Evening star., 1942-06-24

The King will honor the club with
his presence at 6 o'clock and guests
have been requested to arrive
promptly at $50 o'clock. Admittance
Is by card only.
Several interesting parties dotted
the calendar yesterday.
The Ambassador of Uruguay, DR..
Juan Carlos Blanco, was among the
guests at the informal dinner given
at the Cosmos Club by Mr.. Charles
A. Thomson, chief of the Division OF
Cultural Relations of the State De-
partment. The honor guest was Dr.
Emilio Oribe, Uruguayan educator
and one of that country's most emil
rent men of letters. DR.. Orlbe IS IN
the United States at the invitation
of the State Department and while
here will visit universities and other
cultural centers.
Other guests at the affair were
DR.. Lewis Hanke and Mr.. Robert
Smith of the Hispanic Foundation,
Library of Congress-; Mr.. GustaVo
Duran and Mrs. Concha Romero
James of the American Union,
Or. Alfred MetrauX of the Smith
sonian Institution; DR.. Jorge Ia
lamea, editor and critic OF Colombia;
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle OF
George Washington University, Mr..
Philip Babour and Mr.. Robert Ben
tamin of the Office of the Co.
ordinator of Inter-American Affairs
and Miss Muna Lee, Mr.. Richard
Pattee and Mr.. Arturo Morales OF
the State Department.
A CAV fete of the late afternoon
Yesterday was that given by Mr..
and Mrs. Walker S. Buel in cele-
bration of their 25th wedding anni-
versary. The Buels entertained In
their attractive home on Gram
mercy street, and their guests in
cluded many of their friends in the
newspaper profession.
The affair was marked with in
sormality and a high light OF the
afternoon was when a group OF
writer's, self-appointed as the "Buel
Silver Jubilee Committee" took over
the running of the party. The writ
ers presented clever skit which
included the presentation in bur-
lesque fashion to Mrs. Buel OF a
medal of honor in recognition Of her
"Over and above call OF duty" Tne
medal was presented by Mr.. James
L. Wright and his clever remarks
brought forth much laughter. Next
was the reading of an amusing
poem. entitled The Buel Hindsight
Saga" written by Mr.. Phelps H.
Adams. Then followed more serl-
Gus note when Mr.. Edwin w. Gable
man presented to the couple in be-
half of the committee a handsome
silver serving tray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buel received in the
drawing room, Mrs. Buel wearing
becoming gown of white silk jersey
with a cluster of white orchids on
her shoulder. Unfortunately the two
sons of the household were unable
to be present. Mr.. Walker Buel is
a reporter on his fathers paper, the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Mr..
Meredith Buel is attending college
at Chapel Hill.
Representative and Mrs. John M.
Vorys we're present and among
others present we're Undersecretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Daniel
W. Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Thorpe,
Col. and Mrs. William S. Culbert-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Reeves, Mrs.
Gableman. Mr. and Mrs. Byron
Price. Mrs. Wright, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond z. Henle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank c. Waldrop. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Rathburn of Columbus,
Ohio, came here for the affair.
Mrs. Buel before her marriage was
Miss Sake Prout of Delaware, Ohio.
The Buels have lived in Washing
ton % years of their married life.