Evening star., 1953-10-15
Society News

Delegates to the meetings Of
the Inter-Parliamentary Union
had a busy final day yesterday.
In addition to their sessions held
in the House Chamber of the
Capitol there were luncheonS.
cocktail parties, teas and the
large evening reception in the
Pan American Union.
The Secretary General of the
Organization of American States
and Mrs. Alberto Lleras gave
the reception in the Pan Ameri-
can Union. 1t is interesting that
the OAS entertained as only four
Of the Latin American Republics
are represented in the Inter-Par-
liamentary Union - Argentina,
Mexico and Haiti. The United
States is a member of the OAS
and is the host for the meetings
of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
for the first time in 25 years.
Parties TOR Ladies'
Women delegates to the Union
as we'll as the wives of delegates
who accompanied them to Wash
ington, were entertained yester-
day at luncheon and at tea. Both
parties were given in private
homes, the luncheon in the
artistic and unusual home of
Mrs. Anne Archbold and the tea
at the LindenS, historic Colonial
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Maurice Morris.
Mrs. Ferguson, wife of Sena-
tor Homer Ferguson, acted as
hostess with Mrs. Archbold at
the luncheon. The Archbold
house is on a hill with rolling
grounds around it. The long
buffet table was laid in the din
ing room with smaller tables
seating ten or twelve about it..
During the luncheon Nine.
van Remoortel, wife of a Belgian
delegate, was discovered to be a
brilliant and gifted pianist, who,
after luncheon. played in Mrs.
Archbold'S charming music
room. Another discovery during
luncheon. was that Mrs. Liam
O'Buachalla, wife of an Irish
delegate, is a charming singer
and she sat at the piano and
played her own accompanimentS
as she sang songs of her native
land.
Mrs. Morris Absent
Mrs. Morris was unable to get
back from California in time for
the tea at The LindenS yesterday
afternoon. Her daughter, Mrs.
Kenneth Rodd Young, jr., acted
in her place and Mrs. Ferguson
received with her. The charming
old house, moved from New
Hampshire some years ago, is
typical of the gracious living in
these United States in Colonial
tincs-and found here am there
even now.
Guests at the luncheon and at
the tea numbered we'll under 100
but both parties gave delegates
tlom other lands an excellent
lcea OF entertaining in the
Capital.
7 rec Embassy Parties
Italian Ambassador Alberto
Tarchiani gave a luncheon yes
terday for the delegates from his
country who later were enter
tanned at cocktails by Italian
Minister and Signora Luciolli.
The latter party was given in
their new home on Macomb
street and their guests included
officials of the State Department
and the Embassy staff.
Sfgnora Luciolli acted as host
ess for the Ambassador at lunch
con as Signora Tarchiani has not
returned from Florence.
Argentine Ambassador Hipolito
Paz entertained delegates from
his country at an early evening
reception before the Pan Ameri-
can Union party. The president
of the Argentine Chamber of
Deputies Antonio j. Benitez also
is president of the delegation. He
is accompanied by Sonora de
Benitez and Sonora de Teissaire,
who were with him at the en-
bassy yesterday.
Others in the delegation are