Evening star., 1939-03-22

OmClalS, Members OF Diplomatic
Corps Attend Chinese Theater Party
witnessing the very unusual pro-
gram in Wardman Park Theater
were Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.,
wearing a becoming black gown
with short fur wrap; the Attorney
General, Mr.. Frank Murphy; Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson, the Secretary
of Agriculture and Mrs. Henry A.
Wallace. the Turkish Ambassador
and Nine. Ertegon, the Ecuador
Ambassador, Senor Captain Colon
Eloy Alfaro; the French Ambas-
sador, Count de Saint-Quentin; the
Brazilian Ambassador and Senhora
de Martins. the Swedish Minister
and Nine. Bostrom, the Portuguese
Minister and Senhora de Bianchi,
the Siamese Minister and Nine.
Rajamaitri, the Panama Minister
and Sonora de Boyd, the Egyptian
Minister and Nine. Hassan, Senator
and Mrs. Warren r. Austin, Senator
and Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
Mrs. William E. Borah, Senator
Arthur Capper, Senator and Mrs.
James H. Hughes and their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jack Martin, of Cam
den. Del; Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers. Representative and
Mrs. Sol Bloom, Miss Vera Bloom,
Representative and Mrs Aaron Ford,
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wife of the
former Secretary of Commerce: the
Counselor of the Danish Legation
and Nine. Eickhoff, the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Charles Edison, the former Austrian
Minister and Nine Prochnik, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Feis, DR.. and Mrs.
James Alexander Lyon, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, Mr. and Mrs. Will
son Compton, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Hornbeck, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Mark l.. Bristol. the Misses Patten.
Judge and Mrs. Clarence Norton
Goodwin, Mrs. Neitah King and Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, who were
among number who attended the
concert OF the Philadelphia Orches-
ira and went later to the party
which the Ambassador gave. There
was ample time to hear several num-
bers on the Chinese program before
the supper was served in the CONT
mental ROOM
Members of the Embassy staff and
their wives assisted while charming
young Chinese girls wearing ex-
quisitely embroidered Chinese robes
gave out the programs while the
members of the staff served as
ushers. And during the serving of
the supper these same gracious
young people saw to it that the
guests were served and made COM
Portable at the many small tables
about the room Mrs. wellington
koo, wife of the former Minister
from China, held an impromptu re-
ception all her own, for many among
the guests last evening knew DR.. and
Mrs. Koo when they were in Wash
1ngton some years ago. Miss Yoeh
Wang. daughter of the former AM
bassador, who is tireless worker
IN the Chinese Woman's Association,
also was at the party last evening
and will assist at the benefit per-
formance this evening at the Belasco.
Audience Enthusiasm Wins
Encore at Concert.
Washington had another exhibi-
ton of Stokowski temperament last
evening when the Philadelphia Or
chestra closed its season here, and
what the audience lacked in diplo-
mats and officials was more than
made up in filled balcony and en-
thusiasm which earned an encore
at the close of the program. The
Swiss Minister and Nine. Peter with
the Military Attache of the French
Embassy and Nine. Lombard were
among those in the boxes. Miss
Mabel Boardman had among her
guests Mrs. Cary T. Grayson and
Mr.. Olin DoWs aand Mrs. Frederic
A. Keep was hostess in her box next
to Miss Roardman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Caspar Miller also had
guests in their box, as did the former
United States Ambassador to the
Argentine and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss went later
to the party Of the Chinese Ambas-
sador.
Others at the concert were Miss
Marguerite LIE Hand and Mrs. James
M. Helm of the White House secre-
tariat, Mrs. Arthur Macarthur.
Mrs. William Crozier, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Emory Scott Land. Mrs.
John H. Russell, wife of the former
major general commandant Of the
Marine Corps; Mrs. McCeney Wer-
lich, Mr.. and Mrs. John CcClure,