Evening star., 1946-10-03

ing Colombia's highest decoration,
the host also paid tribute to Sen
hora de Martins as having been a
great influence in her husbands
career. The recipient of the stun
ming white and gold cross responded
with a speech of appreciation, and
while still wearing the wide blue
ribbon of the Orden de Boyaca, re-
ceived the congratulations OF his
numerous friends present.
Among the first to shake his
hand after the presentation were
the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
John Snyder, and the Undersecre-
tary of State and Mrs. William l..
Clayton. Mr.. Snyder said that
despite the numerous afternoon
parties for the delegates to the
monetary conference a colossal
amount of work was being accom-
plished. The President of the Ex-
port Import Bank and Mrs. William
McChesney Martin, jr., were there,
and also Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
and Mrs. Robert L. Walsh.
It was unquestionably open sea-
son for feathered millinery yester-
day afternoon AS each new fem
inine guest arrived, all other fem
inine guests cast fashion eye In
her direction to see what the new
fall season was ushering in. The
most sensational, most talked Of
hat at the party was worn by the
wife of the Guatemalan Ambassa-
dor, Sonora de Garcia Granados,
who bought 1t in Argentina just
before returning to this country a
few days ago. 1t was a dazzling
twisted spray of aigrettes shading
from an orchid pink at the tips to
a rich fuchsia on the crown. The
Guatemalan Ambassador said that
he and his wife will be entertaining
on the Goth to celebrate the second
anniversary of their country's demo-
cratic revolution.
There was much welcoming going
on at this party, which moved from
the drawing room to the paneled
dining room where a complete sup
per was being served. Greeting all
her friends after a summers alb
sence was Mrs. Thomas Burke. who,
with Mrs. Claude Pepper, arrived
from Paris by air just the day before.
Mrs. Burke said that the Peoples
Mandate Committee Delegation to
Paris, of which she was chairman,
had interviewed each of the 81
fora;o,, ,,oiy,;c&ar y,,oo{i,,o iy, Davis
and had accomplished more than
she had expected.
Seated at table at one end of the
dining room having bite to eat
together were the Panamanian Am
bassador, Senor DR.. j. j. Vallarino:
Mrs J. William Fulbright, Nine.
Bonnet, wife of the French Am
bassador. and Mr.. Walter Lippmann.
Mrs. Fulbright said that her husband
will return from Arkansas, where he
has been "mending fences"-to
speak in the political vernacular,
the 18th of this month. The Dutch
Ambassador and Nine. Loudon were
there, too, and Mr.. and Mrs. Rafael
Oreamuno with the latter's sister
who has been visiting her from New
York, Miss Marta de la Guardia.
Talking to one group of friends after
another were retiring United States
Ambassador to Uruguay and Mrs.
William Dawson.
Others at this gay affair included
Sonora de Belt, wife of the Cuban
Ambassador, who was accompanied
by Sonora de Alvarez, wife of the
Cuban Secretary of State; Lady
Berendsen, wife of the New Zea-
land Minister; Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, Mr.. Robert H. Hadow, Coun-
selor of the British Embassy; Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Knowlton, the lat
ter in a lovely blue feather hat; Mrs.
James Souby and Sonora de Luti,
wife of the newly appointed Argen-
tine delegate to the u, N,