Evening star., 1948-01-15

counselor OF GIlc EIIlDdSSy, WcIc IlOS
honor were the Minister Of National
Claxton who have been their guests.
since Monday.
The Ambassador and Mrs. Wrong
received assisted by their visitors
the hostess wearing simply made
brown crepe dress without trimming
and Mrs. Claxton's costume was Of
black satin fashioned on princess
model. The attractive new home OF
the Ambassador and Mrs. Wrong
was enhanced by bouquets OF bright
colored gladioluses.
Heads of diplomatic missions who
attended the party represented all
the continents, the retiring dean Of
the corps in Washington, the Brazil
ian Ambassador and Nine. Martins
heading the list. The Norwegian
Ambassador and Nine. Munthe de
Morgenstierne, the French Ambas-
sador and Nine. Bonnet, the Belgian
Ambassador, Baron Silvercruys; the
italian Ambassador and Signora
Tarchiani, the Netherlands Ambas-
sador, Mr.. E. N. van Kleffens; the
Czechoslovakian Ambassador and
Nine. Slavik, the Polish Ambassador
and Nine. Winiewicz, the Yugoslav-
ian Ambassador, Mr.. Sava N. Kosa-
movie; the Turkish Ambassador, Mr..
Huseyin Ragip Baydur; the Greek
Ambassador and Nine. Dendramis,
and the Luxembourg Minister and
Nine. LIE Calais were among those
from European countries.
British Guests
His Britannia Majesty's Ambas-
sador and Lady Inverchapel were
the ranking representatives of Eng
land and it's dominions at the party.
Others included the Australia Am
bassador and Mrs Norman j. O..
Maxim, the New Zealand Minister
and Lady Berendsen, the Minister
of South Africa and Mrs. H. T. An
drews, the Irish Minister and Mrs
Saen Nunan, and the Australian
Minister, Mr.. Alfred Stirling and
his sister, Miss Dorothy Stirling.
The Cuban Ambassador and Sonora
de Belt were others from the South
American continent in the company
and from the Far East were the
Chinese Ambassador and Nine. Koo
and also from the East was the PAX
istan Ambassador, Mr. M. A. H. Is
pahani.
Senator and Mrs. Tom Connolly
and Senator and Mrs. Chan Gurney
were there and from the Lower
House of Congress there were Rep
resentative and Mrs. Charles A.
Eaton, Representative Sol Bloom
and Miss Vera Bloom, and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. w. G. Andrews.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. John L. Sullivan we're others
in official circles at the reception
and also included were the Under
secretary of State and Mrs. Robert
A. Lovett, the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Norman Armour,
and the Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Willard L. Thorp. The
former Secretary of State and Mrs.
James F. Byrnes were among the
very few former officials and resi-
dents who attended the party.
The Chief of Naval Operations
ana Mrs. Louis E. Denfeld, the
Chief of Air Forces and Mrs. Carl
A. Spaatz, the Commandant OF the
War College and Mrs. Harry W..
Hill. Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Harry H.
Vaughan, Admiral and Mrs. James
H. Foskett, Admiral Sir Henry
Moore, Gen. Sir William Morgan
and Lady Morgan, and Air Marshall
and Lady Goddard were included in
those from service circles.
Makins Are Hosts
Another pleasant party given yes
terday by a diplomat from an Eng
lish speaking country was the din
ner which the Australian Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Maxim gave in honor
of the Chief Justice and Mrs. Fred
M. Vinson. Others who dined with
the Ambassador and Mrs. Maxim in
their charming embassy on Cleve-
land avenue were Lady Wilson. the
Australian Minister, Mr.. Stirling
and Miss Stirling, and Mr.. Frank
Hecht, president of the English
Speaking Union of Chicago, and
Mrs. Hecht
This afternoon at 5 o'clock the
French Ambassador and Nine. Bon
net will be hosts to small group
of guests honoring Gen. and Mrs.
Omar Bradley. The informal fete
will follow the presentation by the
Ambassador of the Grand Cross of
the Legion of Honor to Gen. Brad
ley. The presentation will be made
on behalf OF the French government.