Evening star., 1953-10-01
Society News
Society News
Panama President
And Wife Honored
Visiting Chief Executive and Wife
Hosts Earlier to EisenhoWers
BY Ann Cline

AS the President of Panama
and Sonora de Remon wended
their way to New York today.
they must have had many mixed
thoughts. After three busy days
in the Nations Capital, there
was a lot to think about.
For instance, they could REM
inisce about their stay at the
White House; the dinner parties
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
and Secretary of State and Mrs.
Dulles gave for them. the din
ner they gave for the Eisenhow-
erS, and the luncheons they at
tended and people they met.
They also must have thought
for a while last evening that
they weren't in Washington at
all, that, as the saying goes,
they were "out Of this world"
Responsible for this bit Of make
believe existence was the Pan
American Union, a building
which stands alone when beauty
is discussed.
Impressive Sight
From the moment one entered
Seventeenth street via ConSti-
tuition or Pennsylvania avenues
for the reception Panama Am
bassador and Sonora de Heurte-
matte gave last evening for the
Remons, the impressivenesS Of
the occasion was evident. Flags
of the Americas lined both sides
of the street; two huge blue fill
tered search lights, operated by
the Army, played on the Pan
American Building, and a gay
colored canopy was stretched
over part of the driveway and
extended up the stairway to the
center entrance.
Adding to an already exotic
setting within the building and
grounds were the special green
mercury lights, the large War
rior Gods and the orchids, hung
in the deep foliage of the coffee
trees and on the banana trees,
which had been painted with
translucent paint to glow in the
dark-all in the patio; the palms.
ferns and flowers of every color
in the beautiful Hall of the
Americas; the tiny electric lights
in the Panamanian colorS OF
red, white and blue that bor-
dered the lily pool on the ter
race; the various other colored
lights placed at strategic spots,
and the display of the 81 flags
of the Americas in the Gallery
of Flags, where the Heurtemattes
and their honor guests received.
EorIy Corners
Guests began arriving before
the 10:30 hour of the white-tie
reception, apparently hoping to
avoid the crush. Many of them
chatted in groups in the gallery,
from where they could watch
the gathering throng below.
They also had a spectacular view
of the patio, where a 25-piece
string orchestra from the United
States Navy Band played under
the stars.
Among the early arrivals were
the Costa Rican Ambassador and
Sonora de Oreamuno, who were
the first to go down the receiving
line. They were accompanied by
their daughter Diana.
Associate Justice and Mrs.
Burton beat the crowd, too, and
waited with others for the hosts
and their honor guests, who had
been delayed by the Presidents
dinner at the Sheraton-C Carlton.
Attractive Costumes
Sonora de Remon was strik-
ing in black velvet off-the-
shoulder gown, the bottom of
which was trimmed with fan
shaped pink nylon. Sonora de
Heurtematte was equally attrac-
lively gowned, wearing a green
taffeta dress that had a bodice
and overskirt of black lace.
Others in the gathering of
over 1000 we're Cuban AmbaSsa-
dor and Sonora de Concheso,
British Ambassador and Lady
Makins, the latter commenting
she was happy to be back in
Washington; Spanish Ambassa-.
dor and Sonora de Lequerica.
the Honduras Ambassador and
Sonora de Vale, japanese Am