Evening star., 1949-11-08
Society News
Foreign Minister Vishinsky Smiled
On 400 Guests at Embassy Party
By Katherine M. Brooks

compartment played during the
reception hours. Mr.. Raul da
Costa directed the program of
Russian music, old and new, and
was assisted by members of the
National Symphony Orchestra.
The musicians were stationed on
the landing of the stairs to the
second floor.
The Acting Secretary of State,
Mr., James E. Webb was there in
the absence of the Secretary, Mr..
Dean Acheson, who left about S
O'Clock for New York en- route
to Paris. Others from the de-
partment were the Assistant Sec
retary, Mr.. Dean Rusk, and the
Assistant Chief of Protocol, Mr..
Raymond D. Muir, Mrs. Stanley
Woodward was there without her
husband, the Chief of Protocol,
who was in New York bidding
farewell to the Prime Minister of
India, Pandit Nehru.
The dean OF the diplomatic
corps, the Norwegian Ambassador
and Nine. Munthe de Morgen-
stierne were accompanied by sew
eral members of the embassy staff
and their wives. The Ambassador
and Nine. de Morgenstierne re-
manned nearly an hour.
The French Ambassador. Mr..
Henri Bonnet. held up the line
of guests when he was greeted by
the hosts, and had quite a chat
with Foreign Minister Vishinsky.
He stopped again on leaving to
have longer, and by the smiles
and laughter of both. very pleas
ant and friendly talk with the
visiting official.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Franks came late, in fact.
on their way to the opening per-
formance of the Sadlers' Wells
Ballet. They were dressed in din
ner clothes. Lady Franks cos
tune being of a black skirt and
hip-length fitted white jacket
with three quarter length sleeves
embroidered in jets. The Ambas-
sador and Lady Franks will give a
buffet supper this evening for the
dancers following their perform
ance.
The Belgian Ambassador. Baron
Silvercruys, arrived early with the
Netherlands Ambassador, Mr.. E.
N. van Kleffens, and the Luxem-
bourg Minister, Mr.. Hughes Le-
Calais. They stayed a short time
and left together
The Patriarch OF the Russian
Orthodox Church for the Western
Hemisphere, Bishop Adam, was
| warmly greeted by Foreign Min
lister Vishinsky as well as the
Ambassador and Nine. Panyush-
kin. He wore his ecclesiastical
robes, with tall, veiled hat having
a cross of diamonds in the center.
Before leaving he had a, rather
long, very serious conversation
with Minister Vishinsky.
The former United States Am
bassador to the Soviet and Mrs.
Joseph E. Davies. who very seldom
are absent from these celebra-
tions were among the Americans
who received very warm recep-
ton. Mrs. Davies looked par
ticularly well and very hand
some in her black and dark green
velvet hat and black crepe street
length frock trimmed with jets
about the bodice and upper
sleeves and about the hips. Around
her shoulders she wore several
skins of blond mink and around
her neck several strings of pearls
matching ner pendant earrings.
The Iran Ambassador, Mr..
Hussein Ala. was alone but the
Haitian Ambassador. Mr.. Joseph
D. Charles. had one of the men,
-bers of his staff with him.
/ The Polish Ambassador and
Nine. Winiewicz went early as they
entertained at dinner last eve
ming for. their house guests. The
Polish Minister to Mexico, DR.. M.
Miaclhs, who is a delegate to the
United Nations, and the Polish
Ambassador to Moscow, Mr.. M.
Nasqkowski, also in this country
for the U. NJ, came down for the
reception yesterday and accom-