Evening star., 1953-08-12
Society News
Accession to Throne
Anniversary Marked
Jordan Minister, Mme HoikoI Hosts
On Occasion; Others Honored at Fetes

home for the festivities was
problematical.
Included on the invitation list
for the celebration were the
heads of missions, State Depart
ment representatives and a few
members of Congress still in the
city.
Porties for Visitors
The arrival in Washington
over the week end of Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Sullivan was the cause
of a number of parties. mostly
small. They are staying in
Georgetown with Mrs. O'Sulli-
vans brother -in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard G. Brown.
Australian Minister Tange's
luncheon yesterday for Mr..
O'Sullivan was given at the May
flower and seven of the guests
at the table were United States
officials. They were Undersecre-
tary of Agriculture True D.
Morse. Assistant Secretary Of
State Samuel C. Waugh, Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury
H. Chapman Rose, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce Craig
Sheaffer. Deputy Assistant Sec
retary of State James Bonbright,
Mr.. Andrew B. Foster, who is in
the State Departments Office
of British Commonwealth and
North European Affairs, and Mr..
E. E. Schnellbacher, Assistant
Director Of International Trade,
Commerce Department.
Completing the party were Mr..
L. Melville. Australian Executive
Director of the International
Bank and Monetary Fund, and
Mr.. c. Critchley. Commercial
Counselor Of the Australian EN-
bassy.
Last evening. the Technical
Attache of the Embassy and Mrs.
John w. O'Brien were hosts to
the O'Sullivans. entertaining a
small group at their Watson
street home.
Monns Entertained
The smaller of the two farewell
parties yesterday was Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert F. Woodward's 6 to
8 fete for the United States Dep
uty Chief of Mission to Greece
and Mrs. Thomas c. Mann, who
sail August 81 on the Constitu-
ton for their new assignment.
Mr.. Mann is being replaced in
his job as Deputy Assistant Sec
retary of State by Mr.. Wood
ward, who with his wife returned
a year ago last May from Stock
holm to take over the position of
chief of foreign personnel of the
State Department.
Good-byes Are Said
The other farewell fete was
held outdoors too, much to the
pleasure of Messrs. N. w. H.
Gaydon and Charles Campbell.
and Mrs. Campbell. Their honor
guests were British Public Re-
lationS Counselor and Mrs. Gore
Booth, who will be departing
from these shores on the 18th.
MIR. Gore-Booth, who also
holds the title of director gen.
eral of all the British informa-
ton offices in the United States
and as such is Mr.. Gaydon's and
Mr.. Campbell's boss, has been
named British Ambassador to
Burma. Mr.. Campbell runs the
downtown Washington Office of
British Information and Mr..
Gaydon handles things from the
Embassy, where he is First Sec
retary.
The Gore-Booths will 60 home
on leave before going to Burma
in the fall.
The site of the party was Mr..
Gaydon'S Chevy Chase home.
Mrs. Gaydon wasn't in on the
fun. With their children she
is in England, where her hus-
band will join her in about two
months to make the trip back
with his family.
British Ambassador Makins
came to the party without Lady
Makins, who is in New England.
Mr.. Gore-Booth's successor.
Mr., G. Darcy Edmondson, head
of the BIS Office in New York
since 1945, is recuperating from
an operation and will come to
Washington next month to take
over.