Mrs. Heneni Tarcha, president of the Lebanese Women's League and responsible director of this magazine, gave a splendid cocktail party at her home, to which she invited the ladies, young ladies, and gentlemen who took part in performing the play "Khada'ouk," as well as a select company of gracious ladies and distinguished men.
It was a delightful evening, and the guests left it full of praise for Mrs. Tarcha's generosity and refined taste.
Mrs. Janette Majdalani, wife of the notable Michel Tadros, gave an elegant tea party in honor of the esteemed lady, wife of His Excellency the Prime Minister Riad Bey al-Solh, in recognition of her services and her encouragement of the women's movement in Lebanon. The party gathered some one hundred ladies.
The engineer Mr. Ali al-Hajjar delivered a lecture on "the atomic bomb," that terrifying invention which has occupied, and still occupies, world public opinion. In his lecture Mr. al-Hajjar recounted the history of the atom, the secrets of the atomic bomb, the materials of which it is composed, their properties, etc. ... and he made all of this clear with precise scientific details that testify to the breadth of his reading and the depth of his study and research.
Mrs. Evelyne Bustros and the lady wife of Mr. Abdullah Salam, daughter of Mrs. Hayat Beyhum, have returned from India after taking part in the congress held there, at which they represented Lebanon. We congratulate them on their safe arrival.
A delegation from Faisal I College in Baghdad arrived in Beirut last Saturday evening, numbering 28 students and seven professors, and they stayed as guests of the Lebanese government at the "Astoria" and "Savoy" hotels.
The Ministry of National Education had prepared a full program for the Iraqi delegation on Sunday, but the bad weather prevented its being carried out.
His Excellency the Prime Minister received them and spoke with its members about cultural cooperation among the Arab lands, welcoming them and the lofty mission whose banner they bear.
In the afternoon the delegation visited the School of Arts and Crafts and toured the capital; it also visited the great institutions of learning and the National Museum.
A group of lovers of music and song in Latakia has rolled up its sleeves to found a musical and vocal club. The club met with the necessary encouragement from the administrative authorities, which smoothed its way to obtaining the legal license. Its administrative committee is now composed of Messrs.: Mahmoud Ajjan, president; Gabriel Saadeh, vice-president; Abd al-Wahhab Wahbi, secretary; Wadih Awad, treasurer; Mr. Fuad Dabba, supervisor of the club's internal affairs; and Kamal Saleh and Habib Elias, advisory members.
We congratulate this fledgling club and wish it every success.