The Washington times., 1937-12-07
House Guest at Legation

company yesterday.
Still other Cabinet hostesseS
there were Mrs. Homer S. Cum.
Inings, wife of the Attorney
General, who was joined later
by her genial husband, and Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture. Mrs.
Cummings, who is not only
looking but feeling more fit
than she has in months, was IN
a deep mulberry shaded after.
noon gown and her chic hat
was of brown felt. Mrs. Wal
lace selected a costume of black.
Countess Attends
Countess van der Straten-Pon.
thoz, wife of the Ambassador
of Belgium, vas amongst those
who made their way from the
drawing room to the well laden
buffet table in the dining salon.
In the book.lined library bever-
ages to suit each ones taste were
to be had. Frau Dieckhoff,
wife of the Ambassador of Ger
many, wore black trimmed with
Persian lamb, and Nine. Espil,
wife of the Ambassador OF Ar
gentina, touched off her smart
costume with a tiny cerise vel
vet toque. We caught a glimpse
Of the smiling Soviet AmbaSSa-
dor, and the Ambassador of
Chile had two of his daughters
in his wake, Chela and Marta.
Still others from the Diplo-
matte Corps were the Mexican
Ambassador and Sonora de Cas-
tillo Najera, the Ambassador Of
Peru, the Minister of the Union
of South Africa and Mrs. Close,
the Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter, the Minister of
Austria and Nine. Prochnik, the
Minister Of Yugoslavia and Nine.
Fotitch, the Minister of Sweden
and Nine. Bostrom, the hand
some Minister of Czechoslovak-
la and Nine. Hurban, the Min
lister of Norway and Nine.
Munthe de Morgenstierne, the
Minister of Hungary and Nine.
Pelenyi, and the Minister OF
Latvia and Nine. BilmaniS.
The Minister of the Irish Free
State and Mrs MacWhite and
the Minister of Siam and Nine.
Rajamaitri we're also among the
callers. 1t was nice to see Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose, in a Bur-
gundy velvet ensemble, again in
Washington.
The Secretary of the Legation
and his wife. Nine. Won Numers,
who recently has returned to
Washington from a six-month
Sojourn in Finland, assisted the
Minister and Nine. Jarnefelt in
welcoming the guests. Nine.
Won NumerS, who had been busy
purchasing 6-year-old snow suits
Tor her fast-groWing 3-year-old
son, wore a severe black cos
tune, with gold antique jewelry.
Senators Present
Representatives of the Con-
gressional set were Senator and
Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg,
Mrs. Charles L. McNary, Senator
and Mrs. Millard Tydings, and
Mrs. Sol Bloom and her daugh-
ter, Miss Vera Bloom. Judge
and Mrs. Peyton Gordon were
there as were Judge and Mrs.
F.. Dickinson Let's. Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Owsley were accom-
panied by their house guest,
pretty Lucia Ellis. whose parents
the Hayne ElliSes are well re.
membered in Washington where
they have mad several tours of
duty. Admiral Ellis is now in
command at the Great Lakes
Naval Training area. just north
of Chicago
Seen here and there were
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie,
Mr.. Austin Murkland, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Oakley Totten,
Baroness Won Below, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, Mrs. Henry
Wilder KeyeS, Mrs. Herbert
FeiS, Mrs. Carlos del Mar, the
Fred Brittens, Mrs. Esther Nor.
ment, Mr.. Jack Stafford, Mrs.
J. j. Mack, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Belicovitch, Mrs. Peyton March,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hurja, Mrs.
j. Pierpont Moffat, Mrs. Nc.
Cook Knox, Mrs. Harold Sims,
Mrs. Pendleton Mayo, Mrs.
Harry Baxter, Mrs. D. Lawrence
Groner. and Mrs. John Farr
simmqns.