Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-19
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Walter Robertson Honored;
Dances Pep Up Week End

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On the sweeping terrace Of
the elegant Richmond man
sion Of Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Walter Rob-
ertSon that looks down upon
the upper reaches OF historic
James River-i2 ambs ssadors
OF the Far East gathered
yesterday.
The ENJOYS OF the Orient
from Japan to Indoncsia,
from the Philippines to
Burma - gazed upon the
manicured lawn Of Milbwne.
upon the lush. gracious
verdure OF Virginia and felt
calmer no doubt. about the
politically hot countries some
Of them come from.
AS they slipped what must
have been TO some the strange
spirits Of the South-i.e. mint
juleps-at this luncheon party
in their honor. that remark
able Ambassador in orbit,
Carlos Romulo of the Philip
pines, suddenly claimed their
attention.
Standing on the upper ter
race with his host beside him,
Gen. Romulo spoke of a letter
he wrote the late President
Magsaysay after his first
visit to Milburne. For the
first time / have listened to
an American who knows
Asia" he wrote him.
"THIS is A MAN who is
conversant with the Far East
and I say this advisedly--
as no American" the Philip
pine envoy told his listeners.
II have been dealing with AS
sistant Secretaries of State
since 1914 and I do not know
anyone who has mastered
his subject like Walter Rob-
ertson."
For Mr.. Robertson's con-
tribution 20 the Philippine
Trade Act of 1855. for his
services to SEATO. and for
his uncompromising fight
against international COM
munism, Gen. Romulo had
recommended to President
Magsaysay that an award be
made. After the latter's
death, he preached the sub
ject to President Garcia and
they found in the late Presi-
dents files the approval of
the award.
i have a surprise for you"
he said to his host. Where
upon he fastened around the
neck Of the assistant secre-
tary the red and blue ribbon
of the handsome Philippine
Legion of Honor in the degree
OF commander, his nations
highest decoration.
Taken completely by sur
prise the host was promptly
photographed by several am
bassadorial camera fiends.
When Mary Robertson kissed
her husband. Ambassador u
Win of Burma Joined the
"one more club" by saying,
DO 1t agein. please" as he
aimed his lens.
AMBASSADOR AND MRS.
BEALE of Australia. whose
quiet dignity and agreeable
humor have already won
them popularity here, were
among the diplomatic contin-
gent who drove down for the
1870 gathering. At least, all
drove except the Romulos.
who orbited in and out by air
so as to be in New York last
night and Boston today.
The Ambassador of New
Zealand and Lady Munro,
the latter armed with movie
camera, enjoyed the flower
perTumed setting; so did
1ndonesian Ambassador and
Nine. Notowidigdo. Wet Nam
Ambassador and Nine. Tran
Van Chuong. Ambassador
Souvannavong of Laos,
Chinese Ambassador and
Mrs Tong, Japanese Ambas-
sador and Nine. Asakai, Thai
Ambassador and Nine. Kho-
man, Malaga Ambassador
and Nine. Ismail, Nine. Win
of Burma. and Cambodian
Ambassador Nong Kimny,
who said Milburne reminded
him of a castle in Warsaw
overlooking the ViStula river.
Senator H. Alexander
Smith. who has particularly
interested himself in Far
Eastern problems, was there
with his wife, and such State
Department officials in this
area as the jeff Parsons, the
Gardner Palmers, the Ho-
ward Parsons, the Gordon
Mems. the Ralph Cloughs
and the Eric Kochers were at
the luncheon. Some of the
delightful Robertson family
and friends helped extend
some of that Confederate
hospitality to the foreigners.
But nothing cemented re-
lationS like the meal they sat
down to--Superb Virginia