaro; the Minister Of Portugal
and Nine. de Bianchi, the Minister Of
Haiti and Nine. Blanchet, the Minis
ter Of Hungary and Mime. Pelenyi, the
charge d'affaires of Cuba and Sonora de
Baron the charge daffaires Of Mexico
and Sonora de Padilla-Nervo, the
charge d'affaires Of Japan and Nine.
Taketomi, the charge d'affaires of Bull
garia and Nine. Petroff -Tchomakoff, the
charge d'affaires of Costa Rica and
Sonora de Gonzalez, the charge daft
fslEes Of Egypt, Nicholas Khall Bey: