Evening star., 1939-02-03
White House
Reception
Last Evening
Army, Navy and
Marine Corps
Officers Guests
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Marine Band Orchestra played
"Hail to the Chief" This feature
of a state affair is most impressive
and even those who have witnessed
the scene many times are ever eager
TO see again this detail OF Whlte
5Iouse party
Following traditions the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt were preceded
across the corridor by the officers
of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps who are detailed as aides at
the mansion. In last nights line
there were 20 aides, including, from
the Navy, 1t. Comdr. Walter Jones,
1t. M. E. A. Gouin, 1t. John F. New
man, ir.; It. Robert S. Purvls, 1r.'
1t, FLOYD Camp, 1t. Carlton Adams,
1T Elvan Hahn and 1t. Donald
Mcdonald: from the Army, MAJ.
Horace Smith, Capt. Hugh Waddeu,
Cant. Howard Turner, 1t. Jesse
Auton. 1t. Loren Cole. 1t. Chester
Hammond, Lit. James Winn, 1t. Carl
DarneIl. ir.: Lit. Orville Stokes ana
1T Eugene Stann and the Marine
Corps was represented by Capt.
Robert Williams and Capt. ROBERT
Hill.
In addition to appearing IN the
presidential march the aides gener-
allv assisted in the smooth running
of the function and were most help-
ful in keeping the line moving
through the state suite to the plue
room where the hosts held court.
President Is Escorted
By Personal Aides.
The President was Immediately
escorted by his military and naval
aides, Col. Edwin M Watson ana
Capt. Daniel j. Callaghan, and Mrs:
Roosevelt walked with an AIDE.
Then followed the members OF the
cabinet and their wives, walking
two abreast.
The Presidents wife was in
beautiful gown of white and silver
lame, made with long, square-cut
train and the square neckllne edged
with brilliants She wore diamond
necklace and other ornaments to
match.
There were many absentees noted
In the cabinet set last night. The
Postmaster General and Mrs. James
A. Farley did not attend, due to
absence from the city; the Secretary
of the Navy rarely attends social
functions, and others missed were
the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, the Attorney
General, Mr.. Frank Murphy, and the
Secretary of Labor, Miss Frances
Perkins.
Cabinet Members
In Line of March.
The Secretary of State was ac-
companied by Mrs. Hull, who looked
unusually handsome in a gown OF
blue and silver lame, the gown cut
on simple lines, the neCkline in a
deep V and the skirt having a grace
full train.
Walking just back of Secretary
and Mrs. Hull we're the Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, jr; the latter IN a
striking gown of black velvet with
oval inserts of lace in the full skirt,
and then followed the Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Harry H. Woodring
Mrs. Woodring in a lovely gown of
white bengaline, made with deep
ruching of tulle festooned with tiny
old-fashioned nosegays, about the
off-the-shoulde decollete.
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace walked
with her husband, the Secretary of
Agriculture. She chose for the party
gown of white crepe, and Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson, who was es-
corted by an aide, was in a be-
coming gown of pink brocade, trim
med with two huge pink poppies of
velvet at the bodice.
Also in the line we're the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Charles Edison, the latter in a love-
ly gown of gray crepe with the V
neckline edged with silver kid in
an unusual pleated effect. She
carried a cluster of deep purple
orchids.
Secretary and Mrs. Woodring
First to Be Received.
After taking part in the stately
presidential march across the cor
ridor the Secretary and Mrs. Wood
ring took their places at the head
of the long line and were the first
to be received by the Chief EXecu-
tive and Mrs. Roosevelt. Then went
Mrs. Swanson who, following Gus
tom. took her husbands place in
the line of honor guests. The AS
sistant Secretary and Mrs. Edison
followed Mrs. Swanson, and then
walked the Assistant Secretary OF
War, Mr.. Louis johnson, accompanied
bv his daughter, Miss Lillian john
son. The members of the military
and naval committees Of the Senate
and Lower House went through the
line after the little cabinet group. The
Chief of Staff and Mrs. Malin Craig
and the Chief of Naval Operations
and Mrs. William D. Leahy were
received after the congressional con-
tingent and then followed the Major
General Commandant OF the Ma
rine Corps Thomas Holcomb. Mrs.
Holcomb was not present due to
illness.
The heads of the various divisions
and the bureaus of the Army and
then the Navy followed Gen. Hol-
comb and then the general recep-
ton began. Army officers under the
rank of lieutenant colonel and naval
officers under the rank of COM
mander were not included on the
invitation list last night. A num-
ber of retired officers of the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps with high
rank were among the guests.
The rain of last night consider
ably slowed up traffic around the
White House, but regardless of this
the east room and long hall on
the ground floor of the mansion
were we'll filled for sometime before