Evening star., 1951-07-22

Celebrations
Are Planned
Four Anniversaries
This Week.; Others
During August
By Kothorine M. Brooks

midsummer IN washington Is
enlivened by a series of celebra-
tions, some large some small.
which foreign representatives at
this Capital arrange on their Ma
tional Holidays. This week there
will be four such anniversaries,
and yesterday and the day before
were the independence days OF
Colombia and Belgium.
There were no celebrations at
the Belgian and Colombian En-
bassies as the Ambassadors are
away. The Colombian Ambassa-
dor, DR.. Don Cipriano Restrepo-
Jaramillo, is expected to arrive in
New York today or tomorrow after
a brief visit in his homeland. He
will be met by Sonora de Restrepo-
Jaramillo and they plan to stay
in New York through this week.
They will be guests of honor at
dinner tomorrow evening of the
Pan American and the Simon
Bolivar Societies. Sonora de Res
trepo-Jaramillo will join her chill
Idren at the beach near Annapolis
where the Ambassador hopes to be
with his family over the weekends.
Reception Tomorrow
Today is Poland's National Lib
Grafton Day but the Ambassador
and Nine. WiniewicZ have set their
celebration for tomorrow evening.
They will give an evening recep-
ton, their guests having been in
Ivited from to II o'clock. Ethl-
opia's national holiday, the anni-
versary of the Kings birthday, is
tomorrow but only a small and
informal festivity has been
planned at the Embassy.
The Liberians will celebrate 104
years of independence Thursday
and the Ambassador, Mr.. Charles
ID. B. King. will give a reception
from 6 to o'clock that evening.
The Peruvian Ambassador. Senior
Don Fernando Berckemeyer, will
be back from brief visit in Lima
in time to entertain the members
of the Embassy staff and Peruvian
resident Saturday. their Fourth
of July" The Ambassador went
home from California, where he
had a short visit with Sonora de
Berckemeyer and her mother, Mrs.
John Rapp. He will join them
again later in the summer.
August is second only to July in
the number of national holidays.
The Swiss Minister and Nine.
Bruggemann bave planned no
party celebrating Swiss Confeder-
alton Day, August l, as they ex-
pected to be in Switzerland. How
ever, they have been delayed here
and will join members of the lega-
ton staff and Swiss residence at
an all-day party out Of doors in
nearby Maryland. The party will
be held Sunday July 20 instead Of
the anniversary, which falls in the
midweek.
BoIiyion Party Set
Bolivians will celebrate freedom
August 6, but there probably will
be no festivity at the Embassy as
the Ambassador and his family
will go to Maine the first of this
week. They have been at Eagles
mere through July and now will
have several weeks at the sea-
shore.
The Ecuador Ambassador and
Sonora de Penaherrera will give
the usual reception on their inde-
pendence day, August 10 followed
on August ID by similar party at
the Pakistan Embassy. The new
Korean Ambassador, DR.. You Chan
Yang and his charming wife are
arranging an observance of their
country's independence day Au-
gust IS, though there can be no
celebration for Koreans here or
at home until they have peace and
freedom again.
The Indonesian Ambassador and
Nine. Sastroamidjojo are planning
an evening reception from 7 to 9
o'clock, August II, their anniver-
sary of freedom. though invita-
tions are not out as yet nor are
they for the reception which the
Uruguayan Ambassador and Sc
nora de Mora will give August IS.
Romania's liberation day is Au-
gust % but it is doubtful if diplo-
matte representatives in Washing
ton will do more than take a days
vacation.