Evening star., 1950-07-16
Diplomats
Entertain
Musicians
Summer Travels
Occupy Others
In Mid-July
By Katharine M. Brooks


Music is playing an important
part in the entertainment by diplo-
>T.ats this week. Tonight the press
aid cultural counselor of the
Netherlands Ambassador, DR.. N.
A. C. Slotemaker de Bruine, will
be host at buffet supper for the
musicians from his homeland who
will take part in the concert at
the Watergate this evening. Honor
guests will be Fania Chapiro,
Dutch soprano who will be soloist,
and Juriian Andriessen of the
Netherlands, who will conduct the
National Symphony Orchestra.
The supper will follow the program
and other guests will include
members of the embassy staff and
their wives. Nine. Slotemaker de
Bruine will be unable to be present
as she is recuperating from an
illness. Plans already are made
for a vacation trip by motor for
the counselor and his wife to COM
plete her recovery.
Luncheon Tuesdoy
The British Ambassador, Sir
Oliver Franks, will give stag
luncheon Tuesday for Leon Coos
sens. oboist, a brother of the more
famous of the family. Eugene
Goossens. Sharing honors with
Mr.. Goossens will be Clarence
Reybould, who will conduct the
National Symphony Orchestra at
its concert Wednesday evening.
Guests at the Ambassador lunch
con Tuesday will include Mr.. How
ard Mitchell. conductor of the or
chestra. The Ambassador and
members of the British Embassy
staff will be in the audience
Wednesday evening.
Plans are under way for an
informal party to be given by the
italian Ambassador and Signora
Tarchiani for the group of Italian
musicians who will star in the
concert Friday evening. Final
arrangements have not been
made, but a buffet supper at
the Italian Embassy probably
will follow the program. Their
honor guests will be Herva Nelli,
soprano; Antonio Madsi. tenor, and
Cesare Bardelll, baritone, who will
be the soloists with the National
Symphony Orchestra, and Guis-
eppe Antonielli, who will conduct.
The Belgian Ambassador, Baron
Silvercruys, was host to his dis
tinguished countryman. Fernand
Quintet, at small and informal
buffet supper Friday night. Mr..
Quintet was the conductor of the
National Symphony Orchestra at
the Watergate when Gladys
Swarthout was the soloist and
she shared honors with Mr.. Quinet
at the buffet supper following the
program.
Vocotion Trips
The Peruvian Ambassador,
Senior Don Fernando Bercke-
meyer, arrived in San Francisco
yesterday and joined Sonora de
Berckemeyer at the home of her
mother, Mrs. John G. Rapp. The
Ambassador has been in his home
land for several weeks being de-
layed there longer than at first
planned. He and Sonora de
Berckemeyer are expected to come
east this week and probably will
be in Washington by Thursday or
Friday.
The Uruguayan Ambassador
and Sonora de Domiguez-Campora
who have been in New York for a
few days, will return this evening.
The Minister, DR.. Jose A. Mora,
who also is Uruguayan Am
bassador to the Organization of
American States; Sonora de Mora
and their attractive daughter,
Senorita Emma Gladys Mora,
have gone to Rehoboth Beach and
do not plan to return before the
latter part of August.
The Greek Ambassador, DR..
Athanasios Politis, was received
by the President July 13 and will
leave today for Detroit. He is
making the trip to attend the
Pan-Laconian Convention and the
banquet tomorrow evening. The
Ambassador will be the speaker.
He is expected to return Tuesday.
The Lebanese Minister, Mr..
Charles A. Malik, was joined yes
terday by Mrs. Malik, who has
been in the Poconos for a weeks
vacation.