Evening star., 1952-04-15
President
EntertuinS
At Lunch
Swedish Official
Honor Guest at
Embassy Dinner
By Katherine M. Brooks

The President was host at
luncheon yesterday, entertaining
in honor of the Prime Minister Of
Sweden, Mr.. Tage Erlander who
is here for a spring visit. Later in
the day the visiting official was
given a cocktail party by the Fed
eral Security Administrator, Mr..
Oscar r. Ewing, and in the eve
ming the Swedish Ambassador and
Nine. Bohemian entertained him
at dinner.
The handsome Chippendale
table, which is among the an
nonymous gifts to the renovated
White House. was laid in the
State dining room. The beauties of
the table were plainly visible as
the table was set with luncheon
mats making the party less formal
for the gentleman.
The new Truman china with
wide band of green matching the
walls was used and in the center
of the table a cluster of yellow
roses, brown snap dragons and
white iris gave additional color to
the handsomely appointed table.
Baker fern harmonized with the
green of the walls and the china
as we'll as the golden hue Of the
draperies and the upholstery of
the chairs.
OfficioI Guests
The Prime Minister was ac-
companied by his Ambassador. Mr..
Erik Bohemian and the United
States officials present were Vice
President Alben w. Barkley. Chief
Justice Fred M. Vinson. Secretary
of State Dean Acheson, Secretary
Of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman
and Secretary Of Commerce
Charles Sawyer.
Senator Theodore Francis Green
and Senator Alexander Wiley Of
the Foreign Relations Committee
were there and also Representa-
tive Brooks Hays Of the Foreign
Affairs Committee. Assistant Sec
retary of State George w. Perkins
and Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan.
aide to the President, completed
the company.
Swedish Dinner
The Ambassador and Nine.
Bohemian were hosts at dinner for
their countryman, when their
other guests included the dean Of
the diplomatic corps, the Nor
Wegian Ambassador and Mrs.
Munthe de Morgenstierne, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Acheson, Senator
Green and Senator Brien McMa-
hon, also Of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, and Mrs. Nc
Mahon: the Managing Director
of the International Monetary
Fund and Mrs. Ivor Rooth, of
Sweden; Mutual Security Admin
istrator w. Averell Hartman. As
sistant Secretary and Mrs. George
w. Perkins, Mrs. Dwight F. Davis
and the Swedish Minister and
Nine. Bagge.
Earlier in the evening the Prime
Minister met a group of Labor
leaders of this country at a small
cocktail party given by Federal
Security Administrator Ewing. The
fete was given in the apartment of
the host in the Wardman Park
Hotel. Mrs. Ewing is spending
the Easter season at their home
in Fieldston, N. Y.
The distinguished Swedish Of
fetal was accompanied to the
cocktail party by his Ambassador,
Mr.. Bohemian, and also there
from the Embassy were the Min
lister. Mr.. Bagge. the First Sec
retaries, Baron Carl Henrik Won
Platen and Mr.. Svend Backlund.
Cultural Attache Tore Tallroth
and Economic Advisor Axel Edel-
STAN.
Invited to meet the visitor
were Mr.. William Green, president
of the American Federation of
Labor. Mr.. John E. Lawyer, chair
man Of the Employees Compen-
sation Appeals Board; Mr.. Will
liam c. Doherty. president Of the
National Association Of Letter
Carriers: Assistant Secretary of
Labor Ralph Wright, Mr.. James
McDevitt and Mr., B. A. Gritta of
the A. F. Of L.; Mr.. D. w. Tracy,
president Of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers; Mr.. c. w. Sickles, secretary
Of the International Association
of Heat and Frost InSulators and
Asbestos Workers; Mr.. George ].
Richardson, secretary of the In
ternational Association Of Fire
Fighters, and Mr.. Martin p. Dur
kin, president of the American
Association of Journeymen and
Apprentices Plumbing and Pipe
Filters Of the United States and
Canada.