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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-23

well. Ambassador and Signo-
ra Brosio. Carlos Perrone,
Gabrielle Paresce, Count and
Countess de Rege were there
to mention a few Am
bassador to the U. N. Egidio
Ortona was there, and the
handsome new French Coun-
selor Claud Winckler, who
was stationed here years ago,
with his attractive wife Betty.
Now in Rome, she will join
him in June.
Newton and Mini Steers,
the Bill MerriamS, Mary and
Taylor Chewing, Francois
and Marcel Gavoty of the
French Embassy, the Walter
Bestermans, Gloria Finn and
Count and Countess Carac-
ciolo di Forino were among
others who dropped by.
Franco Lucioli, who suf-
fered a terrible smashing of
his face in an automobile &C
cident last summer, will first
go to New York this week for
more plastic surgery by the
famous DR.. Converse. And Is
days later he and Carolyn will
head for Europe. Extremely
attractive, both will be much
missed.
X 4 4
THE GRANT MASONS'
party was held in their lovely
house, in Arlington, Peakleigh
that overlooks the Potomac
and Georgetown. Handsomely
furnished with beautiful an
tiques, it has both warmth
and elegance. Among other
lovely. portraits in it, Incl
dentally, is one of Martha
Mason by the late Howard
Chandler Christy.
Grants partner in Vizion
magazine and a dozen other
successful projects, Noel
Macy, was there with Elena.
And CAA Administrator Jim
Pyle and his wife came by, as
well as Jimmy Gibson, the
Harry Snowdens, Colombian
Minister Jose Camacho and
his wife, and Tyler and Bess
Abel. F.. Frederick Bishops
mother, Mrs. Rowland Win
sor, of Chester Springs, Pa,
was there. The former Meg
Rowland, she was once 8
student here at Holton-Arms
School.
X X X X
THE FINNISH AMBAS-
SADOR and Nine. Seppala
leave today for a five-week
trip southwark. They will go
to three countries to which he
also is accredited as Ambas-
sador - Mexico, Venezuela
and Cuba. And sand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-23

Rogers and Justice and Mrs.
Douglas also we're invited as
well as Lord Douglas Hamil-
ton of London. Senator and
Mrs. Cooper. Senator and
Mrs. Holland, Senator and
Mrs. Fulbright, Mrs. Frances
Bolton. Lady Munro. Mrs.
Fred Vinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Garfield Kass, District Com
missioner and Mrs. David
Karrick.
From the State Depart
ment accepting we're Deputy
Secretary and Mrs. 10y Hen
derson. Deputy Secretary and
Mrs. Robert Murphy. Assist
Rountree and Assistant Sec
rotary and Mrs. Satter-
thwaite and many, many
more.
The newlyweds will return
to the Embassy next week
after a short wedding trip.
They will reside here while
the bride completes her in
ternship before the couple
departs for England the
middle of next month.
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WICKED in they will take a
Today vacation with former
American Ambassador to
Finland and Mrs. Jack Nc
Fall at their place on Water
Isle near st. Thomas.
THE WALTZ GROUP
dance Friday got peppier and
pepper as the evening wore
on. Especially devised as
a plan to introduce members
to members, table numbers
were drawn and dance part
nerS were occasionally
switched. A brainchild Of
-Scottie Lanahan's, the plan
improved as the evening
waXed gay.
There we're the Freddy
Relnhardts, Mac Godleys
Godfrey Kauffmanns, Freddy
and Pillow Lee, Art and Joan
Gardner, the Cuth b ert
Trains, Mary and Neil Ca
rothers tanned by the south
ern sun; Patsy and Fitzhugh
Green, the Larry Knapps,
Clayton Fritchey with Faith
Alderman, Bill and Laura
Triest, Wendy Sohier, Phyz-
zie and Bob Lee, the Pat
Munroes, Henry Jenkins, Ar
vim Upton, who's of to Paris
soon for two months; Jim
Mann, the Forest Van Slycks,
and dozens of others.
Waltz Group President
Brackley Shaw announced a
waltz contest which Nancy
Mann and Parr johnson won,
and a non-waltz contest
which Jack Logan and a
partner won. The latter
couple want to know who
walked off with their bottle
of champagne with the blue
ribbon on it. At least they
would like the blue ribbon
back!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-23
By MARY L. VAUGHAN
star star Writer

High Government officials
including Vice President
Nixon stood by as attesting
witnesses on Saturday when
DR.. Irangani Gunewardene,
daughter Of Ceylon's Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Guneward-
enc. was married in colorful
Buddhist rites in the En-
bassy Of Ceylon here.
Irangani. an intern at
d. C. General Hospital. was
wed in the traditional Sing
halese manner to DR.. Neville
Rajapaksa, a graduate stu
dent in parasitology at Cam
bridge University. England.
Obliging the couple as wit
nesses for the civil part Of
the observance we're such
personages, in addition to
Mr.. Nixon, as Chief Justice
Warren. the Dean Of the
Diplomatic Corps Sevilla Sa-
casa, Sir Claude Corea, Cey-
Ions UN representative; and
Sir Velupullai COON ara
swamy, High Commissioner
Of Ceylon in Canada.
Hundreds Of Blossoms
Hundreds of white blossoms
including one dozen white
coconut blooms adorned a
seven-foot-tall dome lined
with white satin and silver
cloth set up for the occasion
in the Embassy drawing
room.
Underneath, the couple
exchanged vows in a cere-
mony performed by a Bud
dhiSt Elder, Ambassador
Win of Burma, standing be-
fore a table on which was
placed a silver bowl contain
ing scented water.
The ceremony was delayed
when photographers lights
overloaded the electrical cir
cult. causing power failure.
About As minutes past sched-
ule, the bride appeared, at
tended by one bridesmaid,
her sister Swarna, and Miss
Delani AmeraSinha as flower
girl. She moved to the Cey-
loneSe "Paruwa, an octangu-
lar wood platform 8 feet
wide, set up under the dome
and carpeted with satin, to
join the bridegroom.
Bridal Sari
The bride wore a magnifi-
cent sari of white French
sheer nylon over shimmering
satin, the nylon embellished
with motif of roses and
leaves etched with silver.
Along the entire sari border
rising floral designs, embl old
cred in trails. were accentu-
ated with lustre pearls Of
varied sizes.
Ambassador Win proceeded
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presidential candidates"
OF course he had only OBJ
served him; he'd never
danced with Senator Hum
phrey (that would be the,
dayD, but yours truly can
now second that statement.
). Hubert, who is noted for
his fast brainwork rather
than his footwork, promised
to give a dance if he gets
into the White House.
DEPUTY UNDERSECRE-
TARY OF STATE BOB
MURPHY pretended he didn't
know a thing about dancing,
then got up and belied his
words Towering Lord
Hood of the British Embassy
swept Pauline Gore onto the
floor Deputy Secretary
of Defense Donald Quarles
twirled with Baroness Silver
cruys CHA Director and
Mrs. Allen Dulles likewise re-
Sponded to the music.
Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs. Lewis Strauss for
got about possible problems
when his confirmation comes
up this week and had them
selves a whirl Nicara-
guam Ambassador and Sem
ora de Sevilla Sacasa were
enjoying themselves.
Suddenly some one diScov-
cred it was Ruth Buchanan's
birthday, so she was seren-
AIDED and Nicole Alphand said
something about having a
cake baked. The Chief of
Protocol and his wife thought
she was kidding and unfor-
tunately left around mid
night. About a half hour later
a freshly baked cake in
scribed "Joyeux Anniver-
saire" with one candle was
brought in! Those remaining
thought of Ruth when they
devoured it.
Before, the evening was
over Ambassador Alphand
had not only done his
amusing limitations, but he
had sung La Mer" over the
microphone.
Wonder if Mrs. Lytle Hull
of New York and the
Comtesse de Billy of Paris,
also M. Philippe Pares (head
Of the French equivalent to
ASCAPl and his wife thought
all Washington dinners were
like this?
X 4 4 4
THE UNITED ARAB RE-
PUBLIC EMBASSY was full
of chatter but no topic so
paramount as Clare Luce's
appointment as Ambassador
to Brazil. Just shows how
time changes everything. A
year ago the word "Nasser"
was on everyone's lips.
Chilean Ambassador and
Sonora de Muller and
Uruguayan Ambassador and
Sonora de Lacarte, being
South Americans, were par
ticularly interested in the
news. The consensus among
both North and South
Americans is that the ap-
pointment is a good thing
because Mrs. Luce, who draws
a spotlight wherever she goes,
will stimulate attention for
Brazil. And our good neigh
borS have been maintaining
they don't get enough Of it
from us.
Lebanese Ambassador and
Nine. Dimechkie we're in the
throng, as were the Ambas-
sailors of Saudi Arabia, PAX
istan. Turkey, Ethiopia, Aus
tria and Luxembourg, plus
some of their spouses. .
Senator and Mrs. John Sher-
man Cooper chatted with the
young George Cabot Lodges
The Stuart Rockwells
and Bob Corrigan represent
ed the State Department.
$50
THE ITALIAN EMBASSY
seemed to be present in full
! force at the Luciolis' fare
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EXCLUSIVELY
YOURS
French Give Official Dinner
ThQt Turns Into Gay Dance
By BETTY BEALE

What a week end it was for
a society reporter!
Saturday night the French
A m b a ssa dor and Nine.
Alphand gave an official
studded dinner dance and the
twirling went on until the
small hours. Earlier that
day the George Grant Masons
tossed a cocktail party for his
son Anthony and his fiancee.
Frederick Bishop. And
there were two wedding re-
ceptionS-one at the Finnish
Embassy at 1890 following
the marriage Of the Ambas-
sadress' brother, Aatos Erkko.
to Jane Airola, and the one
at the Ceylonese Embassy at
$50 following the marriage
of the Gunewardenes' daugh-
ter Irangani to DR.. Neville
RajapakSa. At the same
time another cocktail party
was going on over at Tony
Teixeira's for Franco and
Carolyn Lucioli Ottieri.
Friday night the Waltz
Group held a members. only
dinner and dance that kept
the Sulgrave Club jumping
with rhythm (even rock n
rolD until 2::30 am. Be-
fore that the Gerhard Van
Arkels had a cocktail TODD
that drew the surprise APP
pearance of Relman (Pat)
NORM and his wife, famed
textile designer Dorothy
Liebus.
And yesterday the Ambas-
sador of the United Arab
Republic, Moustafa Kamel,
received hundreds of guests
between the hours of 6 and
8 to celebrate United Arab
Republic National Day
While over at the Luciolis'
house on Dexter Terrace doz-
ems of their good friends
were gathered to bid them
cheerio and good luck in
their new post. Geneva, but
they stayed past the cock
tail hour until eventually
there was some more dane
ing.
After nine functions in 212
days is there anyone who
needs a car, chauffeur, per-
sonal maid and maSseuSe
worse than a society scribe?
Nuh-uh.
X X X
THE FRENCH EMBASSY
party bore little resemblance
to the customary stereotyped
official embassy dinner
To begin with, guests were
seated at four tables of IL
each so that the American
officials, the diplomats and
the press present could be
intelligently distributed to
make for interesting CONVEX
sation without breaking the
rules of protocol.
And secondly, there were
no stif1ed yawnS after dinner
with meaningful signals
heralding the usual 10:45 de-
parture Of the ranking guests.
No sooner was dinner begun
than a three-piece combo led
by Devron came into the
dining room and started play
ing by the improvised dance
floor that had been laid over
the carpet across one whole
side of the room. Ambassador
Alphand asked the Secretary
Of the Treasury's wife, Ollie
Anderson, to dance, and i'm
mediately there were a dozen
or more couples foxtrotting.
After dinner a flock of
2 young couples came in for
dancing, so the gradual dis
appearance of some of the
dinner guests wasn't even
felt.
Everybody seemed de-
lighted with this kind of Sat-
urday night affair. All the
Senators there were dancing
Hubert Humphrey. Albert
Gore and John Sherman
Cooper. Said John, Hugh
is the best dancer among the
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Embassy Bride Wed
In Buddhist Rites

with a discourse enjoining
the couple on their duties and
responsibilities after marriage
and in accordance with the
tenets Of Buddhism.
just before, he told the
gathering: 1.-THE ceremony
which / am conducting Just
now is called the 'Avaha Man
gala, because it is being per-
formed In the house of the
brides parents. The Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Gunewardene
are. In fact. fulfilling the last
Of the duties laid down by
the Buddha. Today they have
the 10y Of receiving a son in.
their home !"
Exchanging II dos" the
bridal couple solemnly pledged
to fulfil their respective du-
ties. When the promise was
made, the couple Joined right
hands which Ambassador Win
linked together with a jewell
encrusted gold chain. They
then dipped their Joined
hands into the scented water
repeating together Buddhist
scriptures
Buddhist Scripture
Ambassador Win, at the
conclusion, chanted a stanza
from Buddhist scripture say
inc, in substance, "This water
symbolizes purity. prosperity
and peace. 1t also symbolizes
cohesivenesS for water is in
Separable."
Nov in the presence of
this distinguished gathering.
l pronounce you man and
wife May your future be
blended with promise, pros
perity long life and happi-
ness" he finished.
Immediately following the
religious ceremony, a civil
ceremony was performed by
Municipal Court Judge
Thomas c. Scalley, with the
bride and bridegroom ex-
changing gold wedding bands.
Master Ait Yogasundram.
son OF the Embassy Second
Secretary, was ring bearer.
Mr.. Neville Kanekeratne was
best man and DR.. Bernard
Kapiloff acted as grooms-
man
throughout the ceremony
and reception following. re-
corded music was played in
the Embassy, including reli-
giods chants of Ceylon.
Distinguished Guests
Mrs. Nixon accompanied
the Vice President to the
event. Among the hundreds
of other guests were many of
the Chiefs of Mission here
and their wives including
those from India, Indonesia,
France, Iran, Italy, Vietnam.
Israel, Jordan, Korea, Cam
bodia, Denmark, Peru, Qua
temala, and the Ministers OF
Canada, Australia, and
Switzerland with their
wives.
Attorney General and Mrs.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09

Buttermilk is a low calorie drink
too.
Watch your sugar intake, she
warns. Some people think a
high sugar snack before a meal
will cut appetite. 1t will, but you
have already taken in more cal
ories than your lowered appetite
will compensate for.
You don't have to buy eXpen-
sive speciality diet foods either.
Canned fruits are not high in
calories; the heavy sugar syrup
they are canned in is. If you eat
the fruit and not the syrup, you
will be just as we'll off and
somewhat richer than if you eat
special "diet" canned fruits.
The same thing applies to
meats. High priced meats are
no lower in calories than cheap
cuts. The fat content is the diff
ference.
Mrs. Whitaker had one last
word of advice for dieters.
Don't be a martyr. Don't make
everyone sorry for you. Just
think how much better you'll
look on the beach this summer
when you trim those pounds"
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09

Secretary Grieves on behalf
of the special committee of
Smyrna Town Council to get a
bill through the Legislature en-
powering the town to borrow
$25,000 for street improvement,
reports that Representative Hall
of this town has taken the mat
ter in hand and ushered its
course through both Houses.
The bill passed without the
slightest objection and is now in
the hands of the Governor for
bis signature.
The Smyrna Creamery Com
pany has made arrangements to
install an eight-ton ice plant in
connection with the creamery.
The machinery is being shipped
and will be put in place as soon
as everything arrives. The plant
is only a 8ton concern. This
daily output is said to be suffi-
cient to supply Smyrna, Clay
ton, and outlying districts.
John B. Webb, aged II years,
for more than thirty years a
prominent miller of Smyrna and,
up until last November the pro-
prietor of the Smyrna Roller
Mills, died Monday morning af-
ter a lingering illness. The cause
of his death was heart disease.
The deceased was born near
Milford, Thirty years ago he
purchased the Smyrna Roller
Mills at Lake Como which he
conducted with success. During
the War of the Rebellion, he was
drafted, but always managed to
send a substitute. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Sarah ]. Bend
ler Webb, and four children.
Miss Mary Russell Truax,
daughter of Mrs. VILLA m
George Truax, and Mrs. ]. Ralph
Jefferson, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Joseph R. Jefferson, both of this
town, were married at the home
of the BRIDES mother on Frazier
Street on Saturday. The we'd
ding took place at 7 O'Clock in
the morning in the presence of
the immediate families. They
will take up residence on the
groom's farm near Brenford.
After an illness of one week,
William ]. Guessford died at
his home near Townsend on
Friday evening, aged 46. He
had been suffering with pneu-
monia. Engaged in farming, he
leaves a wife and six children.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09

sity of Delaware.
Mrs. Whitaker said many
people are being sold some pret-
ty crazy reducing methods now
adays. Actually there is no easy,
one answer method to dieting.
The nutrition specialist shot
some holes in some of the ideas
being tossed about at bridge
clubs.
For example: Water doesn't
make you fat. 1t doesn't have a
calorie to the bathtub full.
Toast has just as many calor-
les as untoasted bread.
Cutting salt in your diet as a
weight losing measure is silly
and can be harmful. A doctor
may order a saltless diet for
some kinds of ailments but it is
not necessarily a weight-losing
prescription.
Milk, potatoes and bread need
not be cut out of your menu.
The gravy, butter and jam that
goes on top is what does the ex-
pansion job. In fact, Mrs. Whit
taker says milk is a good diet
food. Nonfat dry milk is a good
buy at about nine cents a quart.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09

]. P. Bartlett has bought of
the Town of Smyrna the mill
residence at Lake Como to be
the home of his son, Charles.
The latter is the Smyrna repre-
sentative of Harman Oil Com
pany of Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jefferson
celebrated their thirtieth we'd
ding anniversary on Monday,
April 3. They were married in
1909 by the Rev. Robert Watt,
then pastor of Asbury M. E.
Church. The celebrants have
two children, Joseph R. Jeffer-
son III, connected with Swift
and Company, and Miss Mary
E. Jefferson, a sophomore at
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
20 Years Ago

Smyrna was visited by a
threatening fire Tuesday after
noon when the stable in the rear
of James H. .David's residence
on Main Street caught fire and,
tanned by cold northwest
wind, was making a situation
which was much cause for
alarm Fortunately, the stable
had a tin roof, and this condi-
ton enabled firemen to bring the
Gre, under control in a compare
lively short space of time, en-
failing a loss of a thousand or
more dollars covered by insur-
ance.
The body of Charles c. Rod
way, SO, was recovered from
Silver Lake Friday afternoon. 1t
was found in the lake at the
very spot where note found on
the bank told SearcherS it would
be. About 500 persons lined the
banks of the lake during the
fwo-hour search by police and
firemen. MIR. Rodway was di-
rector of the West Dover Trust
Company at Hartly and was a
former automobile inspector at
the State House. Coroner Her
man Johnson ruled the death a
st,icido
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
Dieting Craze
Continues Boom

In 1879, we and the younger
generation, will look back on
the late l950's and call the per-
iod the Dieting sos, accord
ing to Mrs. Marjorie Whitaker,
nutrition specialist with the Ex-
tension Service at the Univer-
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09

Washington College, Chester
town, Md. Mr.. Jefferson is a
rural mail carrier connected
with the local post office for the
past l8 years.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
Smyrna Doings Of
Fifty Years Ago
This Week, 1909

Taken from our old files Of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times. will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09

Climbing steep rocky hill is trouble for this prototype of
the Armys convertible personnel carrier The light
weight platform" vehicle features quick conversion from
sonne truck with the seats folded into the
platform bed Developed by WHY'S Motors nc in cooperation
with the Army Ordnance Corps it is built largely of aluminium
with 00hp air-cooed aluminium engine at the Five of
the vehicles designated the XM4E have been ordered by the
Army and Marine Corps for eYaluation tests
Smyrna times., 1959-04-09
UNIvAc DELIVERS THE PROOF!

The Southern Bakeries Company
uses Univac Computer to be
sure of top economy. The machine
offers proof that Chevy delivers
20% better fuel economy than
any other trucks in their fleet.
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