Evening star., 1948-07-18

former attended the Labor Confer
ence, and are visiting National
Parks and other points of interest
en- route.
The Swiss Charge d'Affaires and
Nine. Fuchss will act as hosts at the
celebration of the 657th anniversary
of their countrys independence,
August i. The Minister and Nine.
Bruggmann have been in their
homeland for a month or more and
will not return until mid or late
September. The party will be held
on the extensive lawn of the lega-
tion and in addition to the speeches
and other entertainment for grown
ups there will be diversions for the
children. Swiss families living in
and near the Capital as well as the
legation staff are expected and re-
freshments will be served following
the program.
Switzerland, made up of three ma
tionalities, French, italian and Ger
man, declared its independence
August /, 1921 and has upheld its
freedom through the years. The
country operates under the Consti-
tuition adopted in 1874 and through
two world conflicts has maintained
strict neutrality.
Coming and Going
The retiring Turkish Ambassador,
Mr.. Huseyin Ragip Baydur, plans to
leave Washington next week on his
way home. The newly appointed
Ambassador, Mr.. Feridun Cenal
Erkin is expected to arrive here be-
fore the middle of August. Nine.
Erkin probably will accompany the
Ambassador designate.
The Australian Ambassador and
Mrs. Norman N. o. Maxim got back
yesterday from San Francisco where
the former went to attend the Labor
conference and remained to meet
her on her arrival from Australia.
Mrs. Maxim has been visiting in her
homeland since the late winter and
timed her return so as to accompany
the Ambassador east from Cali
fornia.
The Canadian Ambassador and
Mrs. Hume Wrong, who came back
a week ago from short stay in the
Dominion, will be off again early
next month for another vacation
period
The Danish Ambassador, Mr..
Henrik de Kaufman is expected to
arrive Tuesday in Denmark where
he will be for about six weeks. Nine.
de Kaufman has remained here in
their new embassy on Woodland
Drive to be near her mother, Mrs.
William Dugald MacDougall, widow
of Admiral MacDougall, who has an
apartment at 2101 Connecticut ave-
nue..
The Netherlands Ambassador and
Nine van Kleffens will take of
Monday evening, July 26 for Salt
Lake City. They will spend a fort
night on ranch in the West.
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Nyun, is another of the heads OF
diplomatic missions who attended
the Labor conference in San Fran
cisco. He returned yesterday and
joined Nine. So Nyun at the en-
bassy.
The Chilean Minister Counselor,
Senor Mario Rodriguez, will be back
tomorrow from jamestown, r. l.,
where he went Friday to open the
house there in readiness for Sonora
de Rodriguez and their children. He
will join them again later in the
summer for his own vacation.
The Second Secretary of the Bra
lillian embassy and Nine. Napoleao
have taken cottage at Bethany
Beach for the remainder of the
summer. Mr. Napoleao will join his
family for the week ends and prob
ably have a fortnight's vacation
later in the summer.
Another of the several Second
Secretaries of the embassy, Mr..
Jorge de Carvalho Silva, left last
week for his Brazilian home and will
not be back until early August.