Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-27

cans realize that the hostility
that lasted for centuries be-
tween France and Germany
Is ended forever" said French
Ambassador Herve Alphand
at a dinner in his Embassy
last night.
He was toasting the Ger
man Ambassador and MRS.
Heinz Krekeler at q farewell
party in their honor. De-
scribing the new friendship
between the two countries,
he predicted that within 10
years time the countries Of
a united Europe will have
changed the entire political
picture Of the free world,
vastly improving their re-
lations with each other and
with the United States.
1t was q sad occasion bid
ding farewell to Ambassador
Krekeler. q man dedicated
to a free world and a united
Europe" said NJ. Alphand.
But II was good that such
q man was going to Euratom.
In his reply the German
Ambassador graciously noted
that the idea Of a united
Europe-the hope Of survival
had come from France.
from Robert Shuman and
Jean Monnet.
Ambassador Alphand had
earlier brought smiles when
he gestured to the second
floor over his head and said
Jean Monnet Is up there
but he doesn't like social
affairs"
Gathered around the table
were persons representing
France. Germany. Europe.
the United States and atomic
energy. said the host.
There were the Luxem-
bourg Ambassador and Nine.
lie Calais. the Swiss Ambas-
sador and NM. de Torrente.
the German Minister. Baron
Won Kessel: Senator and Mrs.
Estes Kefauver. Deputy IN
dersecretary Of State and
Mrs. 10y Henderson. the
second ranking member Of
the Atmoic Energy Commits
sion. Or. w. p. Libby and his
wife: the newly appointed
Assistant Secretary Of State
for Policy Planning and Mrs.
Gerard Smith: his successor
as special assistant to the
Secretary Of State on atomic
energy. Philip Harvey. and
Mrs. Harvey. Stewart and
Tish Alsop. the Countess
d'Amecourt. Betty Burton.
Count Jean de Ia Granville
and Didier Raguenet Of the
Embassy staff Nine.
Pierre Pelen. handsome Brit
ish-barn wife Of the new
French Counselor who left for
Paris yesterday. acted as hos
tess for M. Alphand.
After dinner. instead of q
ponderous period when men
ponder problems In another
room and women ponder why
they've been left alone. Herve
Alphand brought al his
guests into the drawing room
for coffee and liuueurs.
Almost at once Senator
Kefauver was doing magic
tricks. and the host was
entertaining his guests with
new limitations.
The Senator had Bernice
Smith write her initials on a
lumu Of sugar. then he drop
ped II in a glass Of champagne
and placed her hand over the
glass. After some magic in
carnations on the side. he
told her to turn her hand
over and look at her palm.
Sure 'nufi, the pencilled
initials were on her hand,
not on the sugar.
He also had Ambassador
Krekeler cut a rope In half.
then he knotted the two
pieces together and. presto.
he produced the full length
piece minus any knot!
Ambassador Alphand. who
Is the best imitator this
writer has ever seen CMau-
rice chevalier gasped when
he first saw HIM. cd a take
of Of Sir Winston Churchill
speaking to a group Of
foreign ministers in French.
which was absolutely killing.
But his guests exclaimed with
incredulity when he took of
his predecessor. Henri Bon
net greeting Senator Ke-
fauver II WAS s0 realistic