Evening star., 1950-03-21
Society News
Visitors From Foreign Countries
Honored ot Afternoon Parties
By Katherine M. Brooks

A variety Of parties through
the late afternoon and early eve.
ming hours were given yesterday
honoring visitors from Other
countries. The largest of the fes.
tivities was the reception which
the Secretary General of the Or.
ganization OF American State.
and Sonora de Lleras gave fol
the delegates to the special meet.
ing OF the Inter-American Eco.
nomic and Social Council which
opened In the morning.
Probably the smallest Of the
parties was that given by Mrs
Charles A. Malik, wife OF the
Lebanese Minister. She invited
about IS to tea in her apartment
at Wardman Park Hotel In honor
of Mrs. John Hakim, wife Of 9
prominent importer and exporter
of Tripoli. Lebanon. who is visit
ing her son. Mr.. George Hakim
counselor Of the legation.
Mime. Asad, wife Of the Saudi
Arabian Ambassador, was the
ranking guest at Mrs. Malik's tea
and others included Nine. FL
Khouri, wife Of the Syrian Minis
ter, Nine. Haikal, wife Of the
Jordan Minister, Nine. Bakr, wife
Of the raq Charge d'Affaires and
Nine. Ell Kouny, wife Of the First
Secretary of the Egyptian en-
bassy. Other guests were wives
of members of the stats of the
five diplomatic missions from the
Arab countries.
ltdIian Official Feted
The Chief Of Staff of the Italian
Air Force, Gen. Mario Ajmone-
Cat, was given . farewell party
yesterday by the Air Attache Of
the Italian embassy and Signora
Unia. The 200 or more guests
were invited from 5 to 7 o'clock
in the charming home Of the hosts
on Woodley road.
Col. and Signora Unia. assisted
by Gen. Ajmone-Cat. greeted the
guests In the drawing room, many
of them having met the visitor
when he was here earlier in the
year for a short stay. Gen. Al
mone-Cat has made a tour Of air
bases and installations in this
country since the few days visit
in the Capital Immediately after
his arrival in the United States.
Signora Unia wore a becoming
dress OF black Italian silk fash
ioned after the new silhouette
and on her shoulder a spray OF
orchids. The rooms were bright
with red roses and red gladioluses.
The company included the heads
Of the United States Armed Forces
and many high ranking officers
OF the Air Forces as well as those
OF the Army and Navy. In fact
the party was almost entirely of
the armed forces of the United
States.
The military, naval and as
sistant air attaches of the Italian
Embassy and their wives were
there and assisted the hosts
through the reception hours.
British Officer Honored
The Director of Navigational
Services for the United Kingdom,
Air Commodore w. E. G. Mann,
and the Chief Engineer OF those
Services, Mr.. r. w. j. Sullivan,
were entertained at a cocktail
party yesterday given by the Ad-
ministrator of Civil Aeronautics,
MIR. D. W. Rented. It was a stag
fete and those invited included
Representative Carl Hinshaw, a
member Of the committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce; :;
the Assistant Secretary of Com
merce, Mr.. Thomas w. S. Davis;
the chairman Of the Civil Aero
nautics Board, Mr.. Joseph J.
O'Connell, and Mr.. Charles o.
Cary.
Additional guests were officers
OF the United States Air Forces,
members Of the British Embassy
staff and Of the Canadian and
British Joint Stats as we'll as
officials OF business corporations
having to do with military, naval
and civil navigation and commu-
cation.
Pan American Fete
The stately Hall of the Americas
in the Pan American Union Build
ing was particularly lovely yes
terday with its fresh paint and
the sparkling crystal of it's chan
deliers for the reception. The
Chairman OF the Inter American
Economic and Social Council
Senor Julio e. Huertematte, and
Senor de Huertematte stood just
inside the center door Of the Hall
to receive the guests. The Argen-
tine Minister of Finance, DR.
Ramon Careijo, who was elected
chairman Of these special meet
ings at the opening session yester-
day morning and Sonora de
Careijo. and the Secretary Gen
eral Of the OAS, Senior Alberto
Leras, and Sonora de Lleras stooc
with them to receive.
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