Evening star., 1942-10-31

Ierrlng With omcldlS OF this Govern
ment on the guarding of civilians in
time of war as well as the care of
public buildings and records.
Those invited to meet the visitor
were the Mexican Ambassador,
Senor DR.. Don Francisco Castillo
Najera; the Ecuador Ambassador,
Senior Captain Eloy Colon Alfaro:
Rear Admiral William o. Spears of
the Pan-American division of the
Chief of Naval Operations; Gen.
Blanton Winship, Co-ordinator of
the Inter- American Defense Board;
the Chief Of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Mr.. J. Edgar Hoover.
DR.. Carlos Marques Sterling of
Havana, son of a former Ambas-
sador; Mr. E. A. Tamm, and Mr..
Clyde Tolson, assistants to Mr..
Hoover; Mr.. Orme Wilson, haison
officer of the State Department; Mr..
Philip w. Bonsal, chief of the
American Republics Division of the
State Department.; Col. T. Babbitt
of the War Department.; Dr. I. Cas-
tellanos, Maj. A. F. Velasco, Senor
Carlos Govea, Mr.. A. M. Clegg, Mr..
William Landon, Mr.. Auburn D.
West, Mrs. R. Mulet, Mr.. E. Sweet
and the Minister Counselor of the
Embassy, DR.. Jose T. Baron, and the
Naval Attache, 1t. Felipe Cadenas.
There was considerable gaiety at
the Iceland Legation yesterday for
the Minister, Mr.. Thor Thors, re-
turned in time for the birthday an
niversary of Mrs ThorS. The Min
lister has been in his Northern home
for some weeks and came back
Thursday evening To celebrate the
anniversary yesterday the Minister
and Mrs. Thors we're hosts to men,
bers of the Legation staff and a few
of their close friends in this Capital.
Other parties in which diplomats
played the role of hosts we're those
at the New Zealand and Canadian
Legations. The New Zealand Min
lister and Mrs Walter Nash enter
tanned about $50 guests, mostly Army
and Navy officers of this and other
of the United Nations. The honor
guests were Brig. r. M. Pott, who
came here from London, and Air
Comdr A. deT. Nevill, who recent
ly arrived from New Zealand. The
Minister left later in the evening
for New York, where he was guest
of honor at the luncheon today of
the Foreign Policy Association. He
will return this evening.
The Canadian Minister, Mr..
Leighton Mccarthy, gave a late
afternoon fete for members OF the
Canadian War Information Board
who are in Washington for a short
stay. Mr.. Charles Vining, chairman
of the board and Mr.. Arnold Heeney,
who are here from Canada, and
Mr.. Hugh Campbell and Mr.. j. A.
Oastler. who are permanently on
duty at this Capital, we're the honor
guests Invited to meet them were
newspaper men on local papers and
correspondents in Washington.
The Minister will be Joined the |
end of next week or early the week
after by Mrs. Mccarthy who has
been in their Canadian home since |
the midsummer.
The Military Attache of the Brit |
ish Embassy and Mrs. Rex L. Ben
son gave a dinner party last evening
In their historic and charming old
house in Georgetown. The party
was in compliment to Miss Ann
Moray, popular English singer who
was entertained at luncheon earlier
in the day by His Britannia Majes-
tvs Ambassador and Lady Halifax
Later in the evening Miss Moray
sang at the Community War Fund
Fair, from which the British War
Relief Society will benefit with
other foreign relief organizations
and the local charities who have
been members of the Community
Chest.