Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Diplomats Sponsor
New York Concert
For Aid Of Finland
Some Countries
Represented Are Close
To Russian Border

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Diplomatic representatives of more
than score of nations have Joined
in sponsoring an international con-
cert to be held in New York City
next Wednesday for the benefit of
embattled Finland.
In announcing plans for the &C.
casion, Mrs. Robert Low Bacon of
this city and Westbury, Long Island,
widow of Representative Bacon of
New York, explained that all those
invited had accepted. This demon
strates," she said, "the unity of opin-
ion of the civilized world in support
of the ideals of which Finland has
become the symbol and of her gall
lantry in fighting for these ideals
regardless of the Odds"
Some of the countries represented
in the list of sponsors are bordering
on or near Russia.
Study in Contrasts Reported.
Mrs. Bacon, while on a cruise last
August, visited both Leningrad,
Russia, and Helsinki. Finland, where,
she explained the difference in the
two countries was Strikingly shown.
Il have never seen or imagined
such contrast" she said. "Lenin-
grad was dirty and dilapidated. The
people were ill-clad and from their
looks, ill-fed. We saw several
DRINKS sprawled out on the streets.
The worker was not allowed to dis
cuss his wages.
The Finnish capital is a bright
and spotless city. You could eat
off any one of its sidewalks. There
were no slums. The people were gay
and friendly. Now we know, too
that they stand for everything we
value, independence, self-reliance
and the courage to fight for their
ideals
The concert is to be for the bene-
fit of The Lolita Svard," woman's
organization of Finland. Artists
include Kristen Flagstad of Nor
way, Karin BranZell of Sweden.
Lauritz Melchior of Denmark and
Lawrence Tibbett of the United
States. The N B. C. Orchestra will
be under direction of Eugene Groos-
. ems. Mrs. Bacon is member of the
Committee on Arrangements. which
is headed by Countess Folke Berna-
dotte.
Patrons and Patronesses.
The list of patrons and patron
esses from the diplomatic corps,
made public by Mrs. Bacon, is as
follows:
Peru, Ambassador Don Manuel de
Freyre y Santander.
Argentina, Ambassador Don Fe-
ipe A. Espil and Nine Espil.
Turkey, Ambassador Mehmet
Munir Ertegun and Nine. Ertegun
Belgium, Ambassador Robert van
der Straten-Ponthoz.
Poland, Ambassador jerry Po-
tocki
France, Ambassador de Saint
Quentin.
Brazil, Ambassador Carlos Mar
tins and Nine. Martins
Italy. Ambassador Ascanio del
principi Colonna and Donna ELY
Colonna.
Spain, Ambassador Don Juan
Francisco de Cardenas and Sonora
de Cardenas.
Great Britain, the Marques of
Lothian.
Sweden. Minister w. Bostrom and
Nine. Bostrom.
Portugal, Minister Joao Antonio
de Bianchi and Nine de Bianchi.
Hungary, Minister Pelenyi and
Nine. Pelenyi.
Uruguay, Minister j. Richling.
Norway, Minister Wilhelm Mum
the de Morgenstierne and Nine. de
Morgenstierne.
Greece, Minister Demetrios ST.
cilianos.
Yugoslavia. Minister Constantin
Fotitch and Nine Fotitch.
Bulgaria, Minister Dimitri Naou-
mof and Nine. Naoumoff.
Rumania, Minister Radu Irimescu
and Nine. 1rimescu.
Netherlands, Minister A. Loudon
and Nine. Loudon.
Denmark, Minister Henrik de
Kaufman and Nine. de Kauff-
mann.
Canada, Minister Loring c. Chris
tie.
Switzerland, Minister Charles
Bruggmann and Nine Bruggmann.
DR.. Hans Thomson, German
Charge d'Affaires. and Frau Thorn
sen were not asked to be sponsors.
American sponsors include SUI
preme Court Justices Roberts, Reed
Stone and their wives; Secretary of
the Treasury Morgenthau and Mrs
Morgenthau. United States Senators
Wheeler, Vandenberg. Borah, Aus
tin, Taft, Barbour. Tydings and
their wives: Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
Wadsworth. Miss Mabel T. Board
man and Mrs. Wayne Chatfield-