Evening star., 1935-09-15
BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT.

Glamorous Latin American coun-
tries this week will celebrate their in
dependence days, Chile and Mexico
each having enjoyed century and a
quarter of independence. The Am
bassador of Mexico and many mem
bers of his staff are in New York to-
day, having taken part in the gor-
geous ball given at the Waldrof-As-
toria in that city last night by the
Mexican consulate. Many of the
smaller countries will also celebrate
somehow those delightful countries
are never in such happy mood as
when holding a fete of some sort.
But really Chile bears the palm for
contributing to the month its most
glittering array of events. The Am
bassador, Senor Don Manuel Trucco,
and Senoritas Trucco will extend
their hospitality to several hundred
guests Wednesday, when there will be
q reception in the embassy to cele-
brate independence day, and again
there will be unusual life in the en-
bassy from October 25 to %, when
the Chilean Army -poloists will be in
the Capital. Their three days COM
petition with the United Statse Army
team will keep the sporting element
on its mettle and between times the
visitors will be variously entertained
and dined and wined.
Somehow, Chile has borne away the
palm for lively social excitement this
Fall. The wedding of the counselor,
Senor Cohen, to charming Senorita
Chita Arguello, foreseen by only their
most intimate friends, brought the
climax to a brief and ardent court
ship and gave to Washington society
another gifted young matron in the
diplomatic corps. There are other
romances brewing in the corps and
Dan Cupid seems to be rampant both
in Washington and other cities.
No wedding out of town in a long
time has caused more interest socially
in Washington than that yesterday at
Englewood, N. j., of Miss Barbara
Tahoe Talbot and Mr.. Albert Lincoln
Washburn. A number of the friends
OF the late Albert Washburn, father
OF the bridegroom, went to the Jersey
resort for the event, and while the
bridegroom is not personally so well
known to society here, his father will
long be remembered. Small, dapper
and highly intelligent, Peter Wash
burn was one of the best horsemen
about Berryville and adjacent sports
loving centers, where he spent part
of the Summer season while in the
State Department. 1t was while he
served as Minister to Austria-he died
in Vienna, April 3, 1930-that he was
given his appointment as Ambassador
to Japan, a post he never reached.
President Hoover made the appoint
ment in recognition of Mr.. Washburns s
faithful service over many years.
Rumor was long rampant on the
subject Of Senator McAdoo's romance,
but so nicely was it managed that
few outside his immediate family were
able to name the bride until the news
broke near the end of last week
Senator McAdoo is fond of social life,
loves dancing and is a matchleSs host
His second wife, Eleanor Wilson, was
never fond of society, and in late years
has turned her mind to far more Sc
rious things, and now the hostesses OF
the Capital are wondering what to ex-
pect of the new. Mrs. McAdoo. That
the Senator and his bride will return
long enough before the opening of
Congress for her to make her official
calls on oficial wives is not doubted.
Quite task that, calling on all the