Evening star., 1951-02-11

For March
Of Dimes
Panama Envoy Will
Honor u. S. Official:
Other Entertaining
By Katharine M. Brooks

The Italian Ambassador and
Signora Tarchiani were hosts at
their Embassy yesterday afternoon
at an entertainment for the bene-
At Of the March of Dimes. The
youthful entertainers were the
children of members Of the EN-
bassy staff and the climax of the
program was the presentation Of
the proceeds to Mr.. Edgar Morris.
chairman for the Washington
March of Dimes.
Young Danda and Donatella
Ortona. daughters of the Coun-
selor of the Embassy and Signora
Ortona, played "The Embassy
March" especially composed for
the occasion yesterday by their
father. This was the opening
number of advertisements.
An ancient Italian Tarantella
was danced in native costume, the
dancers being Luca de'Flamini.
son of the Naval Attache and
Signora de'Flamini: the two Or
tona girls and Margaretta Boniver.
daughter Of the Commercial
Counselor and Signora Boniver.
who did the part Of boy. A
butterfly dance was given by
Sabilla and Carla Trabalza.
daughters of the Second Secretary
and Signora Trabalza and Carla
de 'Flamini, daughter Of the Naval
Attache and Signora de'Flamini.
Claudia and Aldo Bettini.
daughters of the Third Secretary
and Signora Bettini gave recita-
tions of poetry, both classic Ital-
ian in their native tongue and
selections from Robert Louis
Stevenson in English. They were
quite proud of their accomplish
ment In adding some Of the cul-
ture in, this country to that Of
their homeland.
An amusing skit of a school.
room where each child was per-
mitted to tell Of his trying ex-
periences as a child of an ad-
miral. a major general. a master
of the hunt and of an ambassador.
the easiest life of all, according
to the child. This last description
gave Ambassador Tarchiani much
amusement.
The closing number was o
chorus singing a well arranged
setting of Dante's Prayer to the
Virgin" asking protection for little
children. 1t was a touching and
fitting finale to the program given
by little children Of Italy for little
children Of the United States.
1 The first presentation was at
$3.50 o'clock and the entertain
ment was repeated at followed
each time with the serving Of
delicious light refreshments pre-
pared by the ladies in the Embassy
circle and served by them and by
the children who had no part in
the program.
Other Parties Planned
The Panama Ambassador and
Sonora de Herbruger will enter
tain at dinner Thursday evening
in honor of the new Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Thomas Mann.
The Icelandic Minister and Mrs.
Thor Thors will give late after
noon party this week for their
daughter, Miss Margret Thors, in
honor of the latter's house guest.
Senorita Anita Baraibar, daughter
of the Spanish Minister to Cuba
and Sonora de Baraibar.
The Agricultural Attache of the
Spanish Embassy and Sonora de
Echegaray will give a similar
party for Senorita Baraibar on
Thursday and Mrs. Juliet v. Ans
berry will be hostess tomorrow in
honor of the visitor.
The Military Attache of the
Italian Embassy and Signora de
MARITIME are planning a cocktail
party February 81, when their
guest of honor will be 1t. Gen.
Erico Frattini of the Italian Air
Force and Signora Frattini. Gen.
Ffattini Is the new Italian rep
resentarive in the standing group
of the North Atlantic treaty ma
tions. Since arriving in WASH
ington a week or 10 days ago,
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