Evening star., 1947-02-27


the celebration In honor of India's |
Washington society turned out in la
from all over the country to welcom
pleased at yesterdays affair, as did
were thinking of India's independ
Mr.. Asaf Ali is an agreeable per
was educated at Oxford and has a
literary nature. On top of all thai
80 years, most recently was Ministe
in India, is also politician in her o
yet known, but this couple should
diplomatic corps.
The party was given by the Ma
In cooperation with all the Indial
DR.. Anup Singh, secretary of the
national committee, stood first .ir
line and introduced the guests tc
the Ambassador, who wore the high.
collared coat of Indian dress. Re.
ceiving with the latter were two
outstanding Indian women, Mrs
Hansa Mehta, India's delegate te
the Economic and Social Council OF
the U. NJ, and Mrs. Hamid Ali, dele
gate to the u. N. Commission on the
Status of Women. Others in the
line were Mr.. Nasli Heeramaneck
treasurer of the national committee
Mr.. Sher M. Quraishi of Detroit
secretary of the All India Brother
hood Association, and Mr.. Mumtaz
Htchlew, Chicago representative OF
the national committee
There were more United States
Senators than diplomats at this
reception. For the most part those
present were Washington residents
and officials who stood about
chatting cheerfully or sat and slipped
a cup of tea at one of the tables
placed in the boxes and at the far
end of the ballroom.
The Argentine Ambassador, DR.
Oscar 1vanissevich, was there, and
Senator and Mrs. Burnett Maybank,
the latter in smart greige costume
Senator and Mrs. Leverett Salton-
stafl, Rear Admiral and Mrs. James
K. Foskett, who were dashing on to
dinner party; Senator Burton K.
Wheeler, who stopped for a chat
with former Senator Henry F.
Ashurst: DR.. and Mrs. John Steel
man, the Icelandic Minister and
Mrs. Thors, the Minister of Luxem-
bourg and Nine. LIE Calais, Senator
and Mrs. Owen Brewster, who
paused while the light bulbs flashed
and Senator and Mrs. John L.
Mcclellan.
Mrs. Dean Acheson was surround
ed by friends. She said that her
daughter, Mrs. Dudley Brown, woulc
arrive here today for brief visit
with her parents before joining hel
husband in Miami. Mrs. Harry B
Hawes was the picture of chic lr
slim black with a feather hat ano
matching muff. An early guest was
Mrs. A. A. Vandegrift, and still en-
joying the party at 7:30 was four.
some that included Mrs. Guy
Despard Golf, Mrs. Emerson Howe
Maj. Bernard Kennedy and Mr.
Fred Britten.
Representative Helen Gahagan
Douglas came with Mr.. Sewa Singh
Gill, who said the formers hus-
band, Mr.. Melvyn Douglas, was his
best friend. He had come to know
the well-known actor when he was
in India during the war and he
said he planned to stop in Cali
fornia on his way back to his native
country just to see him. Mr.. Gill
was garbed in Indian attire complete
with turban, but it was his cere-
moniaI shoes that fascinated every
one. Lavishly embroidered in sill
yer, they had pointed toes that
curled up and over.
Another Indian who drew much
attention was the white-bearded
figure of DR.. Tampi Tribikram. An
artist from Travancore, he is in
this country, he said, to translate
in his paintings the soul Of India
for America and to paint the soul
of America to take back to India.
He was being claimed as much as
possible by Indian students who had
come from various parts of the
country for this memorable occasion
in Indian history.
An interesting group from Army
scientific circles at the event were
Col. and Mrs. Russell Klanderman
Col. Holger Toftoy, accompanied by
Mrs. Toftoy, Col. Charles Scheer and
1t. Col. and. Mrs. John Goodell.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. A. Baig of the
Indian Embassy assisted at this de-
lightful reception, Mrs. Baig look
ing very lovely in her white and
silver sari and necklace and ear
rings of diamonds, rubies and pearls
Lady Sandwich, her sister, Mrs. Hol-
lister Sturges, Miss Dolly Corbin
Mrs. william S. Culbertson, Mrs
Roy st. Lewis and Miss Carolyn
Nash were among the American
women glimpsed who were assisting
Having an obviously enjoyable time
at one table were Mrs. j. Hamilton
Lewis, Mrs. Mason Gulick, Mrs. Bar.
ron Du Bois and Mrs. George F
Becker, who founded the tubercu-
losis association in Bengal ano
worked there for seven years.
Mrs. Leighton Glassford brought
MI. Behrends Dreiber with her
Formerly chief observer fol
UNRRA in Austria, he has been in
Washington for several months. Still
others present were Mrs. George
Mesta, Mrs. Kendall Hamilton, Sen
ator and Mrs. Homer Ferguson
Senator and Mrs. Chapman Rever-
comb, Mrs. George Barnett, Repre-.
sentative and Mrs. Estes Kefauver
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j. Lynch, Mr.
and Mrs. Jean Delattre-Seguy, MIR
Walter innrnann and Mr. and Mrs