Evening star., 1953-05-14
Society News
NorWegions Feted
At Soviet Ennbussv
Chilean Envoy, Wife Fete Cadets;
Other Parties on Embassy Row
By Katherine M. Brooks

M. Brooks
way home and the minister will
have a post in the Foreign Office
in Bagdad before being assigned
to another capital. The retiring
diplomat and his family have
been in Washington for some
years and he has served as charge
d'affaires since December, 1948.
Farewell Fetes
Saudi Arabian Ambassador
Sheikh Asad Al-Faqih was host
at dinner last evening honoring
the Minister and Nine. Bakr,
and another of the many fare
well feteS will include the buffet
dinner which Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Howar will give May 20
in their home in Linnean ave-
nue..
The Counselor of the Iraq EN-
bassy, Mr.. Abdul Jail Rawi. who
will be charge d'Affaires after
the departure Of Mr.. Bakr, and
Nine. Rawi were hosts to several
hundred guests Monday, honor
ing the BakrS. Some guests were
invited from S to Z, and others
from 6 to 8 o'clock and following
these festivities, the Counselor
and Nine. Rawi entertained
members of the Embassy staff
and their wives at a buffet din
ner. At the dinner a handsome
silver candelabra was presented
to the Minister and Nine. Bakr
from the staff.
New Ambassador Coming
The newly appointed Iraq AM
bassador, Mousa Shabander and
Nine. Shabander will reach
Washington later in June, conf
ing direct from Damascus, Syria,
where he has been chief of his
country's diplomatic mission.
The Ambassador designate and
Nine. Shabander are not stran-
gers in this country for they
were in New York through the
winter for the meetings of the
General Assembly of the United
Nations. to which Ambassador
Shabander was a delegate.
Afehoniston Choree Host
Afghanistan Charge d'Affaires
and Nine. Maiwandwal will cele-
brate the anniversary of their
country's independence May q
when they will hold a reception
after 8 o'clock in the Embassy
on Twenty-fourth street.
The Charge d'Affaires and
Nine. Maiwandwal moved into
the Embassy early this week
after the Ambassador and Prin-
cess Naim sailed for their home.
The Ambassador has completed
his tour of duty at this post.
Chileon Party
Chilean Ambassador and Sc
nora de lara gave a party last
evening entertaining officials Of
the United States Navy and
high-ranking naval officers from
$50 to 8 o'clock. Their guests
of honor were the officers and
cadets of the Chilean ship Presi-
dente Pinte now at New York.
Capt. Diego Munita, command
ing officer Of the ship, received
with the Ambassador and Sonora
de lara and the company in
cluded about IS cadets who,
with the officers, made the trip
from New York by bus. Tuesday
was spent in Annapolis visiting
the Naval Academy and they
will return tomorrow and sail
the first of the week for Europe.
They will visit Spain, Italy and
France and when they return
to this side of the Atlantic they
will visit Brazil and Colombia
before starting the long trip
around the Horn to their home
land on the west coast of South
America.
The company at the Embassy
yesterday included Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Robert B.
Anderson. Undersecretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Charles S.
Thomas and their son, Mr..
Charles R. Thomas. as well as
the naval attaches of embassies
Of the countries the cadets will
visit.
Rear Admiral Milton E. Miles,
United States representative on
the 1nter-American Defense
Board, and Mrs. Miles will give
a cocktail party this afternoon
for the visitors from Chile and
at luncheon they are guests of
the Naval Attache of the En-
bassy, Capt. Harold Nagel, who
is entertaining at the Army and
Navy Club.
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