Evening star., 1942-11-26

State, Mr.. Sumner Welles, gave a
dinner party for him at the Carlton
Guests at the dinner included the
members of the Presidents party
the Minister of Finance of Ecuador,
Senor Don Vicent Illingworth; the
Ambassador, Captain Alfaro; Sena-
tor Cation Cardenas, Senator Manuel
Benigno Cueva, Senor Pedro Hi
dalgo, a member of the Ecuador
Chamber of Deputies; Senor Jose
Ricardo Chiribogo. secretary gen.
eral to the President; the latter's
military attache, Col. Pablo Borja,
and his aides de camp, Maj. Gabriel
Gallegos and Maj. Juan Ramirez.
Other guests of Mr.. Welles last
evening were the dean of the diplo-
matte corps, the Peruvian Ambassa-
dor, Senor Don Manuel de Freyre y
Santander: the Brazilian Ambas-
sador, Senior Carlos Martins: the
Venezuelan Ambassador, Senor
DiogeneS Escalante; the Panama
Ambassador, Senor Don Ernesto
Jaen Guardia; the Bolivian Am
bassador, DR.. Don Fernando Qua
challa; the Paraguay Ambassador
DR.. Don Celso r. Velasquez; the
Colombian Charge d'Affaires, Senor
Don Alberto Vargas Narino, and
the military and naval aides to Pres
ident Arroyo del Rio, Brig. Gen.
Ralph H. Wootten, U. S. A., and
Capt. Frank Loftin, u. S. N.
The Pan-American Union Build
ing, certainly a beautiful setting for
such a festivity honoring the head
of a foreign government, was at
its best yesterday afternoon. The
President of our South American
neighbor republic and his Ambassa-
dor stood in the Hall of Flags at
the top of the impressive stairs
which flank the patio.
The guests arrived in alarmingly
large numbers and before the close
of the appointed hours-5 to 7
o'clock-3,000 had passed the portals
Of the stately building. The invita-
tions had to be presented at the
door and just beyond that door
stood smiling and genial DR.. Leo
S. Rowe, director general of the
Pan-American Union, who was as
sisted-or relieved-frem time to
time by the assistant director gen.
eral, DR.. Pedro de Alba.
Only certain number OF guests
were permitted to ascend the stairs
at a time and as they passed the
host and his distinguished guest of
honor they went into the Hall of
the Americas, glittering white, where
Q section of the Marine Band Or
chestra played enticing dance music
but there were so many no one
had the courage to start the dane
ing.
Below, the large number of guests
milled about the map room where
refreshing liquids were served and
delicious roast turkeys, whole salmon
and dainty salads were to be had.
Few took time to see the very
extensive and well-arranged exhibit
of Ecuador handicraft which Mr..
Paul Murphy gathered and placed
to advantage off the map room. But
the attractive articles are we'll worth
seeing and are effectively grouped.
Only the early arrivals could see
the building and had opportunity
to chat for even a very few brief
minutes with the very popular host
and his chief executive. Before
$50 o'clock the crowd was dense
and moving very slowly up the
stairway.
Some of the ranking officials and
diplomats went above stairs by
means of the elevator Washington
has not had such party since the
days OF peace and plenty except for
the celebration of the Great October
Revolution at the Soviet Embassy
last year.
Mrs. Cordell Hull. wife of the Sec
retary of State, was the ranking off,