Evening star., 1955-11-03
ROOSEVELT

mrs. Victor Purse who are Just
back from . two-month trip
to Europe and the Middle East.
Mrs. Truxtun Beale. Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, on
cr1tches with her foot stiIl In
a cast as a result Of q bad fail:
the Egyptian Ambassador and
Mime. Hussein, who just re-
turned last week; Justice and
Mrs. Harold Burton. the Henry
Hollands and Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Rabb.
President Castillo Armas had
an especially warm greeting
for Gen. and Mrs. w. w.
o'Conner. who we're stationed
in Guatemala for two years.
Others seen were Mrs. Cecil
Lyon. Gen. and Mrs. Richard
Douglas. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Bell, District Commissioner
and Mrs. Samuel Spencer,
Admiral William Leahy. ADJ
miral and Mrs. Lorenzo Sabin.
Mr.. Eloyius Mangor and many
more.
Dinner for Nixon
At the dinner at the Shore
ham. nearly so guests were
invited by the Guatemalan
President in honor Of the
Nixons.
The list included, In addition
to Guatemalan dignitaries the
Ambassador of Norway and
Nine. Munthe de Morgen-
stierne. the Attorney General
and Mrs. Hrownell, the POST
master General and Mrs. Sum-
merfield. the Ambassador Of
Nicaragua and Sonora de Sevil-
la-Sacasa. the Charge d'Affairs
Of FL Salvador. with Sonora
de Castro, wife Of the Afnbas-
sador Of FL Salvador: the Uru-
guayan Ambassador and Sonora
de Mora; the Ambassador Of
Costa Rica and Sonora de
Fournier and the Ambassador
Of Honduras and Sonora de
IzaguirTe.
The Acting Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
jr.. attended. as did the AM
bassador Of the United States
to Guatemala and Mrs. Sparks.
the Undersecretary OF Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Morse, the
Undersecretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. Burgess. the Under
secretary Of Interior and Mrs.
Davis, the Undersecretary OF
Commerce and Mrs. Roths-
child. the Undersecretary Of
Health and Mrs. Hunt. the
Undersecretary Of Labor and
Mrs. Larson. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Simmons. Mrs. Eleanor
Dulles, Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Henry Holland.
President Of the international
Bank and Mrs. Eugene Black,
President of the Export-Im-
port Bank and Mrs. Samuel
Waugh. the Nelson Rockefei-
lers and other Government
officials.
Ethiopian Celebration
WashingtOn's diplomatic
circles also paid honor yester-
day to the 25th anniversary
Of the coronation Of His Inn
perial Majesty. Halle Eelassie
/, Emperor Of Ethiopia. at q
reception given BY the Ambas-
sador and Nine. Dercssa.
The buffet, which featured
American dishes. also included
spiced' Ethiopian delicacies and
mead-a drink prepared from
honey and hop. (Mead -brew-
ing Is an art carried over from
biblical timesl.
Among those TO attend this
silver jubilee celebration were
the Bishop Of washington and
Mrs. Dun: the British AM
bassadOr and Lady Makins.
the Chief of Protocol and Mrs.
Simmons. Director Of the Bud
get and Mrs. Rowland s.
Hughes. District Commissioner
and Mrs. Samuel Spencer,
Secretary Of the Air Force and
Mrs. Quarles.
Others included the afnbas-
sadors Of Germany, Canada,
Belgium, italy, South Africa.
Egypt, Sweden. Japan. and
Israel.
In Ethiopia. the government
has planned 4 week-long cele-
bration which includes the
opening Of an International
trade fair by his imperial
majesty. Twenty-six nations
are participating In the fair.