Evening star., 1947-10-10

each was introduced. THIS steady
stream continued, practically with
out interruption, until 7:S0. After
this exhausting experience the Am
bassador, the general and Nine.
Esenbel were seen pulling up some
chairs and taking much-needed
rest.
Fortunately, the Embassy is pretty
large, so the crowd wasn't too crush
ing, although rather slow moving.
Two of the rooms each had large
buffet tables filled with delicious
food, which was just about gone
within an hour after the party
began. Included in the imposing
array were several of the always
tasty Turkish dishes, the usual
turkeys, hams, sandwiches, cold
salmon, mixed cold vegetable salads,
cookies, cakes and ice cream.
Among the early arrivals were the
Chief of Naval Operations and Mrs.
Chester w. Nimitz, the Vice Chief
of Naval Operations, Admiral D. c.
Ramsey; the Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court and Mrs. Harold H.
Burton, the commanding general OF
the Army Air Forces and Mrs. Carl
Snaatz. Gen. Alexander Surles, Gen.
and Mrs. Wade Haislip, Gen. Phlhp
Fleming, Mrs. Lewis B. SchWellen-
bach, wife of the Secretary OF Labor;
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. J. VIII
liam Fulbright, wife of the Senator
from Arkansas; Senator Owen
Brewster and Mrs. William S. Cul-
bertson, whose husband was our
former Ambassador to Chile.
Other guests were the Chief OF
Engineers of the Army and Mrs.
RAYMOND A. Wheeler, District Engl-
neer Commissioner and Mrs. Gordon
r. Young, the United States Ambas-
sador to Iraq, Mr.. George Waos-
worth: Gen. and Mrs. Hoyt Vanden-
bere. the Presidential Secretary ana
Mrs. Charles G. Ross, Mr.. and Mrs.
FELIX Morley, Archbishop Cicognanl,
the apostolic delegate; Archolsnop
Athenagoras, head of the Greek
orthodox Church Of North ana
South America; former Ambassador
Joseph Grew, Mrs. Lawrence Town.
send. Mr.. and Mrs. George Maurice
Morris Mrs. Parker West, Miss
Carolyn Nash and Mrs. Rooert
Whitney Imbrie.
And among those from the State
Department-there were the director
of the Office of Near Eastern ana
African Affairs and Mrs. 10y Hen
derson. MIR. Gordon P. Merriam,
chief Of the Division of Near Eastern
Affiairs: Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Pasvolsky,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Burke Elbrick ana
Mr.. Richard Sanger.
Most of the heads Of the foreign
missions are in New York attending
the General Assembly, but some OF
the diplomatic corps seen were the
indian Ambassador, Mr.. Asaf All,
the Ambassador of Honduras and
Sonora de Caceres, the Haitian Am
bassador, Mr.. Joseph D. Charles;
the British Minister and Lazy
Mcgowan, the Irish Minister, Mr.
sean Nunan; the Minister OF Fin
land. DR. K. T. Jutila; the Charge
d'Affaires of the Pakistan Embassy
and Mrs. M. o. A. Baig, the Egyptian
Minister, Mr.. Anis Aver, and the
Swedish Naval Attache, capt.
Rutger de Croneborg.
Then there were 1t. Col. Genial
Aydinalp, former Turkish Military
and Air Attache here and who Is
ACCOMPANYING Gen. Omurtak; Mrs.
Sherman Miles, whose husband USED
to be American Military Attache at
Constantinople; Capt. Joy B. Han
cock. director Of the WAVES; Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Floyd Parks, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Spencer B. Akin,
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Green,
Col. and Mrs. Richard Weaver, Mr.
Edgar Morris and Comdr. Patrick
Henry.
OF course, the members of the
Turkish Embassy staff were out in
full force, as were the officers who
arrived in town Tuesday with the
general and who will accompany
him on the 30-day tour of United
States military installations. The
latter are 1t. Gen. Zeki Dogan, Maj.
Gen. Saim Onion, Maj. Gen. Leyzi
Ucaner, Vice Admiral Nacati o.
deniz, Brig. Gen. Rustu Erdelhun,
Col. Huseyin Ataman, Col. Midhat
Erilmaz, Capt. Tevfik Samurkas,
Col. Seyfi Turagay, Capt. Covat
Taluy, 1t. Col. Seyh Kurtbeck, Maj.
Taettin PERRIN, Maj. Einen Dirzana
and Engineer Capt. Mustafa Akinci.