The Washington times., 1936-12-16


the width of the room and
bouquet of white roses and S
tea cakes, waters and other
ferred either tea or coffee.
Assisting the host and hostes
cation and Nine. Won Numer'
becoming black velvet costul
metal cloth.
The Ambassador of the Union
Of Soviet Socialist Republics was
converSing with Mrs. Homer S.
Cummings, wife of the Attorney
General, in one corner and his at
tractive wife, Nine. Troyanovsky,
was the center of a gay group not
far away. Mrs. James Clement
Dunn, wife Of the Chief of Pro
tocol of the State Department,
had a tricky little chenille dotted
veil on her tiny hat.
Daughters With ENJOYS
Senorita Olga Patterson, tall,
willowy daughter of the Cuban
Ambassador, accompanied her
nice father and Senorita Marta
Trucco was with her diplomat
parent, the Ambassador of Chile.
The Minister of Siam and Nine.
Rajamaitri were there, too, and
one but recently returned from
his homeland was the Minister Of
Egypt, Mr.. Mohamed Anime Yous-
sef, who was talking with the
Minister of Latvia, DR.. Alfred Bill
maniS and Mr.. Robert Kelley of
the State Department, when We
entered the library, where bever-
ages were being served.
Nine. Bilmanis, wearing a
brown fur cape, was noticeably
showing improvement in her un-
derstanding of English, which she
is picking up with remarkable apt.
itude. The Secretary of the Lat
Wan Legation was accompanied
by Nine. SmitS.
Wearing a black coat collared in
ermine, the petite wife of the Sec
retary of the Navy, Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson was in earnest converse
tion with Mrs. Mark L. Bristol.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
Countess van der Straten-Ponthoz
one of the most handsome couples
in the diplomatic corps, were sur
rounded by friends, and others we
caught a glimpse Of were the
Counselor of the Czechoslovakian
Legation, DR.. Josef Nemecek,
Nine. Morgenstierne, wife of the
Minister of Norway, Baroness Won
Below, Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes
the Minister of the Irish Free
State, Mr.. Michael MacWhite, the
Minister of the Dominican Re
public and Nine. Pastoriza, the
latter in gown of cloth of silver;
Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of State, and
the Minister of Uruguay, Mr.. Jose
Richling.
Surprising their many friends
the newly wed Mr.. and Mrs. John
Farr Simmons came in rather un
eXpectedly and much to the enjoy
ment of everyone. They have been
honeymooning in Mexico and de
cided to return by boat rather
than motor. From all that was
said it seemed to have been an
exciting trip. At present they are
in the throes of doing the neces
Sary fixing-up to their newly &C
quired home in Georgetown.
Among Those Present
Still others enjoying the hos
pitality Of the Minister and Nine
Jarnefelt were the former Min
lister of Panama and Nine. Alfaro
the lovely blond wife of the Am
basSador of Italy, Donna Mathildt
Suvich; the Ambassador of France
and Nine. de Laboulaye, Nine
Ertegun, wife of the Ambassador
Of Turkey, and Senator and Mrs
William H. King.
Also present were the Minister
Of Guatemala and Sonora de
RecinoS, Col. M. Robert Guggen
helm, Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie
Representative and Mrs. So
Bloom, Judge and Mrs. James
Crawford Biggs. Mrs. Louis Cald
well, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Owsley
Major and Mrs. Parker West, Mrs
Mondell Gregg, Mrs. Marshall
ExnicioS, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brit
ten, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Miss
Alice Noel Tuckerman, Mrs. Ed
ward r. FinkenStaedt, the Misses
Patten, Mrs. William S. Culbert
son, Mr.. and Mrs. John Caswell
Mrs. Russell Bennett, Mrs. j
Fred ESsary, Miss Florence Harris
Mr.. Wolcott Waggaman, Miss
Anne Randolph, Mrs. Carlos del
Mar and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Oakley Totten.