Evening star., 1939-05-23
1000 Women
At Democrat
Club Fete
Mrs. Roosevelt Is
Guest of Honor:
Debs Model

With Mrs. Roosevelt as guest of
honor, beautiful debutantes and
young matrons as models in a
fashion show, and the Boyd trip
let's" of Panama, great nieces of
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson demonstrat-
ing the newest Interpretation of
Cuban rhumba, it is small wonder
that more than a. thousand per-
sons filled the Carlton Hotel to
capacity yesterday at the annual
spring fete of the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club.
Assisting in receiving with Mrs
Roosevelt early in the afternoon
were Mrs. Cordell Hull, Mrs. Harry
Woodring, Mrs. Claude A. Swanson
and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace. Mrs.
Curtis Shears, committee chair
man, introduced the guests, with
Mrs. Claude Pepper, vice president
of the club, assisting in the absence
of Mrs. D. Tucker Brown, club presi-
dent.
Later Mrs Roosevelt and those
assisting gathered in the ballroom
for the fashion show, and Mrs.
John Nance Garner took Mrs.
Roosevelt's place in the reception
line. Assisting Mrs. Garner were
Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, Mrs. Robert
H. Jackson, Mrs. Thurman w. Ar
mold, Mrs. w. w. Howes, Mrs. Ebert
K. Burlew, Mrs. Ramsey S. Black,
Mrs. Marshall E. Dimock, Mrs.
John w. Hanes, Mrs. Louis A.
johnson, Mrs. J. Monroe johnson,
the Misses Moore, sisters of R. Wal
ton Moore, and Miss Mary Slattery.
Passing quickly from receiving
lines to fashion show and back was
Mrs. j, P. Yoder, publicity chair
man, answering questions and di-
recting photographers and ushers.
The audience in the ballroom was
so large that Mrs. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Hull stood with the other spec
tators, peerlng over heads to see
the models promenading on the
platform. Mrs. Roosevelt remained
at the show until her car was an
nounced.
Featured in the Political Fash
ion Show were Miss Jean Wallace,
the Secretary's daughter, who. as
Department of Agriculture, mod
eled suit of gardening overalls:
Miss Mary Selden Kennedy as IN
terstate Commerce" in a travel
costume. and Miss Gloria Gudger
and Miss Doris Bruyninck modelling
sport linens as Kiss the Voters.
Baby"
Other costumes modelled featured
Typical Sightseer." "Curren
Event" Domestic Relations" For
eign Affairs" Maritime Commls-
sion" Democratic Debut" Cotton
Lobby" Party Intrigue" "Conserv-
atlve,' Radical Diplomatic Re-
ception," Southern Democrat" and
Garden Party at the White House"
Mrs. Pepper, as Liberal" modelled
a striking dinner costume with blue
and white polka dot skirt, blue silk
waist and poker dot burnoose eff
feet draped over the head, held in
place by crimson rose.
At the conclusion of the fashion
show guests passed into the Shar-
Zad room, where a special program
featured marionette show, directed
by Mrs H. L. Rust, jr, Latin
dance rhythm" Rum on Tap" in
terpreted by the Boyd Triplets; a
piano solo by Miss Myrna Macklin
and Latin American dancing and
songs presented by group of Gun
ston Hall Spanish students.
Mrs. w. Frederick Weigester,
chairman of the fashion show, had
reason to be proud of her presen-
tation when spectator, at the ap-
pearance of Mrs. Richard Fred
Roper, a native North Carolinian,
called, mo wonder the South re-
mains Democratic"
Among the many seen passing
through the throngs were Mrs. Mel
lie Tayloe Ross, director of the mint.
and Mrs. Ellen Woodward, who pre-
sented her son and daughter in law,
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Woodward, re-
Gently arrived from California.
Conspicuous at a table in the
Shar-Zad room, where the mascu-
line element was almost absent.
were Huston Thompson, husband
Of the chairman of the tea
dance and floor show; william
T. Kelley. chief counsel for the Fed
eral Trade Commission, w. Fred
eriCk WeigeSter. and William