Evening star., 1952-09-12
Society
By Katherine M. Brooks


Netherlands Ambassador and
Mime. van Rotten gave their first
party yesterday since their return
from the vacation in their home
land. And their guests Of honor
were Netherlanders, II students
who have been living in this coun-
try through the summer and
shortly will return to their studies
in Holland.
They are among the groups
from three countries-Denmark
and France being the other two
who came here as members Of the
Experiment in International Liv-
ing which is a private. nonprofit
educational and travel organiza-
ton.
There have been 296 students
living in this country through this
summer under the auspices of the
organization, which was founded
in 1892 by Mr.. Donald B. Watt.
Through this plan students are
given the opportunity Of learning
what living in other countries is
like at a person-to-person level.
The Ambassador and Mime. van
Roijen were hosts to the Misses
Alice van Lynden van Sandenburg,
who also has been their house
guest: Wilhemina den Daas, jose
phine Appel and Henrietta Lief
timex. Miss Lieftinck is the daugh-
ter Of the former Minister Of FL
nance for the Netherlands. who
has visited in Washington.
The young men students who
were honor students yesterday
were Gerardus van Corp. johann
mes Krul, Johannes Boerboom. Lii
ang Dim Tan. Cornelius Bosch.
Carl Hugo Schweizer, and Hans
Schroeder. The group will sail
Monday to return to Holland.
United Stotes Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence
Houghteling were in the company
yesterday and later were hosts to
the group at a buffet supper in
their home. Mrs. Edward r..
Finkenstaedt. Mrs. Isabelle D
Tyler and Mr.. Dion Scott Birney,
ljr. were Washingtonians in the
company. Young people invited
to meet the young Netherland
visitors were the Misses Doris
Butterworth. Claire Bates. Eliza
beth Wilson. Louise Houghteling,
Esther Harderburgh, Alice David
son and Barbara Hutchison, and
the Messrs. Eldon Crowell. Jack
Powelson and Karl Mathieson.
| Miss Birthe Moeller of the
Danish group Of students also was
included in the party yesterday.
The Danish Ambassador and
Nine. de Kaufman gave a SINH
lar party September 4 for the six
students from their homeland
who came down here from Moro
ton, Conn, where they have lived
this summer. The French group
of five girls and four boys were
guests of the Ambassador and
Mime. Bonnet September 8 after
a "homestay" at New Canaan,
Conn.
| Tee After Christening
irish Ambassador and Mrs.
John J. Hearn were guests yes
terday afternoon at the tea which
1t. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Larkin gave in their quarters at
Fort Myer. The tea followed the
christening Of Maureen Anita
Mccain. daughter Of the Coun-
selor of the Irish embassy and
Mrs. Hugh J. McCann. who is
the granddaughter Of Gen. and
Mrs. Larkin. The baby. born Au-
gust 13. was christened by the
Apostolic Delegate. the Most Rev.
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani. the
ceremony taking place in the
chapel Of the Apostolic Delega-
ton on Massachusetts avenue at
34th street.
The baby wore q dress Of EN-
|broidered null trimmed with Va
|lencienne lace which was worn by
Mrs. Larkin and each Of her chill
dren as well as her grandchildren.
Mrs. Rochfort. wife of AIR
Force Capt. Robert e. Rochfort
Is godmother for her niece, whose
godfather is Mr.. Denis Herlihy Of
Dublin. The latter was unable to
be present yesterday and Mr..
Joseph D. Brennan, counselor Of