Evening star., 1953-12-10
Society News

Inc PreSlQonC 6nU6Gb GbdlIleQ 1dSC
evening at the first of two state
dinners for the chiefs of mis-
sions of foreign nations ac-
credited to this Capital. Mrs.
Eisenhower was not able to act
as hostess because of illness but
the President selected no one to
take her place.
The table was arranged in the
shape of a with rounded
bases. The U-Shaped tables have
been with the ends to the West
side of the room but the table
last evening was arranged with
the points-or ends-to the
South.
There was only one tall
backed arm chair at the table
which faced the South. Thus
the President could see all of
his guests and in turn all could
see him. The center arm of the
w had chairs on each side but
the outer arms of the letter had
places set only on the outside.
Low mounds of pink carna-
tionS and deeper pink snap
dragons alternated on the table
with the gold candelabraS. Tall
epergneS filled with fruit and
long punches of deep red grapes
fell over the edge. Seated at the
right of the host was Mrs. Mum
the de MorgenStierne, wife of
the Norwegian Ambassador, the
dean of the corps. To the Presi-
dents left sat Nine. Bonnet,
whose husband the French Am
baSSador is third in rank in the
corps. The dean sat beside Nine.
Bonnet, whose husband was at
the right of Mrs. Munthe de
Morganstierne.
Zoroubins There
Soviet Ambassador and Nine.
Zaroubin were in the company
with representative of three of
the Soviet's satellite nations.
The President stood at the
East Room door to receive.
Guests were selected alternately
in the order of their length of
service. Present were Italian
Ambassador and Signora Tar
chiani, Chinese Amba SSador and
Nine. Koo, Danish Ambassador
and Nine. de Kaufman, and
the retiring CeylOnese Ambas-
Sador and Lady Corea, who will
leave next week for his new post
as High Commissioner to Lon
don.
Peruvian Ambassador and
Sonora de Berckemeyer were the
ranking guests from Latin Amer
lea and others on the list were
the Honduan Ambassador and
Sonora de Vale, South African
Ambassador and Mrs. Jooste,
Yugoslav Ambassador and Nine.
Popovic and Greek Ambassador
Athanese Politis.
Netherlands Ambassador and
Nine. van Roijen were there and
also Uruguayan Ambassador and
Sonora de Mora. Australian Am
baSsador and Lady Spender had
an opportunity to say their au
revoirs as they will leave shortly
for their homeland to spend
Christmas and a two months
vacation.
Ponomonions ot Dinner
Panama Ambassador and SEN
ora de Heurtematte were in the
company and also New Zealand
Ambassador and Mrs. Munro,
Liberian Ambassador Clarence
Lorenzo Simpson, Thai Ambas-
sadOr and Nine. Sarasin, Cam
bodian Ambassador Nong Kimny,
and Bolivian Ambassador and
Sonora de Andrade.
In the order of precedence
Soviet Ambassador and Nine.
Zaroubin were next on the list
and then Indian Ambassador
and Nine. Mehta, Czechoslovak
Ambassador and Nine. Petrzelka
and Ecuador Ambassador Jose
R. Chiriboga.
British Ambassador and Lady
MakinS were in the company
and also Lebanese Ambassador
Charles Malik, Colombian Am
baSsador and Sonora de Zuleta-
Angel. Canadian Ambassador
and Mrs. Heeney and Pakistan
Ambassador and his recently ar
rived wife, Begun Ali.
Newcomers in the corps in