Evening star., 1949-12-19
Society News
State Undersecretory and Mrs. Webb
Hosts at First of Two Receptions

ry and Mrs. Webb
o Receptions
e M. Brooks
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. VIII
lard L. Thorp. the latter wearing
bright red dress with . hat
matching her black hair. The
Chief Of Protocol and Mrs. Stan
ley Woodward. who were In Paris
last Wednesday for the marriage
of their son, Stanley. jr, to Miss
Patricia Wynne, were warmly
greeted and welcomed back.
Other Little Cabinet members
there were Mrs. Edward H. Foley,
jr., wife Of the Treasury Under
secretary. who had with her her
mother, Mrs. E. K. Lgon OF
Montgomery, Ala, who is here
for Christmas. Mr.. Foley went OF
late yesterday afternoon on a|
hunting trip on the Eastern Shore.
The Assistant to the Treasury
Secretary and Mrs. Arthur Gard
ner also were there as were the
Undersecretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney. Also enjoying the party and
meeting many old friends were
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin K. Lane,
jr., brother-in-law and sister Of
the hostess. Mr.. Lane is the son
of the late former Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Lane.
A delicious buffet supper was
served in the dining room, the long
table at one side having q cluster
of pink gladioluses fianked by tall
white candles. Cold turkey. sea
food la Newburg, rice and salad
with a delicious ice for dessert was
the menu and from the bar in the
hall there was ample liquid re-
freshment.
The only sign that Christmas
Is only a few days of was the
prettily decorated and lighted tree
in the Office Of Mrs. Victoria Gea-
ney, who is giving the same care
to Prospect House that she has
for 80 many years given to the
Blair House.
Selection Of Guests
In dividing the corps in halt,
those invited to the. first Of the
two receptions were the dean and
the head Of the third. fifth,
seventh, ninth, and so on through
the list in the order Of precedence.
The dean of the corps. the Nor
wegian Ambassador and Mrs.
Munthe de Morgenstierne topped
the list Of guests and were among
the early arrivals. She, smiling,
replied to queries about the
strenuousness Of having q debu-
tante daughter. Her costume was
black with an -the-face white
hat and she wore sables about her
shoulders.
The italian Ambassador and
Signora Tarchiani were accom-
panied by their two lovely and
very pretty daughters, Dora and
Letizia who plan to be here until
the spring. Signora Tarchiani was
in black but the girls wore satin
frocks, similar in style, one in
cocoa brown, the other in gray
and they were hatless. The Yugo-
slav Ambassador, Mr.. Sava N.
Kosanovic, was accompanied by
his cousin, DR.. Mica Trbojevic. and
told more than one Of his col
leagues that he appreciates WASH
ington much more since the long
weeks in New York for the United
Nations sessions. The Danish Am
bassador, also back from the UN
Assembly, and Nine. de Kau1-
mann were busy greeting others
in the corps. The Haitian Am
bassador, Mr.. Joseph D. Charles.
was among the ENJOYS attending
the party alone.
The Greek Ambassador and
Nine. Dendramis did not get back
in time for the party but the
latter's mother, Nine. Valsami,
was there. She had a long talk
with Miss Carolina Nabuco who
went to the party with her
brother, the, Brazilian Ambassa-
dor, MI. Mauricio Nabuco.
The Egyptian Ambassador and
chic Nine. Abdul Rahim were
among others being welcomed
back to the Washington scene.
They have been absent since the
early summer, having spent sew
eral months abroad. and as soon
as they got back went of to New
York where he was q delegate to
the United Nations. They will be
guests of honor at a party from
6 to 8 o'clock today which the
Counselor Of the embassy, DR.. M.
B. Chiati, will give. He says the
party has q three-fold purpose,
to welcome back the Ambassador
and Nine. Abdul Rahim, q house
warming for his apartment and
to celebrate his demotion from