Evening star., 1948-10-08


the First Secretary and Nine.
Gouthier and the Second Secretary,
Mr.. Antonio Borges Leal Branco.
The Ambassador was host at din
ner Wednesday evening in compli-
ment to the visitor. and following
the luncheon yesterday she went to
New York. Nine. Matarazo will
leave the end Of next week to re-
turn to Sac Paulo.
The Inauguration of Senor Carlos
Prio as President Of Cuba will at
tract q number from the diplomatic
circle Of Washington. The cere-
mony will be held in Havana and
already a number Of the diplomats
are on their way to the festivities.
The Philippine Ambassador. Mr..
joaquin M. Elizalde will leave to-
morrow and will be accompanied by
the Second Secretary of the en-
bassy and Mrs. Tomas G. Benet1Z
and the Attache Mr.. Abelardo L.
Valencia. The Ambassador and
members of the embassy staff held
an informal and impromptu cele-
bration yesterday afternoon Of the
birthday anniversary Of Mr.. Valen-
cia.
The Indian Ambassador and Lady
Rama Rau are others who will
represent their government at the
induction of new President of the
Cuban Republic.
The Swiss Minister, Mr.. Charles
Bruggmann, who has been back
less than a fortnight from his sew
eral months vacation in Switzerland,
left this morning for Havana. Nine.
Bruggmann did not accompany him
and he probably will be back early
next week.
The Luxembourg Minister and
Nine. LeGallais, the Finnish Min
lister and Nine. Jutila and the Saudi
Arabian Minister, Sheikh Asad AL
Faqih also are en- route to the fes-
tivities.
The Iraq Charge dAffaires, Mr..
Ahmed Izzet Mohammed and the
Egyptian Minister, Mr.. Anis Aver,
who was charge daffaires for his
country until a few weeks ago, will
be others from the corps in Wash
ington to attend the induction OF
the new Chief Executive of Cuba.
The former Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Spain, Senor Jose Felix
Laouerica, who is spending some
time in Washington also is a
traveller to the Caribbean Island
Republic for the official fete.
The newly appointed Swedish
Ambassador, Mr.. Erik Bohemian, ar
rived in Washington yesterday and
is assuming his new duties. The
Ambassador designate reached New
York over the week end and has
been there during the past several
days. Nine. Bohemian will come by
boat early next month.
The new Agriculture Attache Of
the Embassy, Mr.. Gregor. Bendz and
Nine. Bendz arrived aboard the
Gripsholm and have come to Wash
lily JUL. lucy d1C LIVING IA cAAS
apartment of the former First Secre-
tary of the Embassy. Mr.. Sverker
Astrom, who left Tuesday. Mr..
Astrom has been transferred to duty
in the Foreign Office. Mr.. and Nine.
Bendz are no strangers in Washing
ton for he served a tour of duty
here as Agricultural Attache Of the
legation several years ago.
The First Secretary of the En-
bassy and Nine. Rydbeck and the
younger members of their family also
were passengers aboard the Grips
holm and came at once to their
home on Macomb street. They
have spent two months in Sweden.
The retiring Attache Of the EN-
bassy, Mr.. Erik de Braunerhielm and
Nine. de Braunerhielm accompanied
by their infant daughter will leave
by plane in a few days for Stock
holm. After a vacation Mr.. Braun
erhielm will go on to Ankara where
he will assume his new duties at
the Swedish Embassy there. Nine.
Braunerhielm and the baby will join
him In time for Christmas.