Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-04-08

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The host stood in the North RI
was served in the Carlton room, ii
filled with bright spring blossoms.
attended the dinner were the Prin
the Minister of Economic Co-ordi
Mr.. Paul DeGroote; the Regents A
Mai. Count Ivan Du Monceau d.
Cabinet, Mr.. Roger Ockren6 and
the Regent. Also at the party "
Silvercruys.
Other guests at the dinner wei
Senator Arthur Capper, Senator Be
Mcmahon, Acting Secretary of the
Treasury, Mr.. A. Lee M. Virgins;
Representative Karl Stefan, I'm
dersecretary of the Army, Mr.. Will
liam II. Draper, jr.; Undersecretary
of the Navy, Mr.. w. John Kenney;
Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, chief of
Naval Operations; Gen. Carl
SpaatZ, retiring chief of staff for
the Air Forces; Mr.. Edwin G.
Nourse, chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers; Mr.. Charles E.
Bohlen, counselor of the State De-
partment; 1t. Gen. j. Lawton Col
Inns, deputy Chief of Staff; Mr..
Camille Quit, chairman of the
board and managing director of the
International Monetary Fund; the
United States Ambassador to Bel
GUM, Mr.. Alan G. Kirk; Mr.. David
E. Lilienthal, chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission; Sir
John Boyd Orr, director general of
the Food and Agriculture Organi-
cation of the United Nations; Mr..
David E. Finley, director of the Ma
tional Gallery of Art; Mr.. Stanley
Woodward, chief of Protocol; Mr.
Roger Taymans. counselors of the
Belgian embassy; and Mr.. Level
lyn E. Thompson, jr., chief of East
ern European Affaires of the State
Department.
The United States military, air
and naval aides to the Regent, Brig.
Gen. Burdette M. Fitch, Brig. Gen.
Burton M. Hovey, jr., and Capt.
Edward L. woodward were at the
dinner and others included Mr..
Thomas G. Achilles and Mr.. Will
liam G. Conklin, of the State De-
partment, and Mr.. John M. High
tower of the Associated Press, MI :.
Donald J. Gonzales, United Press,
and Mr.. Seyne of the Belgrade Press
who came from Belgium to cover
the Regents trip.
Prince Charles Is Host
The Prince Regent was host
earlier in the day to the chiefs of
diplomatic missions in Washington
and their wives. The reception was
held in Blair House at $50 o'clock
and the stately old residence was
enhanced by the artistic arrange
ment of spring blossoms. Tea
was served in the paneled din
ing room, the host standing in the
drawing room to receive. The chill
air and clouded skies prevented the
use of the charming garden.
This evening the distinguished
visitor will be host at dinner in
honor of the President and Mrs.
Truman who will be accompanied
by their daughter. The dinner will
be given in the Belgian embassy on
Foxhall road.
The Prince Regent was enter
tanned at luncheon today by the
Superintendent of the Naval Acad-
envy, Rear Admiral James L. Hollo-
way, jr., following the visitors in
spection of the Academy. Prince
Charles will go tomorrow to Knox
vile, Tenn, to see installations OF
the Tennessee Valley Authority and
will return the following day to the
embassy where he will spend the
weekend. The Ambassador, Baron
Silvercruys will be host at dinner
Saturday evening in honor of the
Regent, who will go to New York
Monday.
Retiring ENJOY Fefed
The acting Secretary's guests at
the luncheon in Blair Lee House
when he entertained the retiring
Ambassador, Mr.. Asaf Ali, included
Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter,
Secretary Of Interior Julius A. Krug,
Administrator Philip B. Fleming Of
the Federal Works Agency, Indian
Minister r. K. Nehru, Chief of Pro-
tocol Stanley Woodward, and Dlrec-
tor Low w. Henderson Of the Near
Eastern and African affaires OF the
State Department; Mr.. I. S. Chopra,
first secretary and Brig. G. Chaud-
huri. military attache of the Indian
embassy; and Mr.. Robert w. Streep-
err. Mr.. Raymond A. Hare, Mr.. Ell
bert G.. Mathews and Mr.. Joseph S.
Sparks. of the State Department.
The Ambassador will be host at a
farewell fete tomorrow in the en-
bassy when he will receive from to
8 o'clock. Several hundred guests
will gather to wish him godspeed
and send their good wishes to Mrs.
Asaf Ali and to India.
Sunday evening the Ambassador
will be the guest of honor at din
ner to be given by the First Secre-
tary of the Embassy and 4Ars. Chopra
in their home on Albemarle street,
and the following evening the Min
lister Counselor of the Embassy and
Mrs. Nehru will entertain at 6 to
cocktail party at the Shoreham
for the Ambassador.
Following the party at the Shore
ham the Ambassador will leave for
New York, where he will be host
Tuesday at cocktail party at the
Waldorf Astoria for consular Off
Gals and other representatives of
India located in New York He will
sail on the 18th for London.