Evening star., 1943-05-15

officials of this Government at the
dinner, others including the Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. Frank c..
Knox, the Secretary OF the Interior
and Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, the
Speaker of the House, Representa-
tive Sam Rayburn; Associate Justice
and Mrs. Gwen j. Roberts, Senator
and Mrs. Tom Connally, Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom and Miss Vera
Bloom, the Chief of Staff to the
President, Admiral William D,
Leahy; the Assistant Secretary of
State, Mr.. Breckenridge Long; the
Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs.
John j. MtCloy, the chief OF pro-
tocol, Mr.. George T. Summerlin; the
Director of Relief and Rehabilita-
ton and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman,
the chief of military intelligence.
Gen. George v. Strong; Miss Mabel
Boardman, secretary of the National
American BED Cross: Mrs. Joseph E..
Davies, wife of the Presidents spe-
cial Ambassador, and Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, widow of the President who
had much to do with gaining free
dom for the small nations after the
great wal.
His Britannia Majesty's Ambassa-
dor and Viscountess Halifax were
among the few from the diplomatic
circle wto were at the dinner. 9th
ers from this group included the
Chinese Ambassador and Nine. Wei,
Nine. Litvinov, wife of the Soviet
Ambassador, and the Charge DAT
flares during his absence and Nine.
Gromyko.
The members of DR.. Benes' party
we're others at dinner including the
Chief Of the Cabinet, M. Jaromlr
Smutny, and the chief of Czecho-
slovak information. DR.. Jan Pa
panek who was attached to the le-
CATION staff in Washington some
years ago, and Nine. Papanek: the
United States aides to the Presi-
dent, Brig. Gen. Edward w. Smith
and Capt. w. E. Moore with Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Moore, and the
Ministe- Of Finance of Czechoslo-
vakia, Dr.. Ladislav Feierabend who
has been touring this country and
Joined lis president in Washington.
Members of the staff of the newest
of the embassies at this Capital who
were at the dinner were Counselor
and Nine. Cervenka, the Military
and Ar Attache, Col. Oldrich
Spaniel and the Assistant Military
and Air Attache, 1t. Col Alexander
Hess.
The n.w Ambassador and Nine.
Hurban With their guest of honor
stood in the great hall at the top
of the stairs to receive the several
hundred guests from official and
diplomatic circles. Nine. Hurban
chose a very becoming gown Of off,
white chiffon, the long skirt falling
In graceful fullness to the floor
and about the low neckline and
shoulders were bands of original
Slovak hand embroidery in gold and
silver. Sfn wore a single gold color
orchid sent her by Nine. Papanek.
The dining table for dinner was
arranged n u shape and was en-
tirely in white and silver with white
peonies ir the silver vases and
lighted white candles in the Czecho-
slovak crytal candelabras. Clusters
of pink pennies were in vases in the
other rooms and on the long buffet
table arranged for the guests at the
RECEPTION. The menu for the din
ner and he refreshments at the
reception we're as simple as pos
sible and n keeping with wartimes
and ratioring. At dinner cream
soup was served followed by filet of
beef and springtime vegetables, a
salad of asparagus, vanilla ice cream
with fresh strawberries and cake
followed by black coffee. A wine
and champagne of United States
vintage were served during dinner.
On the buffet for the reception
were dainty sandwiches and canopes
with a small buffet table arranged
in the correr of the small drawing
room for liquid refreshment.
Guests from out of town who came
for the reception included the Brit
ish Consul General in Baltimore and
Mrs. John w. Taylor. Mr.. Hamilton
Fish Armstrong of New York. Mr..
John @. Grain, son of the late Mr..
Charles r. Grain who was a close
persona friend of the late DR..
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk. first
President of Czechoslovakia, and as
sisted hin in the early days of the
establishment of the Czechslovak
Republic,
Today President Benes with the
new Ambassador and Nine Hurban
lunched with His Britannia Maj
estys Ambassador and Viscountess
Halifax and this evening the newly
appointed Ambassador will be host
to group of men at dinner at the
Embassy In honor of President