Evening star., 1952-08-08
Society News
King Feiso| Of Iroq
Coming for Two Days
Entertaining for Him to Be Unofficial;
British Visitor las Gone to Canada

liting in England where he was
among the guests at Queen Eliza
beth's first garden party last
month. He has sailed from the
British Isles aboard the Queen
Mary and will arrive in New York
Tuesday.
Ito Be Met on Arrival
The Charge d'Affaires and Mime.
Bakr and their daughter. Miss
Huda Bakr. will be in New York
to meet him. Also going to well
come the King to this country will
be the Counselor of the Embassy,
Mr.. Abdul Jail Rawi, and the
Press Attache, Nine. Bedia Afnan.
Special Assistant to the Secretary
of State Henry A. Byroade will be
among the United States officials
to extend welcome when the
Queen Mary docks.
Mr.. Byroade will be host at
stag dinner Wednesday evening in
New York honoring the visiting
ruler, who will not really rule un-
til next year. King Feisal's ma
ternal uncle, Emir Abdul Illah,
was named regent when the late
King Ghazi was killed in an auto
mobile accident in 1899. Thus,
before he assumes his duties on
the throne. the very handsome
and attractive young King is seeing
the world.
King Feisal will be in this coun-
try for a month. going as far
West as the Pacific Coast. He
will visit large cities in both the
North and South on his trip West
and his return. He expects to
sail across the Atlantic on his way
home.
The distinguished visitor will go
to Annapolis from Washington
and will see dress parade of mid
shipmen and be entertained by
the Superintendent of the Naval
Academy. There will be sight
seeing in the Capital and also a
visit to the mosque on Massachu-
setts avenue at noon August IT,.
This occasion. which will be held
in one Of the auditoriums of the
still uncompleted building, will be
attended by the chiefs of diplo-
matte missions of other Moslem
and Arab countries.
Air Attaches Porty
British Air Attache and Mrs. M.
G. Philpott gave cocktail party
yesterday at the Army Navy Coun-
try Club which they planned in
honor of Air Marshal Sir John
Slessor. visitor through the week.
Unfortunately Sir John had to cut
short his stay and took off earlier
in the day for Canada on his way
back to England.
Group Capt. and Mrs. Philpott
received their $50 guests in the
large lounge of the club and re-
freshment tables were laid on the
porch overlooking the Potomac
River and Washington. In the
company were high ranking off,
GERS of the United States armed
forces as well as service attaches
of other embassies.
ForreIIs Are Hosts
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farrell
have come to Washington from
their New York home. the former
to attend the reunion of the 1st
Marine Division over the coming
week end. AS a prelude to the re-
union festivities, Mr.. and Mrs.
Farrell entertained at dinner last
evening. inviting numbers Of his
old friends as well as hers. They
are staying in the home of Mrs.
Farrell's grandmother. Mrs. Wal
lace H. White. widow of the Maine
Senator. and there gave their
party. using not only her attrac-
tive house but its garden as well.
Mr.. Farrell, who served as captain
in the 1st Division during World
War II, included some of his fell
low officers in the party last
evening.
Mrs. White is in her home in
Maine and has no plans to return
to Washington before the late