Evening star., 1947-01-16


Saudi Arabian Legation. But it W
the closing hour of the reception
not any lack of hospitality on the
The cause of the whole thing was
that decorated the trees outside.
keep them lighted through the even
before many of the guests had decid
shortly afterward.
The formal reception, which
Asad Al-Faqih, began at o'clock
In the legation, which formerly b
James w. Wadsworth.
In the receiving line with the
other members of his party, Sheikh
to Turkey: Sheikh Sulayman AL
Hamad. DR.. Rashad Pharoun, ply
sician to His Majesty the King OF
Saudi Arabia, and DR.. Adib Intabi,
physician to the Crown Prince.
All six gentlemen wore costumes
that we're Identical except for some
small detail of embroidery or gold
braid. Sneikh Ahmed Abdul Jabbar,
First Secretary of the Legation, de-
scribed these robes and headdresseS,
which have become more familiar TO
Americans since the first United Ma
tions Conferences were held IN TINS
country. The long straight black
coat. called the ''zeboun," is worn
under a black robe or "aoa, ana
the flowing white headoresses'
known to Arabians as "ghotras," are
entwined with gold braided bands
called "igalS."
At least 10 vases of flowers deco
rated the zroom where this pfetur-
esque receiving line awaited the
guests, and dominating the scene
from opposite walls were huge pof-
traits of the Saudi Arabian King
and The Crown Prince. The green
and-beige drawing room beyond was
filled with red flowers and palms,
and across the Oriental-carpeted
reception hall, the dining room was
the setting for feast lit Tor a king
In keeping with their religious
custom, apple cider was the strong
est beverage served, and various
kinds of fruit and vegetable Juices
we're offered the guests. But the
buffet had no limitations. Ihere
was the famous Arabian dish, lamp
stuffed with rice, nuts and raslnS,
hot and cold turkey, brolled chlcKen,
shrimp and lobster NeWburg. several
kinds of elaborately decorated HSh
in molds. tasty salads and straw
berry, vanilla and coffee ice cream
to % with the green and white
ARABIAN national colors) frostec
cakes that f1anked each end OF thei
red and white Powered -decked table.
More than five hundred guests
attended the reception Tor the
Grown Prince. who is one OF Arabia
most famous horsemen and the
father of six sons. Besides thet
nrominent officials and members OF
the diplomatic corps customary
invited to such affairs, there were
officers and directors OF tne
Arabian-American Oil Co. mcluo- !
ing the president and Mrs. James
Davis, who flew from California 1or
the occasion and the vice president
and Mrs. James Terry Duce, whose
home IS a short distance from the
T Location on Woodland drive. Inc
presidents of George washington
GEORGETOWN and Maryland UnlVer-
stiles also were III the throng. as
we're the presidents of the Washlhg-
ton banks.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Tom Clark and the Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. John SNYDER
we're among the cabinet members
present, and Undersecretary OF
State and Mrs. Dean AcheSon
headed the state Department group,
which included the Special AS
sistant to the Secretary, Col, Will
liam Eddy, who formerly was Min
ister to Saudi Arabia, ana Mrs.
Eddy: Mr. land Mrs. Stanley Wood
ward Mr.. and Mrs. 10y Henderson,
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Merriam, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Muir and Mf'
and Mrs. Richard Sanger.
Other guests included the Brazil
,an Ambassador, Mr. Carlos Martins
ne Netherlands Ambassador and
Nine. Loudor. the Norwegian Am
I,9ssador and Mrs. Munthe de Nor
oenstierre. the Honduran Ambas-
eador and Sonora de Caceres, the /
Cuban Ambassador and Sonora de
Belt, Nine Bonnet, wife OF tne
French Ambassador; the Turkish
1mha Mr.. Huseyin Raglp
Baydur: the Salvadorean Ambassa-
dor and Sonora de Castro. the PAN
amanian Ambassador and his at
tractive family, Sonora de Vallarlnoi
and Hilda; tie Guatema!an AmoaS-
sador and Sonora de Garcia Gran
edos, Nine. {dassan, wife of the Egyp- !
tian Ambassador; the Chilean Charge
d'Afaires and Sonora de Rodriguez
The Egyptian Minister, Mr.. ANS
Aver. the Indian Charge d'AftalreS,
Sir Giria Shankar Bajpai: the Ice
iandic Minister and Mrs. Thors, the
Irau Minister. Mr.. Ali JaWdat; the
New Zealand Minister and Lady
Berendsen. the South African Min
ister and Mrs. Andrews, the Syrian
Minister and Nine. Zurayk and the
syrian Counselor. MI. Husnl A.
SaWWaf.
Still other guests were the Presl-
dents military aide and Mrs. Harry
Vaughan. Representative Frances
p. Bolton, Mrs Philip Hitti, wife OF
the head of the Semitics Depart
ment at Princeton University; Mrs.
George Mesta. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Rizjk, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M Rizik, Mr..
Salim Ally and his daughter, Miss
Mona Ally, Mr.. and Mrs. sConStan-
tine Stackelberg, Mr. and Mrs. John
Henry. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sado,
Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard and