Evening star., 1947-03-16
Holiday Plans
Of Diplomats
In CAPITAL
Panama's S Envoy
May Be Fifth
To Be President
By Margaret Hart Candy
Society Editor.

States prominently mentioned as the
next president of his country, it
would seem that Washington is the
stepping stone for future Panamani-
an presidents. For should DR..
Vallarino be given this honor he
will be the fifth Ambassador from
this Central American republic to
leave the Capital to take over the
highest Office in his land.
Dr. Enrique Jinenez the present
President served as Ambassador here
and strangely enough he was sue
ceeded at this post by DR.. Vallarino.
And the other chiefs of the Panama
mission who went home to be presi-
dents were DR.. Augusta Boyd, DR..
Harmodio Arias and DR.. Ricardo
Alafro
DR.. Vallarino is leaving in a few
days for a months vacation in
Panama. He will be accompanied
by Sonora de Vallarino and their
daughter Hilda, who came back
only yesterday from a visit in Cali
fornia. And the many friends Of
the popular diplomat and his family
are pleased to know that they will
come back to this city sometime in
April. This they will do regardless
of DR.. Vallarino's decision to be a
candidate or not.
Another Latin American diplomat
going home for a holiday is the
Chilean Ambassador, Senor Don
Felix Nieto del Rio. A compara-
lively new member in the diplomatic
corps, this will be his first trip away
since he presented his credentials
in January Of this year The AM
bassador will leave March 30 and
he plans to be away month. When
he returns he will be accompanied
by Sonora Luz P. de Nieto del Rio.
During the absence of Senior del
Rio, the Minister Counselor Senor.
Don Mario Rodriguez will be Charge
d,Affaires.
Returning From Visits
Refreshed from a sojourn in
Nassau, the very popular Belgian
Ambassador, Baron Robert Silver
cruys, will be back in the Capital
Thursday or Friday And also to
conclude a vacation in warmer
climes will be the Minister of Swe-
den and Nine. Ericsson. They chose
Florida for their holiday and plan
to return to Washington the end of
the month.
Also heading back to this city
soon will be the Ambassador of
Philippines, Mr.. Joaquin M. Elizalde.
He has been in Manila for a week
or SO and he is expected to fly back
next month. Mr.. Elizalde was &C
companied home by the Military
Attache of the Embassy, Col. Jaime
G.. Velasquez, and Mrs. Velasquez
and the Second Secretary, Mr. Leo
poldo T. Ruiz. And they will return
with him.
In New York enjoying a COM
bined business and pleasure trip are
the Minister of Romania and Nine.
Ralea. They are to spend all OF
the coming week there.
Fe,v Entertainment
There has been considerable let
up in entertaining along embassy
row. And the engagement pad for
the next few weeks finds only q
few parties scheduled.
Over at the Nicaraguan Embassy
there will be gay gathering Friday
that will be highlighted with Span
ish. In fact there probably will not
be word of English spoken at the
affair. For Sonora Dena Lillian de
Sevilla SacaSa. wife of the Ambas-
sador, is giving party for the White
House and Senate Ladies Spanish
class of Senior Ramon Ramos. And
she has invited also to the function
the wives Of the Latin American
heads of missions. The food is to be
typical of that served in Nicaragua.
March 26, will find the Argentine
Ambassador, Senor DR.. Oscar Ivanis-
sevich entertaining at late after
noon party for an old friend. DR..
j. G. Geiger, director of public health
of San Francisco, is going to be in
Washington for O. few days next
week and DR.. Ivanissevich has plan
ned the fete in his honor. DR.. Gel
ger will be accompanied by Mrs.
Geiger who will receive with the
Ambassador in the absence OF Sc
nora de Ivanissevich, who still is IN
Lima, Peru.
Norwegian Dinner
The climax of the whirlwind visit
of the Secretary General OF the
United Nations came last night. Mr..
Trygve Lie, Mrs. Lie and their at
tractive daughter, Curl, were enter
tanned at a brilliant dinner in the
Norwegian Embassy by Ambassador
and Mrs. Munthe de Morgenstierne.
Top figures from Capitol Hill were
there, including the Senators whom
Mr.. Lie has seen from time to time
since he assumed the leadership OF
the U. N. They were Senator Arthur
Vandenberg and Senator Tom Con-
nally. Mrs. Connally was there but
Mrs. Vandenberg could not be pres
ent as she was attending the Delta
Gamma banquet.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Julius Krug were at this dinner
as were Speaker Joseph w. Martin.
jr., Senator and Mrs. Robert A. Taft,
the Norwegian Permanent Delegate
to the United Nations and Mrs. Finn
Noe, the Counselor of the Norwegian
Embassy and Mrs. Lars j. Jorstad,
Counselor Knut Lykke of the En-
bassy, Mrs. George Mesta and Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Elliston.
Newcomers in CORPS
Washington takes arrivals and de-
partures in its stride. AS newcomers
are welcomed, personalities leaving
the scene are in turn given regret
full farewells.
In the near future the diplomatic
circle will be augmented by several
interesting families. The Minister
of India, Mr. B. r. Sen will be joined
here in week or so by Mrs. Sen and
their three daughters, Nandini, aged
10; Krishna,. aged 10, and Urmila.
who has just celebrated her 9th
birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Sen and the children sailed
from England yesterday and when
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