Evening star., 1948-10-01

American conferee and his wife ia
in their car to be driven home aft
Biggest affair on yesterdays ca.
delightful reception given by the
United States governor and alter
nate governor of the bank and
fund. No names appeared on the
invitation, but the gentlemen con-
cerned, of course. were Secretary of
the Treasury John w. Snyder and
Adviser to the Secretary of State
William L. Clayton. They received
with their wives inside the entrance
of the Continental Room at Ward
man Park Hotel, and if there had
been any more ice to break among
their 500 guests, this smiling, quick
humored foursome would have done
It,
Mrs. Snyder was costumed in a
black dress and pink velvet toque
trimmed with black ostrich; Mrs.
Clayton wore gray wool checked
dress and black hat. Both probably
wished they could have worn sum-
mer clothes to suit the so warm
and humid temperature of the
afternoon.
The Chief Justice, Mr.. Fred M.
Vinson. had come down to the party
from his apartment upstairs. AS
former Secretary of the Treasury
he was present at Breton Woods
when the twins were born and
so had many friends to greet again.
In the circle about him were Mr..
M. S. Szymczak, governor of the
Federal Reserve System, who said
that the Chief Justice was the only
man who could spell his name; Mr..
j. w. Beyen, executive director of
the bank and fund for the Neither
lands and Union of South Africa:
and the Financial Counselor of the
Dutch Embassy and Mrs. L. r. w.
Soutendijk.
The British Chancellor of the
Exchequer and Lady Cripps made a
brief appearance, but stopped long
enough for Sir Stafford to have
word with the President of the
World Bank and Mrs. John j. Nc
Cloy. the Undersecretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Edward H.
Foley, jr.. and Mr.. P. Leiftinck,
Dutch Minister of Finance. Hover
ing nearby were Sir Gordon Munro,
British executive director of the
bank, and Mr.. John G.. Owen, a
tall, blond. attractive Englishman
VINO came over with Sir Stafford.
The popular Chinese Minister of
Finance, DR.. Yun-wu Wang, was
there smiling his contagious smile,
and Mr.. Camille Quit, managing
director of the fund. slipped in for
. few minutes and quickly out
again to be on hand for the ump-
teenth dinner he has given this
week. Mr.. Robert L. Garner. vice
president of the bank, and Mr..
Eugene r. Black, United States
executive director, exchanged banter
and, in their charming Southern
way, paid compliments to Nine.
Christian Valensi wife of the
French Financial Counselor, on her
pretty blue poke bonnet.
On a rare visit to Washington Is
Cuban Minister to the United
Kingdom Miguel A. Riva. Because
Ambassador Guillermo Belt had 10
be in Paris. Mr.. Riva came to this
conference from London as alter
nate governor for his country.
Cuban Executive Director Luis
Machado was on hand yesterday,
too, and so were the Ambassador
OF Educator and Sonora de Dillon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Chatfield.
Taylor. NJ. Roger Hoppenot. French
executive director, having a chat
with Miss Drucie Snyder: Mrs.
James K. Vardaman, Mr.. Gordon
Williams and about 470 others.
Guests at Mr.. Quits dinner last
evening in his Wardman Park
apartment again numbered II.
They were Sir Stafford and Lady
Cripps, British Ambassador and
Lady Franks, Mr.. Quits assistant,
Mr.. Robert Rolin, and his wife: the
Netherlands Ambassador and Nine.
van kleffens, Mr.. Louis Rasminsky,
executive director of the fund for
Canada and Norway; Mrs. G. Pisart
of New York and the hosts son.
Mr.. Etienne Quit.
Still another cocktail party yes
terday inspired by the monetary
conference was that given by the
Austrian Attache and Mrs. Hans
Thalberg. Theirs was in honor of
their Federal Minister of Finance,
distinguished looking Mr.. Georg
Zimmerman, who said things are
getting better in Austria-maybe
because they started from scratch.
The Austrian Minister and Nine
Kleinwaechter were there and their
pretty daughter Gunda, and the
Swiss Charge d'Affaires and Mime.
Fuchss, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lipp-
mann, British Second Secretary
Lord Jellicoe, and the Francis Will
liamsons and Mr.. Samuel Reber of
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