Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-03
Birthday, Coronation
Celebrated at PQrtv
Iroq Charge d'Affores Is Host Twice
To Honor Important Day for Foisul II

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and the second from 4 in the
afternoon until z o'clock.
Charge d'Affaires and Nine
Bakr stood in the drawing room
to receive and were assisted
during a portion of each Of
the receptions by their daugh-
ter, Miss Huda Bakr. The hos
tess was dressed in gray and
white silk suit dress for the
morning reception and in the
afternoon she chose a costume
of navy blue silk. Her daugh-
ter wore pastel green organza
at both parties and the frocks
were street length.
Tent Covers Gorden
Although guests were received
indoors and a buffet table was
laid in the dining room a tent
covered the garden. Under the
canvas a smaller buffet table
and bar were set up as well as
tables and chairs for the guests.
There was champagne, of course,
to drink the health Of the new
King on his birthday and in
addition there was the usual
wide variety of other liquids at
each of the bars.
The center of the buffet table
in the dining room was occupied
by the large birthday cake for
the King. The icing held the
coat of arms of the country in
the colors of it's National emblem.
Kubeh, which are egg shaped
bits of dough filled with lamb
and the meat of fowl, popular
with the Iraqi in their homeland,
were served and also Buriak,
which is made of wafer-thin
dough cooked to cracker-crisp-
ness and held together in layers
Of whipped cream.
There also were baked turkeys
and veal loaf in aspic and for
the morning reception tea and
coffee were served. No ham or
pork is used or served by the
Iraqi.
Guests Included
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Dulles accepted the invitation
for the afternoon reception and
called to wish the new King we'll
in his reign and on his BIRTH
day. Others in the large COM
pany who called at one or the
other of the festivities were
other members of the Cabinet
of the Supreme Court, the Little
Cabinet and the Foreign Affairs
and Foreign Relations Commit
tees of the Congress.
Mr.. Roger Davis, who was
among those who travelled with
the young King when he visited
in the United States. accom-
panied by Mrs. Davis, came down
from New York for the party.
Mexican Fete
Mexican Ambassador and Sc
nora de Tello were hosts at an
informal reception yesterday af-
ternoon honoring their country
man, Senior Don Jose Limon and
Sonora de Limon. Senior Limon
is a native Of Mexico and moved
to California where he studied
painting as he was growing up
and later took up the study OF
the modern dance in which he
now excells. He will give a recital
this afternoon in Lisner Audi
forum under the auspices of the
Modern Dance Council of Wash
ington.
Ambassador and Sonora de
Tello were assisted in receiving
by Senior and Sonora de Limor
and Mrs. Frederick Kuh. vict
chairman Of the Council. Sc.
nora de Limon is better known
as Pauline Lawrence, designer o.
the costumes for the dance. Mrs
Kuh took the place of the chair.
man of the council, Miss Marion
Chace, who is in California fol
the meetings of the Nationa
Conference Of the American Psy'
chiatric Association.
Guests included other member.
Of the dance group who will ap.
7ear with Senior Limon this af.
,ernoon, DR.. Howard Mitchell
conductor of the National Sym.
,hony estra and Mrs
Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bow
1oin Craighill, jr., Capt. ant
Mrs. Francis Ulen and Miss Lizs
Gardiner.