Evening star., 1951-04-04
BY Kothorine M. Brooks

Of the American Republics who are
in conference in Washington have
filled the social calendars and yes
terday was no exception. The
largest of the festivities was the
buffet supper at Z o'clock given
by the Chairman of the Inter-
American Defense Board and Mrs.
Charles L. Bolte. To this the for
eign ministers and their wives, as
well as the Latin American Ambas-
sadors to Washington and to the
Organization of American States
were invited. Among the 400 or
more guests were others in the
delegations to the Fourth Confer
ence of Foreign Ministers now in
session as well as top-ranking Of
f1cials of the State Department
The party which also marked the
ninth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the board, was given
in the boards headquarters at
$500 Sixteenth street which was
the home of the late Mrs. Marshall
Field of Chicago. The house is
well adapted for entertaining and
last evening Gen. and Mrs. Bolte
was assisted by Brig. Gen. Walton
Ojeda, who is military attache of
the Chilean Embassy and an ad-
wiser to his country's delegation
to the conference as well as a
vice chairman of the Defense
Board and Sonora de Ojeda. Also
receiving with the hosts were Air
Force Brig. Gen. Edwin L. Sibert,
a vice chairman, and Mrs. Sibert.
The group stood just inside the
door of the dining room at the
head of the stairs to receive and
the buffet supper was served in
the ballroom. An orchestra from
the service bands played through
the reception hours and palms,
ferns and bright spring bios
SONS added to the attractivness of
the house and large cluster of
the blossoms occupied the center
of the buffet table.
Prospect House Teo
Mrs. Edward G. Miller, jr., wife
Of the Assistant Secretary of State
for American Affairs, and Mrs.
John Farr Simmons, wife of the
Chief of Protocol, were joint
hostesses yesterday at tea. Mrs.
Simmons was Obliged to forego
several of the parties for the for
eign ministers and their wives
owing to a touch of flu. but suf-
ficiently recovered yesterday to re-
ceive with Mrs. Miller. Their
party was one of a series ar
ranged by Mrs. Simmons for the
ladies who accompanied the dele
gates, each of the teas given in a
house rich with historic atmos-
phere and tradition. Mrs. Mil
Ter and Mrs. Simmons entertained
at Prospect House, their guests
numbering about 200. The host
esses greeted their guests in the
long drawing room where quanti-
ties of spring blossoms including
red and yellow roses, white snap
dragons and white lilacs were on
the mantel and tables. In addi-
ton bowls of unusual blossoms,
like a poppy. each petal of red,
white and blue, which attracted
much comment and admiration.
Mrs. Miller was dressed in a
black taffeta frock fashioned with
a short f1aring jacket and her be-
coming hat was of pink flowers.
Mrs. Simmons costume was a
black and blue spring print with
q hat of black straw bound with
black velvet and having an in
triguing veil.
Mrs. Fletcher Warren, wife of
the chief of the South American
affairs of the State Department;
Mrs. Edward w. Barrett, wife of
the Assistant Secretary for Public
Affairs; Mrs. John c. Dreier, wife
of the United States Ambassador
to the OAS, and Mrs. John Kidder,
wife of the officer in charge of the
Brazilian desk at the State De-
partment, presided at the tea table.
Musicions Entertained
The Yugoslav Ambassador and
Nine. Popovic gave a reception
yesterday afternoon in honor of
Zinka Milanov, Yugoslav soprano
Of the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany. Guests were invited from
5 to 7 o'clock and during the re-
ception the honor guest accom-
panied by her brother, Bozidar
Kunz, composer pianist, gave a
brief program. DR.. Kunz is pro-
fessor of music at the Zagreb
Academy of Music and came to
this country with his sister. Nine