Evening star., 1953-06-09
Society News
Vacations
OF EnvOvs
Planned
Society News
By Katherine M. Brooks


The arrival Of summer weather
in this Capital develops vaca-
tion plans among the diplomats
as well as all those who can
leave the steaming shores of the
Potomac. A few, like the Wet
Nam Ambassador and Mime.
Tran Van Kha, already has
started on a vacation trip. The
Ambassador and Nine. Van Kha
and their daughter, Suzanne, are
in New York and will sail to-
morrow for France on their way
back to their homeland.
The Ambassador and his fam
lily plan to be back in Washing
ton the first week in August.
Their son, Henri, who came to
Washington with his parents and
acted as interpreter for them
until they learned more English,
already is in Wet Nam. having
completed his years study in
France.
Danish Ambassador and Nine.
de Kaufman have no definite
plans for the vacation but prob
ably, as is their custom, will be
with her mother, Mrs. William
Dugald MacDougall, at her sum-
mer home at Beverly Farms,
Mass, for part of the summer.
Mrs. MacDougall left late last
week for the North Shore for
the remainder of the hot weather.
She will celebrate her birthday
shortly after she arrives in the
North and will be showered with
flowers on that day. The Am
bassador will be back today from
a brief stay in New York, where
he went after an informal and
Intimate family pre-birthdsy cel-
ebration with Mrs. MacDougall.
The Counselor of the embassy
and Nine. Hessellund-Jensen are
having fortnight's vacation at
Virginia Beach accompanied by
their two children.
Turkish Ambassador and Nine.
Erkin were obliged to cancel
their plans for a visit in Turkey
this summer as the Ambassador
will be busy in Washington.
Nine. Erkin is in New York, TAX
ing advantage of his close occu-
patton with affairs of State, and
is furthering her study of sing
ing.
Netherlands Ambassador and
Nine. van Roijen will sail July
3, aboard the New Amsterdam
for their home in Holland. They
will be accompanied by their four
children. Miss Tina van Roijen,
christened Henrietta Albertina,
who was graduated from St.
Timothy's School near Balti-
more. will enter college in this
country in the fall, while Jan
Herman III, now in his middle
teens, is a student at Groton.
The two younger children, Digna
and Willem attend school in
Washington. The family will be
back early in September in time
for the opening of schools and
college.
Other Travellers
New Zealand Ambassador and
Mrs. Leslie Knox Munro will be
back today from Chicago where
they went to attend the corona
ton ball given there Saturday
evening.
The Second Secretary of the
Lebanese Embassy, Mrs. Angela
Jurdak Khoury, who in private
life is Mrs. Shurky E. Khoury,
will leave Friday for a vacation
in her homeland. Mr.. Khoury will
accompany her and they plan to
be away until the late summer.
Mrs. Khoury came to Washing
ton as Miss Angela Jurdak, at
tache of the Lebanese legation.
She was married some time later
and has been promoted to second
secretary of the embassy.
Porties Before Vocation
Egyptian Ambassador and
Nine. Hussein will give their first
large party since coming to
Washington, June 26, when they
will entertain from 6 to 8 o'clock
in the embassy on Sheridan Cir
Gle. The Ambassador was re-
ceived by the President May 6
and as yet he and Nine Hussein
have made no plans to leave
Washington for the summer
months.
Nine. Hussein will be hostess