Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09


and King George vi of England
faced each other across a brilliantly
decorated dinner table last night
and raised their glasses to peace
and continued friendship between
their nations.
With Washington's top officialdom
seated around the gold-laden horse
shoe table at the White House, the
President told his honor guests that
"the greatest single contribution oul
two countries have been enabled
to make to civilization, and to the
welfare of people throughout the
world is the example we have jointly
set by our manner of conducting
relations between our two nations.
His majesty's carefully worded re-
Spouse to the Presidents toast was
an expression of gratitude for the
welcome given the British visitors
here as well as a prayer that "ou1
great nations may ever in the future
walk along the path of friendship in
world of peace"
80 Guests at Dinner.
The traditional toast to the guests
health and the Kings response fol.
lowed six-course dinner served
on the China service designed by
President Roosevelt and bearing his
family crest, three feathers alter
mated with three roses in a styled
pattern inside the blue rim.
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and the King and Queen had greeted
the 80 guests, all officials except
for members of the Roosevelt family
in the blue room.
Then, while the United States
Marine Band Orchestra played in
the north corridor, the President
and Queen Elizabeth, followed by
Mrs. Roosevelt and the King, LED
the way into the state dining room
The President and her majesty
took their places only a few step.
from the door on the outside of the
horseshoe while Mrs. Roosevelt ane
the King walked around the room
to their seats facing the Presiden
and his lovely guest of honor.
Monroe Mirror in Center.
At the center of the table was thu
mirror bottomed plateau with it
wall OF gold, cornered with dancinl
figures, one of President Monroe
purchases. Purple-centered cattley;
orchids mingled with white plalae
nopsis, lilies Of the valley and gypso.
phila around the table while rlch
purple grapes spilled from tall golt
epergnes.
The table service was of the golt
plate, seed of dissension during tn
Coolidge administration and gen
orally believed to have been tn
cause of President Buchanans de
! feat for reelection.
The dinner set before the as
semblage included clam cocktail
Calls head soup, terrapin. corr
bread, boned capon, cranberry sauce
peas, buttered beets, sweet potat,
cones, frozen cheese and cress salad
maple and almond ice cream, whit,
pound cake and coffee.
| queen In White Tulle.
The Queen, whose gowns hav,
been setting styles all along the tour
wore semi-Victorian picture dres
of white tulle with a full skirt O
three tiers. Gold pailettes adorned
the fitted bodice and were powdered
through the TERED skirt.
Mrs. Roosevelt's gown was of fine
Manufactured Alencon lace which
had been especially designed for tn
state dinner. Fitted to the hip
line, it flared into a full skirt. TIL
lace also flared from the shoulder
to make cap sleeves. Her only orna
ment was a string of graduated
heirloom diamonds.
While the dinner guests were still
at the table, stage was erected il
the east room and some 200 NOR
guests arrived for the America
musicale.
Program Is Varied.
The program, intended to Civ,
their majesties a sweeping pictur,
of native American music, variet
from the rich contralto of Marian
Anderson to the lovelorn twang O
hlllbilly singers. 1t was music t,
which Americans young and OLE
have responded, music that caugh
the melody of Southern cotton fields
the plains of the West. the noun
tain regions, Tin Pan alley and tn
serious works of American com
posers.
A rare collection of talent was as
sembled for the occasion. Beside
Marian Anderson, there were Law
renee Tibbett and Kate Smith. top
fight representatives of two branche
Of American music.
The program opened with haunt
ing spirituals sung by the Nortl
Carolina Spiritual Singers. a coloret
group under the direction of Mel
Hunter with Thomas Covington
baritone, as soloist. They presented
DE or Ark's Moverin'." Wade il
the Water" and Il Don't Feel No
ways Tired"
Lomax Sings of War.
The cowboy West was represente,
by Alan Lomax, assistant in charg
of archives of American Folk Son.
in the Library of Congress must
division, who sang the familia
"Whoopee, I'll vi Yo. Git Along
Little Doggie" and 1.-THE Old CHS
holm Trail"
Kentucky's contribution was tn