Evening star., 1953-06-04
Society News
Secretary Of State
Is Host at Dinner
EI Salvador Envoy Entertoins;
Other Diplomats Give Parties

i sistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. John M. Cabot and Chief
of Protocol and Mrs. John F..
Simmons.
Other colleagues of Mr.. Cor
don in the State department in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Jack D.
Neal, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Leddy, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sowash, Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
Omann, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy r.
Rubottom, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Birnbaum. Mr.. and Mrs. Jorge
Hazera, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
Topping and Mr.. and Mrs. Murat
Williams.
From among the chiefs of
Latin American diplomatic mis-
SionS there were Honduran
Ambassador and Sonora de
Vale, and Panama Ambassador
and Sonora de Heurtematte.
The Chairman Of the Council
of the OAS and Sonora de
Lepervanche were also there, as
were the Chairman of the Inter-
American Commission of Women,
Sonora Amalia de Castillo
Ledon; and the Ell Salvador
delegate to that Commission,
Sonora Carmen de Alfaro: Senor
Rafael Zaldivar and Sonora de
Zaldivar, of Ell Salvador, who
are staying at the Woodner while
in Washington; and DR.. and Mrs.
Alex Castro, son and daughter
in-law of the hosts.
Wet Nam Ceremony
Another embassy where guests
were entertained was that of
Wet Nam where the Ambassador
and Nine. Tran Van Kha were
hosts though their party was
not wholly gay festivity. Tea
was served the small number of
guests following the formal
presentation to Mrs. Clifford
Jope of San Francisco of an
award made by the Wet Nam
government to her late husband.
DR.. Jope was a representative of
the Mutual Security Agency in
Wet Nam. where he was work.
ing with the Public Health
Service until his death in
February.
Mrs. Jope came to Washing
ton to receive the award, the
Cross of the National Order, from
the Ambassador. Guests at the
tea following the ceremony in
cluded officials of the MSA and
the Public Health Service.
BoIivion Visitors
Bolivian Ambassador and
Sonora de Andrade have as their
guest through this week Sonora
de Plaza, wife of the for
mer Ecuador Ambassador to
Washington and former Ecuador
President. The very popular
visitor came for the graduation
of her daughter, Luz, from the
Madeira School. The latter will
accompany her mother to New
York the end of this week prep
aratory to sailing home to Ecua-
dor.
Sonora de Andrade was hostess
to a small company at the tea
hour yesterday, entertaining |
some of the very many friends Sc
nora de Plaza has in Washington.
The hostess and the visitor have
been close friends, their hus-
bands having served in more
than one Capital at the same
time. They both were in Wash
ington something less than 10 |
years ago when their friend |
ships were further cemented.
Second Gorden Porty
British Ambassador and Lady |
Makins gave a second garden |
party yesterday morning in |
celebration of the coronation of |
their Queen Elizabeth II. The |
guests yesterday were invited for
1880 and included members of |
the British government stats |
who were not included in the
1000 invited for Tuesday.
The company yesterday, who
also were served Strawberries |
and Devonshire cream with
sandwiches and dainty cakes as
well as champagne to drink to
health of the Queen, numbered
about 1000. Included were about
200 students from the West |
Indies and West Africa.