Evening star., 1951-09-26
Italian Premier Sets Pace
For Foreign Visitors Here

ling during Signor de Gasperi's
visit here.
This is Signora de Gasperi's first
visit to the United States and her
social initiation here has been
extensive. Today, there was the
ceremony dedicating the contro-
versial equestrian statues at Me-
mortal Bridge followed by lunch
con given by the District Com
|missioners. Then, in the evening.
comes the gala reception planned
by the Italian Ambassador and
Signora Tarchiani which will be
preceded by a dinner for the
Prime Minister and his wife.
The couple will leave here to-
morrow morning for New York and
the train trip will probably give
them their first four hours Of
complete relaxation since Mon
day when they arrived here.
BroziIion Parties
The other distinguished foreign
Iers here contented themselves
with one party apiece yesterday.
Senior Daniel de Carvalho took
his fete in the form of a small
luncheon given by Brazilian Am
bassador Mauricio Nabuco at the
embassy.
The visiting official, one of
BraZil's best-known members Of
Congress and a former Agri-
culture Minister under President
DutraS, and his wife are staying
here until Friday with the am
bassador. They arrived Monday.
Senior de Carvalho's visit to
this country is sponsored by the
State Department as part OF its
Leaders Program under the Inter
national Exchange of Persons.
The Chief of Staff of the
Brazilian Armed Forces, Gen. Goes
Monteiro and Senhora Monteiro,
also transients here, were hosts at
a large reception and buffet sup
per last night to more than 100
diplomats. military men and their
wives in the Louis Seize Room OF
the Shoreham Hotel.
Gen Goes Monteiro has been
here for almost a month discuss
ing military problems of mutual
interest to Brazil and this coun-
try and many of his guests last
night were from the Pentagon
where these discussions have been
taking place.
Gen. and Mrs. Robert Walsh,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Milton
Myers, Gen. and Mrs. Raymond
Miller, Brazilian Ambassador Ma
buco and his sister, Miss Carolina
Nabuco, as we'll as army, navy
and air attaches of number Of
embassies were among those in
vited to the Z to 8 o'clock affair.
A centerpiece of fall flowers
graced the buffet which extended
down the length of the room in
the center. It boasted cold ham,
chicken and turkey as well as
seafood Newburg and curried
chicken with rice. And sparkling
crystal chandeliers matched their
brilliance with the gold braid and
military decorations of the guests.
Press Luncheon
The visitor being lionized yes
terday by the Ambassador from
Denmark and Nine. Henrik de
Kaufman was that country's
Foreign Minister Ole Bjoern Kraft.
The ambassador and his wife
hosted a luncheon for about so
newspapermen and women at one
O'Clock in their Woodland drive
home in honor of the foreign min
lister and then later he met with
of the embassy staff at
the chancery. Mr.. Kraft left for
Copenhagen later in the day.
Another departure in the diplo-
matte is that of Turkish Ambas-
sador Erkin who left here yester-
day for New York to meet Nine
Erkin who will arri from Europe
today. The Erkins will return to
Washington later this week.
Netherlands visitors here follow
ing the Ottawa conference were
entertained at dinner last evening
by the Ambassador and Nine. van
Roien. Members of the delega-
ton from Holland were Mr.. van
der Bugel, Mr.. Eschauzier and Mr.
Stuyt Of the Ministry Of Foreign
Affairs. Among others at the
dinner were the Deputy Assistant
Secretary Of State for European
Affairs, Mr.. James c. H. Bon
bright, and the Director Of the
Policy Planning Staff, Mr.. Paul H
NitZe,