Evening star., 1962-05-10
BY AMELIA YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

= The visiting Norwegian
Prime Minister, Mr.. Einar
GerhardSen, presented a gift
of art to the State Depart
ment last night at a white
tie dinner in his honor.
An oil painting by the out
standing Norwegian painter,
K. Espolin johnson, it depicts
two boatmen or pilots" row.
ing. One guest labeled it "a
Norwegian Winslow Homer"
: In return, Mr.. Gerhard
sens host, Undersecretary of
State George McGhee, gave
the visitor a Steuben glass
Urn selected by Mrs. McGhee.
The glass is embellished with
en- engraving Of two work.
men depicting industry.
4 THE UNUSUAL exchange
of presents took place pri-
yately in the Thomas Jeffer-
son Room on the eighth floor,
before the other guests were
admitted. Later, when they
went through the receiving
line, they saw the painting
and urn on display at the
opposite end of the room.
Mr.. MCGEE, third in rank
at the department, served as
host last night because both
Secretary Rusk and Under
secretary George Ball were
out Of town.
He stood at the head of
the line with his honor guest,
q tall, thin grey-haired man,
to his right. Next to him was
Mrs. Gerhardsen, slender and
pretty, wearing white satin
brocade gown with a white
chiffon stole. Her only
jewelry was a small lavalier
on a fine chain
The party began at 8
o'clock with q cocktail hour
IN the Monroe Room. Prompt
~ at 8 the guests moved into
the Benjamin Franklin Room
10 find their places at a u
shaped table decorated with
alternately tall and low ar
rangementS of yellow and
white carnations. -
: They dined on turtle soup,
breast of pheasant with sauce
PerigueuX, wild rice and
string beans amandine, Bos-
ton lettuce with mousse Of
ham in aspic, and Charlotte
Russo with raspberry sauce.
IN HIS AFTER-DINNER
toast to President Kennedy,
the Prime Minister said he
and his wife feel really at
home and among friends in
the United States" Because
Of the large-scale emigration
from his country to ours in
the 18th Century, today
there is hardly a family in
Norway that cannot claim to
have a relative in the United
States"
He added This contribu-
ton has perhaps made it
easier for us to bear the bur-
den Of gratitude which we
owe the United States"
Later in his remarks-per-
haps to illuminate his choice
Of gift-he praised "the val
liable cultural stimulus in the
widest sense that Norway in
recent years has received
from the United States"
Mr.. McGhee, toasting the
Prime Minister, commended
Norway on its application for
membership in the European
Common Market.
And he wished the visitor,
who's IS today, a happy
birthday.
Norwegian guests at the
dinner included:
Mr.. Hans Engen, Under
secretary for Foreign Affairs
of Norway: Mr.. Andreas An
dersen, special assistant to
the Prime Minister; Mr.. Arne
Langeland, Deputy Director,
Economic Division, Ministry
Of Foreign Affairs of Norway;
Mr.. Kjeld Vibe, First Secre-
tary, Political Division, Min
istry of Foreign Affairs; the
Ambassador Of Norway and
AIRS. Paul Koht;; Embassy
Counselor and Mrs. Rolf
Hancke; Mr.. Rolf Jerving,
Press Counselor and Mrs.
Jerving: Mr.. Arne KapSto,
Economic selor, and
Mrs. Kapsto; Mr.. Elovius
Mangor, First Secretary, and
Mrs. Mangor. and Rear Ad.