Evening star., 1940-12-10


Mr. and Mrs Pinchot entertained
at dinner for Mrs. johnson before
the reception. The ranking guests
at dinner were Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
William o. Douglas.
Others in the party included
Senator Arthur Capper, Senator
Gerald P. Nye. Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Adolf Berle. jr.;
Mr. Harry Slattery, Miss Alice Riggs,
Mr.. John Meloney and Mr.. Clark
Gets. Many others arrived in time
for the reception and to see the
films
The hostess wore gold lame gown
made with a fitted bodice and gath
cred skirt. and a jeweled belt. Mrs.
johnson wore bouffant gown of
black tulle ornamented with gold
sequins and narrow lace ruffles. She
wore Spanish fan in her hair, and
two huge orchids at her shoulder.
Later a buffet supper was held.
Mrs. Johnson, who is staying at the
Mayflower Hotel, plans to leave to-
morrow for New York. where she Is
finishing her latest book.
Aeronautic Association
Banquet Next Tuesday.
The Venezuelan Ambassador
6enor DR.. Don Diogenes Escalante,
has accepted the invitation of the
National Aeronautic Association for
its banquet next Tuesday evening
at the Carlton. The banquet will
mark Pan-American Day and also
the premiere on this hemisphere
of Metro-Goldwyn Mayors Flight
Command" The premiere will take
place at the Capitol Theater. The
banquet is set for $50 o'clock. so
that the guests may attend the
film showing.
The Chief of Naval Operations
and Mrs. Harold r. Stark, the Army
Chief of Staff and Mrs George C.
Marshall and the Federal Security
Administrator and Mrs, Paul v.
McNutt are among those who have
accepted invitations.
Invitations Extended
To High Officials.
The N. A. A. also has extended
invitations for the banquet to the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, the
Vice President-elect and Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, the director
general of the Pam American
Union. DR.. Leo S. Rowe; Senator
Robert Wagner. Senator and Mrs.
Morris Sheppard, Senator and Mrs,
Alben w. Barkley, the Speaker Of
the House of Representatives, Mr..
Sam Rayburn; the Presidents Sec
retaries, Gen. Edwin M. Watson,
Mr.. Stephen T. Early and Mr..
Marvin H. Mcintyre, and their
wives; the chairman of the In
auguration Committee and Mrs.
Joseph E. Davies, Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, Rear Admiral Richard
E. Byrd, Mr.. Orville Wright, Mr..
Howard Hughes, Mr.. Bert Acosta,
Mr.. Dick Merrill, Mr.. Igor Sikorsky
and Miss Jacqueline Cochran and
others.
Neruvian Ambassador
10 Give Brief Talk.
II The dean of the diplomatic corps.
The Peruvian Ambassador. Senor
fDon Manuel de Freyre y Santander,
will make a brief talk during the
banquet. Mr.. Gill Robb Wilson,
president of N A. A. also will speak.
Others from the diplomatic corps
who have been invited are the
Argentine Ambassador and Sonora
de Espil, the Mexican Ambassador
and Sonora de Castillo Najera, the
Ecuador Ambassador and Sonora
de Alfaro, the Cuban Ambassador,
Senor Dr.. Pedro Martinez Fraga;
the Colombian Ambassador, Senor
DR.. Gabriel Turbay; the Panama
Ambassador and Sonora de Boyd,
the Guatemalan Minister and Sem
ora de Recinos. the Dominican
Minister and Sonora de Pastoriza,
the Bolivian Minister and Sonora
de Guachalla, the Ell Salvador Min
lister and Sonora de Castro, and
the Australian Minister and Mrs.
Casey.