Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-24
Pam american
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Ne1V Director
Union Will Have
New Ambassador
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

| BY kafhaffne M. BROOKS
The Director General of the Pan
American Union and Sonora de
Lleras Camargo shortly will move
into the Pan American Annex Tbs
attractive building Is across the
Aztec garden from the main build
ing and was built for the use Of
the first Director General, the late
John Barrett and his successor the
late DR.. Leo S. Rowe also lived
there. Sonora de Lleras, the first
hostess for the Pan American Union.
has redecorated and refurnished the
house and given it the feminine
touch. There are drawing room, din
ing room and two smaller rooms on
the first floor with three bedrooms
and two baths on the second, which,
though not palatial in size, makes
very comfortable living quarters.
The Director General and Sonora
de Lleras have had for the summer
the Georgetown home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick H Brooke while they
have been at Nonquit. Me, in their
cottage. DR.. and Sonora de Lleras
have many friends in Washington
where the former served as chief
of the diplomatic mission from his
country several years ago. Sonora
de Lleras did not spend much Tins
in Washington and does not yet
speak English.
The newly appointed Brazilian
Ambassador to the Pan American
Union, DR.. Jose Mario Bello is ex-
pected to arrive shortly from Rio de
Janiero. DR.. Bello, a write, is the
author of several sociological works
and a correspondent for newspapers.
This will be his first diplomatic
post. He served as senator from
Pernambuco in the 1920s and was
elected governor Of that province
but did not take Office because of
revolution. Since then he has taken
no part in politics. DR.. Bello prob.
ably will be accompanied by Nine.
Bello when he comes but whether
any Of their several children will
come with them or not is not known.
At Rio Conference
DR.. Bello's predecessor, DR.. Joao
Carlos Muniz, took over his new
duties as Brazilian Ambassador to
the United Nations some time ago
and then went back to Rio de
Janeiro for the conference now in
session. Nine. Muniz and their
daughters, the Misses Teresa Regina
and Silvia Maria Muniz remained
in their apartment in Wardman
Park Hotel. They will go tomorrow
to New York and will have an
apartment in the Waldorf Astoria
where DR.. Muniz will join them at
the close of the Rio conference
The Misses Muniz will be given a
farewell party this afternoon by
Senorita Hilda Vallarino, daughter
of the Panamanian Ambassador and
Sonora de Vallarino. The party is
set for 5 o'clock and planned in
the garden of the Embassy. The
40 young people have been invited
for picnic supper and there will
be barbecue. The Vallsrinos will
carry out their plans for their trip
abroad and expect to be back in the
Embassy In Washington by Christi
mas at the latest. The Ambassador
has not resigned his post here and
as yet has no political plans.
Another diplomat who has been
speeded on his way is Senior Don
Carlos Gibson L., third secretary Of
the Peruvian Embassy. Senior Glib
son will leave tomorrow for Cali
fornia where his marriage to Miss
Florence Corona Anderson will take
place Saturday. Miss Anderson is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
rien Palmer Anderson of San
Rafael, Calf, and the wedding will
take place in st. Paul's Church at
o'clock followed by a reception
at LaQuinto, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson at San Rafael.
Diplomat Entertained
Senior Gibson has been enter
tanned at number of small and
informal parties during the week
among them the dinner which the
Peruvian Charge dAffaires and
Sonora de Fernandez-Davila gave
Thursday evening in the embassy.
Their guests numbered about
thirty and included members of the
embassy staff and their wives.
DR.. Anup Singh, Public Relations
Oficer at the Indian Information
Services. was host at a housewarnl-
ing party yesterday afternoon. DR..
Singh recently moved into an apart
ment at Hotel 2400 and invited
about hundred of his friends to
drop in for a cocktail between the
hours Of 6 and o'clock. officers
of the chancery, education and in
formation services, representatives
from the State Department and
press were among those present.
The new First Secretary of the
embassy and Mrs. j.
Keith Waller are other interesting
additions to the diplomatic corps
in this Capital. But they are not
strangers for Mrs. Waller lived here
for some time before her marriage
and Mr.. Waller has made more
than one brief visit in the, Capital.
Mrs. Waller served with the British
(See BROOKS, Page D-2)
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