Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-07
AUTOMATICALLY SPEAKING
Diplomatic Girl Talk Tea
By PAT SALTONSTALL
Star staff Writer


large now that the women
behind the men who deal in
diplom acy scarcely get to
know each other. and in
some cases never meet.
With the same fineSse for
which her husband Is known,
Mrs. Guillermo Sevilla-Saca-
sa. wife Of the Nicaraguan
Ambassador who is Dean Of
the Corps. sought to change
this with a tea yesterday in
honor Of Mrs. Dean Rusk,
wife of the Secretary Of
State, and managed to draw
an enormous crowd despite
torrential rains.
An obvious hit with the
women. who represented
most Of the Ill missions as
well as Washington residen-
tial families, the party rever-
berated with ordinations
between women who seldom
get the chance to see each
other except at big recep-
tons where the diplomats
mainly determine the topic
and direction of CONVERSE
tons.
And girl talk" occupied
the very young as well as
their elders. Lillian Sevilla
Sacasa was there with class
mates from her fresh m q n
class at Marymount College.
Others Of the nine junior
Sevilla SacaSas were upstairs.
With her mother-in-law in
the receiving line was young
Mrs. David RuSk, whose in
terest in her husbands new
job as assistant to the direc-
tor of WaShington's Urban
League has turned her into a
volunteer clerk for them.
Delcia spoke affectionately
of the California they forsook
for her husbands work but
said she likes Washington
and is philosophical a bout
moving after three moves In
two years.
A dark-haired, petite Ar
gentinian who met her hus-
band in Scarsdale, N. Y,
when she was an American
Field Service student there,
she and David expect their
first child in five weeks.
Grandparent Role
While the Secretary and
Mrs. Rusk will become
grandparents for the first
time, for Delcia's parents it
will be a third grandchild.
Her sister was married in a
double remony with the
younger Rusks, but already
has two children, she said.
Her m OF her, Mrs. Carlos
Bence, arrives Saturday from
Buenos Aires for a two
month stay, she added.
An intrepid interloper ap-
peared towards the end of
the tea, causing the hostess
to ask: who invited a man
here?" Ambassador Sevilla
SacaSa was allowed to stay.
The embassy was dressed
to shut out the rain with one
OF the handsomest displays
Of flowers seen at embassy
functions. Mrs. Sevilla-Saca-
sa said the unique arrange
ments. different both in ar
rangement d mixture Of
textures and colors, was the
work of a man at the Beth
eSda Flower Shop.
Guests included wives of
Cabinet Secretaries Celebrezze,
Writ and Mcnamara and
Justices Douglas, Brennan
and Clark; Mrs. Thomas
Dodd, Senator Neuberger,
Mrs. Pedro Sanjuan, Mrs.
Edwin Martin, Mrs. Phillips
Talbot, Mrs. William Crock
EFT. and Mrs. Alan Dulles.
Diploma tic wives were
many, and included those of
the Soviet. Mali, Neither
lands, Chilean, Finnish and
Yugoslav ENJOYS.
A horse from Communist
H u n g airy with the slightly
capitalistic name of ''Imperi-
al" is staunchly non-imperi-
alistic, Hungarian officials
assured us last night at a
legation reception.
Hungary's entry into the
Laurel International Races is
favored by some for second
place. Last night the five
man team was honored by
Charge d'Affaires and Mrs.
Radvanyi.
Another five-man team
there was the Soviet Unions,
whose United States appear
ance next week will coincide
with the 30th anniversary of
United States-S rela-
lions.
A delegation of members
Of the Supreme Soviet will
arrive here next week in con-
nection with the anniversary,
which is also being celebrat-
ed in the USSR, said Soviet
Attache Petr Markov, secre-
tary to SoVie t Ambassador
Dobrynin.
The group will be honored
by Ambassador Dobrynin at
a reception, then tour United