Evening star., 1935-05-14
Soviet Envoy
EntertainS
At Musicale
Martinelli and Elena
Bel Sing for Guests
of Troyanovsky.

The spacious and handsomely fur
nished Soviet Embassy resounded with
exquisite music last night. Giovanni
Martinelli, Metropolitan tenor, and
Elena Bel, young coloratura soprano,
came to Washington to sing for the
Ambassador of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics and Nine. Troy
anovSky, who invited several hundred
members of society in the Capital to
share this music treat with them.
The Ambassador and Nine. Troy
anovsky. most gracious Of hosts, re-
ceived their guests in the great hall
of the embassy, the program of music
being presented in the huge music
room. The program included a duet
from the first act of "R.goletto," Gio-
Vanni Martinelli and Miss Bel receiv-
ing thunderouS applause for this beau
tiful number. Emilio RoXaS played
the Accomplishments for the singers.
Following the music hour delicious
refreshments were served from long
buffet table in the dining room. Ad-
ding interest to the presence of Miss
Bel in recital in the embassy is the
fact that her father, Mr.. Eugene
Schoen Of New York, is the architect
who remodeled the old Russian en-
bassy for the present regime. Miss
Bel studied for opera in Italy and
made her debut year ago.
In the representative company in
vited to the delightful function last
night were the Secretary of War and
Mrs. George H. Dern, Miss Betsy Dern,
the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs
Henry A. Wallace, the Secretary of
Labor, Miss Frances Perkins; the Am
baSsador of Italy, Signor Augusta
Rosso; the Ambassador of Germany,
DR.. Hans Luther; the Ambassador of
Chile, Don Manuel Trucco, and Sig
noritaS Marta, Graciela and Rebeca
Trucco: the Ambassador of Japan and
Nine. Saito. the Ambassador of Spain
and Nine Calderon.
Senator and Mrs. William H. King,
Senator Arthur Capper. Senator and
Mrs. Robert ]. Bulkley, Senator and
Mrs. L. J. Dickinson, Senator and
Mrs. Pat McCarran. Senator and Mrs.
John r. Overton, Senator James E.
Murray, Senoritas Zoe and Olga Pat
terson, the Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik, the Minister of
Sweden and Nine. Bostrom, the Min
lister of Albania, Mr. Faik Konitza:
the Minister of CZechoslovakia and
Nine. Veverka and Miss Nella Vev-
erka, the Minister of the Irish Free
State and Mrs. Michael MacWhite.
the Minister of Denmark and Nine.
Wadsted, the Minister of Canada and
Mrs. Herridge, the Minister of Iran
and Nine. Djalal, the Minister of the
Union of South Africa and Mrs. Close.
the Minister of Uruguay. Mr.. j.
Richling; the Minister of Norway and
Nine. Munthe de Morgenstierne. the
Minister of Finland and Nine Jarne-
felt, the Minister of Colombia and
Sonora de Lopez, the Minister of Costa
Rica and Sonora de Gonzalez, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Sol. Bloom and
Miss Vera Bloom, Representative and
Mrs. Millard Caldwell, Representative
Joseph w. Martin, jr.: Representa-
tive Caroline O'Day and Representa-
tive and Mrs. Sam D. McReynolds.
The Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, the Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury, Mr. Laurence
Wood Robert, jr., and Miss Robert;
the Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, Miss Josephine Roche; the as
Eistant to the Attorney General and
Mrs. William Stanley, the Assistant
Attorney General and Mrs. George C.
Sweeney, the Second Assistant POST
master General and Mrs. Harlee
Branch, the Fourth Assistant Post
master General and Mrs. Smith w.
Purdum and Miss Laura Purdum,
Mrs. Henry L. Roosevelt, the As
sistant Secretary of the Interior, Mr..
Oscar L. Chapman; the Assistant
Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs. John
Dickinson, the charge dafaires of
Greece, Mr. Nicholas G. Lely; the
charge d'affaires of Lithuania, DR..
Mikas Bagdonas: the charge d'affaires
OF Bulgaria and Nine. Petrof