Evening star., 1950-06-21
Society News
Foreign Officials Visiting in CopitoI
Are Entertained by Diplomats Here

Affairs was the honor guest at
luncheon of the Council of the
GAS, the party in the Hall Of the
Americas following a special ses-
sion Of the Council at which
the Foreign Minister made the
principal address. The chairman
of the Council, DR.. Luis Quintan-
lila. presided at the meeting and
acted as host at the. luncheon.
Nicoroeuon Luncheon
The Nicaraguan Ambassador,
DR.. Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa was
host at luncheon yesterday, enter
tanning at the Carlton in honor
of the Assistant Secretary of
State, Mr.. Edward G. Miller, jr.
Others at the luncheon included
the Brazilian Ambassador, Mr..
Mauricio Nabuco; the Argentine
Ambassador. Mr.. Jeronimo Re-
morino; the Mexican Ambassador,
Senor Don Rafael de la Colina;
the Peruvian Ambassador, Senor
Don Fernando Berckemeyer; the
Honduran Ambassador, DR.. Don
Rafael He1iodoro Vale; the Venez-
uelan Ambassador, Senor Don Jose
Rafael Pocaterro; the Paraguayan
Ambassador. DR.. Don Luis Oscar
Boettner and the Cuban Charge
d'Affaires, DR.. joaquin z. Meyer.
The United States Ambassador
to Nicaragua, Mr.. CapuS M. Way
nick, was among the guests and
from the State Department were
Assistant Secretary Willard L.
Thorp. Deputy Assistant Secre-
tary John E. Peurifoy, who is the
newly appointed United States
Ambassador to Greece; Chief
Ceremonial Officer Raymond d.
Muir. and Mr.. Thomas c. Mann,
Mr.. Tapley w. Bennett. Mr.. RAN
kin and Mr.. Gale. Maj. Gen.
Harry H. Vaughan also was there.
The Nicaraguan Counsul General
in New York, DR.. Juan A. Morales,
came down for the luncheon and
members of the embassy staff who
completed the party were the
Military Attache, Mai. Juan j.
Rodriguez, and the First Secre-
tary, DR.. Jose Samson -Teran.
Sponish Visitor Feted
The Undersecretary of Com
merce and Economics of Spain
and Sonora de Suner were the
honor guests of the Spanish
Charge d'Affaires and Sonora de
Proper de Callejon at a cocktail
party yesterday. The genial hosts
gave their party in their home
and garden on Cathedral avenue.
The Spanish Ambassador at
Large and Sonora de Lequerica,
who occupy the handsome en-
bassy on Sixteenth street, areI
hosts to the Minister and Sonora
de Suner during their stay in
Washington, and attended the
party with them. Senor and
Sonora de Proper and their honor
guests received in the drawing
room and the buffet table was
laid in the dining room. The bar,
where delicious and refreshing
drinks were served, was in the
garden with an auxiliary bar
placed inside, just in case the
weather representations proved
correct.
Guests at the party included
officials of the State Department,
members of the Foreign Relations
and Foreign Affairs Committees
of Congress as we'll as heads of
other diplomatic missions.
Another early evening party
yesterday was that of the Eco
nomic Counselor of the Belgian
Embassy. Mr.. Pierre E. Jaspar.
The party was given from 6 to 8
o'clock in the home of the host
on Prospect avenue, overlooking
the Potomac River, Washington
and the Virginia hills. Although
the party was not in honor of
the hosts house guest, Mr.. Alec
Salkin, leading businessman of
Belgium, it was given at this time
so that the visitor might meet
leaders in Washington.
The Belgian Ambassador, Baron
Silvercruys and the Italian Am
baSsador and Signora Tarchiani
were among the 125 or more
guests. Others in the company
included Senator and Mrs. Brien
Mcmahon, Senator and Mrs. J..
William Fulbright, Senator Homer
E. Capehart, Senator and Mrs.
Clinton p. Anderson, several mem
bers of the Lower House, and q
large number from other embas-
sizes and legations, as well as off,
cials of the State Department.
ECA, the International Bank and
Monetary Fund.