Evening star., 1943-03-21
Young Members
Of Diplomatic
Set Are Busy
Make Contribution
To Allied Unity
In Var Effort
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inseparable. You see them every
where together
1t is fitting that they are seated
side by side in their war work It
is a treat to watch these petite
young matrons working the hours
away. Then at the end of the day
probably you will hear them COM
pare notes as to who did the most
bandages. just as in the prewar days
they might have been discussing
who had the most social engage
ments on her calendar. Both the
husband of Sonora de Castro and
the husband Of Sonora de Castillo
Najera are Assistant Military At
taches of the Mexican Embassy.
A task without much glamour and
which does not call for snappy
uniform, has been chosen by Miss
Ann Mahoney as her war effort
Hers is a secretarial one at the
British Embassy. Peggy" as Miss
Mahoney is called, was debutante
not so long ago. She was pre-
sented at reception at the Cana
dian Legation with the then Min
lister of Canada. Sir Herbert, and
Lady Marler acting as hosts. Her
father was at the British Embassy
before he was assigned to his pres
ent post as Commercial Counselor
of the Canadian Legation. She was
born in Canada, but has spent most
of her life here. With the exception
of one year at a boarding school
in her homeland, she has been edu-
Gated in Washington, finishing her
education at Georgetown Convent.
Peggy Mahoney arrives at the
British Embassy by 8 o'clock each
day, after first taking her father
to his desk at the Legation. Some
times 1t is well past 7 before she
is through for the day. This leaves
her little time for other work. Being
a member of the Junior League,
however, she does put In a limited
number of hours each month for
that organization.
Senorita Teresa La Barthe knows
all about making surgical dressings.
She had made many for the Red
Cross and this organization now
misses her greatly. But, she has
taken over a full time job, and an
important one, too. Her hours are
long and crowded with work, for
she is secretary to her father, the
Naval Attache of the Peruvian En-
bassy, Capt. Enrique La Barthe. She
doesn't have much time left for
anything else but you can be sure,
when time permits, she will be back
lending her hands again to the Red
Cross.
Hundreds upon hundreds of surgi-
cal dressings leave the Walsh House
daily, and if the records are avail
able as to just how many of these
are made by these foreign volunteers
you'd undoubtedly find 1t an over
whelming number
Sonora Maria Luisa de Gomez
Ruiz, she's the wife of the First Sec
retary Of the Venezuelan Embassy
and Sonora Yolanda de Balbuena,
whose husband is First Secretary of
the Peruvian Embassy, are regular
volunteers at Walsh House. They
are making a record for themselves.
At the end of their assigned times
their table is banked high with all
sorts of bandages and dressings.
There are ever SO many more
women from the diplomatic set
who are doing outstanding work. In
fact, there are few who are not CIV
ing their time in some valuable way
They are working hand in hand with
the women of this country. This
means two-fold result-getting the
things that are needed accom-
plshed, and bringing about better
understanding between the women
of the Allied Nations.
It's a grand job these foreign
women are doing in our Capital
In helping where help is needed-no
matter what.