Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-29

Turkish President Celal Bayar
is reported to be very pleased
at the welcome he received upon
his arrival in the Capital. He
must be equally pleased at the
turnout for the reception given
last evening by Ambassador Fe-
ridun Erkin.
Supposedly 1900 guests were
expected at the party. But the
crowds that filled the Chinese
and bathrooms of the Mayfower
Hotel numbered closed to 1000.
Invitations for the reception
honoring the distinguished visitor
and his wife were issued in the
name of the Ambassador and
Mime. Erkin. The latter was not
there, though, She is still re-
covering from her operation OF
some weeks ago and is attending
just a few of the functions.
Nine. Bayar, who is not well
either, received with the Presi-
dent and the Ambassador for
about an hour. Part of that
time was taken up greeting the
Chiefs of Missions in Washing
ton, who were received at 4:30.
Steady Streom
Although the reception was
scheduled to start at 5, guests
were already lined up out into
the corridor of the hotel at 4:45.
And the steady stream Of people
continued until after $3.50. The
first rest period for the host
and his guests came at $50.
This is when Nine. Bayar
dropped out. Shortly after, she
left with Nine. Vedide ParS,
director of Teachers College in
Ankara, who is acting as inter-
prefer for the President and his
wife.
Seventy year = old President
Bayar is said to be in the best
of health. This must be true,
for he was still wearing his IA
miliar smile at the end Of the
party. And this after a full
days schedule that started at
10 in the morning, with a din
ner party to go.
Taking over in the receiving
line after Nine. Bayar'S depar-
ture were Mr.. Cevat Acikalin,
Secretary General of the Min
istry of Foreign Affairs, and 1t.
Gen. Mustafa Rustu Erdelhun.
commander of the 18th Army
Corps.
Two cabinet wives - Mrs.
George Humphrey and Mrs.
Sinclair Weeks - came without
their husbands. With them
was Mrs. Chapman Rose, wife
of the Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Court Represented
From the Supreme Court were
Associate Justice Stanley Reed,
who with Mrs. Reed attended
Acting Secretary of State and
Mrs. Walter Bedell Smiths din
ner for the visitors last evening;
Associate Justice and Mrs. Har-
old Burton, Associate Justice
and Mrs. Tom Clark, and As
sociate Justice William O. Doug
las.
Holding a reception of her
own, after first shaking hands
with the party principals, was
Mrs. Robert Taft. She was
greeted by one guest after an
other, and some of those who
know her well said she looked
much better.
Stepping out of the receiving
line to pay his respects to Mrs.
Taft was Speaker Joe Martin.
When someone grabbed his arm
to speak to him, he said 81 have
to get back in line" Saving his
place were Representative and
Mrs. Carroll Kearns.
Foreign Operations Admins
traitor and Mrs. Harold Stassen
stopped by to pay their respects.
Others enjoying the food and
liquid refreshments were the
Chief of Naval Operations and
Mrs. Robert B. Carney and the
United States Representative to
NATO and Mrs. j. Lawton Col
Inns, all of whom attended the
Smiths dinner.
Spectacular Decorations
Speaking of the food at the
reception the tables were q
sight to see. Huge replicas of
a mosque, a temple, the Wash
inpt0n Monument ma Sfo1