Evening star., 1951-04-22
Turkish Envoy
Host:
Embassy Tea
Anniversary Marked
BY the Marc Peters;
Miss Nobuco Back

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Feridun Erkin, was host at lunch
con yesterday, entertaining a
group of men in honor of the
Turkish Air Mission headed by
1t. Gen. Muzaffer Goksenin of
the Turkish Air Force.
Nine. Sastroamidjojo, wife of the
Indonesian Ambassador, was host
ess at tea yesterday afternoon to
celebrate the birthday of Raden
Adjeng Kartini. pioneer in the
emancipation of Indonesian wo-
men. The day is a national
holiday in Indonesia honoring
Kartini and all women. The
leader was born in 1879 and lived
only until 1908, but her efforts
toward the education and liberia
ton of women in her country have
been fruitful. Women in that
island nation had no vote, few
legal rights and could not enter
business and only in wealthy
families were daughters educated
beyond their 18th year. KarGini
was the daughter of the Regent
of Djapara and continued her
education after the age of IL by
herself. Before she was 20 she
opened a school for older girls.
those beyond the 18th year. These
women carried on her fight after
her death at the age of "a.
Nine. Sastroamidjojo was dressed
in her native costume yesterday
as were the wives of Embassy staff
members. The kahn, or ankle
length skirt, made of native batik.
and the loose blouse or kabaja Of
silk.
During the afternoon. Balinese
dances were performed by an &C
complished penari in full cere-
monial costumes and guests en-
tjoyed Indonesian cakes and the
distinctively favored tea which is
unavailable in this country.
Diplomatic Travellers
The Brazilian Ambassador, Mr..
Mauricio Nabuco, was joined yes
terday by his sister, Miss Carolina
Nabuco, who has been in their
homeland since the early autumn.
The Swiss Minister and Nine.
Bruggmann were in New York to
see their son Charles sail Friday
to return to his studies in Switzer-
land after spending his vacation
with them in Washington. The
Minister returned Friday evening
and Mime. Bruggmann will be back
tonight or tomorrow.
The Lebanese Minister and Mrs.
+ Charles Malik are in Geneva where
they went last week. The former
win attend the conference of the
: United Nations Human Rights
/ Committee of which DR.. Malik now
is chairman, Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
lvelt having resigned that post last
week. Mrs. Malik will go on to
+ Lebanon for a visit and it is not
known how long they will be away.
Afohoniston Visitors
The Afghanistan Minister to
India, Najibullah Khan, who ar
rived in New York Friday, joined
the Prime Minister, His Royal
Highness Sandar Shah Mahmud
Khan Ghazi, at Prospect House
yesterday. The Prime Minister is
holding open house today for
members of the Embassy staff, Of
ficials of the State Department
and AfghaniStan residents in
Washington. Tomorrow he will go
to the Embassy to stay for the re-
, mainder of his visit here. The
Prime Minister came to this coun-
try in February for medical treat
ment at Johns Hopkins University
which was successful and he went
to Long Island to recuperate.
Later, he made a motor trip
Through the South, accompanied
by his son, Sultan Mahmud, who
lis a student at Columbia Univer-
sity. and Protocol, Officer Moham-
; med Ali. who also is with him in
Washington. The son graduated
last year from Harvard University
land another son is student at
; the University of Montreal.
Golden Anniversary
) The former Swiss Minister, Mr.,
Marc Peter and Nine. Peter to-
day are observing the 50th ami
versary of their marriage. The
Minister served in Washington
from 1920 to 1889 and with Nine.
Peter made many friends in this
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