Evening star., 1953-02-12
Society News
By Katharine M. Brooks

Begun Mohammed ALI enter.
tanned 100 or more guests yester-
day honoring the former Min
lister in Washington. Mr.. M. o.
A. Baig, who Is here for a day or
so. Mr.. Baig now is Secretary of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Pakistan and has been in
South America on an inspection
tour. His last stop there was in
Rio de Janiero where his coun-
try recently has established a
diplomatic mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baig were very
popular members of the diplo-
matte circle during their years
here and are greatly missed
since he took up his present post.
The company yesterday included
some of the very many friends
made when the current visitor
was secretary, counselor and
then Minister here.
Warm Welcome
Mr.. Baig stood with his hosts
to greet the callers and was given
a warm welcome. Canadian Am
bassador and Mrs. Hume Wrong
were in the company; also the
Turkish Ambassador and Mime.
Erkin and the British Ambassa-
dor and Lady Makins, who
stopped for a few minutes on
their way from the party in their
honor at the American News
paper Women's Club to dress for
their own dinner party at the
Embassy. Ambassador and Lady
MakinS were hosts to a small
company at dinner last evening.
Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. John A. Byroade were
among those from the State De-
partment and Representative and
Mrs. William L. Springer from
the Congress; Mr.. and Mrs. Dom
aid Kennedy, also of the State
Department: former Ambassador
and Mrs. William s. Culbertson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Blake Clark
were others at the party.
Other Porties
Portuguese Ambassador and
Senhora de ESteveS Fernandes
gave another of their delightful
dinner parties last evening. en-
tertainlng company of 18.
The Ambassador and Senhora
de EsteveS FernandeS were the
ranking guests earlier in the day
Of Donna Julia Brambilla when
she entertained at luncheon. Her
party was given at the 1925 F
Street Club in honor of Mr., and
Mrs. Laurence Page Roberts who
are visiting among their many
friends in Washington where
they formerly lived. Mr.. Roberts
is director of the American Acad-
en1y in Rome which is close to
the affections of yesterdays
hostess as she is the widow of a
former Italian Minister who was
attached to the embassy staff in |
Washington when they were
married. Donna Julia is the
daughter of former Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. George vonL. |
Meyer and among her guests
yesterday was her sister, Mrs.
Philip o. Coffin.
The Director of the National
Gallery of Art and Mrs. David
E, Finley were others in the
luncheon company which also
included Mrs. Hiram Bingham.
the Second Secretary of the
Netherlands Embassy, Jonkheer
L. Quarles van Ufford, Signor
Piggoni and Mr.. A. Coster
Schermerhorn.
French Porty
French Ambassador and Mime.
Bonnet were among the several
hundred guests entertained yes.
terday by the French represent
ative in the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization and Mrs.
Paul Ely. Gen. and Mrs. Ely
entertained in their home at an
early evening party to which
they invited the officers of the
other NATO countries and mem
bers Of the French Embassy staff
and missions.
Spanish Fete
Spanish Ambassador and
Sonora de Lequerica were the
ranking guests at luncheon yes
terday Of the Counselor of the
Embassy and Sonora de Cacho
zabalza. The luncheon was given
In the home Of the hosts in
honor Of Gen. Estanislao j.
Lopez, who is chief of the Argen-
tine Military Mission, Inter-
American Defense Board, and
Sonora de Lopez.
Others at the luncheon were
Spanish Military Attache and
Sonora de Iniesta, the Air
Attache, 1t. Col. Julio Salvador.
First Secretary and Sonora de
Goni Demarchi, Secretary and
Sonora de Perez Hernandez, DR..
and Mrs. Felipe Portocarrero
and Senor Alberto Duce, Spanish
artist.
New Chilean Envoy
The newly appointed Chilean
Ambassador. Senor Anibal lara.
accompanied by Sonora de lara
have arrived in Washington, and
the Ambassador was received
yesterday by Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles. An appoint
ment to be received by the Presi-
dent probably will not be made
before early next week.
Ambassador lara is succeed
ing Senor Felix Neito del Rio
who served as Ambassador here
from January, 1947, until his
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