Evening star., 1953-06-25
SocietyNews
By Katherine M. Brooks

by NotHoIIHS W. oIOokS
Italian Ambassador and Sig
nora Tarchiani entertained at
dinner last evening honoring the
Chief of the Italian Army, Gen.
Giuseppe Pizzorno, and Signora
Pizzorno. Assistant Secretary Of
Defense Frank Nash was the
ranking American in the COM
pany.
Acting Chief Of the United
States Army Staff and Mrs. John
Hall and Assistant Chief Of Staff
and Mrs. Clyde Eddleman as well
as Chief of Protocol and Mrs.
John F. Simmons were in the
company.
Gen. Cesare Gandini, Italy's
Army representative in the
Standing Group of the North At
lantic Treaty Organization, and
Signora Gandini and Assistant
Military Attache of the Embassy.
Col. Umberto Rosato, completed
the company.
Gen. Pizzorno and his wife
have been in Washington
through this week and will make
a tour of military installations
in this country before returning
to their native land.
British Dinner
British Ambassador and Lady
MakinS will be hosts at dinner
this evening, entertaining in
honor of the retiring Canadian
Ambassador and Mrs. Hume
Wrong. The party this evening
is another in the many fes-
tivities planned as farewells to
the popular Wrongs.
The Ambassador and Mrs.
Wrong will leave Washington
the latter part of July and his
successor, Ambassador Arnold
D. P. Heeney, now the Domin-
ions Permanent Representative
to the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization, is not expected until
early September. Ambassador
and Mrs. Heeney and their
daughter, Patricia, now in her
middle teens, are in Paris and
will return to Ottawa and va
cation before coming to Wash
ington. Their son, Bryon, is in
college in Canada.
The newly-appointed Ambas-
sador is a career diplomat, put
unlike the retiring envoy, has
held no post at the embassy in
Washington. He has, however,
been here on special missions or
as adviser to others here on Spe-
cial missions. He has been in
Paris in his present post for a
year.
Visitors Feted
The German Charge d'Affairs
and Mrs. Heinz Krekeler gave a
dinner party last evening honor
ing their house guests, the Ger
man Consul General in New York
and Mrs. Hans E. RieSSer. The
visitors come to Washington fire.
uuently and have a wide circle OF
friends here as Mr.. RiesSer was
stationed in this Capital before
World War II, and after the war
he came as the first representa-
tive of the present government.
Following the establishment OF
the diplomatic mission, Mr.. Rels-
ser became counselor, serving 'ln-
til about a year ago when he was
transferred to New York as con-
sui general.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riesser arrived
in Washington Tuesday evening
and will return to New York
this afternoon.
Gorden Reception
Thailand Ambassador and
Nine. Sarasin celebrated the 21St
anniversary OF their country's
transition from an absolute mon
archy to a constitutional mon
archy at a garden party yester-
day. Some $50 guests were re-
ceived by the attractive hosts in
their garden at the back of the
embassy on Kalorama road.
The Ambassador and Nine.
Sarasin were assisted in receiv-
ing by their daughter, Mile.
Pimsiri Serasin, who will ac-
company her mother to Thailand
next month. They are going
home for the marriage Of Miss
Sarasin's brother in August and
she herself will be married in
November, though she has not
permitted the announcement OF
the name of the fortunate young
man.
Long buffet tables were laid
under the trees on the west side
of the garden and the bar also
was set up out of doors. The