Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11

For Visitors
Is entutive
Two Parties Set
By Greek Envoy;
Peruvions Hosts
By Katharine M. Brooks

BY Katharine N. Brooks
Plans for the entertainment of
the foreign ministers of the 20
Latin American republics remain
in something like confusion. No
definite dates can be set, some say,
even for their own parties for the
officials from their own countries
until the foreign ministers arrive.
Some of these dignitames are ex-
pected the first of next week, 9TH
ers will not arrive before the end
Of the following week or Just in
time for the opening session of the
conference March Is.
A reception with dancing is
planned for the Pan American
Union building Saturday evening.
April Z, but there is difference
Of opinion as to who the hosts are
to be. From some sources the
hosts are expected to be the
foreign ministers themselves.
Others are under the impression
ambassadors to Washington and
to the Organization of American
States will give the party.
The foreign officials have
planned to be in Washington two
weeks and already the handsome
Hall Of the Americas, recently
redecorated at considerable ex-
pense, is maze of wires, tables,
desks and chairs. This will be
the main conference room and
those coming to discuss affairs of
vital Importance to all of us on
this hemisphere expect to COM
plete their work in two weeks.
No conference ever was completed
in as short a time as anticipated.
These distinguished Latin Amer
leans probably will be here three
weeks which will include Pan
American Day.. April IA.
1t would seem fitting that the
large and most important recep-
ton for them should be given on
the anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the republics in this hem
isphere. Unfortunately that Is
the date for the Jackson Day
dinner at 500 a plate. So the
GAS will give one of its delightful
concerts featuring music of the
Americas on that evening.
Greek independence
The Greek Ambassador, Mr..
Athanase Politis, will be host to
his countrymen and women In
Washington Easter Sunday after
noon which is the anniversary Of
Greek independence. The AM
bassador will receive from to.
Z o'clock.
The evening before, March "A,
the Ambassador will entertain In
honor Of Mr.. Dimitri Mitropoulos
following the concert of the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra,
which Mr.. Mitropoulos will con-
duct. The concert will add to the
funds for the two paid teachers at
Queen Helen's camps for children.
The camps have been estab-
lished under the auspices Of the
Queen to rehabilitate Greek chill
dren displaced by the Communists.
The youngsters have been rescued
or have escaped and found their
way back to their homeland.
Many of them have been or
phaned.
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman is
chairman for the concert, and
Mrs. Charles O. Bunker, vice
chairman; former Representative
Virginia Jencks at 1915 Kalorama
road, chairman of tickets. and
Mrs. A. Burks Summers, chairman
Of boxes.
News Of Other Diplomats
The Peruvian Ambassador and
Sonora de Berckmeyer will enter
tain on Tuesday, from 6 to 8
o'clock, in honor of the Minister
OF War Of Peru and Sonora de
Neriego. The latter came for
medical treatment and was joined
by Gen. Noriego 10 days ago. He
will return to Peru the latter part
OF the week. Their daughter,
Senorita Isobel Noriego, who has
been stationed at the Embassy
here for the past couple of years.
has been transferred to the Pc
ruvian Embassy in Lisbon. She
will leave for her new post as soon
as her mother is able to make the
trip back to Peru.
The Ambassador and Sonora de
Berckemeyer plan a dinner party
in honor of their Minister of For
elgn Affairs, DR.. Manuel C. Gal
lagher. who Is expected to arrive
March "a. The tentative date for
the dinner is March 90.