Evening star., 1952-06-05
Society News:
Diplomats in Leading
Roles on Social Stage
Cuban Embassy Luncheon Aurevoir;
Foreiun Military Festivities

their guests in the Hall Of Flags
lat the top Of the stairs.
DR.. and Sonora de Baron plan
med the concert as q celebration
of their country's so years of
independence. The anniversary
fell on May 20 and the Ambassador
to Washington and Sonora de
Concheso gave a large reception
in the Embassy in celebration. So
the Barons planned the festivity
last evening as their own part in
marking the anniversary. The
popularity of the hosts in WASH
ington was attested to in the large
number of acceptances for their
invitations.
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
widow of Senator Lewis of Chi
cago, who when member of the
lower House of Congress presented
the bill to give Cuba her inde-
Ipendence. was among those in the
company having deep interest and
affection for the Island Republic.
Another guest having close con-
facts with the Spanish-American
War which freed Cuba was Miss
Janet Fish. It was her first
cousin, Alexander Hamilton Fish.
who was the first United States
soldier killed in that war. Young
Mr.. Fish was serving with the
Rough Riders under Theodore
Roosevelt when he fell.
Supper at Club
DR.. and Sonora de Baron and
Senorita Resell were the guests
in whose honor the Arts Club gave
"a buffet supper following the con-
cert. They received with the
president, Mr.. Walter Studdiford
and the chairman of hospitality, i,
Mrs. Robert Lefevre in the ground
floor drawing room. The rooms
were lighted entirely by candles
the handsome crystal chandeliers.
gifts to the club from Mrs. Garrett
Miller, having candles in place Of
electric light bulbs. Handsome sill
yer candelabras, also priced possess
sions of the club, held lighted
candles on the antique marble
mantels. Supper was served in
the garden, the long buffet table
centered with a dainty figurene Of
"a girl who appeared to be picking
the red roses. blue ragged robins
and white Snapdragons studied
with star-like electric lights. The
flowers carried out the colors Of
the Cuban flag, and that emblem
|centered cluster of the Latin
American flags.
The house at 2017 I street was
once the home of James Monroe.
author of the famous Monroe
Doctrine which is a basic principle
of the Pan American Union and
las.
YueosIov Reception
The Military Attache Of the
Yugoslav Embassy and Nine. Lekic
were hosts late yesterday after
noon honoring military attaches
of other diplomatic missions in
Washington. 1t. Gen. Lekic is
dean of the military attaches in
this Capital and the party yester-
day was a festivity to bring them
together informally. There were
few absentees, mostly those from
the Latin American republics who
attended the Shepherd party for
the visiting Brazilian, Other mill
|tary attaches not present were
those from the Soviet and satellite
countries who were not included
lin the invitations.
officials of the United States
included Secretary Of the Army
and Mrs. Frank Pace, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. John Wickerling and
Col. and Mrs. M. F. Noyes and
other liaison officers.
FNATO Festivity
Gen. Enrico Frattini, Italy's
military representative in the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion, and Signora Frattini gave a
delightful out of doors party yes
terday in their home and garden.
Their several hundred guests in
cluded the military attaches and
representatives from countries of
NATO, officials of the United
States Defense Department as well
as members Of the Italian EN-
bassy staff.
Guests. were greeted by their
hosts indoors and went on through
the house to the garden where
the buffet table and the bar were
set up with small tables about the
lawn for the convenience Of their
callers.
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