Evening star., 1945-11-29

Economy and Commerce of Chile,
Senor Julio Ruiz, have had stellar
roles in the festivities.
The Assistant Secretary of State,
Mr.. Spruille Braden, was host at
luncheon today, entertaining 26
guests at the Carlton in honor of
Senor Montero and yesterday the
visitor was honor guest at luncheon
of the Peruvian Minister, Senor Don
Juan Chavez who is serving as
Commercial Counselor of the EN-
bassy. The luncheon was given at
the Carlton and this afternoon Senor
and Sonora de Chavez will give
cocktail party for him in their home
on Sixteenth street Accompanying
Seror Montero to Washington on a
financial mission are Senor AL
berto Alvarez Calderon, secretary to
Senor Montero: Senor Jose Barrera
Moller. Senor Carlos Franco and
Senor Carlos Vidal.
Present at the luncheon today,
besides the guest of honor and his
party, were the Secretary of Com
merce, Mr.. Henry A. Wallace; Rep
resentative Pete Jarman, Represen-
tative Daniel j. Flood, the Minister
Counselors of the Peruvian Embassy.
DR. Humberto Fernandez-Davila
and Senior Don Juan Chavez; Mr..
William D. Pawley, Mr.. James Graf
ton Rogers. Mr.. Ellis o. Briggs, Mr..
George H. Butler, Mr. Wayne Chat
f1eld-Taylor. Mr.. Leslie Biff1e, Mr..
Frederick Livesey, Mr.. Stanley
Woodward, Mr.. Joseph Flack, Mr..
James H. Wright, Mr.. Milton K.
Wells and Mr.. James c. Corliss.
Senor Ruiz, who has been in the
Capital for several weeks, said fare
wells yesterday afternoon to about
40 guests, entertaining at cocktails
at the Carlton. He will go to New
York the end of the week prepara-
tory to returning to his Chilean
home
Mr.. and Mrs. Neale, who are long
time friends of the Mexican Am
bassador and Sonora de Monteros,
returned today from New York. as
DIG most of the members of the
Embassy staff who were guests at
the dinner AS joint hosts with Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn they were in the re-
ceiving line at the reception preced-
ing the dinner. and those assisting
were Mr.. and Mrs H. I. Brooks, Mr.. |
and Mrs. James S. Carson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Dorland, Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Drumm, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Freeman, Mr.. and Mrs. Aurelio L. |
Gallardo, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome S.
Hess, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfonso Manero,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Thomas j. Wat
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. White, Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Zellers and Sir John
Wiseman.
The Attache of the Mexican EN-
bassy and Sonora de Fernandez, who
were guests at the dinner, will spend
the week end in New York with
friends and Saturday will attend the
Army-Navy football game in Phila-
delphia.
Another very pleasant party yes
terday afternoon which also includ-
ed wives of number of the diplo-
mats, was the tea which Mrs. Park
er West gave in honor of Mrs. James
F. Byrnes, wife of the Secretary of
State. Maj and Mrs. West have
lived in Washington so many years
that they have very many friends
in resident circles AS we'll as among
officials and diplomats.
Mrs. Byrnes stood with her hostess
In the comfortable drawing room of
Maj. and Mrs. Vests apartment at
210l Connecticut avenue. Mrs.
Byrnes wore becoming gown OF
deep purple and cerise and Mrs.
West was in black, the only color
being the clips set with rubies which
were at the neckline.
The prettily-appointed tea table
was laid in the dining room and
at the tea urn were Mrs.
Fred M. Vinson, Mrs. Tom Clark,
Mrs. Kenneth Royal and Mrs. Har-
old H. Butler. Others taking their
turn at the tea table were Sonora de
Caceres, Mrs. Thor Thors, Mrs. A.
S. M. Monroney. Mrs. Karl Stefan
md Mrs. Ralph Church.
Assisting generally were Mrs.
Stanley D. Embick, Mrs. William D.
Connor, Mrs. A. Burks Summers,
Mrs. Leo Brison Norris, Mrs. Wade
H. Ellis, Mrs. Harold Brooks, Mrs.
Curtis Shears, Mrs. Newell Ellison,
Mrs. Emerson Howe, Mrs. Charles
Riggs and Mrs. v. Ostermayer.