Evening star., 1953-05-22
Society News
Richard Nixon Fetes
Indian Counterpart
Lunch, Dinners, Receptions From Here
To New York Fill Capital Calendar
By Doisy Sheridan

and Mrs. Milton E. Miles, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Carl F. Espe
and Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Lewis S. Parks.
Naval Attaches and their
wives accepting were Capt. and
Sonora Cornes -o of Argentina,
Vice Admiral and Nine. Coelho
Of Brazil, Comdr. Luis A.
Baquero of Columbia, Comdr.
and Sonora de Feijoo Of Cuba
and Capt and Signora de'Flamini
of Italy.
Others were Rear Admiral and
Sonora de Vazquez del Mercado
of Mexico, Capt. and Sonora de
Mendoza of Spain, Capt. and
Nine. Palkavongse of Thailand,
Capt. and Sonora de Beraldo Of
Uruguay and Comdr. and Sonora
de Larrazabal of Venezuela.
The Chilean Ambassador and
Sonora de lara were there
as we'll as other members
of the Embassy staff and their
wives. Members of the various
Chilean missions and their wives
were also expected.
The French Arrive
Arrival in town yesterday of
five French Air Force officers
was the cause of the reception
and buffet supper given last eve
ming by Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Monro MacCloskey at the Boil
ing Field Officers Club.
The officers are here as the
guests of the United States Air
Force and will be here until Sat-
urday whe they will go to New
York. They will fly home on
Monday.
Those being honored were Brig.
Pierre Peliesie, Brig. Gen. Xavier
M. De Chassey, Col. Raymond
Barthelemy, 1t. Col. Jacquard
and 1t. Col. Charles de Salaberry.
Gen. Peliesie is the Command
ing General of the 1st Air Region
and Gen. De Chassey is in the
office of the French Secretary OF
the Air Force.
Among those there were Nine.
Bonnet. wife of the French AM
bassador. Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Stoyte o. Ross, Brig. Gen. Jac-
ques-Louis Murtin, Maj. Gen.
and Nine. Jean Arnaud, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Robert M. Web
ster, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Hunter
Harris, jr. and the hosts father,
Brig. Gen. Manus MacCloskey,
U. S. A., retired.
At Home Drows Mony
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis
gave her annual "at home" yes
terday at the Sulgrave Club from
$50 to 7:30.
The hostess received her friends
at the head of the stairs. wearing
a black lace and net dress which
was floor length.
Among those pouring were
Mrs. Stanley Reed, Mrs. Burnet
r. Maybank. Mrs. Conger Pratt,
Mrs. James Lawrence Houghtel-
ing. and Miss Carolyn Nash.
Accepting with pleasure were
the British Ambassador and
Lady Makins. Senator and Mrs.
Ferguson. 1t. Gen. and Nine.
Paul Ely. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Graves, Associate Justice and
Mrs. Burton. FORMER Ambassador
and Mrs. George Garrett and
Mai. Gen. Louis Mccarthy
Little.
All Aboard
A reception was given last
evening from to 8 aboard the
new Finnish freighter, Finn
sailor" Hosts were Sea-captain
Armas Toivonen, Master of the
ship and Mr.. K. Alakari, presi-
dent of the Finnlines, Ltd.
The Finnish Minister and
members of the Legation staff
attended the party as well as
Mayor Marshall j. Beverly of
Alexandria. The ship is docked
at the foot of Wolf street, Alex
andria. The Mayor presented
the captain with a bronze key to
the city.
The guests included promin-
ent officials of the Government
and other interested circles in
Washington and Alexandria.
New York Porty
The Australian Ambassador
and Lady Spender are at present
in New York to meet Australian
Prime Minister F.. G. Menzies,
accompanied by Mrs. Menzies
and their daughter Heather, who
are passing through the United
States on their way to the coro-
nation.