Evening star., 1949-03-02


DR.. Chang has been an edu-'
Gator all his life, so the role of
Ambassador is a new one. But
the United States is not a new
country. for right in New York
he received both his bach
elor's and his masters degrees at
Manhattan College. And just last
October the same college awarded
him an honorary degree Of doctor
of laws.
A colleague in the field of edu-
cation, DR.. Helen Kim, was in the
receiving line with DR.. Chang at
yesterdays reception. She is
president of Ewha College in Seoul,
Korea, and alternate delegate to
the United Nations. u.
Like a number of the Korean
ladies at the party. she wore her
native dress. Hers was of royal
blue silk embroidered in gold, and
suspended from an antique gold
brooch on the bodice was a Phi
Beta Kappa key.
Others in the receiving line were
the Chairman of the Korean Pur-
chasing Commission and Mrs. S.
S. Kim, the latter wearing silver
brocade jacket over an aqua silk
skirt. The jacket, DR.. Kim ex-
planned is called "cheugori." the
skirt a china"
Three young ladies played in
strumental music a. +he guests
arrived. And later a Kore. dance
troupe headed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Cho Talk Won, the latter a popu-
lar Korean movie actress known
professionally as Kim Sun Young,
gave several charming perform
ances. One number was described
by Mr.. Robert Oliver, who acted as
master of ceremonies. as meaning
while the body is old the mind
is young" 1t depicted an old man
making a successful though feeble
attempt at dancing.
Another member of the troupe,
Miss Kim Ock Chin, did a grace
full Interpretation of one Of the
Oldest folk dances in Korea. And
when the artists had finished, Mr..
Oliver asked that all Koreans IN
the room join in singing their
national anthem.
In the groups who formed a
semicircle around the dancers, l
spotted Associate Justice and Mrs.
Harold Burton, the Norwegian
Ambassador, Mr.. Wilhelm Munthe
de Morgenstierne; the Chinese
Ambassador. DR.. wellington Koo;
the Ecuadorean Ambassador and
Sonora de Dillon, the Iranian and
Philippine Ambassadors, Mr.. Hus-
sein Ala and Mr.. Joaquin Elizalde,
who had been talking with Ray
Muir of the State Department be-
fore the performance; the Syrian
Minister and Nine. El-Khouri, the
Counselor of their legation, Mr..
Husni A. Sawwaf, (who may re-
turn to the American University at
Beirut where he was professor OF
economics before coming to
Washington four years ago.; MI.
and Mrs. Stanley Woodward of the
State Department, the Hawaiian
Delegate and Mrs. Joseph Earring
ton, DR.. Edgar A. Johnson of the
Korean Division of the ECA and
Mrs. johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
stantine Stackelberg and Mr..
Barry Wood.
Other friends of Korea who had
accepted DR.. Chang's invitation
were Col. and Mrs. George Fox
Mott, Col. and Mrs. Emery Wood
all, DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Brown
Harris, DR.. Paul Douglass, Col. M.
Preston Goodfellow, Mr.. j. Jerome
Williams and Mr.. John w. Stag
gers.
From the Congressional group
were Senator Theodore F. Green,
Senator H. Alexander Smith, Sen
ator Warren G. Magnuson, Sen
ator and Mrs. j. Howard McGrath,
Senator and Mrs. Guy Gillette and
Representatives Helen Gahagan
Douglas, Thomas S. Gordon, Don
aid L. Jackson, James G. Fulton,
Chester E. Morrow. Lawrence H.
Smith, John M. Vorys and John
c. Kunkel.