Evening star., 1951-06-24
GuIo PIozo
And Sonora
Bid Adieu
Brilliant Parties
Filled Their Stoy,
Ended Lost Night
By Katherine M. Brooks

The President of Ecuador and
Sonora de Plaza have come and
conquered and gone! The very
popular former Ambassador to
Washington and his charming
wife added to their many friends
made here when he was in the
diplomatic corps as they met new
aSquaintanceS. The closing event
on their official calendar was their
own reception early last evening
which they gave at the SulgrayeI
Club. Nearly 600 of Washington 81
high ranking officials. diplomats
and resident hosts and hostessesI
called to wish them well and al
speedy return to this Capital.
The President and Sonora de
Plaza received the guests in the
small drawing room on the second
floor Of the club, assisted by the
present Ambassador and Sonora
de Penaherrera. After being re-
ceived, callers went into the ball
room where Jack Morton and
his orchestra played from the
small stage. Here also was a bar
and a buffet table. Additional
bars were in the dining room and
in the room beyond, which over
looks Dupont Circle. In the din
ing room there also was another
buffet table. The rooms of the
Sulgrave Club and the halls were
decorated with quantities of mid
summer flowers with palms and
ferns as backgrounds.
The Vice President and Mrs.
Barkley and the members of the
cabinet who twice dined with the
visitors and several who met them
at other parties. too. were included
yesterday. In addition there were
members of the Supreme Court,
the Congress, the top officers of
the armed forces. State Depart
ment officials and those of the
International Bank, the Food and
Agriculture Administration and
the Organization of American
States. Also a large number
from resident Washington society
where the President and Sonora
de Plaza are popular.
The visitors and members of
their party left late last evening
for New York, where their sched-
ule is no less heavy. The Chief
of Protocol and Mrs. John Farr
Simmons are among those accom-
panying them, having known the
Plazas not only when they were
in Washington, but when Mr..
Simmons was on duty in Quito.
Summer Plons
The italian Ambassador and
Signora Tarchiani will go to New
York tomorrow preparatory to
sailing the end of the week for
their homeland. They will be met
by their daughters, the Signorinas
Tarchiani, who are students atl'
college in Florence, and the family
will have brief visit in Rome and
then go to their ancestral home
in Florence. They do not expect
to return until September. /,
Beverly Farms will be the resi-
dence OF Mime. de Kaufman |,
through the summer and the j
Danish Minister expects to ioinI1 ]
her there as often as possible. Hell
will be able to have a vacation
after the Counselor and Mime 4
Hassellund : Jensen return theIs
middle of July from their vacation,
in Denmark. |,
The Ambassador, Mr.. de Kauff-l |,
mann, attended the fete of st.
Hans yesterday when he and the |,
Embassy staff and their familiesIs (
were guests of Mr.. Fletcher Rawls +
at his country home. It was an I
all day fete known in Denmark as /
Midsummer day, and those at
tending enjoyed swimming in the s
pool, other outdoor sports and II
after the picnic supper sat around B
the bonfire and sang their native B
songs. h
A similar fete viii be given this IA
afternoon by the new Finnish +
Minister and Nine. Nykopp when
they entertain FinIanders living h
u and near Washington. Their IF
party, however will be minus the \.
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