Evening star., 1944-01-25

CrOatS ana SlOVeneS, gave very
interesting and stirring talk about
the Yugoslavian prisoners of war, for
whom the Washington Committee
works, and Mrs. Walter White made
an earnest appeal for donations of
used clothing, which will be shipped
to Yugoslavia as soon as circum-
stances permit.
Rasha and Mirko, the well-known
Yugoslavian entertainers, came down
from New York especially for this
occasion, and their interpretations
of the beautiful Yugoslavian folk
songs were much appreciated by
those present at the tea.
Following this interesting pro-
gram, the guests passed into the
dining room, where another striking
note of spring was carried out in
the centerpiece on the tea table.
A large silver bowl of tall, full
blown jonquils was flanked by slen-
der tapers in handsome silver can
delabra.
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, wife of
the Chief Justice of the United
States and honorary chairman of
the Washington Chapter of the
United Yugoslavian Relief Fund,
presided at the tea urn, while Nine.
Ciechanowska, wife of the Polish
Ambassador, took her turn pouring
coffee. Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
and Mrs. James L. Houghteling also
presided.
The young ladies who assisted, in
costume, were Mrs. Ho, ce Ashton,
Miss Achsah Dorsey, Miss Anne
Elliott, Miss Margaret MacVeigh and
Miss Dorothy Colclough.
Among those seen in the large
group present were, Sonora de
Michels, wife of the Chilean Am
bassador, who was accompanied by
Sonora de Rodriguez, wife of the
Counselor of the Embassy: Lady
Dixon, wife of the Minister of Aus
tralia; Nine. de Bianchi, wife of the
Minister of Portugal; the Ambassa-
dor of Czechoslovakia and Nine.
Hurban, Nine. Peter, wife OF the
former Minister of Switzerland;
Nine. Kwapiszewski, wife of the
Minister Counselor of the Polish
Embassy: Nine. de Laval, wife of
the Counselor of the Swedish Lega-
ton; Representative and Mrs.
Joseph Clark Baldwin, Mrs. C. VIM
gate Reed, Mrs. McCeney Werlich,
Mrs. Wilson Compton, Mrs. Albert
P. Niblack, Mrs. Charles C. Glover,
Mrs. John Greely, Mrs. Clark
Woodward. Mrs. Conger Pratt, Mrs
Frederick Mitchell Gould, Mrs. STAN
ley Hornbeck, Mrs. Frank Morrow,
Mrs. Eugene Villaret, Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, Mrs Thomas Burke and
Miss Carolyn Nash, who was remin-
iscing with an old tent mate, who
had attended the preparedness camp
of the Women's Naval Service at the
time of the United States entrance
into the Great War.
Another party given recently,
which was attended by a number
of prominent members of the var
ious services, was the reception at
which Col M. R. de Bruyne, COM
mandant of the Royal Netherlands
Marine Corps. was the guest of
honor. Col. de Bruyne is in the
United States to make arrangements
for large number of Netherlands
Marines to be used in the war
against Japan. The hosts at this
party, which tok place at the
Mayf1ower, were the Naval Attache
of the Netherlands Embassy and
Nine. Meier Ranneft.
Others in the company included,
Gen. Thomas Holcomb, former COM
mandant of the Marine Corps: the
Netherlands Ambassador and Nine.
Loudon. the Netherlands Minister
of Overseas territories, DR., Hubeltus
van Nook, who has just returned
from London: Maj. Gen. Dewitt
Peck, U. S. M. c.; Maj. Gen. A. @,
H. Dijxhoorn. R. N. A; Rear Ad-
miral R. E, Shuirmann, U. S. NJ;
Brig. Gen. G. C. Thomas, U. S. NJ c.;
Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig, U. S.
M. c.; Brig. Gen. Littleton w. T.
Waller, U. S. M. c., and Brig. Gen.