Evening star., 1951-12-05
Porty for
IOfOAS
By Katherine M. Brooks

a AAN ASSSkSOehAJ ~ASAACA "a vi LllC
Organization of American States
and Sonora de Lleras entertained
at dinner last evening in honor of
the retiring chairman of the Coun-
ell Of the GAS and Senhora Ac-
cioly. Sharing honors with them
were the new chairman, Mr.. John
c. Drier, who arrived earlier in
the day from Paris and Mrs. Drier.
Others in the company were
the new vice chairman of the
Council and Sonora de Vale, the
retiring vice chairman and Sonora
de Lepervanche and the Colom-
bian Ambassador and Sonora de
Restrepo. Dinner was given in
their charming quarters in the
Pan American Union Annex,
overlooking the Aztec Garden.
/ The retiring chairman, who also
lis Brazilian Ambassador to the
lOAS, and Senhora Accioly will
leave Washington next week ac-
lcompanied by their grandson
Renato Accioly. and will sail De-
Icember Is aboard the Argentina
for their South American home.
They will be absent two months,
returning to the Capital in the
early spring.
Final Entertaining
The last party given by the
Ambassador and Senhora Accioly
was the program of folk music
and dance Sunday in the Pan
American Union presented by If
teen students at the University of
Brazil. The students came to this
country in October and have given
programs in 80 colleges of the
East and Middle West. In the
Afternoon they gave their program
for the public in the Pan American
Union and were guests at supper
Iof the American Newspaper Wo-
mems Club. Ranking guests at
supper were the Ambassador and
ISenhora de Accioly and others in
Icluded the chief Of Special Events
for the Pan American Union, Mr..
Paul Murphy and the assistant
chief. Senor Manuel Ramirez.
Miss Dorothy Ainsworth, direc-
tor OF Physical Education at Smith
College, through whose enthusi-
asm and efforts the students came
from Brazil, also was at the sup
per and presented to each student
a scroll in recognition of their
tour. 1t is expected that a SINH
lar group from Smith College will
visit Brazil and give programs at
educational institutions.
\ The new chairman of the coun-
ell. Mr.. Drier. is the United States
Ambassador to the OAS and has
been in Paris for the United Ma
tions conferences. The new vice
chairman OF the Council, DR.. Vale
also is Honduran Ambassador to
the OAS and to the United States.
The retiring vice chairman, Senior
Lepervanche is Venezuelan Am
bassador to the OAS.
IOAS Is Official
Mr.. Drier presided at the meet
ing Of the Council this morning,
the first since his selection as
chairman. The meeting also was
marked by the signing of the char
ter OF the OAS by the Colombian
Ambassador. DR.. Cipriano Res
trepo-J o-Jaramillo for his country
Colombia Is the fourteenth of the
Latin American Republics to sign
and thus makes the charter and
the organization official.
DR.. Lleras invited officials of the
organization and its Secretariat,
the Pan American Union, to wit
ness the ceremony and remain for
the light buffet luncheon which
followed. These officials included
the chairman of the Inter-Amer-
ican Commission OF Women,
Sonora de Ledon. and the only
other ladies in the company were
officials of the two groups.
/ Another change in the members
OF the Council is the departure of
| the Argentine Minister, Senor Don
| Arturo Luduena, who has been in
terim representative for his coun-
/ try. Senor Luduena has been ap-
pointed Argentine Minister to
Poland and with Sonora de Lu-
duena left for Warsaw yesterday.
No one has been appointed to take
his place here and until success
sor comes the counselor of the
delegation, Senor Enrique Abal will
| serve as acting representative.
Senor and Sonora de Abal and
their three children arrived in the
late summer and have an apart
ment at 1922 Columbia road.