Evening star., 1949-02-18

There was a variety of hosts
giving a variety of parties in
Washington yesterday. Every
thing from a farewell fete to a
celebration of an anniversary
was on the calendar.
Among the many hosts were Col.
and Mrs Unni Nayar. who enter
tanned for the retiring Indian
Ambassador and Lady Rama Rau;
Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Moran.
who loaned their home for the
first anniversary celebration of
the founding of the Foundation
for Rheumatic Diseases. and the
Ambassador of Yugoslavia. who
had guests in for concert Of
piano music by Miss Ray Lev and
a reception afterward.
The Attache of the Indian EN-
bassy and Mrs. Nayar, gave their.
$50 to $50 o'clock cocktail
party in the chancery of the
Embassy. One of the nice fea-
lures of this affair was that as
each lady entered she was given
a rose. The flowers used for the
centerpiece were forsythia. tulips
and pussy willow and candlelight
completed the pleasant atmos-
phere.
There was no receiving line and
around zoo guests were there.
Among them were Representative
Helen Gahagan Douglas. the First
Secretary of the Chinese Embassy
and Mrs. Joseph Ku, the First
Secretary of the British Embassy
Mr.. N. w. H. Gaydon; the Bur-
mese Second Secretary. U Tin
Maung: Mr.. Abdul Hakin Tabibl
Attache of the Afghanistan EN-
bassy: Mrs. Premila Wagle. daugh-
ter of the honor guests. and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Campbell.
From the State Department
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Satter-
thvaite. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Thurston. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Gatewood, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Hare, Mr.. and Mrs. William john
stone and Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Sparks.
The press and the embassy staff
we're we'll represented and from
the Canadian Embassy came the
Second Secretary and Mrs. Robert
w. Dunn and from the Chilean the
Second Secretary and Sonora de
Prieto.
Morans' Party at Home
Capt. and Mrs. Moran's invita-
tions invited guests to come te
their home on Kalorama road
Mrs. Joseph Elward. president o1
the D. C. Foundation for Rheu-
matte Diseases. received the guests
and was assisted by Mrs. Harry H
Vaughan and Mrs. Gordon r
Young. Yellow flowers and yellow
candles were used to decorate thu
house and q background OF harI
music was provided by Mrs. Rutf
Inrud Thompson, wife Of DR.
Oliver Thompson.
Lady Franks, wife Of the British
Ambassador, and Mrs. Max Truit
took their turns first at the tel
table. Others pouring Throughout
the evening were Princess Wal
Waithayakon. Nine. Dendramis
Sonora de Dillon, Sonora de Tho
men, Mrs. John r. Steelman, Mrs
Tom Clark, Mrs. Jesse M. Donald
soneand Mrs. Charles Brannan.
In the receiving line were Capt
and Mrs. Moran. Mrs. Louis Rem
frow. Mr.. Harry Slattery, Mr..
Claude Pepper. Mrs. James Ken
Mrs. Wiley Rutledge, Mrs. Hectic
airing, Mrs. Hazel Markell and Mrs
Kenneth Landon.
Among those stopping by. be
sides most of the husbands of tn
wives that assisted at the recep
ton, were the Minister of Finlan'
and Nine. Jttila. the Siames
Naval Attache and Nine. Abba
korn, the Secretary to the Pres
ident and Mrs. Charles G. Ross
the Military and Air Attache o
the Siamese Embassy and Nine
Nitas Chirapravati, the Coun
selor of the Indian Embassy ap'
Mrs. Chopra, the Counselor of tn
British Embassy and Mrs. Duck
ham. the Attache of the Britisl
Embassy and Mrs. MacFarlar
Mrs. Ole Colbjernsen. wife of tn
Financial counselor of the Nor
wegian Embassy. Mrs. Hecto