Evening star., 1949-04-03
Bevin Feted:
Also SfOrza,
SChunlan
Dinners Honor
Other Foreign
Ministers Here
CLEARING A JUMP.

The great men of Europe held
the Capital social stage yesterday.
The men whose names appear
daily in newspapers at home, the
men who have been chosen by
their governments. to strengthen
ties with democratic nations
against the invading forces Of
Communism. are being PARTED in
the best Washington manner.
In the midst of arduous ses-
sions of diplomatic conferences.
luncheons and dinners, Foreign
Ministers Ernest Bevih of Great
Britain, Robert Schuman of
France and Carlo Sforza of Italy
were each entertained at big
reception in his own embassy.
The three parties took place be-
tween 5 in the afternoon and 10
last night and all three drew the
heads of the United States Gov
ernment.
Vice President Of the United
States Alben w. Barkley topped
the list of 400 invited by his
Britannia Majesty's Ambassador
and Lady Franks to meet Mr..
Bevin. Their party began at $50
o'clock and was scheduled to end
at Z in time for the hosts and their
honor guest to attend the 8 o'clock
dinner at the Canadian Embassy.
Sir Oliver and Lady Franks stood
with Foreign Secretary Bevin at
the entrance of the ballroom to
greet their guests. Invited to this
purely official affair were all Wis
iting foreign ministers and all
ambassadors of the North Atlantic
Pact countries, the cabinet, lead
ers of the Senate and House of
Representatives and members of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee and the House Foreign
Affairs Committee. top level
people from the Department of
State, District Commissioners,
heads of the British Common
wealth missions here, chiefs of
staff of the United States armed
forces, British service chiefs and
members of the press. Their wives
were also invited, of course.
Labor Leaders Attend
Included on the British Embassy
list, too, were men that the
Foreign Secretary was perhaps
most interested in meeting.
United States administration Of
f1cials in the field of labor and
leaders of labor unions had a
chance to talk to Britain's big
labor leader. Among the British
contingent present were the men
who accompanied Mr.. Bevin-his
principal primate secretary, Mr..
r. E. Barclay: one of his most
distinguished civil servants. Mr..
Gladwyn Jebb. and his public af-
fairs expert, Mr.. William Ridsdale.
Hundreds of the same officials
went on from the British Embassy
to French Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet's party for Foreign Min
lister Schuman. Their invitations
had read from $50 to*10 o'clock,
"tenue de Vile"
This time had been chosen so
that the officials could, if they
wished, take in all three recep-
tions. starting with the Italian
Embassy party at S, going on to
the British, and ending up at the
French. For this reason street
dress was noted on each invita-
ton, and for this reason. too, the
Bonnets not only served cocktails
with the usual excellent French
champagne, but also supper.
There were conversations
throughout the evening between
American Government heads and
congressional leaders and M.
Schuman and the two men who
came to this country with him
the Director of Political Affairs of
the French Foreign Ministry
Maurice Couve de Mourville and
Assistant Chief of the Foreign
Ministry's Cabinet Jean Paul
Angles. A goodly number of top
American military were observed
at this affair.
The elder Italian statesman.
Count Sforza. had chance, too,
to talk to United States leaders
ut the attractive party given by
See BEVIN FETED. Page D-l7.)