The Washington times., 1937-06-19
NOW
President Likes
WeLLeS Home
IN OXON HILL
By HELEN EssARY

self, who almost never dimes away
from the White House when he is
in Washington, who suggested to
the Undersecretary Of State Sum.
ner Welles and Mrs. Welles that
the garden Of their summer home,
Oxon Hill Manor, would be a de-
nghtful place for last nights ''Lit-
tie Cabinet Dinner The Assist
ant Secretaries" form the Little
Cabinet.
Mr.. Roosevelt has a sort Of q
weakness for Oxon Hill. He is
given to informal calling there.
He likes to sit in the beautiful
garden, rest his eyes on the green
woods and look far out over the
Potomac River.
The Presidential enthusiasm is
easily understood. Oxon Hill is
one Of the lovelieSt estates in this
country. Indoors it is peaceful,
with high-ceilinged, large rooms,
and pastel colors that make an
enchanting background. And al
ways there are about many flow
ers from Oxon Hills endless gar
denS.
In the drawingroom, Thursday
night, Mrs. Wells had arranged
great stalks Of white hoNyhockS in
slim pale-green vases for each end
OF q long table. On low tables
were clusters Of magnolias-heavy
cream blossoms and thick shining
green leaveS-and bowls of paleSt
pink and gold African lilies. These
last-the Undersecretary'S favor
tie flower.
Sprays Of white climbing roses,
family tinted with pink, were on
the dining room table ana De
liciously cool looking, with white
candles and lace doilies.
The guests Of honor at this
dinner were Mr.. Edward Reed,
newly appointed Counsellor at
the American Embassy at Rome,
and Mrs. Reed. They looked ex'
tremely composed and radiant, In
spite Of their task Of moving a
family of three children and one
cocker SPANIEL plus their house
hold goods, to Italy.
Mr., and Mrs. Reed will spend
the Fourth Of July at Newport
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. Matthew
Dick, and will sail soon after Tor
Rome.
The Reeds will be extremely
creditable representatives Of the
United States abroad. Good
looking, charming, experienced
in diplomacy in three or four
languages, they are the sort OF
young Americans you ike 70
think in positions Of Importance
in foreign countries.
other guests at Oxon Hill were
amusing George Gordon, U. s.
Minister to Haiti, home for q
summer holiday; the Prince Mar
cello del Drago, first secretary
of the italian Embassy; Miss
Marion Trumbull and Mr.. E. Pen
dleton Turner.
Although many Of the Right PEG"
pie are leaving Washington Tor
summer holidays the town pre-
pares for the short but intensely
significant visit next week OF the
Belgian Prime Minister an d
Madam Paul van iceland.
Entertaining this great man Is a
problem for the hoSpitable Bel
gian Ambassador Count Robert
van der Straten-P onthoz. The EN-
basSy dinner on June Is will be
limited to Is guests. A few addi-
tional guests, definitely official,
will be asked to the reception i'm
mediately afterwards.
The Brazilian Minister Of FL
nance Arthur de 5ouva Costa, who
arrived in Washington yesterday
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more immediate diplomatic enter
tanning.
Minister Costa will be much in
the news in the next few days.
There are rumorS that he Is here
to discuss establishment Of a Fed
eral Land Bank in Brazil.
The changes in diplomatic d.
vision in the State Department
have abolished the Eastern Euro
pean Division.
The European Division under
James Clement Dunn will take IN
all of Europe but Turkey and
Greece which win belong to the
Near East, and all the British Do
minions.
In the near Eastern Division
with wallace Murray as director,
will be all Of Africa except South
Africa, India and Asia Minor.
The Latin American Republics
relations with the United States
will continue under Laurence