Evening star., 1940-02-25
.1,o00Guests
At Embassy
Reception
Venezuela Sends
Flowers by
Plane
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the charming French paintings, the
rich brocade hangings at windows
and doors and the luxurious and
costly rugs
The graceful stairway, with its
very dark carpet on beautifully An
ished light wood, was much admired.
The steps are opposite the front
door and lead to French doors which
open on q terrace facing California
street at the back of the Embassy.
The stairway continues from each
end of this landing, the curved
railing of silver-like metal being
Of modern design and very effective
with the white walls.
American Swing Tunes
And Native Music Combined.
Intriguing Venezuelan tunes min
gled with American swing during
the reception hours, and after the
gathering had thinned out bit the
orchestra continued to play for
dancing.
Great clusters of red and white
carnations and tulips also were used
In the Embassy, in addition to the
profusion of orchids. On the long
buffet table, which was laden with
every variety of tea delicacy, glisten-
ing tapers flanked the low mounds
of flowers. Sparkling champagne
and other beverages were served, and
the guests gave toasts to the con-
tinued prosperity and peace of
Venezuela.
The Diplomatic Corps
Is Generously Represented.
The dean Of the diplomatic corps,
ythe Peruvian Ambassador, Senior
Don Manuel de Freyre y Santander,
attended the party, and others from
the diplomatic corps included the
Turkish Ambassador and Nine.
Ertegun, the Mexican Ambassador
and Sonora de Castillo Najera, the
), Ecuador Ambassador and Sonora de
Alfaro, the French Ambassador,
Count de Saint Quentin; the Chi
nese Ambassador, DR.. Hu-Shih; the
Brazilian Ambassador and Senhora
de Martins, the Chilean Ambassador
and Sonora de Cabero, and the
Chilean Ambassador to Spain, Senor
Manuel Bianchi; the Spanish Am
bassador, Senor Don Juana de Car
denas, and the Panama Ambassador
and Sonora de Boyd.
Other heads of missions included
the Guatemalan Minister and Sc
nora de Recinos, the Portuguese Min
lister and Senhora de Bianchi, the
South African Minister and Mrs
Close, the Norwegian Minister and
Nine. Munthe de Morgenstierne. the
Minister of Ell Salvador and Sonora
de Castro, the Thai Minister and
Nine. Rajamaitri, the Lithuanian
Minister and Nine zadeikis, the
Yugoslav Minister and Nine Fotitch
the Latvian Minister and Nine.
Bilmanis, the Minister of the Do
minican Republic and Sonora de
Pastoriza, the Costa Rican Minister,
, Senor Don Ricardo Castro Beeche;
the Bolivian Minister and Sonora de
Guachalla, the Czecho-Slovak Min
lister and Nine. Hurban, the Mica
raguan Minister and Sonora de
De Bayle, the Irish Minister and
Mrs. Brennan, the Egyptian Minis
ter and Nine. Hassan, the Minister
of Finland, M. Hjalmar j. Procope;
the Honduran Minister and Sonora
de Caceres, the Danish Minister and
Mime. de Kaufman. the Canadian
Minister. Mr.. Loring c. Christie;
the Swiss Minister and Nine. Brugg-
man and the Paraguay Minister and
Sonora de Fernandez.
The Cuban Charge d'Affaires and
Sonora de Baron were among the
large number of guests, as were the
German Charge d'Affaires and Frau
Thomson.
Secretary Of the Treasury
Ranks Cabinet Members.
The Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.
were the ranking members of the
cabinet at the party, as Mrs. Cordell
Hull, wife of the Secretary of State
has not sufficiently recovered from
= her recent illness to attend parties
The Attorney General and Mrs. Rob-
ert H. Jackson, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Charles Edison, the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Harold l.. Ickes and the Secretary
of Agriculture and Mrs. Henry A
Wallace we're others from the Presi-
dents official family who were In
the company yesterday.
The associate justice and Mrs. Will
liam O. Douglas were the only men,
bers of the small group which forms
the Supreme Court circle who were
present yesterday.
Members of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee were invited
with those of the House Foreign Re.
lations Committee. Among these al
the party were Senator and Mrs
Key Pittman, Senator and Mrs. AL.
ben w. Barkley, Senator and Mrs
Bennett Champ Clark, Senator Ar.
thur Capper, Senator and Mrs. Ar.
thur H. Vandenberg, Senator JOSEPH
Guffey and Miss Guffey, Senator
and Mrs. Wallace H. White, jr.. ant
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom
The director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe
and the assistant director general
Senor Pedro de Alba, were presen
at the house warming for the nev
Iatin-American Embassy.
Outstanding Venezuelans
Among the Guests.
-~ Prominent Venezuelans who cam
from other cities to pay honor II