Evening star., 1949-03-01
Neav EnpoyAviv
Dinners Are Given
On Diplomatic Ro1v
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

The newly appointed Honduran
Ambassador, Senor Rafael Hileo-
doro Vale and Sonora de Vale
arrived this morning and tempo
rarily are staying at the ChaStle-
ton. The new envoy is no
stranger in Washington, having
served here as secretary to a
special mission from his country
in 1916 and again in the early
3Os. He has been Honduran
Ambassador to Cuba and is one
of the outstanding columnists of
Latin America, writing under his
own name and also under a non
de- plume. He won the Cabell
Award at Columbia University in
1910.
| Sonora de Vale also is a writer
of considerable ability. Before
her marriage she was Senorita
Emilio Romero, a native Peruvian
She has several volumes on the
history and customs Of the Inca
Indians of Peru.
Senor Vale will succeed DR..
Julian r. Caceres, who has been
on duty in Washington for the
past 13 years. first as secre-
tary of the Legation, then Minister
and since 1943 as Ambassador. DR.
and Sonora de Caceres sailed
Thursday from Baltimore for their
Central American home but eX-
pect to be back in June when
their son, Augusta Cesar Caceres,
will be graduated from the pre-
medical school at Georgetown
University.
The dean of the diplomatic
corps, the Norwegian Ambassador
and Nine. de Morgenstierne were
the guests in whose honor the
Swedish Ambassador and Nine.
Bohemian entertained at dinner
last evening. Their other guests
were the Swiss Minister and Nine.
Bruggmann, the Director of the
International Bank and Mrs. John
j. McCloy, the former United
States Minister to Norway. Mrs.
J. Borden Hartman; the Neither
lands Minister and Nine. Reuch-
lin, Lady Hoyer Millar, wife of
the British Minister who is in
England where he recently was
knighted; the Counselor of the
Danish Embassy and Nine. Bang
Jansen, Mr.. and Mrs. Marquis
Childs and members of the Swed-
ish Embassy staff.
The Turkish Ambassador and
Nine. Erkin were hosts at dinner
at the Embassy last evening when
their guests were the Ambassador
! of Greece and Nine. Dendramis,
Senator and Mrs. Claude Pepper,
the Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Willard L. Thorp, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Gordon r. Young,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Dewey,
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie. Mr..
and Mrs. Morris CafritZ, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Bretsch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Melih Esenbel and Mr.. Faruk
Berkol.
The Panamanian Ambassador,
Senor Don Octavio A. Vallarino,
was host at luncheon yesterday,
entertaining in honor Of the Min
lister of Finance of his country,
Senor Luis Garcia de Paredes.
Other guests were the United
States Ambassador to Venezuela,
Mr.. Walter c. Donnelly and the
newly appointed United States
Ambassador to Korea, Mr.. John
Muccio, both of whom formerly
were assigned to Panama. Also
in the company were the Chief
of the American Republics di-
vision of the State Department,
Mr.. Paul c. Daniels; Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hines, former United
States Ambassador to Panama;
Rear Admiral John Franklin
Shafroth, the Director of the In
ternational Bank, Mr.. John j.
McCloy; Mr.. Wheeler Barber Of
the State Department; Mr.. Will
liam Manger, assistant secretary
general of the Pan American
Union; the Panama Minister
Counselor, Senor Don Juan Chew
alier: Mr.. Matthew j. O'Hearn,
Senor Guillermo Aranga of Pan
anna and Senor Manuel Raul
Arias, son-in-law of the Ambassa-
dor
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