Evening star., 1941-05-06

of most of the gathering, where tab
Castillo Najeras Also Fete
Visiting Guests of Honor.
The hostess wore a tea gown OF
blue and white print for the party
where the honor guests included the
first-prize winner, Giro Algeria OF
Peru; Cecilio J. Carneiro of Brazil
and Enrique Gil Gilbert of Ecuador
Senor Algeria is the house guest OF
Mrs. Concha Romero James, who
acted as interpreter at yesterday S
party. and her family for the next
six months, and the other two
writer's will spend several weeks Wis
iting various parts of this country.
After the delightful cocktail party
the guests of honor were further
entertained at the reception given
by the Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de Castillo Najera to cele-
brate the 10th anniversary of Mexi-
can independence. Other guests in
cluded Mexican residents in this
city.
DR.. Rowe Gives Luncheon
For Latin Novelists.
The Director General of the Pan
American Union, DR.. L. S. Rowe.
entertained at luncheon today at
the Annex of the American
Union in honor of the authors and
of DR.. Roberto Prudencio and DR..
Carlos Salamanca, members of the
Bolivian Chamber of Deputies.
In addition to the guests OF honor
those present were the Ambassador
of Peru. Senor Don Manuel de
Freye Y Santander: the Ambassador
of Ecuador. Senor Captain Colon
Eloy Alfaro; the Ambassador of
Chile. Senor Don Rodolfo Michels;
the Minister of Bolivia. Senor Dr.
Luis Fernando Guachalla; the
United States Ambassador to Co.
lombia, Mr.. Spruille Braden; the
Minister Counselor of Brazil, DR..
Arno Konder the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior. Mr.. Oscar l..
Chapman; Mr.. Stanley M. Rine-
hart. jr., one of the sponsors of the
contest; the Assistant Director Of
the Pan-American Union, DR.. Pedro
de Alba; Senior DR.. Jorge Ameri-
cano, rector of the University of
Sac Paulo; DR.. Charles A Thorn
son, Mr.. Philip w. Bonsal. DR..
Richard Pattee and Mr.. Edward G..
Trueblood of the Department of
State Mr.. George A. Finch, presi-
dent of the Carnegie Endowment for
international Peace; DR.. Lewis
Hanke, director of the Hispanlc
Foundation of the Library of Con-
greSs; DR.. John c. Merriam. former
president of the Carnegie Institu-
ton; Mr.. Edward Stuntz and Mr..
Album D. West of the Associated
Press Mr.. Sol S. Hirsch of Reuters
and Mr.. Harry Frantz of the United
Press Association and Senor Alberto
Barreto of the Times-Herald.
Among the Pan-American Union
staff present were DR.. William
Manger, Mr.. William v Griffin, Mr.
Charles E. Babcock, Mr.. Lowell
Curtiss, Mr.. Jose L. Colon, Miss
Elsie Brown, Senor Don Enrique
Coronado, Miss Beatrice Newhall
Miss Annie d'Armond Marchant
Mr.. Charles K. Ludewig. Mrs
Concha Romero James. DR.. William
Sanders, Mr.. Ernesto Galarza, Mr.
Harry Snodgrass, Mr.. Julian G. Zler
Mr.. Francisco J. Hernandez, Miss
Anne Louise O'Connell, Miss Julia
MacLean, Mrs. H. Gerald Smith,
Miss Janeiro v. Brooks, Mrs. Clara
bel H. Wait. Senor Don Francisco
Aguilera, Senior Angel Flores, Senor
Don Edmundo Lassalle. Miss Elena
Calderon. Mrs. G. Harold Keatley,
Senior Don Rogelio Aifaro. Mr.. Paul
w. Murphy, Miss Gertrude V.
OConnell. Mr. Paul r. Kelbaugh,
Senior Don Manuel Canyes and Mr.
John M. Leddy.
Sonora de Palencia Feted
BY Miss Craig McGeachey.
Other famous authors arriving to-
day in the city for the book-and-
author gathering at he Willard
Hotel tonight include Carl Sand
burg, Douglas Freeman, Marquis
James and Isabel de Palencia
Sonora de Palencia was honored at
the luncheon given today by Miss
Craig McGeachey at the Sulgrave
Club. and tomorrow she will be en-
tertained at a cocktail party by Miss
Mary Anderson. During their stay
here Mr.. Sandburg, Mr.. and Mrs
James and Sonora de Palencia will
be guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Meyer.
Secretary and Mrs. Hull
Return From Dedication.
The Secretary of State and Mrs
Cordell Hull are back in their Ward
man Park anartment from Stalln-