Evening star., 1940-01-10

Informality Marks
Occasion in Rose Room.
Mrs. Garner held her party in the
rose room of the Washington Hotel
and as she received her guests one
Immediately felt the sincerity in her
warm words of welcome. Infor-
mality marked the occasion and the
guests were in gay and happy
mood as they partook of the deli
cious food which graced the long
buffet table in the center of the
room.
A huge cluster of blue iris, pink
roses and snapdragons filled the
massive beaten-silver vase in the
center of the table, and great,
feathery ferns and palms were
placed about the room. With bright
sunshine coming in the great VIM
dows of the room and the ladies
wearing their smartest winter en-
semble the scene was festive one.
Most of Wives of So
Senators Present.
About the spacious room there
were small tables, and lively and
animated conversation was heard
as the luncheon got under way
Most of the wives of the 96 Senators
were present, and in addition there
were seen in the interesting COM
pany cabinet hosteSSeS and a num-
Der of the old-timers whose hus-
bands no longer are in official life
but who still retain their member
ship in the club.
It was, in a manner of speaking,
q self-service luncheon. There were
a corps of walters on duty, but ire
guests, following procedure at the
weekly meetings of their club, served
themselves. Many were helpful and
saw that friends seated at their table
we're served and it was an interesting
picture to see gracious Mrs. Cordell
Hull, wife of the Secretary of State,
very busy taking care of the little
group at her table, for not until all
were served did this cabinet hostess
turn her attention to her own lunch
con plate.
Mrs. Clara Driscoll
Helps Receive Guests.
Mrs. Garner had receiving with
her Mrs. Clara Driscoll, Democratic
national committeewoman from
Texas, who came East for the Jack
son Day dinner. Mrs. Driscoll re-
newed many old acquaintances and
among these was Mrs. Hull, whom
she had met in Lima at the Pan
American Conference. Yesterdays
hostess wore a gown of black crepe,
simply trimmed with bright blue
collar which brought out the blue
of her eyes. Her brimmed hat was
becoming and she wore double
string of pearls. Mrs. Driscoll chose
for the occasion gown of taupe vel
vet, a turban to match and turquoise
ornaments.
Others of Cabinet
Circle in Attendance.
Others in the cabinet circle at
the party in addition to Mrs. Hull
were Mrs. Charles Edison, wife OF
the Secretary of the Navy; Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, wife of the Sec
retary of Agriculture; Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, jr., wife of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and Miss
Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor.
Mrs. Hugo L. Black, whose hus-
band was in the Senate before he
was appointed an associate justice
of the Supreme Court, was present
and also receiving greetings from
old friends in the club was Mrs.
Harry B. Hawes, wife OF former Sen
ator Hawes, who had with her
her attractive daughter, Mrs. Peyton
Hawes Dunn.
Still others whose husbands were
one time in the Senate and who
have kept up their interest in the
club were Mrs. Robert Love Taylor,
Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs. Nathaniel
B. Dial, Mrs. Robert L. Owen, Mrs.
John B. Kendrick, Mrs. Frederick
H. Gillett and Mrs. Henry Wilder
Keyes.