Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Two Parties
Climax Visit
Of DR.. GUAM
A AMBASSADOR Blanco
Is Host at Dinner
After Reception

Off1cials of this Government and
heads of foreign missions Yesterday
afternoon extended warm greetings
to Senior DR.. Alberto GUAM. Vice
PreSident-eleCt, of Uruguay, who is
at present Minister of Foreign At
fairs of his country. The occasion
was the reception given by the Am
hsSSador Of Uruguay and Sonora de
Blanco for their distinguished coun-
tryman.
Almost strictly of official nature
the party was marked with Simnlc-
ity, IN contrast to the many lavish
functions that have been given in
the last year for prominent visitors
from other American republics. The
hosts stood to DR.. GUAM at the en-
trance OF the ballroom Of the Nav
flower Hotel to welcome the guests
and as the 400 guests assembled ami
mated SalutationS in both English
and Spanish were heard on all sides.
Sonora de BlanCo wore becom-
ing gown of black made on severely
simple lines, with a foOor- length
skirt and long lace sleeves. Gen
orally assisting during the afternoon
we're members of the Embassy staff
and their wives.
There was no elaborate display of
flowers and only clusters of spring
flowers were used on the attractivelv
appointed table. The refreshments
were delicious although quite simple
IN accordance with the expressed
wish Of the honor guest, as well
as to the trend of the times.
The hours of the reception were
from $50 to O'Clock. 1t was some
time after the closing time that
guests fingered to enjoy further the
gracious hospitality of Senior and
Sonora de Blanco.
A delightful aftermath of the re-
ception was the dinner given by AM
bassador Blanco in honor of DR.. GU
ami. An all-stag affair, the party
was held in the Chinese room of
the Mayf1oWer. A handsome gold
service was used and in the match
Ing standards were fragrant spring
flowers. Here and there along the
table were sprays of sweetpeas, vari-
eolored panSies and maidenhair fern.
The Undersecretary of State, Mr..
sumner WelleS, was among the
guests at the dinner and others pres
ent were Associate Justice Stanley
F. Reed, Speaker of the House Sam
Rayburn, Senator Tom Connally.
Senator Theodore Francis Greene,
Senator Claude Pepper, Representa-
tive Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur H.
Vandenberg, Representative Luther
A. johnson, Representative Joseph
A. Martin, Assistant Secretary of
State, Mr.. Adolf A. Berle; the chief
of the Maritime Commission, Ad-
miral Emory S. Land; Surg. Gen.
Hugh S. Cumming director of the
Pan-American Sanitary Bureau; the
UnderSecretary of the Navy, Mr..
James Forrestal; Mr.. Warren Lee
Pierson, president of the Export
Import Bank of Washington, Mr.. J.
Edgar Hoover, director of the Bu-
reau of Investigation; Col. William
J. Donovan, co-ordinator of infor-
nation; former United States Am
bassador to the Argentine, Mr.. Rob-
ert Woods Bliss; Mr. William Lam
der and Mr., Milburn D. West. From
the State Department present were
the chief of the Division of Interna-
tional Communications Mr.. Thomas
Burke; Mr. Orme Wilson. Mr.. Sell
den Chaplin, Mr.. Charles Spruks, Mr..
Philip w. Bonsal, Mr.. Emilio G.
Collado, Mr. Charles A. Thomson,
Mr.. Stanley Woodward and Mrs.
Laurence Duggan.
The dean of the diplomatic corps,
the Ambassador of Peru, Senior Don
Manuel de Freyre Santander, was
present and others there we're the
director general of the Pan-American
Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe, and the
assistant director, Or. Pedro de Alba;
the former Minister of Uruguay. Dr.
Jose Richling; Senior Santiago Rivas
Costa. Rear Admiral William o.
Spears, Vice Admiral Alfred w.
johnson.
Members of DR.. Guani'S party at
the function were Senior Raul Pre-
vital, Senior Luis Giorgi, Senior JUL
Ian Nogueira, Senior Marcus Battle
Santos and Senior Yriat. From the
Uruguayan Embassy there were Sc
nor Mario r. Giucci, First Secretary,
end 1t. Col. Medardo Farias, Mill
tary Attache.