Evening star., 1950-10-20
Society News
Thomas B. McCobes Entertain at Party;
Eqyption Counselor Host; Other Items

The Chairman of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Re
serve System and Mrs. Thomas B.
McCabe were hosts last evening at
a large reception that had five
guests of honor. Those horiored
were Mr. Edward L. Norton, Mr..
and Mrs Oliver S. Powell and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles T. Fisher, II.
Mr.. Norton and MIR. Powell are
new members of the Board, sworn
in September l. Mr.. Fisher, who
is on leave of absence from the
Detroit National Bank. is Admin
istrator of the Office of Real
Estate Credit.
Among the over 100 guests ac-
cepting the invitation to the $50
to 7:30 o'clock party, held in the
Louis Seize room of the Shoreham
Hotel, were the Secretary of the
Air Force and Mrs. Finletter, the
Secretary Of the Army and Mrs.
Pace, Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Snyder, Secretary o1
Commerce and Mrs. Sawyer, the
UnderSecretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Foley, the British
Ambassador and Lady Franks, the
Chinese Ambassador and Nine
Koo and the Belgian Ambassador
Rarop Eilvarcr,,vc
p Others included Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel w. Bell, the Director of the
Federal Mediation and Concilia-
ton Service and Mrs. Cyrus S
Ching, the Comptroller of the
Currency and Mrs. Preston Delano
Mr., Mariner S. Eccles, the French
Ambassador and Nine. Bonnet, Mr.
Robert L. Garner, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel H. Kaufman, Admiral
and Mrs. Emory Scott Land, the
Mexican Ambassador and Sonora
de la Colina, Mr.. and Mrs. B. M
= McKelWay, the Director of the
Bureau of the Budget and Mrs
Frederick j. Lawton, the British
Minister and Lady Rowan, Asso-
ciate Justice and Mrs. Stanley
Reed, Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer
Mr.. Leslie Biff1e, Mrs. Charles F
Brannan and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
V. Fleming.
Also on the invitation list were
the Chairman of the Council OF
Economic Advisers and Mrs. Leon
H. Keyserling, DR.. and Mrs. Ed
win G. Nourse, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth C. Royal, DR.. and Mrs. j,
w. Beyen, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl H
Gammons. the Chairman of the
Export Import Bank and Mrs
Herbert E. CASTOR, Mr.. Harry A.
Mcdonald. the Assistant Secre-
starry OF State and Mrs. William
McC. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Milo
Perkins, the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Willard l.
Thorp, Mr.. and Mrs. James K
Vardaman, jr., the President OF
the Federal Reserve Bank OF
Philadelphia and Mrs. Alfred H
Williams, Mr.. Wilmer j. Waller,
and many others.
Eeyption Porty
The Egyptian Ambassador and
Nine. Abdul Rahim, with their
Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Nine. El-Din Bey, were the rank
ing guests last evening at the
buffet supper of the press
counselor of the embassy, Mr..
Abdel Meguid Ramadan, given
in the East room of the National
Press Club. The party was
primarily for newswriters, includ-
ing a number of Egyptian cores
pondents who are assigned to the
United Nations and came to
Washington for a brief visit. The
other guests were newswriters
of this Capital.
Earlier in the day the Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Nine FL
Din Bey lunched with the Ambas-
Sador and Nine. Abdul Rahim at
the Chevy Chase Club and after
Mr.. Ramadan's party, they went
on to the concert of the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra of Lon
don, conducted by Sir Thomas
Beecham.
Mrs. Truman also had guests
with her at the concert and at
midday had a small number of
ladies lunching informally with
her at Blair House.
Sir Thomas and Lady Beecham
were guests after the concert of
Col. and Mrs. Curt c. Schifeler,
who entertained in their apart
ment in the Raleigh. Among the