Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-01
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Wet Nam Envoy
Has SteodyHond

New Wet Namese Ambas-
sador Do Wang Ly, who in
sists on being called Tony,
and American Ambassador
Ellsworth Bunker shared
honors at a dinner given by
Foreign Service Officer Ed
ward Maffitt last evening.
The two were ambassadors
together in India where the
host was also stationed at
the time. and Ambassador
Ly's eldest son is Ellsworth
Bunker's godson.
Ambassador Ly; a man Of
incredibly gay temperament
and fast wit. entertained the
company Of 10 with every
thing from mall, amusing
talk to international affairs,
discussions, illustrating the
latter with colorful fables.
Though a Buddhist himself,
he lodged the question of
the number of Buddhists in
Wet Nam with adroit charm.
The career diplomat paid
high tribute to Ambassador
Bunker not only for his great
competence but for his man
ner Of handling men. espe-
cially the Asians, to whom.
after 5000 years Of culture,
time means nothing. Some
people are born with this
gift, you can't cultivate it,
he said.
The American who has
served equally brilliantly as
ambassador to Italy and Ar
gentina, would make q sue
cess in any Asiatic country.
he said. Mr.. Bunker is cur
rently drawing up a special,
detailed report on Brazil for
our Government.
Halloween decorations and
amusing Halloween cards at
everyone's place tickled the
group that also included the
Russell DORIS, the Pete
Quesadas and Camilla Mar
win. After dinner, Ambassa-
dor Ly amused us by proving
he could balance an egg on
either end of a napkin-cov-
cred table. Don't try it I'M
less you have steady hands.
(All of this took place be-
fore the Ambassador got the
news of a report that Presi-
dent Ngo Dinh Diem had
been deposed and the Presi-
dents brother, Ngo Dinh
Nhu, killed in a coup at
Saigon.)
FINNISH AMBASSADOR
and Mrs. Seppala gave q par
ty yesterday for q unique
Finnish designer. cookbook
ing, blond Ritva Puotila. The
2s-year-old artist has Great
ed an industry Of weaving
reversible double. damask
linen N colors CT subtle con-
trasting hues.
Table settings at the en-
basSy yesterday and at Gar
finckel's offered fascinating
examples of her work. The
colors she uses are endive.
nugget, poppy, sapphire and
cobbleStone. She also makes
other things including a linen
terry towel that induces
q radiant glow on the skin
after bathing.
writer Alden Hatch and
his wife were there with New
York Representative and
Mrs. Bob Barry. Having done
biographies on the EiSenhow-
ers, Mr.. Hatch was in Get
tysburg yesterday morning to
interview Gen. Eisenhower
on Louis Mountt Atten, the
subject of his current work.
Greek Ambassador IN d
Mrs. MatSas said they were
going on to the dinner dance
being given by German Min
lister and Mrs. Won Lilienfeld.
Argentine Ambassador a n d
Mrs. Alemann, Mrs. George
Ball, Mrs. VILLA m Foster
and Mrs. Robert Low Bacon
were in the company that
kept sampling the delectable
hors d'oeuvres being passed.
Douglas and Rice Smith
were telling frien d S about
tn cir forthcoming cruise
aboard the John Dim ocks'
68-foot cruiser off the coast
Of Florida. They will leave
here the 18th and have the
boat to themselves, except
for the crew, for 10 days.
John and Dee Hammong
dropped by with the latter's
brother, DR.. Oswald Willard,
one Of the head scientists at