Evening star., 1950-03-22

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quate as living quarters for the
Ambassador and his family, as
well as for entertaining, but not
big enough to house the chancery,
too. So a few weeks ago the
Iranian government purchased
the acre or so Of ground which
adjoins the property and in a few
more weeks a beautiful new build
ing will be begun there.
The architect who is drawing
the plans brought them down
from New York yesterday for the
Ambassador inspection. Twenty
Office rooms and large reception
room are being provided.
The Embassy itself was all
decked out in red flowers for the
party yesterday. The largest and
reddest gladioluses I can remem-
ber decorated the ballroom, and
American Beauty roses adorned
the buffet table and other smaller
tables in the drawing room and
dining room.
There was bar in each room
too, where any kind of drink could
be had for the asking, and besides
cold turkey, lobster and lamb on
the buffet. there were hot rice
dishes and q whole roasted stuffed
lamb.
The first person I heard say
Happy New Year!" was DR..
Vahan Kalenderian. professor of
Near and Middle Eastern History
at Columbia University who came
down from New York for the
party. He told the Syrian Min
lister, Mr.. Faiz El-Khouri, that
he'd Just been made senior editor
of the Iranian Review.
GeneroIs at Porty
Maj. Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer
was saying that he will leave
with Gen. Bradley today to fly to
The Hague for the North Atlantic
Treaty meetings, and Maj. Gen.
Robert w. Grow, who commanded
Fort Devens. Mass. until week
ago, said he'll be off soon for
Moscow to take over Military
Attache duties.
One of the handsomest cou-
Piles at the party was Mai. Gen.
and Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, she
in a smart black silk suit and
small creamy white hat trimmed
with mother-of-pearl. And one
Of the most interesting was the
Pakistan Ambassador and Nine
Ispahani, she in her Middle East
ern costume, robe OF blue and
violet silk, and her husband wear
ing an Occidental business suit.
Capt. and Mrs. John L. Pratt
brought with them their house
guest. Mrs. George c. Montgomery
of San Francisco, and Miss Nell
Wenk, who is up from Wrights-
vile Beach, N. c., for a visit with
Miss Dorothy Baczek, was seeing
a bit of the Capital social whirl
escorted by Mr.. Jack Burton Cue.
The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Dear Acheson had accepted
the Ambassadors invitation to
yesterdays party, as had the Dep
uty Undersecretary and Mrs.
John E. Peurifoy, the Secretary
/ of the Army and Mrs. Gordon.
Gray, Senator and Mrs. William
LANCER, Senator and Mrs. Owen
Brewster, Senator Margaret Chase
Smith. Representative Frances
P. Bolton, Gen. and Mrs. Bradley,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William H.
Arnold, the Superintendent of the
Naval Academy and Mrs. James
L. Holloway jr., the District En-
gineer Commissioner and Mrs.
Gordon r. Young, the former Am
bassador to Iran and Mrs. Leland
Morris, the Vice President Of the
American Red Gross and Mrs.
James T. Nicholson, the President
of the International Bank and
Mrs. Eugene r. Black, the vice
president, Mr.. Robert L. Garner,
. and his mother, Mrs. Robert v.
Garner; the Director Of the Mint,
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross; Mr.. and
{ Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, Mr.. and
: Mrs. Abol F. Fotouhi, Mrs. Nc
Ceney Werlich, Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, Mrs. Clifford Pinchot and
Mrs. Harold Walker.