Evening star., 1942-05-14

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family had tea with President Roose-
velt and were joined at dinner time
by Mrs. Roosevelt. Other parties will
be planned for the Philippine Presi-
dent and his family before the end
Of the week.
Distinguished Guests
at Luncheon Today.
The Vice President and Mrs
Henry A. Wallace were among the
guests at the luncheon today and
others included the two daughters
and son of the honor guests, the
Misses Quezon and Mr.. Quezon, jr.;
the Vice President of the Common
wealth, Mr.. Sergio Osmena, and Miss
Maria Osmena; the Resident Com
missioner of the Philippines and
Mrs. Joaquin M. Elizalde, the Secre-
tary Of National Defense, Maj. Gen
Basilio j. Valdes: the Secretary OF
Finance and Mrs. Andres Soriano
the Auditor General of the Philip
pines and Mrs. Jaime Hernandez;
the senior aide to President Que
zon, Col. Manuel Nieto and the
Junior aide, 1t. Col. Jaime c. Vel
aSZues.
Other officials of this Government
who were at the luncheon were the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Cordell
Hull. Associate Justice Frank Muir
ply, the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.;
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Hen
~ l.. Stimson, the Attorney General,
Mr.. Francis Biddle; the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Frank G. Walker,
the Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Frank
Knox; the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Harold L. IckeS, the Secre-
tory of Agriculture, Mr. Claude
Wickard; the Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs. Jesse H Jones, the Secre-
tary of Labor, Miss Frances Perkins;
the Chief of Staff, U. S. A. and Mrs.
George c. Marshall, the Chief of
Naval Operations and Mrs. Ernest
J. King, 1t. Gen. Commandant of
the Marine Corps and Mrs. Thomas
Holcomb, Admiral and Mrs. Thomas
C. Hart, the United States Governor
General Of the Philippines and Mrs.
Francis Bowes Sayre, former Gov
ernor General and Mrs. Dwight F.
Davis, Capt. John L. McCrea and
Col. o. r. Stillinger, U. S. A., and
Comdr. c. L. Tyler, U. S. N, aides
assigned to President Quezon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 0. Mejlaender
Hosts to Norwegian Premier.
The Prime Minister of Norway, M.
Johann Nygaardsvold, was honor
guest yesterday afternoon of Mr..
and Mrs. George o. Mejlaender.
The party was given in their attrac-
tive home on Thirty-f1fth street,
not far from the Norwegian En-
bassy, where yesterday NJ Nygaards-
void was entertained at large re-
ception by the newly elevated Nor
wegian Ambassador and Nine
Munthe de Morgenstierne.
The party yesterday afternoon was
smaller, the guests numbering less
than a hundred, including officials
Of the State Department, the Chair
man of the Maritime Commission
and Mrs. Emory Scott Land and
other officials of that commission as
well as a number of Norwegian resi-
dents in Washington. Mrs. Mejlaen-
der wore short print frock in pur-
pie on a white background and was
hatless. The affair being cocktail
party she had no assistants.
Others in the diplomatic corps are
of on short business trips or have
recently returned, among them the
Mexican Ambassador, Senor Dor
Manuel Castillo Najera, who was ac-
companied to Mexico City by his
daughter, Senorita Erma Castillo
Najera. They will be gone about q
fortnight and rejoin Sonora de Cas-
tillo Najera, who has remained a
the Embassy here.
The Canadian Minister, Mr.
leighton Mccarthy. left yesterday
for Canada and will be in Ottaws
for few days.