Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29
Society News
Turkish President
And Wife Honored
Close to Two Thousand Attend Party
Given by Ambassador Feridun Erkn
By Ann Cline

schooner-this would have APP
pealed to President Bayar be-
cause of his love for the sea;
various stands and dishes deco
rated in different designs, and
a picture showing the presidents
home, were on the tables All
were made of sugar. for the most
part, and executed by the pastry
chef of the hotel.
The food was typically Ameri-
can, as requested by the En-.
baSsy, and the walls of the ball
room were generously decorated
with Turkish flags and uniting
To get back to the guests
congressional circles were well
represented. Senator and Mrs
William Fulbright were there
and so were Senator and Mrs.
Pat McCarran, Senator and Mrs.
Leverett Saltonstall, Senator and
Mrs. Edwin Johnson, Senator
James H. Duff, Senator and Mrs.
Burnet Maybank, Senator Theo-
dore Green. who had a long chat
with the President; Senator
Richard Russell, Senator and
Mrs. Homer Ferguson. Senator
and Mrs. Clinton Anderson
they were among the late arrivals
and Senator and Mrs. Dennis
Chavez.
Among the Lower House mem
berS there were Majority Whip
and Mrs. Les Arends. Represen-
tative Charles Halleck, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Richard Wig
ellsworth, who were dressed in
evening clothes for a later en-
gagement; and Representative
Frances Bolton.
Cobots at Fete
Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. John Cabot were at
the full house gathering. Others
stopping by were the Com
mandant of the Marine Corps
and Mrs. Lemuel Shepherd, jr.,
Lady Astor, who was in her usual
mood: Fleet Admiral William
Leahy. Admiral Louis Denfeld.
Gen. and Mrs. Wade Haislip, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel H. Kaufman,
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Mac
Cracker. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Cummings, Mrs. Harry
Hickey and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth.
Former Secretary of State
Dean Acheson had a lengthy
conversation with former Sec
rotary of Labor Frances Perkins,
in spite of the crowds, which
caused one wife to warn her hus-
band to watch out for your
basketball arm" Mrs. Acheson
was chatting elsewhere.
D. c. Commissioner and Mrs.
Samuel Spencer-the former pre-
sented "the key to the city" to
President Bayar on Wednesday,
came to the party, as did
Commissioner Louis Prentiss,
Archbishop Michael. Patriarch
Of the Greek Orthodox Church
in the United States; DR..
Leslie Glenn, former Ambassador
Joseph Grew. who spent some
time talking to Nine. Pars; Chief
of Protocol John Simmons. Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua Evans and Mr..
Edgar Morris.
Some guests particularly in
terested In Turkey that were
there last evening were former
United States Ambassadors to
Turkey Edwin Wilson and George
McGhee, the latter accompanied
by Mrs. McGhee. and the former
head of ECA in Turkey and Mrs.
Russell Dorr.
Diplomats spotted at the gath
ering, who perhaps were able to
hear Sidney and his orchestra
playing earlier before the rooms
got so crowded, were the Dean
Of the Corps, Norwegian Ambas-
sador Wilhelm Munthe de Nor
genstierne: British Ambassador
and Lady MakinS, who we're re-
ceiving all sorts of compliments
on the new Embassy portrait of
Queen Elizabeth: Indian Am
basSador and Mrs. Mehta, Pana-
ma Ambassador Roberto Heurte-
matte, Peruvian Ambassador and
Sonora de Berckemeyer, Spanish
Ambassador and Sonora de Leo
uerica, Nicaraguan Ambassador
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa, Fin
nish Minister Johan Nykopp and
Swedish Minister and Mime. b.
l.