Evening star., 1948-10-28

Mr.. James ". Forrestal; the Secre-
tary of the Air Force, MIR. w
Stuart Symington, and the Chief
of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Hoyt
Vandenberg. The visitors had lunch
con at the Pentagon and drove to
Mount Vernon for the customary
honor at the tomb of Gen. Wash
ington. On their return to Wash
ington they will pay similar honor
to Gen. San Martin at his statue
In Judiciary Square.
Other festivities which may have
been planned for the South Amer
lean officials are held in allegiance
awaiting their approval.
Sonora de Nieto del Rio. wife of
the Chilean Ambassador, was guest
of honor at luncheon yesterday of
Mrs. Robert Mills McClintock. who
entertained in her home on Foxhall
road. Sonora de Nieto del Rio has
taken little part in social affairs
in this Capital since she Joined
the Ambassador about a year ago.
For some months the Ambassador
has been recuperating from seri-
GUS illness and with his very at
tractive wife recently returned from
q vacation on the Atlantic coast
and In the New England mountains.
He has completely recovered and
those who have known him for some
time and seen him since his return
say he never looked better.
Sonora de Restrepo-Jaramilla,
wife of the Colombian Ambassador,
and Sonora de Ferreyros, wife of the
Peruvian Ambassador, and their
daughter, Senorita Ana Rosa Ferrey-
ros, were among the other guests at
luncheon. Also in the company
were Sonora de Baraibar, Mrs. Will
liams S. Culbertson, Mrs. Franklin
Mott Gunther, Mrs. McCeney Wer-
Itch, Mrs. NJ. Robert Guggenheim,
Mrs. Thomas Burke, Mrs. Sims Snow
and Mrs. H. Wells March.
Nine. van Kleffens, wife of the
Netherlands Ambassador, will be
hostess this afternoon at a small
and informal tea in the Embassy
for members of the National Tulip
Society. The hostess will be pre-
sented an honorary life membership
in the society which was voted to
her by the society at its first annual
convention held recently in New
York. The award was made in ap-
probation of Nine. van Kleffens'
longtime interest in the tulip, which
she showed when she first came last
year by planting bulbs in the En-
bassy grounds. This fall she is add
ing 1000 Dutch bulbs in colorful
varieties to the large number which
bloomed last spring under her care.
The presentation of the award was
made by Miss Margaret Herbst of
New York.
The New Zealand Minister and
Lady Berendsen are spending today
IN Williamsburg, where they went
early this morning by motor to see
the exhibit of paintings by Walter
Carnelli, more familiarly known as
Tony Carnelli. The Minister and
Lady Berendsen have a special inter-
est in the exhibition as it includes a
portrait of the latter recently COM
pleted by the artist.
The Minister and Lady Berendsen
will be honor guests at dinner this
evening of Mr.. Carnelli and will be
back tomorrow in time to entertain
a small group of guests at dinner
and take them later to the concert
in Constitution Hall which will ben
ef1t the funds of the Speech Clinic
Foundation. Lady Berendsen Is
chairman of the Box Committee for
the concert.
Entertaining guests at dinner last
evening were the Australian Am
bassador and Mrs. Norman j. O.
Maxim, who took their guests to
their box for the mid-week concert
of the National Symphony Orches-
ira. In the company were Mrs. John
Graham, Mrs. Ridgley Chapline and
Miss Dorothy Stirling.