Ecuadorean Reception Yesterday

Ambassador and Se- nora de Alfaro Honor

Delegates. LARGE and brilliant reception

was given yesterday by the

Ecuador Ambassador and Senora de Alfaro, who en-

tertained In honor of the delegates to

the Ecuador-Peru conference being held in Washington. The party was

given in the Chinese room and the ball mom of the Mayflower Hotel, where the Ambassador and his family main- tain an apartment.

Receiving their guests in the Chinese room, the Ambassador and Senora de Alfaro were assisted by the Ecuador delegates and their wives. Senora de Alfaro wore a becoming gown of black velvet with a floor- length skirt and sleeves puffed to the elbow. Senora de Viteri, who has many friends In Washington, where Senor Viteri was Minister not so many years ago, atood next in line. She wore a gown of dove-gray velvet, with a high waistline, and having a grace- ful roll about the moderately low neckline. The sleeves were puffed to the elbows and fitted to the wrists and the skirt was long and had a slight train. Senora de Viteri also wore a small black bat with osprey feather. Senora de Ponce was In velvet in a

rich shade erf ruby red, her close-

fitting hat of velvet in the same shade. Senora de Trujillo, who was last in the line, chose black crepe for her cos-

tume, made with a yoke and having sleeves of gold color velvet, full to the elbows and ntted to tne wrists.

The guests, reresentatlve of the many circles of Washington society, after greeting their hosts and the guests of honor, went into the ball room, where a long buffet table was

laden with an elaborate supper, al- though the reception was from 5 to 7 o’clock. At the western end of the ball room a portion of the floor was

reserved for dancing, and an orchestra played gay and rhythmic tunes. Small tables were placed about the eastern •nd of the room and in the boxes.

The guests, numbering well over

800, Included members of the cabinet, lesser officials, diplomats and many from the residential circles of the National Capital.

Annual Card Party Of Catholic Alumnae Final arrangements have been made

for the annual card party of the Sacred Heart of Mary Alumnae As- sociation for the benefit of their edu- cational fund, to be held in the gold room at the Hamilton Hotel tomor- row.

Mrs. Thomas Green, general chair- man, will be assisted by Miss Agnes Auth, Miss Louise Auth. Miss Edith Branson, Miss Evelyn Collins. Miss

Elisabeth Dolan, Miss Margaret Har- old. Miss Marie Hawk, Miss Mar- eella Lanigan. Miss Bess Mills. Miss

Hayesel Morris, Miss Emma Ragan and Mrs. Frank Schrider.

The Rev. W. D. Marrin, pastor of St. Dominic's Church, is honorary patron and Mrs. H. Winship Wheat-

ley, Jr., governor of the District Chap- ter of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae, is honorary pa- troness.

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Mies Agnes Auth. Miss Louise Auth, Miss Anne Baden, Miss Edith Bran- son, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Brown, Miss Evelyn Collins, Mr. Thomas Cantwell, Miss Florence Dailey, Miss Elizabeth Dolan. Mr. Bernard Fitz-

gerald. Mrs. Thomas Greene. Miss Margaret Harold. Miss Marie Hawk, Mrs. Raymond T. Holden, sr.; Mrs. Milton Lathram, Mrs. Mary Maggio, Miss Bess Mills. Miss Hayesel Morris. Mrs. Edward Murray, Miss Catherine O’Connor, Miss Etive O’Connor. Miss Emma Ragan. Mrs. Frank Schrider, Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Taltavull. Mrs. F. C. Warman and the Misses Wright.

Capt. Lajous Host at Dinner

Oapt. Francisco Lajous. superintend- ent of the Argentine Naval Academy, who is now in Washington at the Mayflower, entertained at dinner last evening at the hotel in compliment to Rear Admiral and Mrs. David F. Sellers.

The guests included Capt. and Mrs. Forde A. Todd, Capt. and Mrs. Man- ning H. Philbrick, Capt. and Mrs. Bryson Bruce, Capt. and Mrs. Robert C. Gillen. Capt. and Mrs Oscar Smith, Capt. and Mrs. Howard H. Crosby, Capt. and Mrs. John F. Shafroth, Capt. and Mrs. Jules James, Comdr. and Mrs. James Maher, the Naval At- tache of the Argentine Embassy and Senora de Smith. Miss Betty Smith, Senor Don Ricardo J. Siri, Senor Don Erasto M. Villa, Lieut. Comdr. Edgardo Bonnet and Senor Don Hector R. Pazzo.

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Phi Delta Gamma Founders’ Day Tea

Tlie Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Gamma, a fraternity of graduate women of American University, has issued Invitations to a founders’ day tea Sunday aftemon, December 13, from 4 to 6 o’clock, at the Marjorie Webster School at 7775 Seventeenth street.

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