Evening star., 1954-04-23
Society News

. Willie OLA CyCo WC4C OA VIC
Capitol yesterday, diplomatic
entertaining went on. It would
take more than a row between
Senator Mccarthy and the Army
to slow the pace of this group
to which giving a party is al
most an occupational disease.
The kitchen staff at the Meth
erlands Embassy was kept hum
ming all day with a luncheon
and a dinner to cope with.
The Netherlands Ambassador,
DR.. van Roijen, entertained at
a stag luncheon and both he
and his wife gave a dinner last
evening. The two parties were
for fellow countrymen.
Group on Tour
The noon time event was for
a group of officials from The
Hague who are touring this
country. Among the guests were
Mr.. A. van Rhijn, Mr.. j. A.
Berger. Mr.. F. de Graeff. Mr..
M. J. Doesburg, Mr. P. Fetter,
Mr.. P. Valentgoed, and Mr.. j. E.
Hagen.
Officials from the United
States who were there included
Assistant Secretary of Labor j.
Ernest Wilkins, Deputy Assist
ant Secretary of Labor for Man
power Leo r. WertS, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce j. C.
Worthy and Chairman of the
National Labor Relations Board
Guy Farmer.
From the Foreign Operations
Administration were Mr.. Leslie
A. White. Mr.. Glen H. Craig and
Mr.. Walter Coppinger. Mem
bers of the Embassy staff in
eluded Minister de Beus, Press
and Cultural Counselor Erie
dericy and Commercial Secretary
Moerel.
Dinner for Secretary
The dinner last evening given
by the Ambassador and Nine.
van Rotten was in honor of Miss
Linde KrantZ, who has been
secretary to the Ambassador for
the last five years. The dinner
included 18 of Miss Krantz' per-
sonal friends. She will leave
soon for Holland.
Activity is already starting in
the way of farewell parties at
the South African Embassy. The
Ambassador and Nine. Jooste
will leave the United States on
May 20 after a tour of duty
counting up to five years.
At the moment the Ambassa-
dor and his wife are in New
York. They flew up yesterday
morning and will be back to-
morrow morning. The purpose
of the trip was to give a lunch
con yesterday to say farewell
to the South African officials
in New York.
Hotel Fete
The party took place at the
Barclay Hotel and among the
guests were the Consul General
and Mrs. B. j. Jarvie. They
were formerly stationed in Wash
ington when Mr.. Jarvie was
counselor at the Embassy here.
Others were members of the
Information Office there, the
permanent delegation to the
United Nations, and other agen-
cies.
Tomorrow the Ambassador will
address the Huguenot Society
at a luncheon which will take
place at the Shoreham Hotel.
The present Counselor of the
Embassy and Mrs. Anthony
Hamilton have planned a buffet
supper for the Ambassador and
Nine. Jooste on May 10 to be
given at their residence.
Future Entertaining
The Ambassador and his wife
will be hosts again on May IA
when they entertain the EN-
bassy staff and their wives for
cocktails. They also gave a din
ner Wednesday evening for 16.
Among those there to drink a
toast to the departing couple
were the Ambassador of Peru
and Sonora de Berckemeyer. the
Ambassador of Ireland and Mrs.
Hearne and Chief of Protocol
and Mrs. John F. Simmons.
The wife of the Indonesian
Ambassador, Nine. Moekarto
Notowidigdo gave another party
yesterday. This was in the form
of q small luncheon and took