Evening star., 1950-05-28
Afghoniston
independence
Celebrated
New ENJOYS Coming,
Others Planning
Summer Vacations
By Katherine M. Brooks

The Afghanistan Charge DAT
faires and Nine. Zakia Aziz acted
as hosts yesterday at the recep-
ton celebrating the independence
Of their country. Invitations for
the party were issued in the name
of the former Ambassador, His
Royal HighnesS Prince Sadar Mo-
hammad Naim and Princess Zoh-
ra Naim, who left Thursday to
return to their homeland. The
Prince, who was the first Ambas-
sador to come to Washington
from his country. has been here
since November, 1948, and gave
up his post. having completed his
official tour Of duty. He will be
given another assignment after
his return to Kabul.
Mr.. and Nine. Aziz greeted the
several hundred guests in the at
tractive drawing room of the EN-
bassy which was decorated with
early summer flowers. Guests
went on into the dining room,
where the buffet table was laden
with delicious native dishes. There
were roast lamb, roast turkeys
and roast veal with whole beef
tongues and white fish in jelly. In
addition there were platters of
caban pallou made with chicken,
lavan challaw, made with veal,
and sabzi challaw, made with
lamb.
Dough, the delectable Afghan
istan native drink made with sour
milk and cucumbers, was served
from punch bowl on the terrace.
YueosIav Envoy Here
The newly appointed Yugoslav
Ambassador. Mr.. Vladimir Popo-
vic, and Nine. Popovic arrived last
week in Washington and are get
ting settled in the handsome En-
bassy on r street. Mr.. Popovic'
succeeds Mr.. Sava N. Kosanovic,
who went home month ago.
DR.. Popovic and his wife are
no strangers in this country as
he attended several of the con-
ferences of the United Nations, in
cluding three of the sessions held
in New York. He was Yugoslav
Ambassador to Moscow and was
his country's representative in
Bulgaria.
DR.. Aureliano Otanez, who is
succeeding DR.. Santiago E. Vera
as Minister Counselor of the
Venezuelan Embassy, is another
newcomer and he and Sonora de
Otanez and their four children are
staying at the Shoreham until
they find suitable house and gar
den. DR.. Otanez came here from
the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
where he was director of policies.
Preceding that he served his gov
eminent in a number of the cap
itals of European countries.
Dean Of Corps Host
The Norwegian Ambassador,
dean of the corps, and Mrs.
Munthe de Morgenstierne enter
tanned at dinner last evening in
honor Of the Indian Ambassador,
Mrs. Pandit. The Ambassador,
Mr.. Munthe de Morgenstierne,
marked his 40th year of service
in diplomacy last week. Mr..
-Munthe de Morgenstierne came to
Washington as secretary of the
aegation in 1910 and was the only
one In charge during the summer
when the Minister, Mr.. Christian
Hauge was lost in the Alps, while
on the mountain-climbin trip.
Nine. Hauge. the former Louise
Todd Of Louisville, KY, continued
to make her home in this Capital
until her death some years ago.
She was q famous hostess and
invitations to her parties were
much coveted.
Ambassador Munthe de Morgen-
stierne is planning to go home for
the dedication of a memorial to
the late President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt. He hopes to be able to
make the trip in the same plane
with Mrs. Roosevelt and members
OF her party who are going for
the memorial leaving New York
June 8. He will stay in Norway
and be Joined there the middle of
June by Mrs. Munthe de Morgen-
Etierne and their two daughters
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