Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-27
Rambler
Meets the King
Of D Fobled Lond
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

ny OEONA1E hENNEDI
After these many years,
the Rambler at last is be-
ginning to live the life he
looked forward to when he
first came to Washington.
diplomatic receptions and
rubbing shoulders with dis
tinguished ENJOYS from far
away lands.
Last night he attended the
reception for King Mohamed'
v of, Morocco in the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel.
s Morocco! The very name
seems to unroll a magic
carpet to a land Of romance.
Perhaps some wealthy
Moor, q Goth Century Othello,
would invite the Rambler to
visit him at Fee or Agadir
or Casablanca or Marrakesh.
Think of standing in a
Marrakesh street and seeing
the minaret of the Koutoubia
limned against the white
SHOWS Of the Atlas Noun
tains.N
Or seeing the Berbers gall
lop their blooded Arabian
steeds into the oasis of
Tafilalet.
Those were the thoughts
crowding in on the Rambler
as he alighted from his taxi.
HE PRESENTED his invi-
tation and stood in the line
that was already forming,
although it was early.
The King and his attend
ants were standing on a
beautiful Persian rug before
q dense foliage of ported
palms and yellow chrysan-
themums.
When he arrived at the
receiving line, the Rambler
was greeted by the Moroccan
Ambassador, DR.. El-Mehdi
Ben Aloud, who presented
him to the, King. The Am
bassador wore a red fez, the
King a blue cloak and blue
fez.
The. Rambler shook the
hands of some other Moors
in the receiving line and
then descended into the big
Sheraton room.
Once on the floor of the
huge room, he didn't meet
any more Moors.
He met people he meets
frequently-Ed Kelly of Ma
tional Capital Parks, and
Waldron Leonard of the Dis
trict Veterans Office, and DR..
Hobart Corning, the super
intendent of schools, and the
Rev. Frederick Brown Harris
and Edgar Morris, etc.
These diplomatic recep-
tons must, make Washington
one of the worlds best mar
kets for millinery. There is
only so much a woman can
do about a cocktail gown
without risking criticism. But
she can go all out in a hat.
There were arrangements of
ostrich plumes last night
that were not mere hats but
creations. The King must
have been impressed by the
exotic appearance of some of
the guests.
No alcoholic beverages
were served. On small tables
around the room, the usual
location of bars for such a
big party, the walters we're
ladling out a pink punch, a
combination of fruit juices
and ginger ale.
But the hotel did not stint
Itself on the buffet. Fifty
lambs were roasted whole for
the occasion, Robert Sonn-
tag, the maitre d., reported.
Also rs turkeys and 500
pounds of shrimp.
About 1000 attended. The
hotel was prepared to feed
1000.
1t was a good party, but
the Presidents illness had
put a damper on it. Every
one was either asking for the
news Or dispensing it.
TheNRambler is postponing
his trip to Morocco, but it
was nices to think about.
Privote Enterprise
Carlton Brown, now maitre
d. of the Army and Navy
club after years in the BAN
quet department of the
Mayfiower, was telling about
the hotels difficulties with
banquet walters. The part
time banquet waiter is an
absolute necessity for large
hotels. For big parties, he
must be recruited in large
numbers.
Most of them are retired
walters; all of them are
members Of the union which
supplies them. Most Of them
are good workers, some are
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