Evening star., 1945-02-04
Diplomatic Activities
Legation Fetes
On Calendar
By Katharine M. Brooks.

Two parties at legations within
the: coming week are Of more than
usual interest. the first tomorrow
evening to be at the new Iran Le-
CATION and the other, February II,
will be celebration Of the birthday
anniversary of King Farouk Of
Egypt to be given in his Legation
The Iran Minister and Nine
Shayesteh will be hosts tomorrow
evening at an informal buffet supper
in'honor OF Gen. Nakhjavan Of the
Iraniap Air Force, who is the guest
in this country of the War Depart
ment. He has been touring the
various air bases and schools in the
United States and is now making
ready to return to Iran.
The party will be given In the new
1ranian Legation, and although it Is
buffet, the hundred or more guests
will be seated at small tables.
Considerable time was spent after
the purchase Of the Legation at
3003 Massachusetts, avenue In max
ing changes to accommodate the
Legation ofiices as we'll as the resi-
dence Of the Minister. The new.
Legation was built by the late former
United States Ambassador to Lon
don, Mr.. Alanson B. Houghton. Mrs
Houghton sold the house early last
summer to the Iran government for
its headquarters, which at that time
was established across Thirtieth
street on Massachusetts, avenue.
The Egyptian Minister and Nine.
Hassan are planning their annual
fete to celebrate their Kings ami
versary and probably will be hosts
during the late afternoon reception
hours.
A number of the heads of missions
are out of town, several of them
in New York for a few days. The
Brazilian Ambassador, Senior Carlos
Martins, joined Senhora de Martins
there yesterday but will be back to-
morrow or Tuesday, the senhora to
remain there through the week.
The French Ambassador and Mime.
Bonnet also are in New York for
the week end, the former to return
tomorrow and the latter Tuesday,
and the Swedish Minister and Nine.
Bostrom also will return tomorrow
from a few days stay in New York.
The Costa Rican Ambassador and
Sonora de Gutierrez will go to New
York tomorrow for weeks stay,
planning their trip to include Sat-
urday, when the Casa de Costa Rica
will give a dance in their honor
They probably will be back the fllNt
Of next week. The Ambassador and
Sonora de Gutierrez will be hosts to
a small group of guests before they
go to New York, entertaining for
their Minister of Government, Senor
Francisco Soto, who will come in the
next few days from Miami, where
he arrived last week. Senor Soto
will be here for several weeks and
probably other festivities will be
planned in his honor
The Dominican Ambassador, Senor
Don Emilio Garcia Godoy, is ex-
pected this week accompanied by
Sonora de Garcia Godoy and their
daughter, Senorita Aura Estela Gar
cia Godoy.
The Peruvian Ambassador, Senor
Don Pedro Baltran, who went home
LAST week, will attend the Pan
American Conference in Mexico City
which will open February 81. The
conference probably will last several
weeks and he is expected back in
Washington by the end of March.
The newly appointed Canadian
Ambassador and Mrs. L. B. Pearson
have moved into the Embassy and
are slowly getting settled there. The
house at 3434 Ashley terrace has
been leased by Admiral H. E. Reid
Of the Royal Canadian Navy, who
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