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SOCIETY
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tn honor Of the Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Dern. The other guests were
members Of the Scientific Advisory
Committee of the National Geographic
6ociety-U. S. Army Air Corps Strato-
sphere Flight, and their wives.
After dinner Capt. Albert w. Ste
vens, scientific observer of the expedi-
tion last Summer, exhibited motion
pictures and lantern slides OF the
night and told of the experiences OF
his two companions and himself IN
escaping from the falling balloon.
The guests were: The Secretary OF
War and Mrs. Dern, DR.. and Mrs. Ly-
man J. Briggs, DR.. and Mrs. John
Oliver La Gorce, Col. and Mrs. w. R.
Pope Of Fort Meade, S. OAK; DR.. and
Mrs, Frederick v. Coville, Capt. and
Mrs Raymond S. Patton, Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis r. Gregg, DR.. l.. B. Tuckerman,
Capt. Albert w. Stevens, Capt. Orvil
4. Anderson, Capt. Randolph P. Will
lams, Mrs. Paxton Blair, Mr.. and Mrs.
Melville Bell Grosvenor and MIR. and
Mrs. Thomas w. McKnew.
The apostolic delegate, the Most
Rev. Almeto Giovanni Cicognani, was
the guest in whose honor the Am
hassador Of Poland, Mr.. Stanislaw
patek, entertained at dinner last
evening. Other guests were the royal
italian Ambassador, Signora Augusta
RoSso; the Minister of Czechoslovakia,
Mr.. Ferdinand Veverka; the Min
lister Of the Irish Free State. Mr..
Michael MacWhite; Senator David I.
Walsh, Bishop Mcnamara, the Most
Rev. James H. Ryan. rector of the
Catholic University; Msgr. Vagnozzi,
the Rev. J. Coleman Nevis, president
Of Georgetown University; the Rev.
Edmund j. Walsh, vice president OF
Georgetown University; DR.. Gerry
Morgan, Mr.. E. c. Mcclure. Mr.. j. C.
Merriam. DR.. James Brown Scott, DR..
Frederick Bancroft, MIR. M. S.
Szymczak, Mr. Harold Hinton, Mr..
Robert S. Kelley, Mr.. Bruce Mohler
and the members of the embassy staff,
including the counselor, Mr.. Wlady-
slav Sokolowski, the secretary, Mr..
Zdnslaw Klimpel and the attaches,
Mr.. Edward Weintal and Mr.. Bohdan
zaniewski
The charge d'affaires of Cuba
Senor DR.. Don Jose T. Baron. was
host yesterday at an informal recep-
tion at the embassy following the
presentation of the Order of Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes in the rank Of
comendagor to Mr.. Charles A. Doug
lbs. prominent Washington attorney,
In recognition of his services to Cuba
The presentation was made at noon
by Dr. Baron in the name of the
President of Cuba and was followed
by an informal reception for the
small company attending the presen-
tation. Among the guests were the
members of the embassy staff. Gen.
Carlos Garcia Velez. Cuban Ambas-
sador to Mexico who is visiting in
Washington: Mrs Herbert J. Adair
and Miss Patsy Douglas. daughters of
Mr.. Douglas; Senor Edouardo Mon
toulieu and Senor Aurelio Portuondo
and Sonora de Portuondo.
The Order of Carlos Manuel de
Cespedes takes its name from the
first President of Cuba. who is known
In that republic as the father of his
country. The President was the ia
ther Of the Ambassador to Washing
ton, Senior Carlos Manuel de Cespedes,
who left this post to take up his
duties as secretary of state.
It was during the regime of Ambas-
sador de Cespedes that the present
embassy was planed and built, the
building being designed after the
home of Sonora de Cespedes in Italy.
Mr.. Frederic A. Delano, president,
and the members of the executive
board Of the American Civic Associa-
tion, have issued invitations to din
ner at the Cosmos Club Monday. Janu-
ary 20, at 7:30 o'clock in the evening.
The guests of honor will be Mr.. Harold
L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior and
chairman of the National Resources
Board, and other members OF the
board.
Mr.. Marshall NJ Dana, associate
editor Of the Oregon Journal Of Port
land and chairman of the Pacific
Northwest Regional Planning Com
mission, will address the meeting.
Senor DR.. Carlos L. Lopez, head of
the Panama, special mission. was host
to . party Of II last evening at the
Madrillon dinner dance.
Miss Dorothy M. Ahlers entertained
q party of 80 for cocktails at her Con-
necticut avenue apartment Sunday
afternoon in honor of Representative
and Mrs. William H. Sutphin. Other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John Ben
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Hermes, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Warren, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Raesley, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Brubaker, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McC.
Lewis, Representative and Mrs. D.
Lane Powers, Mr.. F. Regis Noel, Maj.
Jerome E. Johnstone, Mr.. Ross Foun-
tain and Mr.. Joseph Lister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gallagher
have issued invitations to dinner at
Wardman Park, where they make
their home, Wednesday, January %,
In honor Of Baroness Karsoff. They
will also entertain at a cocktail party
Saturday evening, in their apartment,
in honor of Mr.. William Huntington,
who has recently returned to Wash
ington from Florida.
DR.. A. D. Peck, widow of Lieut..
Comdr. Allen E. Peck, entertained at
luncheon Saturday for DR.. and Mrs.
n. Z. Roberts. DR.. N. Bartram, Miss
Ada Cady and Mr.. Allan E. Peck, jr.
Lieut.. Burwell B. Wilkes, U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Wilkes Of Fort washington,