Evening star., 1946-04-14
Lenten Season
Ends Quiety
For Society
Pan American
Celebration
Tomorrow
By Margaret Hart,
By Margaret Hart,
Society Editor

Holy Week in Washington will be
the first truly socially quiet one since
V-J day, that is, as far as enter
tanning goes. The Capital scene,
however, regardless of the time,
never is without something hap
pening to brighten the horizon.
So this last week of the lenten
season finds the calendar chalked
with several affairs that will attract
those who take part in the social
swing.
Official society with a capital let
ter will turn out tomorrow for the
observance OF Pan American Day
Diplomats, cabinet officers, Supreme
Court justices and other prominent
personalities will assemble at the
beautiful Pan American Union
Building.
President Truman will be accom-
panied there by Mrs. Truman and
their daughter Margaret. He will
address a special session of the
Governing Board of the union at
noon. On the stage as he speaks
will be the ambassadors of all the
republics represented in the union.
There will be no formal reception
line as the hundreds of DISTINGUISHED
guests arrive, but the new chairman
of the board, the Ambassador of
Nicaragua, DR.. Guillermo Sevilla
Sacasa, with the director general
OF the union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe, will
be on hand to extend a word of
welcome.
Air Forces Band to PLAY
The snappy Army Air Forces Band,
with Maj. George S. Howard and
Warrant Officer Samuel Kurtz con-
ducting, will furnish the musical
background for the celebration. The
musicians will play in the patio,
where tropical plants and ever
greens form an enchanting setting
for the fountain, in which goldfish
dart about. The gay-plumed par
rots will be missing from their usu-
al places in the patio for the birds
get so excited when there are so
many visitors at the union they Just
have to be taken to a more quiet
spot.
In keeping with the lenten period
there will be no refreshments served
following the ceremonies marking
the commemoration of the day, nor
will there be any after the concert
In the evening. The evening affair
will find many of the same persons
who attend the midday event in
the audience. DR.. Rowe will be host
at the concert and the program of
music of the Americas will be given
by the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, Capt. william F. Santel-
mann conducting. Alice Ribeiro,
noted Brazilian soprano, will be the
guest soloist.
There will be food served at the
session of the Inter-American De-
fense Board, to be held at the union
following President Truman's talk.
It is to be a luncheon meeting, with
the board entertaining the members
of the Pan American Union Board
and representative leaders of the
Army and the Navy of this country.
Parties for a Purpose.
Here for only weeks stay is
Lady Baden-Powell, world leader of
the Girl Guide and Girl Scout
movements, who will be honor
guest at party during Holy Week.
On Tuesday Mrs. Frederick H.
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order that she may meet as many
of the women who have similar in
terests as possible. Set for the
hours of to o'clock, the recep-
ton will be given at 1921 N street.
Another party for purpose will
be the tea Mrs. McCook Knox will
give on Tuesday at her attractive
home in Georgetown. The event
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