Evening star., 1952-10-30
Society News:
Japanese Reception
Held Without EnvoV
Illness Detons Ambassador on Coast;
German, ThoiIond Embassy Parties

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John D. Hickerson were there
and Assistant Secretary for Public
Affairs and Mrs. Howland G.
Sergeant. Assistant Secretary for
European Affairs and Mrs. George
| w. Perkins and Assistant Secre-
tary of Economic Affairs and Mrs.
Willard L. Thorp were others at
the party.
Officials of the Defense, Agri-
culture and Commerce Depart
ments also were included with a
large number of officers in the
armed forces completing the
guest list.
Germon Embassy Dinner
German Charge d'Afaires and
Mrs. Heinz L. Krekeler enter
tanned at dinner last evening in
honor of the Director of the Bu-
reau of German Affairs in the
State Department and Mrs. James
Riddleberger.
Invited to dine with them were
the President of the international
Bank and Mrs. Eugene r. Black,
DR.. Heinrich Kronstein, professor
at George Washington University.
and Mrs. KronStein; Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Lippmann and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Morris.
Thailand Minister Psuaipep De-
bakul was host yesterday after
noon to a group of fifty graduate
students from New York Univer-
sity who spent the day in Wash
ington. The group came to the
Capital as a part of program
of international education giving
foreign students at universities in
this country chance to learn of
customs and culture in this coun-
try.
Wives of members Of the embas-
sy staff assisted in serving tea to
the group.
Luncheon Planned
Sonora de Concheso, wife Of the
Cuban Ambassador, will be hostess
at luncheon Monday, entertaining
in compliment to Sonora de Mich
els, wife of the former Chilean
Ambassador to Washington. Senor
Michels was Ambassador here
when Senor Concheso came as
envoy in 1941. The acquaintance
was renewed when Sonora de
Michels came to Washington a
few weeks ago to be with her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. James R. Thencher, jr., and
their children. She was here in
time to greet her youngest grand
daughter who was born a week
ago.
There will be no formal celebra-
ton at the Chilean Embassy Mon
day when the recently confirmed
President Carlos IbaneZ del Campo
lis inaugurated. The election took
place September 4 when he re-
Iceived a larger number of votes
than any of his three opponents.
There were not enough, however.
and the Congress met and con-
Ifirmed his election.
Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
United States delegate to the
United Nations, left today by plane
las a member of the delegation from
this country to the Inauguration.
Mr.. Herbert E. CASTOR, president
of the Export Import Bank, Mr..
Tapley Bennett, director of the
South American affairs division of
the State Department and Mr.. AL
fred Steele also are members of
the delegation. The group will re-
turn to this country the end of
next week with the exception of
Mr.. Bennett, who will remain 10
days or a fortnight longer.
There will be a Chilean celebra-
ton next week at the Pan Ameri-
can Union when the centennial of
the birth of Jose Toribio Medina,
famous writer of Chile, will be
marked. Ambassador Felix Nieto
del Rio with Librarian of Congress
Luther Evans and Secretary Gen.
eral of the Organization of Ameri-
can States Alberto Lleras form the
Committee on Arrangements for
the celebration which will open
November 6 and continue through
November 8.