Evening star., 1940-05-14

Salvador Minister and Sonora de
Castro will entertain those from
their republic at supper Sunday
evening.
The Misses Moore, sisters of the
Counselor of the State Department,
Mr.. r. Walton Moore, gave coffee
party this morning at IL o'clock IN
their Fairfax (Va.) home for the
wives of the delegates to the con-
gress. Other guests included Mrs.
Harry H. Woodring, Mrs. Harold l..
Ickes, Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, Mrs.
Stanley F.. Reed, Mrs. Hugo L. Black
and Mrs. Henry F. Grady.
This afternoon members Of the
Brazilian delegation will be hon.
ored by Senhora de Martins, who
has issued cards for an at home at
$50 o'clock.
Mrs. Sumner Welles
Is Hostess at Tea.
Mrs. Sumner Welles, wife of the
Undersecretary of State, gave a tea
Yesterday afternoon at the Sulgrave
Club. her guests being the women
delegates to the Congress and the
wives of the other delegates. She
is an honorary chairman OF the
ladies' committee and was assisted
by the other vice chairmen OF the
committee, Miss Jennie M. Moore
Mrs. Adolf A. Berle, jr, Mrs. Henry
F.. Grady, Mrs. Breckenridge Long,
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Frank
B. Jewett and Mrs. Roland S. Nor
ris. Also assisting Mrs. Welles yes
terday were the vice chairmen OF
the committee including Mrs. Alex
ander Wetmore, Miss Mary Winslow.
Mrs. Hugh H. Bennett, Mrs. Isaiah
Bowman, Mrs. Lyman j. Briggs.
Mrs. Thomas Burke, Mrs. VannebaI
Bush, Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler.
Mrs. Ben M. Cherrington. Mrs. Ray
mond B. Fosdick. Mrs. Clarence H.
Haring, Mrs. Ross G. Harrison. Mrs
Waldo G. Leland, Mrs. Archibald
MacLeish, Mrs. Harold G. Moulton,
Mrs. Thomas Parran, Mrs Stuart A.
Rice, Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins,
Mrs. Herbert J. Spinden, Mrs. T.
Wayland Vaughan and Mrs. STAN
icy woodward. Mrs. Lawrence Dug
gan, chairman of the Hospitality
Committee, also assisted.
DR.. and Mrs. Rice
Entertain at Supper.
Virginia was at its loveliest Sum
day when the chairman of the Gen.
tral Statistical Board and Mrs
Stuart A. Rice were hosts at buffet
supper to honor a group of the dele
gates to the congress. DR.. and Mrs
Rice received their guests on the
garden terrace of their country
home, set in a wooded section in
North Arlington. Within the house
spring flowers were used in pro-
fusion as decorations. In the din
ing room, tall white tapers were on
the table which was centered with
q bowl of talisman roses, white snap
dragons and white stock
Friday the delegates will leave for
q trip to Old Point Comfort. York
town and Williamsburg. At Will
liamsburg the delegates will inspect
the Colonial restoration of the CITY
as the final part of their official
program. Yesterday they held their
official luncheon at the Mayflower
Hotel
Chilean Naval Cadets
Entertained on Visit.
The delegates to the congress are
not the only visitors to the Capital
who are being feted this week. The
officers and cadets of the Chilean
naval training ship, Maipo, are be-
Ing entertained at cocktails this
afternoon at the Army Navy Coun-
try Club by the Chilean Naval At
tache and Sonora de Cortes. Also
members of the Peoples Mandate
Committee, who held their luncheon
today in honor of Sonora de Alvarez
Calderon, are being widely enter
tanned.
Sonora de Cortez will be assisted
by Sonora de Gazitua, wife of the
Counselor of the Embassy; Sonora
de Saenz, wife of the Air Attache;
Sonora de Alvarez, wife of the Mill
tary Attache; Sonora de Sarasua
wife of the Assistant Air ALtache
and Sonora de Marin wife of the
Assistant Military Attache.