Evening star., 1949-07-12
By Katharine M. Brooks

Two very popular diplomats
said "Farewell' yesterday and re-
ceived the wishes for Bon
Voyage" and Happy Landings"
at parties in their honor. The
retiring Counselor of the British
Embassy, Mr.. w. P. N. Edwards.
who also is leaving the diplomatic
service to become Deputy d.
rector of the Overseas Division of
the Federation of British Indus
tries, and his charming wife, have
made a very wide circle of friends
for themselves and for the British
Empire during their years in
Washington. And during the
past few weeks they have been
entertained daily, not only by
others of the embassy staff but
also by citizens of the United
States.
The last of this long series of
festivities to speed them on their
way was given yesterday by Mr..
Charles Campbell of the British
Information Service and Mrs.
Campbell. The two men and their
wives have done more to increase
the friendliness and goodwill be-
tween Americans and the British
than any others who have come
from England in recent Years. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwards left Washing
ton at noon today and VIII sail
Thursday aboard the S. S. Britain
mic for their homeland. Mr.. Ed
wards will be on vacation until
September l when he will assume
his new duties, and not until then
will his successor take up his post
in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell gave
cocktail party, their guests num-
bering less than a hundred with
a smaller group remaining for an
informal buffet supper. 1t was
particularly interesting group at
supper and included the chief OF
the Washington bureau OF Reu-
Australian Associated Press,
Mr.. Paul Scott Rankine. and his
bride, the former Elvine Richard
Magruder of New York. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rankine were married in
Paris a very short time ago when
the former was in the French cap
ital for the conference of foreign
ministers.
Mr.. Jack Winocour. editor of
the weekly edition of the Palestine
Post, and Mrs. Winocour were
others at the supper, having re-
Gently come to Washington for
the formers vacation. Mr.. Vino
cour was stationed here during the
war with the British Information
Services, working with both the
host and the honor guest. Others
at supper last evening were Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Mall. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Waithman, Miss Mar
garet Fletcher, Mr.. Nigel w. H.
Gaydon, first secretary of the en-
bassy; and Mr.. Timothy Edwards.
who also said, Farewell" as he
is accompanying his parents back
to England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Hosts
The other farewell fete was the
al fresco cocktail party which the
retiring Second Secretary of the
Netherlands embassy, Mr.. J. j..
Bill, and Nine. Bill gave at their
charming home in WeStmoreland
Hills. Parties for these charming
members of the diplomatic circle
have been as numerous as those
for the Edwardses and last eve
ning's was the second of the in
formal farewells which Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill have given in their gar
den. They will leave Saturday for
New York and sail July % on the
New Amsterdam for home. Their
guests last evening numbered
about IS and included friends in
official and residential circles of
the Capital. as well as those in
the diplomatic corps.
This evening Mr.. and Mrs. Lo-
throp Stoddard will entertain at
dinner in their honor and tomor-
row Mr.. and Mrs. H. Polak, Meth
erlanders living in Washington,
will be their dinner hosts. The