Evening star., 1954-01-12
Society News
Mexican Embassy
Scene ofDinner
Chilean Minister-Desiqnote
Of Foreign Affairs Honored
By Kothorine M. Brooks

sNSessOssss
Numerous parties on yeSter-'
days social calendar centered
around the diplomats. Mexican
Ambassador and Sonora de Tello
were hosts at dinner honoring
Undersecretary Of Welfare and
Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller. and
Chilean Ambassador Anibal lara
entertained in honor of his For
eign Minister Designate, Tobias
Barros Ortiz.
ChiIeon Visitor Feted
Foreign Minister designate
BarroS Ortiz was entertained at
luncheon yesterday by Assistant
Secretary of State John M.
Cabot. The party was given in
Blair House and other guests in
cluded Ambassador lara, Chilean
Minister Horacio Suarez and
Counselor Fausto Soto.
MiniSter-designate BarroS Or
tiz arrived yesterday to stay over
night with the Ambassador and
Sonora de lara and left this
morning for New York on his
way back to Santiago. He is re-
turning to his homeland to as
sumo his new duties after serv-
ing as Chile'S Ambassador to
Rome.
Luncheon Guests
Senator Bourke B. Hicken-
looper and Senator John j.
Sparkman Of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee were among the
guests at the luncheon. Presi-
dent Glen Edgerton of the Ex-
port-Import Bank was there and
others were Assistant Secretary
of Commerce Samuel w. Ander-
son. General Counsel of Defense
Mobilization Charles H. Kendall.
General Services Administrator
Edward S. ManSure and Mr.. |
r. E. Dwyer.
OfficialS of the State Depart
ment in the company were As
sistant Secretary Samuel C.
Waugh, Deputy Assistant Secre-
tary Robert Woodward, Director
of South American Affairs Rollin |
S. Atwood and Chilean Desk
Officer William Barrall.
Invited to Dinner
Assistant Secretary Cabot was |
invited to the dinner at the |
Chilean Embassy last evening |
when Ambassador lara was host |
in honor of his house guest. The
large company included high
ranking officials of this Gov |
ernment with Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles the ranking |
name on the list.
Senior Jorge del Canto Of the
International Bank was included
and others were chiefs Of diplo-
matte missions in Washington as
we'll as officials of the Organiza-
ton of American States.
Senator Alexander Wiley,
chairman of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee. and Senator
Dennis Chavez as well as Repre-
sentative Robert B. Chiperfeld,
chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, were asked. Also
there were former United States
Ambassador to Chile William S.
Culbertson. Maj. Gen. Howard
A. Craig, chairman Of the Inter-
American Defense Board. former
Ambassador Joseph E. Davis and
Mr.. Eric Johnston.
Mexicon Festivity
Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de Tello greeted their
guests last evening at the door
of the ballroom where cocktails
we're served before dinner. Guests
were seated at six tables seating
ten each. which were placed in
the dining room where the
famous murals of life in Mexico
always attract much attention.
Invited to dine with Under
secretary and Mrs. Rockefeller
at the embassy were Nicaraguan
Ambassador and Sonora de
Sevilla Sacasa. Belgian AmbaS-
sador and Baroness Silvercruys,
Swedish Ambassador and Nine.
Bohemian, Honduran Ambassador
and Sonora de Vale, Cuban
Ambassador and Sonora de
Concheso, Bolivian Ambassador
and Sonora de Andrade, Indian
Ambassador and Nine. Mehta,
Venezuelan Ambassador and
Sonora de Gonzalez and Colom-
bian Ambassador and Sonora de
Zuleta Angel.
Mexican Ambassador to the
Organization of American States
and Sonora de QuintanilIa and
German Ambassador and Mrs.
Heinz Krekeler also were in the
company.
Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. John M. Cabot were
there the former having first
stopped for q brief call at the
Chilean party. Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Mrs.