Evening star., 1952-04-11
Society News:
DR.. Fernandez Concheso Due
NextWeek as Cuban Envoy
Farewell Parties Given hu Thnilnnd
Farewell Parties Given by ThoiIond
Ambassador and for Retiring Chilean

time in Miami while an exile in
the administration of President
Machado.
DR.. Joaquin E. Meyer, who still
is accredited Minister in the en-
bassy list. now is in charge of
treaties and economic affairs in
the Ministry of State in Havana.
He and Sonora de Meyer went
home for a vacation many months
ago and then he had the new ap-
lpointment. They will not be back
for some time.
The Cuban Ambassador to the
Organization of American States.
IDr. Gonzalo Guell, is another
popular Cuban in Washington
who has a new assignment. He
has taken up his duties as Un-
dersecretary of the Ministry of
State. However, he has not re-
Ilinquished his post at the OAS
and will be back and forth be-
tween here and Havana to carry
Ion both posts.
ForeweII Fetes
The retiring Thailand Ambas-
sador and Princess Wan Waitha-
Iyakon gave a farewell reception
yesterday. entertaining between
300 and 400 guests. The company
included some of the many per-
sonal friends they have made
during their residence in this
Capital. This evening they are
giving a buffet supper for the
Thailand people in Washington
to say goodbye.
The ambassador and the Prin-
cess stood in the drawing room
at the top of the stairs to receive
and a bar was set up in the library
with the buffet table in the dining
room. The delicious curried rice
which is such a popular dish in
their homeland was served with
other delicacies usually found at
parties in the late afternoon and
early evening.
Mrs. Dean Acheson, wife of the
Secretary of State, was among
the guests and others included
the Italian Ambassador and
Signora Tarchiani, the Polish
Ambassador and Nine. Winiewicz.
the Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de la Colina, the Saudi
Arabian Ambassador, Sheikh Asad
Al-Faqih; the Honduras Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Vale, the
South African Ambassador and
Mrs. G. j. Jooste, the Indonesian
Ambassador and Nine. Sastro-
amidjojo. the Portuguese Ambas-
'sadOr and Senhora de Esteves
Fernandes, Greek Ambassador
Athanase Politis, the Burmese
Ambassador and Mrs. John Bar
rlngton, the Spanish Ambassador
and Sonora de Lequerica, the Uru-
guayan Ambassador and Sonora
de More, the Philippine Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Carlos Romulo. the
Pakistan Ambassador and Nine.
Ali and the Iraq Charge d'Affaires
and Nine. Bakr.
Senator Theodore Francis
Green. Of the Foreign Relations
committee, was there, having
especial interest in Thailand
where he has spent some time.
ChiIeon Parties
Farewells also were said in the
home of 1t. Col. Oscar Herrera
of the Chilean Mission and SEN
ora de Herrera on Mckinley
street. They invited some fifty
guests to say goodbye to the re-
tiring Military Attache of the en-
bassy and Sonora de Danus, who
will leave Monday on their way
home. This evening Gen. and
Sonora de Danus will be honor
guests at a buffet supper which
Maj. Jose Badia, also of the Mis-
sion, and Sonora de Badia, will
give in their home on Irving
street.
The final festivity in the series
of farewell fetes will be that of
the new Military Attache of the
embassy and Sonora de Lopez
Lorrain. who will entertain to-
morrow afternoon.
The new Naval Attache of the
embassy, Capt. Oscar Lorenas.
and Sonora de Lorenas also had a
party yesterday, entertaining in
their new home at 1886 Macomb
street. Their guests numbered
about so.