Evening star., 1934-11-24
SOCIETY
Secretary and Mrs. Dern Entertaining
Party at Army-Notre Dame Game
in New York Today.

The Ambassador of Spain, Senor
Don Luis Calderon, was the guest In
whose honor the military attache O.
the embassy, Maj. Jose Vidal, ente"-
tanned at luncheon yesterday in h )
apartment In the Westchester. The
other guests were members CT the
embassy staff.
The Minister of Panama, Senor
DR.. Ricardo j. Alfaro, was host at
luncheon today in the legation, en-
tertaining IN compliment to the
Panama Treaty Commission. The
company included DR.. Narciso Garay
and Dr. Carlos L. Lopez, members OF
the commission; the Minister OF
Ecuador, Senor Capt. Colon Eloy Al
faro; the charge d'affaires of Mica
ragua, Senor Dr. Henry de Bayle; As
sistant Secretary of State Mr.. sum-
ner Welles; the director general OF
the Pan-American Union, DR.. Leo S.
Rowe: the chief of Latin American
affairs division of the State Depart
ment. Mr.. Edwin Wilson the assist
ant solicitor of the State Department,
Mr.. Joseph L. Baker; the secretary OF
the Panama Treaty Commission,
Senor Eugene j. Chevalier; the assist
ant director of the Pan-American
Union. DR.. E. Gil Borjes; Mr.. George
Merrell of the State Department; the
secretary of the legation, Senor Juan
B. Chevalier. and the attache, Senor
Luis R. Alfaro: the Rev. Edmund A
Walsh. regent of the School of For
eign Service of Georgetown University
and DR.. William p Notz. dean Of the
school: Frof. A. Curtis Wilgas of
George Washington University, DR.
]. B. Tribe, DR.. Tomas Cajigas, Dr.
P. F. Constantinople, DIR. J. S. Lewis
and DR.. Victor A. Alfaro, son Of the
host.
Senator and Mrs. Marcus A. Cool
idge are spending some time at Pine
hurst, N. c.
Representative elect James A.
OIeary of New York City, with Mrs.
OLeary and Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Hurley, has come to Washington to
spend few days. and are occupying
a suite at the Wardman Park Hotel.
A simply planned wedding of inter-
est will take place this afternoon
when Miss Halle Brooke, daughter
of Col. and Mrs. Mark Brooke, and Mr..
John Rodgers Shdell of New Orleans,
La, son of Mrs. William Slidel and
the late Mr. Slidell Of New Orleans,
will be married at o'clock in the
home of the brides parents at 3133
Connecticut avenue. The Rev. DR..
H. D. Sterrett, rector of All Souls
Memorial Church officiating. A group
of players of stringed instruments will
furnish the wedding music and the
decorations will consist OF white
flowers against a green background.
The bride will be given in marriage
by her father, and will wear a gown
of white satin made on princess lines
with which she will wear veil OF old
lace and carry a bouquet of white
roses and lilies. She will have no
attendants. The best man will be
Mr.. Walter Lippincott Coles of Phila-
delphia.
A reception will be held afterward
for the guests attending the ceremony.
Mrs. Brooke, mother of the bride, will
wear powder blue lace with a toque
to match and Mrs. Slidell. mother of
the bridegroom, will have gown OF
black and silver lame.
The bride will wear a goingaway
ensemble of dark green when she and
Mr. Slidell leave on their wedding
trip.
Only relatives and close friends will
attend the ceremony.
The controller of the State of
Minnesota and Mrs. Edward j. Pear
love have arrived in Washington and
are guests of Mrs. Pearloves brother
in-laW and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. H. D.
Milestone, at 5000 Ninth street. Mr..
and Mrs. Milestone will entertain at
dinner this evening in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Pearlove who are en- route
| to their home in Minneapolis from
! Georgia. Tomorrow evening Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Rudolph, brotherin-law
and sister of the visitors, will enter
tain at dinner in their home in