Evening star., 1948-11-18


Rhoderick McGrigor, who is a visi
Preceding the party a numbe
to the baby prince, son of Prince
smaller gathering at which the Bl
were hosts at the British Embassy.
The Ambassador and Lady F
evening for the visiting Admiral,
honor OF the Chief of United States
Denfeld. The dinner was given in
the quarters of the host at the Naval
Observatory.
Today the Admiral of the British
Home Fleet gave a luncheon, enter
tanning aboard H. M. S. st. James
at the Navy Yard.
A contingent of the Navy Bano
played fer the gold braided guests
at the Davis party in their quar-
tiers at the Navy Yard. The Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. John L
Sullivan, the Undersecretary anc
Mrs. w. John Kenney, the Secre-
tary of the Navy for Air ana Mrs
John Nicholas Brown, the Chief OF
Naval Operations and Mrs. Denfelo
and all chiefs of bureaus of the
Navy Department.
Among the 165 guests also were
Admiral Sir Frederick Dalrymple.
Hamilton, British Navy chief of the
Joint Services Mission, and Lady
MISREPRESENTATION: Sir Alwyr
and Lady Grove ard the Naval At.
taches of the British, Australian
Canadian and New Zealand EN-
basSies.
Assisting Mrs. Davis were the
wives of five naval officers. Mrs
Frank G. Fahrion, Mrs. A. S. Woth-
erspoon, Mrs. Charles Erck, Mrs
j. B. Jones and Mrs. Lloyd Young.
Stag Dinner
Admiral Denfeld's guests included
Secretary Sullivan, Ambassador
Franks, Admiral Dalrymple- Hamil-
ton, Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles
Medhurst, Rear Admiral B. B. Scho-
field. Air Commodore F. j. Fessanges
all of the Royal British Navy. and
Commodore w. w. Davis and Capt
G. B. Teale Of Admiral McGrigor's
staff.
The British Minister, Mr.. F. r
Hoyer Millar, and the Naval Attache
of the Embassy, Capt. John Holmes
were other Britishers at the party
and from the United States Navy
were Admiral De Witt c. Ramsay
Vice Admiral Arthur w. Radford
Vice Admiral John L. Hall, jr.; Vice
Admiral William M. Fechteler, Vice
Admiral Robert B. Carney, Vice
Admiral John D. Price, Vice Admiral
Francis S. Low, Vice Admiral Harold
B. Sallada, Vice Admiral Arthur D
Struble, Rear Admiral Walter s
Delany. Rear Admiral Glenn B
Davis, Rear Admiral Fahrion, Real
Admiral James Fife, jr.; Real
Admiral Thomas B. 1nglis, Rear
Admiral Charles Wellborn, jr.; Capt
Howard A. Yeager and the Executive
Secretary of the National Security
Council, Mr.. Sidney w. Souers.
The Brazilian Ambassador, Mr.
MaurIcio Nabuco, gave a cocktail
party at the Embassy YESTERDAY LOT
the retiring Air Attache, Air Brig.
Gen. ivan Carpenter Ferriera, Nine
CARPENTER Ferreira and the new All
Attache, Brig. Gen.. Gervasio Dun
can and Mime. Duncan. The guests
numbered about 100 and for tht
most part we're Brazilians.
The Egyptian Ambassador and
Nine. Abdul Rahim were the guests
of honor at dinner last evening OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Josef Howar, who
entertained in their home at 41ol
Iinnean avenue. The guests num-
bered between so and so and in
cluded the Saudi Arabian Minister
Sheikh Asad Al-Faqih; the Syrian
Minister and Nine. El-khouri' the
trad charge d'Affaires, Mr.. Ahmed
Izzet Mohammed; the Lebanese
Charge d'Affaires, Mr.. George
Hakim, and the members OF the
staffs of those embassies and lega'
tions.
The Latvian Charge d'Af1aires
Mr.. Anatol Dinbergs, will be nos
at dinner this evening at the May
f1ower to celebrate the 30th ami
yersary of Latvian independence
The 30 guests will be Latvlans Nv
ing in and near Washington.
Symphony Party
Mr.. Edward r. Flnkenstaeot
president of the National Symphony
Orchestra Association, and MRS
Finkenstaedt, gave a delightful
marty last evening following thu
third of the subscription concerts
of the orchestra. Guests were
asked to meet Miss Blanche the
bonn. young mezzo soprano VINO WA
xoIoist with the orchestra last eve
ming and the party mostly was fol
the National Symphony Orchestrs
Association family as the guest
were those particularly active IN tn'
work for the orchestra.
The conductor Of the orchestra
DIR. Hans Kinder and Mrs. klnoler
and the associate conductor, MI
Howard Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell
were there. Others included ths
second vice president of the Associa'
tion and Mrs. Edward B. Burling. Jr.
the secretary and Mrs. David B
Karrick, the treasurer and Mrs. Mil
ton King the assistant treasurer
Mr.. Walter Prendergast. and tn.
manager of the orchestra, Mr.. j.. E
Mutch. Members Of the board o
directors who were included for tn
buffet supper were Mrs. David {
Barry and Col. Barry, Mrs. Charlie
C. Glover, jr.. also former chair
man of the Woman's Committee
and Mr.. Glover; Mrs. Hans Kings
brun and Mr.. Kingsbrun; Mrs
lx.,Sy, a Do orkpl