Evening star., 1935-10-10
Officials,
Diplomats
In theNeWs
Secretary and Mrs.
Swanson at Naval
Academy Today.

The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson are spending today
in Annapolis where they went for the
observance of the ninetieth anniver-
sary of the founding of the Naval
Academy. The Superintendent of the
Naval Academy and Mrs. David F.
Sellers were hosts at luncheon pre-
ceding the foot ball game, their other
guests including the Chief of Naval
Operations and Mrs. William Standley.
The Secretary of Commerce, Mr..
Daniel c. Roper, who returned from
New York yesterday, will be joined
tonight by Mrs. Roper. The Secre-
tary and Mrs. Roper were in Atlantic
City over the week end and went to
New York Tuesday.
Sonora de Alfaro, wife of the Min
lister of Panama, was hostess at
luncheon today in honor of Sonora de
Gurdian, wife of the minister of for
eign affairs of Costa Rica. The guests
were Sonora de Castillo Najera. Nine.
Sonora de Arcaya, Sonora de Borden
ave, Sonora de Alfaro. wife of the
Minister of Ecuador; Sonora de
Castro, Sonora de Brache, Sonora de
Gonzalez, Sonora de Caceres, Sonora
Vengoechea, niece of Sonora de Cur
dian, and Mrs. James Moran.
The newly appointed Minister of
YugoSlavia, Mr.. ConStantin FOtitch,
and Nine. Fotitch, will arrive in this
country within a fortnight and will
come directly from New York to the
Capital.
The governor of the Federal Reserve
Board, Mr.. Mariner S. Eccles, will
join Mrs. Eccles today at the Shore
ham, where they have taken an apart
ment for the Fall ard Winter.
Mrs. Eccles arrived yesterday from
their home, at Ogden, Utah, where
the family spent the Summer. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Robert An
derson of Los Angeles, who joined her
at Ogden, and will be her guest at the
hotel for several weeks.
Miss Eleanor Eccles, who attends
Holton Arms School, and Mr.. John
David Eccles and Mr.. Campbell Eccles,
daughter and sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eccles. came two weeks ago and are
with their mother at the hotel. Mr.
Eccles has been visiting the various
Federal Reserve banks of the country.
The retiring second secretary of the
German Embassy and Frau Dohmann
were the guests in whose honor the
newly appointed second secretary,
Count Rudolf Strachwitz, entertained
at luncheon yesterday.
Herr and Frau Lohmann were en-
tertained at dinner Tuesday evening
by the Ambassador, Herr Hans Luther.
Herr and Frau Lohmann will leave
next week for Berlin, where they will
spend a short time. later going to
Memel, where Herr Lohmann will as
sumo his duties as consul.
The newly appointed first secretary
of the Argentine Embassy. DR.. Hector
Diaz-Leguizamon, has arrived in Wash
ington to take up his duties and is
staying at the Mayf1oWer. Before
years service in the state department
in Buenos Aires he was on duty in the
Argentine Legation in Copenhagen,
his country's headquarters for Den
mark, Norway, Sweden and Finland,
which is covered by the one Office. Dr..
Diaz-Leguizamon is bachelor.
The chief of protocol and Mrs.
Richard Southgate have had as their
guest the >latter's sister, Signora Col
letti-Perucca, who is spending several
days in New York and will return here
for another visit.
Signor Colletti-Perucca and his two
elder sons sailed last week to return
to Italy, where his sons will resume
their studies. The youngest son re-
mained in this country with his
mother.
Mrs. McAndreW, widow of Maj.
Gen. James w. McAndrew, after
spending the Summer at Bar Harbor,
Me, will return to her apartment in
2400 Sixteenth street at the end of
the month.
Col. and Mrs. E. North Buxton
of Loughton, Essex, England, are
passing some time at the Carlton.
Maj. and Mrs Albert T. Fletcher
have leased their apartment at 24OO
Sixteenth street to Mrs. A. w. Lee
and her daughter, Miss Laura Lee.
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