Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26
AUTOMATICALLY
SPEAKING
Peruvions Give Annual Spring Fete;
Chile S Envoy Decorutes DR.. Brotmun
BY SELMA ROOSEVELT

WaShington's unkind spring
was downright 0-uel yesterday.
Because OF tho cold weather,
the 1900 guests invited by the
Peruvian Ambassador and Sc
nora de Berckeneyer for their
annual garden party, were un-
able to enjoy the usual color
full display Of spring flowers.
However, the Inside of the
Embassy, which 5 practically
q museum, was sufficient COM
pensation.
The Ambassador and his
pretty, American-hbin wife re-
ceived in the main drawing
room. which is dominated by
q huge Murillo painting. THE
Immaculate Conception" and
q handsome Gobelh tapestry
Of the late 18th century.
Throughout the spacious ex-
quisitely Furnished Embassy,
once the home, of builder
Charles TompkiB, were the
Berckemeyers' fabulous paint
ings. Peruvian siler and other
objets dart. plus the Ambas-
sador's famous collection of
paintings and prints about
bullf1ghting.
Guests Strealed in from
4::30 to 7 o'cloc. Among the
early arrivals wee Mrs. Sid
ney Kent Legarl Mrs. Clark
Clifford, Col. ant Mrs. Robert
Guggenheim. Mrs.. Conger
Pratt, Vice Admiral and Mrs.
Clark H. Woodward, Mrs.
Parker West, IRIS. George
Allen and Mrs. feorge Hum
phrey. who repo1ed she had a
marvellous time Yesterday on
her junket to Oio to address
the Ohio Federaon of Repub-
lican Women's conference.
Sir Percy Speder, the Aus
tralian Ambasaor, says he will
be a bachelor fr a month or
20 while Lady 5pender is in
Australia. Mr. George Nc
Chez brought hr mother, Mrs.
de Golyer, an Mrs. Myron
Cowen brough' a guest from
Brussels. Mr.. PAUL Wittouck.
Italian Counelor Carlo Per-
rome was on hi way to a fare
well party beiE given at Blair
House by rering Assistant
Secretary Of tate Livingston
Merchant. nd others who
came by wereMrs. Buchanan
Merryman. ME. Van Roijen,
wife Of the .etherlands AM
bassador: NJ Edgar Morris,
Mr.. Ed Foley former Ambas-
sador josef Davies. Count
Douglas Of Seden, Mrs. Nor
ris Cafritz, hdy Makins. the
Les Biffles, On. Lemuel Shop
herd. Mr.. Walter Lippmann.
Lord and Ldy Harcourt, the
Swiss MiniSr and Nine. de
TorTente ad the Bolivian
Ambassador and Sonora de
Andrade.
Chihn Party
Many of he Berckemeyers'
guests wenton to the Chilean
Embassy were Ambassador
Rodriguez dictated at a cere-
mony honring DR.. Irving
Brotman. Washington ply
stefan. whowas presented the
"Order Of Merit Bernardo
OHiggins. 1.-THE award takes
Its name .om the founding
father OF Gile.)
Mrs. Brennan and their g.
year-old on, Christopher.
looked on roudly as the AM
bassador cad the citation
commendiR DR.. Brotman for
his. outstanding meritoriouS
services a: a friend of Chile,
and eSpeciily for his outstand-
Ing work physician to the
late FelixNeito del Rio. for
mer Chilen Ambassador who
died here n 1858.
Ambassador Rodriguez and
his wife. he former Marjorie
Talman Washington. have
only receKly arrived and yes
terday ws one of their first
parties. sle reports she has
been bug redecorating the
Massachusetts avenue resi-
dence. Sh started on the top
floor working down to the first.
and hope it will be completed
during III summer.
This VS. not the first foreign
decoratio for tall. handsome
Dr. Brotlan. who also was
awarded he Southern Cross OF
Brazil tW wears ago.
Two oiSenora dc Rodriguez
closets fhends were ON hand
for the hrty--Mrs. Robert A.
Knowltol. daughter Of a for
mer Chilean Ambassador TO
Washington, and Nine Erasto
Villa. thu former Olga Patter-
son. who's now the wife of the
Argentine Ambassador TO
Haiti. Mhe. Villa is the house,
guest ofMrs. Knowlton.