Evening star., 1950-10-28
Diplomats
Are Ghosts at
Several Fetes

The Peruvian Ambassador to
the Organization of American
States, DR.. Juan Bautista de La
vale, was host at a reception
and buffet supper last night in
honor of Mrs. Sigsmond Stojow-
ska The party was given in the
Chinese room of the Hotel May
flower and followed the piano
recital of Mrs. Stojowska, known
professionally as Luisa Morales
Macedo of Peru. The Ambassa-
dor issued the invitations for the
recital which was given in the
Hall of the Americas in the Pan
American Union Building.
The Mexican Ambassador, Senior
Don Rafael de la Colina. gave
Ia luncheon yesterday, entertain
ing in honor of Gen. Ignacio Be-
teta, chief of industrial military
establishments in Mexico. Other
guests were the Vice Chief of Staff
OF the U. S. A.. Gen. Wade H.
Haislip, and Brig. Gen. Alberto
Salinas Carranza and Rear Ad-
miral Antonio Vazquez del Mer-
cado, military and naval attaches
of the Embassy.
Mr.. Thomas C. Mann and Mr..
Roy R. Ruboton of the State De-
partment. the Counselor of the
Embassy. Senor Don Rafael Nieto,
and Col. Duncan Summerville,
Col. John o. Colonna, 1t. Col. de
la Colina, brother of the host.
and Mrs. Ruth Hughes of the
State Department completed the.
company.
The Brazilian Ambassador, Mr.,
Mauricio Nabuco, was host at
dinner last evening his guests be-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Marcio Melo
Franco Alves of Rio de Janiero.
The visitors arrived late yesterday
and following the very informal
dinner with the Ambassador ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph
Kidder to the Friday Evening
Supper Club at the Sulgrave Club.
The Chilean Ambassador, Senior
Felix Nieto del Rio, was host
yesterday at cocktail party in
honor Of number of the high
ranking officers of the United
States Navy. He presented to the
Chief of Naval Operations, Ad-
miral Forrest P. Sherman the
Great Cross of the Military Order
of O'Higgins, the highest award
Chile has to give. Rear Admiral
Felix johnson and Rear Admiral
Herman Spanigel were awarded
the Military Medal First Glass of
the Chilean Navy. Capt. Robert
w. Cavenagh received the Chilean
Military Medal from the Chief of
the Chilean Navy, Admiral Carlos
Torres.
Admiral Torres was host at
dinner last evening entertaining
in the Officers Mess of the Chill
can Naval Mission. His honor
guest was Admiral Sherman and
others in the company were Ad-
miral Miles. Rear Admiral Glenn
Davis, Rear Admiral E. Schuir-
man and Rear Admiral Charles
Wellborne. Ambassador Nieto del
Rio was there and coming down
from New York especially for
the party was Senor Carlos Silva
a member of the Chilean Senate
and a distinguished newspaper
editor in Santiago. Chilean Min
lister Mario Rodriguez was a guest
and others were from the Embassy
staff.
The Thai Ambassador and
Princess Wan Waithanyakon were
the ranking guests at reception
given in the Burgundy room at
Wardman Park Hotel by the Thai
delegation to the International
Bank for Reconstruction and De-
velopment.
Others at the reception were
delegates to the Bank, officials of
the State and Interior depart
ments as well as leaders in the
financial world.
The Foreign Minister of Thai
land, Mai Warakarn Bancha, was
entertained at luncheon given by
the Economic Adviser of the En-
bassy, Mr.. Serge Rips. Invited
to meet the Foreign Minister were
Danish Ambassador Henrik de
Kaufman, Ceylonese Ambassa-