Evening star., 1942-06-03

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the Bolivian military mission, and
from $50 to 7:30 o'clock. The Emb
street and Kalorama road. was
bright with spring blossoms and
guests enjoyed the charming gar
den. Sonora de Guachalla was
dressed in a gown of heavy beige
crepe, the skirt made floor length
and the bodice buttoned down the
front with beige-covered buttons
and having q round, turned-over
collar at the throat, was trimmed
with bands of cerise over the shoul-
ders. The sleeves were long and
the waistline was marked by mar
row belt of the crepe tied in the
back.
Receiving with the Ambassador
and Sonora de Guachalla were Gen.
Toro and Sonora de Toro, who have
been in Washington for month or
more. The hosts took this oppor-
tunity to present their countrymen
10 the members of the diplomatic
corps, officials and scores of Army
officers and their wives who made
up the guests yesterday. Sonora de
Toro. who is rapidly acquiring ease
in speaking English, was dressed in
black crepe, bows of sparkling jet
sequins trimming the upper part of
the sleeves and bodice. With this she
wore a close-fitting black hat with
hydrangea blue flowers in the front.
Guests Are Received
In Drawing Room.
The comfortable house with its
vide, vine covered front porch has
spacious drawing room where the
hosts and their guests of honor re-
eeived through the early hours of
the reception. Later they went into
the dining room adjoining, where
the long buffet table was laid with
salmon in jelly and salads with
other delicacies found at the tea
hour and early buffet suppertime.
The dean of the diplomatic corps,
ehe Peruvian Ambassador, Senor
Don Manuel de Freyre y Santander,
stood and chatted some time with
the Director General of the PAN
American Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe
The Argentine Ambassador, Senor
Don Felipe Espil, arrived rather
late to meet Sonora de Espil, who
was there earlier. Other guests in
eluded numbers of officials of the
State Department. heads of mis-
sions-both diplomatic and military
and a very few from resident
circles.
The excellent likeness of the
hostess, done in plaster by Senorita
Nunez del Prado, which had the
place of honor on the piano. at
tracted much admiration and the
artist herself was there to hear the
praises. She wore a black costume,
street length frock with wide
brimmed hat trimmed with jets.
Many of the guests went on to the
reception, which the Minister of
Thailand and Nine. Semi Pramoj
gave in their Legation at 1900 Kala-
roma road, the block beyond the Bo-
hvian Embassy. Others arrived at
the Bolivian Embassy after attend
ing the fete at the Thai Legation
King George of Greece
To Be Welcomed This Month.
Gen. and Nine. Toro are among
the first of the distinguished visi-
tors expected in Washington this
month. King George of Greece and
the President of Ecuador, Senor
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Rio, are
also expected here this month. The
Greek King will arrive next week
and the Ecuadorian President will
be welcomed the last week in the
month. He will be accompanied by
Sonora Arroyo del Rio and the
usual suite.
The Ecuadorian Ambassador and
senora de Alfaro are planning "a
large reception in honor of their
Chief Executive and his wife and he,
of course, will be entertained at the
White House and by the Governing
Board of the Pan-American Union.
The Governing Board will give
formal luncheon tomorrow in honor
of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
OF Venezuela, Senor DR.. G. Parra-
Perez, who arrived today. The visi-
tor is staying at Blair House as the
guest of the United States and this
evening will be the honor guest at
dinner of the Ambassador and Sc
nora de Escalante. Senor PARA
Perez will be the guest in whose
honor the Undersecretary Of State,
Mr.. Sumner Welles, will entertain at
dinner tomorrow evening at Oxon
Hill, his estate in Maryland.