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and others at the party were the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
John w. Snyder, the Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs. Tom C. Clark, Asso-
ciate Justice Stanley F. Reed, Sem
ator and Mrs. Tom Connolly, Sen
ator and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge,
Senator Theodore Francis Green
and the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. John L. Sullivan.
Officers Among Guests
The Chief of the Air Force and
Mrs Carl A. Spaatz and Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Harry Vaughan were those
from the armed services at the din
ner and from out of town were
Count and Countess de Katzebu, of
New York and Paris, who are house
guests of Mrs. Mesta; Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle Stewart of New York and Mr..
Cornelius Moore of Newport. Also
attending the dinner party were Mr..
and Mrs. James Lawrence Hough-
telling, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert T. Ed
wards, Mr.. and Mrs. George Maurice
Morris, Mrs. Sigourney Thayer and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tyson, BROTH
er-in-law and sister of the hostess
Two tables were laid for the
guests and after dinner Sidney
played for dancing. Mrs. Mesta's
niece, Mrs. Betty Tyson Lyeth, and
her 10 guests who dined with her
at the Sulgrave Club joined their
elders later for the dancing.
Mrs. Mesta will be hostess at a
midday breakfast Sunday enter
tanning in her s street house.
Dominican Honored
The Dominican Ambassador and
Sonora de Thomen honored their
countrywoman. Senorita Minerva
Bernardino, who Is chairman OF the
Inter-American Commission of
Women, and recently was chosen
the woman of the Americas.
Guests at last nights dinner num-
bered IA. all much disappointed that
the Ambassador was unable to be
present owing to illness.
The party also served as fare
well to Miss Bernardino and the
Dominican Ambassador to the Pan
American Union and Sonora de
Salazar. They shortly will leave for
the Pan American Conference which
will be held in Bogota, Colombia.
Other guests at the dinner last
evening were the Uruguayan Charge
d'Affaires, DR.. Jose A. Mora, who
also is the acting chairman Of the
board of governors of the Pan
American Union. and Sonora de
Mora. Also in the company were
Mrs. Edward G. Hampel, president
OF the United Women of America,
the organization which chose Miss
Bernardino as the. woman of the
Americas; Miss Mary M Cannon,
United States representative of the
Inter-American Commission of
Women: Mrs. j. L. Blair Buck, pres
ident of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs: Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Charles w. o. Bunker. DR..
Francisco j. Hernandez. director of
the Travel Division of the Pan
Union, and Miss Gene
We've Reynolds
Nine. Koo Hostess
The Chinese Embassy was abloom
yesterday afternoon with graceful
branches OF Towering ounce and
forsythia, sprays that were taken
inside to bloom. The occasion was :
a tea which Nine. Koo gave in honor
of the committee sponsoring the
fashion show for the benefit of the
student fund of the Institute of
Chinese Culture. Nine. Koo, wear
ing a severely plain Chinese robe
of black taffeta, received her less
than a hundred guests in the living
room and wives of the members of
the Embassy staff took their turns
at the tea table and assisted in
seeing that all the guests were
served.
The company included, In addition
to the committee in charge Of the
benefit which will be. held March 81,
4hoco uho will art as models and