Evening star., 1952-11-21

Residential
Entertaining


Retiring British Ambassador
and Lady Franks said their fare
wells to members of their Embassy
staff yesterday afternoon when
some $50 or 300 gathered in the
ballroom of the Embassy to wish
them Godspeed. Included in the
group were the wives of officers of
the staff who have assisted Lady
Franks in the social amenities
during her regime as Embassy
hostess.
The Ambassador and Lady
Franks will be in New York Mon
day evening for the banquet in
connection with the English
Speaking Unions part in the COM
pletion of the Memorial Fund for
King George vi. The Ambassador
will speak briefly and the princi-
pal speaker will be an old favorite
in Washington, Air Marshal Lord
Tedder.
Lord Tedder Served Here
Lord Tedder was Chief Of the
Joint Services Mission in WASH
ington and also British member
Of the Standing Committee Of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
ton in Washington. He was Sue
ceeded here in February by Sir
John SleSsor. The latter shortly
is leaving to become Marshal of
the Royal Air Force before his re-
tirement January /. When Sir
John leaves here he will be sue
ceeded by Air Chief Marshall Sir
William Dickson who arrived in
Washington yesterday prepara-
tory to assuming his new duties.
Ambassador and Lady Franks
will be back Tuesday evening and
spend Wednesday in Washington
to ''pick up their bags" and re-
turn to New York Thursday
Thanksgiving Day. They are ex-
pected to sail November % to
return to their home in England.
Other British Fetes
Vice Admiral Cecil Charles
Hughes -Hallett was host at small
stag dinner last evening enter
tanning in honor Of Admiral Sir
Roderick McGrigor. first sea lord
and chief of the naval staff. In
vited to meet the visitor were
Secretary of the Navy Dan A..
IKimball, Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral William c. Fechteler. Vice
Admiral Laurence T. Dubose and
Vice Admiral James Fife, deputy
chiefs of naval operations; the
commandant of the Marine Corps,
Gen. Lemuel c. Shepherd, jr., and
Sir Alwyn Crow, chief of the
technical division of the British
joint staff.
Admiral Fechteler will be host
at dinner this evening for Ad-
miral McGrigor, who is expected
to leave tomorrow to complete his
trip to British naval stations.
Austrion Dinner
Austrian Ambassador and Mrs.
Max Loewenthal gave a dinner
party last evening when their
guests were Swiss Minister and
Nine. Bruggmann, Senator and
Mrs. Bourke B. Hickenlooper,
chief of German affairs division
in the State Department, and Mrs.
James w. Riddleberger. Mr.. v.
Lancing Collins of the Western
European division and Mrs. Col
Inns, Deputy Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. Philip w. Bonsal, Mr..
and Mrs. Gerald J. Lynch, Baron
ess Boel and DR.. Wilfred Platter,
counselor of the German Embassy.
MIR. and Mrs. Sidney Graves
were among the residential hosts
| last evening entertaining 40 guests
at dinner in their home on Fox
hall road. The guests were seated
about one handsomely appointed
table laid in the ballroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felthan Watson
also were hosts at dinner last eve
ming entertaining in their home
on Carlin terrace in Bethesda.
The party honored the retiring
First Secretary of the Burmese
Embassy and Nine. Tin Maung,
who will leave early in December
for their homeland and after a
short vacation will go on to Bang
kok, where U Tin Maung will take
up his new duties as first sec
retary.
Enjoys Wife ot Dinner
Others at the dinner last eve
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