Evening star., 1947-06-16

Two parties yesterday involved
some OF the Capitals best known
socialites. One was the large buf-
fet supper which Mrs. Edwin M.
Watson gave at her beautiful Char
Iottesville home, Kenwood; the other
was the cocktail party Mr.. Edward
Tomlinson gave for Mrs. Cora Kaya-
naugh.
Mrs. Kavanaugh' member of one
of the top families in Argentina,
has been In this country for quite
a while. She visited Mrs. Warren
Delano Robbins, spent some time in
New York, and is now stopping with
Mr., and Mrs. Sherlock Davis, who
have kept their Georgetown house
though they are in Gotham most of
the time.
Nearly everyone of Mr.. Tomlin-
sons guests had known Mrs. Kava-
naugh at one time or other in
Buenos Aires. In this interesting
gathering in the conditioned
Adams Room of the Wardman Park
Hotel, were the retiring Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Spru-
lille Braden, Mrs. Robbins, who Is
herself, of course, an Argentinian;
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis who became
friends of the honor guests when
Mr.. Davis was our wartime military
attache in Buenos Aires, and Mr..
and Mrs. Ellis Briggs. 1t is con-
sidered a foregone conclusion that
Mr.. Briggs, now director of Ameri-
can Republic Affairs in the State
Department, will be our next Am
bassador to Uruguay.
Deep In conversation about things
South American we're that attractive
couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Reed,
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ray, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Dawson. Mr.. Reed, now
retired from the Foreign Service,
was Charge d'Affaires In B. A. dur
ing the war; Mr.. Ray is chief of
the Division of Mexican Affairs in
the State Department, and Mr..
Dawson Is head of Brazilian Affairs.
Mrs. John Cabot dropped by. She
Is just back from Yugoslavia, where
her husband is Charge d'Affaires in
Belgrade, and said that she would
be returning soon. Mr.. Raymond L,
Sinner, who is head of the Grace
Company in Washington, was there
with his wife, and others on hand
were Mrs Francois w. Hiddinga,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Blake, Capt. Neil
Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ellis
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. James Wright
and Mrs. Alexander Surles, whose
husband, Maj. Gen. Surles, is re-
cuperating from an illness. And
fresh from Atlanta where they at
tended the wedding of 1t. Gen.
Lucius Clays niece, Miss zadia Clay.
were Rear Admiral and Mrs. Clarke
Woodward.
The host and able commentator
on Latin American affairs will give
big reception the 29th OF the month
in honor of our new Assistant Sc
retary of State, Norman Armour.
Mr. Armour will take over his new
duties July /,
Charlottesville Party
1t was large group of the prom
inent musically minded that gath
cred at Mrs. Watson's lovely place
In Charlottesville last evening. Her
party preceded one of the three
National Symphony Orchestra con-
certs of the annual Virginia Music
Festival. Gisen this year for the
first time, the festival was sched-
uled for Friday, Saturday and Sum
day nights in the University of Vir-
ginia's Scott Stadium which has a
seating capacity of 10000.
Mrs. Watson, who is profession
ally known as the American pianist
Frances Nash, invited number Of
friends from nearby Virginia and
all members of the board of direc-
tors of the National Symphony As
sociation. The Secretary of State
and Mr.. George c. Marshall were
on this list, and coming down from
Newport for the festival and par
ties were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe. They stayed with Mrs. Wat