Evening star., 1947-11-16
Ne1vDiblonzat
VIII Present
Credentials
Entertainment
Being Planned
By Ann Cline

Come Tuesday, the new Ambassa-
dor r-designate from the Dominican
Republic, DR.. Luis F. Thomen, will
be able to drop the designate from
his title. For at noon on that day,
he will go to the White House to
present his credentials to President
Truman.
The addition to the Corps will be
holding his first diplomatic post. He
lis young-35-bri1liant and hand
some, and has most attractive wife.
According to reports, he is very en-
ergetic and willing to do just about
lanything. He and Sonora de Tho
men will add a lot of life to En-
bassy Row, and it is expected they
will do much entertaining.
They already have started things
off with a bang by entertaining
members of the Embassy staff and
their wives-at separate parties
and even though they have been
here for only a short time, they
are very popular with the staff.
To give brief summary of his
background - DR.. Thomen'S last job
was Secretary of Health in the Do
minican Republic. He came to this
country from South America where
he attended the peace conference at
Rio. He has had very distinguished
medical career in his country and
has received degrees from three
schools in the United States. He also
has published three books on medi-
cine
The Luxembourg Minister and
Nine. LIE Calais will leave for New
York Wednesday to attend re-
ception to be given the following eve
ming at the Ritz Carlton by the
Foreign Minister of Luxembourg.
Mr.. Joseph Bech. Mr.. Bech Is
chairman of the Political and Secur-
ity Committee of the United Ma
tions and he Is giving the 6 to 8
o'clock party for the members Of
his committee and their wives.
Dinner Hosts
Tomorrow evening, the Minister
and Nine. LIE Calais will enter
tain the Foreign Minister at din
ner. 1t will be a seated dinner, and
the total number of guests will
be 18.
Another bit of entertaining was
the luncheon given yesterday by the
British Ambassador and Lady 1nver-
chapel for Sir Evelyn and Lady
Wrench, who are visiting here.
The Canadian Ambassador and
Mrs. Hume Wrong are busily making
preparations to move into their
new home at 1925 Rock Creek drive,
which was purchased by their gov
ernment this past summer. They
hope to get their new rugs, draperies
and all the other things needed for
a new home, in time to move in
November "a.
The Ambassador of Uruguay and
Sonora de Blanco, with their two
children, are back from New York
and in their apartment at. the
Mayflower. The Ambassador is
chairman of the Uruguyan delega-
ton to the United Nations and he
and his wife will return to New
York soon. However, their chill
dren will remain here.
The former First Secretary of the
Embassy of the Dominican Repub-
lie, Senior Don Hans Cohn, was
promoted Thursday to Minister
Counselor. Senior Cohn has been
here for about month and is still
awaiting the arrival of his wife and
four children. In the meantime,
he is in the process Of house hunt
ing.
No longer waiting for his wife's
arrival is Mr.. Santa Nilkamhaeng,
Counselor of the Siamesc Embassy.
Nine. Nilkamhaeng came by Pan
American, and landed in Washing
ton this past Wednesday.
Leaving this week end after a
weeks visit is Mr.. Maurice Frere,
governor of the National Bank of
Belgium. He has been the guest Of
the Ambassador, Baron Silvercruys.
And a recent visitor was Mrs. L. B.
Pearson, wife of the former Cana
dian Ambassador to the United
States. While here, Mrs. Pearson
stayed with the Canadian Counselog
and Mrs. Thomas Stone.