Evening star., 1948-11-09

the chairman of the Federal Reserve
Board, Mr.. Thomas B. McCabe; the
vice president of the International
Bank, Mr.. Robert L. Garner; Army
1t. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer, Air
Force Maj. Gen. S. E. Anderson,
Navy Vice Admiral A. D. Struble
and from the State Department, MIR.
w. Walton Butterworth, Mr.. John
Allison, Mr.. Raymond D. Muir and
Mr.. Kenneth P. Landon.
A very much larger party-the
guests numbered in the hundreds
was that last evening for which the
Guatemalan Ambassador, DR.. Don
Ismael Gonzalez-Arevalo, had is
sued invitations. Oficials, members
OF the diplomatic corps and many
from the circles of Washington mu-
sic lovers were asked to the Pan
American Union to hear the Guate-
malan Marimba Band. The mem.
bers OF the group, accompanied by
several officers of the Guatemalan
armed forces, are in this country on
goodwill tour and will give con-
certs OF the music of Latin America
In all the large cities and many of
the smaller communities.
Guests were seated in the Hall
OF the Americas and in the Hall of
Flags for the. program which was
opened with brief speech of well
come and introduction by the Am
basSador.
A very delightful and informal
1ete was given in honor of the mem
bers OF the Marimba Band immedi-
ately after their arrival here by the
Ambassador, DR.. Gonzalez-Arevalo.
He entertained in the Embassy on
Eighteenth street and the Marimba
Band played not only numbers from
their programs, but also stirring
music for dancing.
The Ambassadors guests included
the dean Of the Latin American dip
lomats IN Washington, the Hon
duran Ambassador and Sonora de
Caceres. Others there were the Bo-
nvian Ambassador and Sonora de
Martinez Vargas, the Haitian Am
bassador, Mr.. Joseph D. Charles:
the Chilean Ambassador and Sonora
de Nieto del Rio and the Venezuelan
Ambassador and Sonora de Car
nevali.
Guests at the Pan American
Union last evening included the
Polish Ambassador and Nine. Winie-
wicz, the Danish Ambassador and
Nine. de Kaufman, the Finnish
Minister and Nine. Jutila, and the
Ethiopian Minister and Nine. Imru.
Included in those from official cir
cles who accepted the Ambassador
invitation for the concert were Rep
resentative and Mrs. John r. MUIR
dock and Representative and Mrs.
Thomas j. OBrien.
Another party in connection with
music will be the reception which
the French Ambassador and Nine
Bonnet will give December / follow
ing the concert of the National Or
chestra of France. It will be the
first visit Of the orchestra in this
country and the concert that eve
ming In Constitution Hall Is under
the sponsorship Of the Ambassador
and Nine. Bonnet, who have a box
and will have guests with them for
the concert.
The Greek Ambassador and Mime,
DendramiS, the Netherlands Am
bassador and Mime. van Klefens,
the New Zealand Ambassad -desis-
nate and Lady Berendsen, the Aus
trian Minister and Mrs. Ludwig
Kleinwaechter and the Counselor of
the French Embassy and Nine.
Berard are boxholders for the con-
cert. Associate Justice and Mrs.
Harold II. Burton, the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Air and
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, the AS
sistant Secretary of the Air Force
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney and the chief of protocol and
Mrs. Stanley Woodward are others
who have taken boxes.