Evening star., 1953-12-07
Society News:
| eootion Of Finland
Celebrates Holiday
Reindeer Sandwiches Served but Santos
Team Still Intact; Australian Porty
By Doisy CIelond

from Finland. There was the
usual bar and champagne.
The flag of Finland was of
course in evidence to the guests
as they arrived. 1t has a white
field with a sky blue cross in
the center of which is gold
symbol of lion.
Among those planning to come
by were the Dean of the Diplo-
matte Corps and Nine. Munthe
de Morgrenstierne, the Charge
d'Affaires of Denmark and Mrs.
Hesselund-Jensen, the British
Ambassador and Lady Makins
and their twin daughters Gym
thia and Molly; the Ambassador
of Canada and Mrs. Heeney, the
Ambassador of Ireland and Mrs.
Hearne and the departing Am
bassador of Ceylon and Lady
Corea.
Mony Ambassadors There
Others were the BonnetS from
France, the Charge d'Affaires of
Germany and Mrs. Krekeler, the
Indian Envoy and Mrs. Mehta,
the Ambassador from Argentina
and Sonora de Paz, the Cuban
Ambassador and Sonora de Con-
cheso, the Mexican Ambassador
and Sonora de Tello. the Ambas-
sador from Czechoslovakia and
Mrs. Petrzelka, the Hungarian
Ambassador and Nine. Szarka,
the Ambassador of Yugoslavia
and Nine. Popovic and the AM
bassador from Iran and Nine.
EnteZam.
Other heads of diplomatic mis-
sions and their wives expected
were those from Israel, Italy,
New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama,
Poland, Spain. switzerland,
Egypt, Luxembourg, the Philip
pines and Peru.
Drinking a toast to the tiny
republic were the Secretary of
Interior and Mrs. Mckay, the
Postmaster General and Mrs.
Summerfield, the Director of the
Operations Administra-
ton and Mrs. StaSsen, Associate
Justice and Mrs. Burton, Asso-
ciate Justice William Douglas
and Undersecretary OF State and
Mrs. Donold Lourie.
The Secretary of the Army
and Mrs. Stevens, the Com
of the Marine Corps
and Mrs. Shepherd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert v. Fleming, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry L. Merrick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Clay, Mrs. Robert
son Marshall. Mrs. Anne Arch
bold, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bell,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clifford Fol-
ger and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss were others in the
several hundred we'll wishers.
Another Party
Another diplomatic party
in size and sadder in
note was. given yesterday by the
Ambassador and Lady
Spender. This was a reception
from $50 to z at the embassy.
The invitations were issued
ito bid farewell to the Austria
lian Minister and Mrs. Tango
and to Air Vice Marshal and
Mrs. A. L. Walters" but before
party time another name had
been added, that of Wing Com
and Mrs. j. R. Perrin.
All three couples are leaving
soon for their homeland.
Among the so or so guests
were British Minister and Mrs.
Robert Scott, British Commercial
Minister and Mrs. Charles Emp
son, British Labor Counselor.
Sir Archibald Macdonald Cor
don by himself since Lady Cor
don is in England; Mr.. Everett
Druright. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
McClurkin and British Counselor
and Mrs. F. S. Tomlinson.
Among The Guests
Others were New Zealand
Counselor and Mrs. G. r. Laking,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. E. Bury of
the International Bank, DR.. and
Mrs. A. G. B. Fisher of the In
ternational Monetary Fund, and
three First Secretaries of the
British Embassy, Miss Barbara
Salt, Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Liesch-
man and Mr.. and Mrs. D. j. C.
CraWley.
Also included were Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard B. Wathen, Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Kerr, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Arthur Trudeau and
Deputy Director of the C I. A.
and Mrs. Charles Cabell.