Evening star., 1953-09-14
Society News

washington, the city tnaC nao
the eyes of the world focused on
it last week because of the i'm
poftant people in town, will
temporarily lose its top-rank-
ing position. Eyes now will be
turned to New York, where the
sessions of the General Assembly
of the United Nations will open
at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The meetings will mean the
absence from the Capital of
Secretary of State Dulles, who
heads the United States delega-
ton, and a number Of chiefs Of
diplomatic missions accredited
here.
The New York show will also
be responsible for another am
bassador in Washington taking
over as acting Dean of the Corps.
The dean, Norwegian Ambas-
sador Wilhelm de Norgenstierne,
is still in Norway and will not
get back in this country until
Saturday. The present acting
dean, Nicaraguan Ambassador
Guillermo Sevilla -Sacasa, will
leave for New York tomorrow to
head his country's delegation.
So, from Tuesday to Saturday,
French Ambassador Henri Bon
net, who isn't going anywhere,
will take over the job.
Special Interest
One envoy here who will be
particularly interested in the
General sembly opening
session is Indian Ambassador
Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta,
who like most every one else is
certain India's chief delegate,
Nine. Pandit,. will be president
of the 60-nation assembly.
Nine. Pandit, former Ambas-
sador here, arrived in New York
Yesterday by Air France and Mr..
Mehta left for there yesterday.
He has a number of engage
ments during his trip that Will
last until Thursday, but he un-
doubtedly will be on hand for
tomorrow afternoons opening.
Still others from India who
will be in the big city, but not
for the purpose of attending the
General Assembly, are Sir Bene-
gal and Lady Rama Rau. They
were among the distinguished
people in Washington last week
having come for the World Bank
and Monetary Fund meetings,
and they left yesterday morning.
PIons Lecture Tour
Sir Bengal, Governor of the
Reserve Bank of India and also
a former Ambassador in this city,
will leave New York Saturday by
plane to return to India. Lady
Rama Rau will remain in this
country two months for lecture
tour, returning to her home the
first week in December.
Another country that has an
interest in the presidential elec-
ton at the Assembly is Thailand.
Their chief delegate, formerly the
Thai Ambassador here, Prince
Wan Waithayakon, is one of the
candidates and their Ambassador,
Mr.. Pote Sarasin left Washing
ton yesterday to be present for
the voting.
Among others deserting en-
bassy row for various lengths of
time are South African Ambas-
sador G. P. Jooste, who left Sat-
urday, and Burmese Ambassa-
dor James Darlington, who de-
parted yesterday. Both men
head their delegations. Mrs.
Jooste will join the Ambassador
at the end of next week, spend
ing part of her time in New York
and part Of it here.
LeoVinq Tomorrow
Australian Ambassador Sir
Percy Spender is waiting until
tomorrow to go north. He will
take charge of the delegation
from Australia after the Min
lister of External Affairs of that
country, the Right Hon. Richard
G. Casey, who completed his visit
to Washington on Saturday
morning, leaves to return to his
homeland following a two week
leadership of the delegation.
Lady Spender will be with her
husband on the 21st, delaying
her trip until after their two
sons, Peter and John, leave for
Yale.
In the meantime, Ambassador
and Lady Spender, are preparing
for a small reception they will
give,this evening for Sir Edmund
and Lady Herring. Sir Edmund
is Chief Justice of the State of
Victoria and holds the rank of
lieutenant general in the Aus
tralian Army. Between SO and
go guests have been invited to
the $50 to 1880 party.
Sir Edmund and Lady Herring,
who arrived in Washington this
morning and will be here until
tomorrow morning as guests of
the head of the Australian Mill
tary Mission and Military At
tache of the Embassy and Mrs
A. D. Molloy, landed in New York
September from London, where
they went to attend the corona
ton. From New York they went
to North Carolina to visit Gen
Robert Eichelberger, a friend OF
Sir Edmund's from the days they
served together in the Pacific in
World War II.
Going Back to London
The couple will return to New
York tomorrow; will be enter
tanned at a reception tomorrow
evening by 1t. Gen. Ken Smart
Australian Consul General in
New York, and Mrs. Smart in