Evening star., 1952-08-16

accepting invitations to be pres
ent were British Ambassador Sir
Oliver Franks. Greek Ambassador
Politis, Ceylonese Ambassador and
Mrs. Corea. Irish Ambassador and
Mrs. Hearne, New Zealand Am
bassador and Mrs. Munro and
Ethiopian Ambassador and Nine.
Imru.
Also accepting from diplomatic
row were Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de Colina, Peruvian Am
bassador Berckemeyer, Chinese
Ambassador and Nine. Koo, Leba-
nese Minister and Mrs. Malik,
Venezuelan Ambassador and Sc
nora de Otanez, Philippine Am
bassador and Mime. Romulo and
the Japanese Ambassador, Mr..
Ryuji Takeuchi.
Many ENJOYS Attend
Other diplomats planning to be
present were Ell Salvador Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Castro, In
dian Ambassador and Mrs. Sen,
Jordan Ambassador designate and
Nine. Haikal, Cuban Ambassador
and Sonora de Concheso, the Pam
amanian Ambassador and Sonora
de Heurtematte. Chilean Ambassa-
dor and Sonora de Nieto del Rio
and Signor Mario Luciolli, the
Italian Charge d'Affaires.
Guests from the State DEPART
ment included Assistant Secretary
of State for Far Eastern Affairs
and Mrs. John M. Allison, Mr..
Philander P. Claxton, Special As
sistant to the Assistant Secretary
for Congressional Relations; the
Acting Officer in Charge of Ko-
rean Affairs and Mrs. Arthur
Emmons, the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs
and Mrs. U. Alexis johnson, DR..
and Mrs. Arthur Ringland, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Buchanan and
Mr. and Mrs, Noel Hemmendinger.
Others were 1t. Gen. John B.
Coulter, head of the United Ma
tional Korean Reconstruction
Agency, the Most Rev. Amleto G.
Cigognani, Apostolic Delegate; 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. j. B. Larkin, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. M. E. Miles, 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. A. c. McAuliffe,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. r. F.
Stout, Gen. Lemuel c. Shepherd,
jr., commandant of the Marine
Corps; Brig. Gen. Wallace Gra-
ham and Maj. Gen. Harry H.
Vaughan.
Senators Theodore F.. Green.
Warren G.. Magnuson and Dennis
Chavez also were in the group.
the latter accompanied by his wife
and daughter.
Ponomo Honors Mr.. Coneer
At a reception at the Pana-
manian Embassy yesterday AFTER
noon, Mr.. Edward S. Conger, ad-
ministrative assistant on the staff
of the Export-Import Bank in
Washington, was presented the
medal, Confederation de Vasco
Nunez de Balboa, with the ac-
companying Grado de Comenda-
dor, by Ambassador Huertematte.
The presentation was made, the
Ambassador said, in recognition
Of Mr.. Conger's i, "well-known
friendship for Panama, and the
esteem in which he is held as one
Of Panama's outstanding friends"
Ambassador Huertematte is
leaving today for a ten-day busi-
ness trip to his homeland, just at
the time the United States Am
bassador to Panama, Mr.. John C.
Wiley, and Mrs. Wiley will come to
Washington. The Wileys also will
be gone 10 days, but theirs is a
vacation.
New Post for AdmiroI Smith
Rear Admiral Abel Smith, who
"eto 4NoFoA AUOQCliC dU UllC oIILlSIl
Embassy here from 1914 to l946.
yesterday was appointed flag off,
Ger in command of the ocean-go-
ing Royal Yacht which is now
being built for Queen Elizabeth
and her family. It is the first
Royal Yacht to be built for SO
years.
Future Parties
Indian Ambassador and Mrs.
B. r. Sen, who will be returning
soon to their homeland, have in
vitations out to cocktails for next
Tuesday evening.
Dates for the Friday Cotillion
dances to be held at the Sulgrave
for the coming season have Just
been announced. There will be
three dances, on November IA,
1852, February 6 and April 10,
1858.