The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-11

Prominent among the guests
publics and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies.
Mrs. Davies was a picture in her
chocolate brown velvet grown,
made with a V decolletage and a
flaring train. She wore a pearl
necklace and orchids at her waist
line.
The Ambassador of Great Brit
ain and Lady Lindsay headed the
contingent of diplomats present,
Lady Lindsay in black satin gown
worn under the luxurious mink
wrap, and others were the Ambassa-
dor of France and Nine. de Labou
laye, the latter in black trimmed
with sequins; Nine. Saito, wife of
the Ambassador of Japan, in wine
colored velvet; the Ambassador Of
Cuba, Senior DR.. Guillermo Patter-
son; the Ambassador of Ecuador
and Sonora de Alfaro, her gown
of pastel flowered lame; and the
Ambassador of Spain and Sonora
de los Rios, accompanied by their
charming daughter, Senorita
Laura de los Rios, the latter in a
cerise MORE frock.
The Minister of Finland and
Nine. Jarnefelt were there, her
gown of cream colored ribbed silk
and others seen were the Minister
of the Union of South Africa and
Mrs. Ralph William Close, the lat
ter in a gown of dark green velvet
and gold cloth; the Minister of Al
bania, Mr.. Faik Konitza; the Min
lister Of Latvia and Nine. Bilmanis,
her attractive gown cut on severely
simple lines of black velvet; the
Ambassador of Turkey, Mr.. Meh-
met Munir Ertegun and Nine.
Ertegun, the Minister of the Do
minican Republic and Nine. Pas
toriza, the latter wearing black
satin trimmed with a deep panel
forming the train of gray satin;
the Counselor of the Cechoslova-
khan Legation, DR.. Josef Nemecek,
the Counselor Of the Cuban EN-
baSsy and Sonora de Baron, her
gown of soft gray satin and the
Minister of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik, this attractive diplo-
matte hostess in a gown of green
and sand colored damask.
Labor Secretary Attends
Still others present were the At
torney General and Mrs. Homer
s. Cummings, the Secretary of
La Dor, Miss Frances Perkins,
in a gown of black velvet,
with a scarf of flame colored vel
vet; the Executive Assistant to the
Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Tur-
ner Battle, the latter wearing a
lovely gown of midnight blue vel
- vet; Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Wood
Robert, jr., her white taffeta gown
worn with a short jacket of black;
the Acting Postmaster General
and Mrs. w. w. Howes, Mrs.
HoWes in a gown of black with
rows of fringe trimming the skirt;
Mrs. Malcolm McConihe, in a
stunning model Of black sequins;
General and Mrs. Peyton March,
her gown of black crepe; and the
Naval Attache of the Italian EN-
basSy and Marchioness di SAINT
Orsola, the latter wearing black
satin.
Among others present were Mr..
and Mrs. William Jennings Price,
Mrs. Benton McMillin, Mrs. Eu-
gene Meyer, Baroness Won Below,
Judge and Mrs. James Crawford
BiggS, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin H. Nc
1ntyre, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Hayes Warren, Mrs. Carroll Miller,
Miss Nal Sykes, Mrs. Frank Bohn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Swager Sherley, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Duffy, Mrs. Mark
Sullivan, Representative and Mrs.
Sol Bloom and Miss Vera Bloom,
Mrs. Clarence Norton Goodwin,
Mr.. Macdonald Goodwin and Mr..
and Mrs. George Holmes.
The Financial Counselor of the
British Embassy and the CONNER
cial Secretary of the Embassy were
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T ca Dance
Mrs. George Kearsley Caldwell
is presenting her daughter, Miss
Kearsley Caldwell, at a tea dance
tomorrow afternoon in the garden
of the Mayflower.
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Col. and Mrs. Ira C. Copley, of
Aurora, ILL.,, spent several days at
the Mayflower and left yesterday
for Miami Beach, Fla.