Evening star., 1942-06-09

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Australia while making their own
personal friends here. Yesterday
afternoon they invited a small group
of officials and diplomats to meet
the newly appointed Minister.
The hosts. with the guest of honor,
stood in the large living room of the
spacious Legation on Cleveland ave-
hue. to receive about a hundred
callers. Small and slender Mrs
Evat was dressed in street-length
frock of black crepe, with narrow
band of white edging the high neck
line and down the front. Similar
bands of white edged the three
quarter length sleeves. She wore
no jewels. Informality marked the
fete, with buffet table at one side
OF the room from which refresh
ing liquids were served. On tables
about the rooms were large plates of
sandwiches, cakes and other delica-
cies. Also on the tables were tall
vases of full-blown peonies in deep
and pastel shades and low bowls
filled with smaller blossoms, old
fashioned pinks, yellow and white
daisies and small rosebuds.
The new Minister, moderately tall
and with iron gray hair, has an in
terested and direct gaze as he chats.
He said Lady Dixon will "be along
in q fortnight or more" However,
she is not making the long trip by
plane as Sir Owen did.
Mr.. Evatt and his wife will be on
their way home before long. One
of the few unpleasant phases of life
In Washington is the making of
new friends only to have them sent
on missions to other capitals. In
little over two years Australia has
sent two very able statesmen and
diplomats to Washington only to
take them away after they became
acquainted and won place for
themselves. Mr.. Casey established
the Legation here in March, 1910,
and rounded out just two years
before his promotion to the War
Council
His Britannia majesty's Ambassa-
dor and the Viscountess Halifax ac-
cepted the invitation for yesterdays
party, but were unable to be there
because of absence from Washing
ton. However, diplomatic repre-
sentatives of the colonies of the
British Empire were there. The
Canadian Minister and Mrs. Leigh
ton Mccarthy were early arrivals
with the South African Minister and
Mrs. Ralph William Close and the
New Zealand Minister and Mrs.
Walter Nash.
Mrs. Mccarthy, who will leave
shortly to return to her native Can
ada for the summer, wore a becom-
ing print of black with small white
figures and a white hat with mod
crate brim. The Minister took ad-
vantage of the very warm day to
wear white summer hannels, as did
some others. Mrs. Close was in
black with becoming bright red
hat, and Mrs. Nash had a flowered
frock of brown with small red and
green figures, and a brown hat.
The Soviet Ambassador and Mrs.
Maxim Litvinoff were among the
small number invited. Mrs. Lit
vinof was dressed in black and
white print dress with wide
brimmed white straw hat. The Am
bassador. after being greeted, held
an impromptu reception of his own.
The Ambassador of the Neither
lands and Nine. Loudon Joined the
group later. Among wives OF the
members of the Legation staff who
assisted was Mrs. George Squires,
social secretary to the Minister and
his wife. Small with fair complexion
and black hair, Mrs Squires wore a
very becoming frock of pale green
with white figures, and an Eton
jacket of the same material.
Mrs. Peter R. Heydon, wife of the
Second Secretary, also had a print
frock. in a pale shade of blue, and
her white hat had a moderately high
crown and a white veil. She is a
native Of Canada, married to an
Australian and lives in Washington,
where she made her home before
her very recent marriage.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Har-
Ian Fiske Stone and Mrs. Felix
Frankfurter stood and talked with
Mrs. Mccarthy for some time. The
chairman of the Maritime Com
mission and Mrs. Emory Scott
Land joined them after greeting
the hosts and honor guests.
The grounds of the Legation and
the veranda off the living room were
inviting and few strolled outside.