Evening star., 1946-01-12
Diplomats,
Arny-Navy
1t Fetes

members OF Lne olplomaLlc corps
and high-ranking officers of the
Array and Navy of this country and
other of the United Nations took
prominent roles at parties of the
late afternoon and early evening
yesterday. The Chinese Ambassador,
DR.. Wei Tao-ming, went home the
middle Of the week, being called
there for conferences, but invitations |
for an afternoon fete went out in
his name and that of Nine. Wei.
They honored group Of Chinese
women who are leaders in child
welfare and social work In their
homeland. The representatives from
China were selected by Nine. Chang
Kai-shek and are III Washington
for several weeks before going to
other large centers to study work in
this country in their own chosen
lines of endeavor. The group from
China includes Mrs. Chen, formerly
Bui-yi Wang, chief of the rural
service of the National Women,s
ADMINISTRATION Council; Miss Tau
Tanyanum, director of the New Life
Movement Spinning Factory at Pal
shan; Mrs. Miu, formerly Kuei- -luan
Tien, chief of the Department of
Recreation and Training of the Ma
ticnal Association for Refugee Chill
fren; and Mrs. Paul D. living,
formerly Marie Fem of New Jersey,
counselor of the Women's Advisory
Council of the New Life Movement.
Mrs. living now is Chinese citizen,
having given up her citizenship in
this country after the death of her
husband.
Nine. Wei and her honor guests
stood in the wide hall at Twin Oaks
to receive the guests and the attrac-
tive tea tables were laid in the din
ing room, the sun parlor and the
Chinese room. Here Chinese delica-
cies and tea with the more familiar
dainties found on tea tables in this
country were served, and guests,
invited from $50 to 6, fingered well
after the hour to chat in the pleas
ant and hospitable atmosphere of
the Chinese Embassy.
Rear Admiral L. G L. van der
Kun, Netherlands naval represent
ative to the combined chiefs of
staff, who shortly will return to
his homeland, was the guest in
whose honor the other representa-
tives from the Netherlands enter
tanned from 6 to o'clock. The
farewell festivity was given at the
Shoreham and the several hundred
guests were received by Gen. A. G.
van Tricht, military head of the
Netherlands delegates to the com.
bined staff, and Nine. van Tricht,
with Admiral van der Kun stand
ing with them.
Admiral van der Kun will leave
the latter part of the month to re-
turn to his homeland and probably
no one will come to take his place
as Gen. van Tricht will take over
the work for both army and navy.
The Ambassador and Nine. LOU
don, of course, were among the
guests, having entertained at dinner
for Admiral van der Kun a week
or more ago. Others attending the
party were Admiral William D.
Leahy, Field Marshal Sir Henry
Maitland-Wilson and Admiral r.
S. Edwards, as well as other high
ranking officers
The Chief of Engineers, U. S. A..
1t. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler, and
Mrs. Wheeler acted as hosts at
another military party yesterday
when the guest of honor was Chief
OF Engineers of Brazilian Army
Brig. Gen. Francisco Borges Fortes
de Oliviere, who is here at the invi-
tation of the War Department. The
party was given by the United
States delegation to the Joint
Brazil States Defense Com
missioners in the Mayfower. The
festlvity was one of the first such
parties to honor Gen. Borges Fortes
and the members of his staff who
accompanied him. They have come
to study methods of the United
States Army Engineers and will
be in Washington and vicinity
through next week, and then will
visit other parts of this country
where the Engineer Corps has bases.
The Ambassador and Senhora de
Martins were among the guests as
well as others of the Brazilian
members of the Defense Commits
sion and other high-ranking officers
OF the Army and their wives.
Accompanying Gen. Borges For
tes are Col. Fernando de Nascimen-
to Fernandes Tavora, Col. Decio
Pammeiro de Escobar, 1t. Col. An
tonic Bastos, Maj. Radrigo Octavio
Jorda Ramos, Capt. Hubberto Mel
chior Carneiro de Mendonca and
1t Col Wi1her M Clenoers TT