Evening star., 1935-02-26
SOCIETY
Mrs. Roosevelt Hostess at Musicale and
Tea for Women Who Worked With
Her in Canteen During the War.

Ambassador and Nine. Saito and the
Ambassador of Cuba, Senor Guillermo
Patterson, who was accompanied by
his daughters, Senorita Zoe Patterson
and Senorita Olga Patterson.
The party was given as farewell,
as M. and Nine. Ito will leave this
week for their new post in Cuba,
where the former viii be charge daft
faires, M. and Nine. Ito received their
guests alone. Yellow roses were used
effectively in decorations. The guests
included members of the Japanese
Embassy staff, members Of the United
States Department of State and other
American friends of the hosts
Sonora de Espaillat, widow of Senor
UliSes F. Espaillat, former counselor
of the legation of the Dominican Re
public, entertained at dinner last eve
ming at the Mayf1ower in compliment
to the Minister of the Dominican Re-
public and Sonora de Braohe. The
Ambassador of Turkey and Nine.
Munir were ranking guests in the
company of 60 present Among other
members of the diplomatic corps and
officials at the dinner were the Minis
ter of Panama and Sonora de Alfaro.
the Minister of Persia and Nine.
Djalal, the Minister of Haiti and Nine.
Blanchet, the Minister of Costa Rica
and Sonora de Gonzalez. Senator and
Mrs. William H. King. Senator Arthur
Capper, Senator and Mrs. Marcus A.
Coolidge, Representative and Mrs.
Stephen w. Gambrill. the charge DAFT
flares Of Nicaragua and Sonora de De
Bayle. the counselor of the Cuban En-
bassy and Sonora de Baron. the coun-
selor of the legation of Czechoslovakia.
DR.. Josef Nemecek: the military at
tache of the Spanish Embassy. Maj.
Jose Vidal: the solicitor general and
Mrs. James Crawford Biggs. Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Hugh Matthews and Col and
Mrs Joseph c. Fegan.
| Dinner was served in the Chinese
room of the hotel, the guests being
seated at a large oval-Shaped table.
Spring flowers and tall green tapers
were used for decorations. The guests
we're received in the pan American
room. where coffee was served after
dinner
Miss Dorothy Porter. daughter OF
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. Claude Rodman Porter, has
returned from Florida, where she has
been for the past six weeks.
Congressional Club Party
For Speaker and Mrs. Byrns.
The Congressional Club gave its
annual reception to the Speaker OF
the House of Representatives last
evening in its club house at 200l New
Hampshire avenue. Speaker and Mrs.
ByrnS arrived shortly before 8 O'Clock.
the receiving line forming in the ball
room on the second floor. Mrs Ed
ward p. Costigan, first vice president
of the club, received in the absence
Of the president, Mrs William M. Whit
tington, who was called to her Mis-
sissippi nome because of the death OF
her father Maj Graves B. Erskine,
U. S. NJ c., made the presentations
Mrs. Costigan wore becoming gown
of powder blue velvet fashioned after
the prevailing mode of long skirt
falling into short train. Mrs. Byrns
was in shell pink satin moderately
nodded 10 her figure and having a
short train with this she wore a clus-
ter of orchids.
The Marine Band Orchestra played
during the reception and for dancing
later in the evening
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman was