Evening star., 1949-03-07

III IcCOSll1All1S Vic P1CoSAAo l ASSAAAAS
here Senior and Sonora de Pocat
Point au Clair, Quebec. The A
recently and will be Joined in w
who will come south from Canada
Senor Pocaterra was his coun
Congress held in Bogota and alst
and more recently to Rio de
Janeiro. Sonora de Pocaterra
formerly was Miss Martha Arcand
OF Canada and both she and the
Ambassador are said to be socially
minded so that the Embassy
again will be the scene of festivity.
The new members of the staff
include DR.. Santiago Vera, who is
serving as Charge d'Affaires until
the arrival of the Ambassador
DR.. and Sonora de Vera already
have found themselves a house in
Chevy Chase. DR.. Vera has the
rank of minister. He succeeded
DR.. Antonio Casa-Briceno, who
as counselor was charge d'affalrs
until his resignation.
Senor Manuel Reyna, the new
Counselor, arrived in Washington
only a few days ago and tempo
rarily is staying at the Fairfax.
Sonora de Reyna and their young
family will join him when he
finds a suitable abode.
Bachelor Member
A bachelor member of the staff
Is Senor Luis Guebarra. who is
third secretary. Not all OF the
members of the Embassy staff
have been changed. though three
have been transferred to other
posts or returned to their home
land. Senor Don Pedro Berroeta,
who was second secretary. has
gone to Switzerland, where he Will
represent his country as minister.
He was accompanied by Sonora
de Berroeta. The former Naval
Attache, Comdr. Carlos Larraza-
bal. and Sonora de Larrazabal
went home, and he has been given
other duty. Senor Don Enrique
Leon was succeeded by Senor
Guevarra and with Sonora de
Leon has returned to Venezuela.
Sonora Olga de Briceno. VINO
was one of the first women to
come to the diplomatic corps IN
Washington, has resigned her
post at the Embassy and with her
daughters is remaining in WASH
tngton.
The Embassy has been reno
vated and redecorated and is IN
readiness for the new residents.
The ballroom has pale green bro
caded draperies matching the
rug, and in this room are the ZOO
year-old tables and cabinet OF
Venezuelan mahogany, hand
carved. Opening off of this room
is the Ambassadors study. COM
pletely paneled to the ceiling with
dark mahogany brought from
Venezuela. The deep-set windows,
f1anked with bookshelves, nave
window seats upholstered in blue
brocade like the draperles ana
matching the leather OF the chairs.
The desk is Venezuelan mahogany.
venezuelan Mahogany
The small drawing room like
the generously proportioned din
ing room is done in old rose.
The dining table is of light color
mahogany and is said to have
cost the Venezuelan government
$4,000. There are two dozen
chairs of matching mahogany,
the backs hand carved. In the
drawing room is the beautl1ul
bronze statue of the great liberia
tor. Simon Bolivar on horseback.
The statue is mounted on a solid
mahogany base.
At the head of the winding
stairway is a small sitting room
with chairs and sofas covered in
pale blue leather matching the
rug and walls. The red hangings
at the window give warmth. There
are four or five guestrooms, each
with tiled bath, and a master
bedroom at each end of the house
These rooms open onto tiled
porches with awnings and each
has its private bath. The room
on the west end of the house is
in old rose with very dark ma
hogany while the other is pale
blue with birdseye maple furni-
ture from Venezuela.
A gameroom has been fitted up
In the cellar. Here the furni-
ture, like the walls. is of pine
native United States pine. And
in the cellar is the checkroom
where wraps are carried by dumb
waiter from the vestibule inside
the front door. This novel check
ing system has been modernized
in this recent renovation and
completes an embassy amply
fitted for entertaining.
For the renovation of the build
ing and its artistic redecoration
the Ambassador and Sonora de
Pocaterra have Capt. Henry H.
Woodhouse to thank. Capt.
Woodhouse spent the early winter
in Tucson. He attended the Mill
tary Academy at West Point, saw
service in the first World War
and had a career in the. theater