Evening star., 1941-03-18
panied BY senors de E,nil. vho..

| eIch SueSCS. one was DecOmlnRly
gowned in bendel gold lame.
The chief of protocol, Mr.. George
!, T. Summerlin was there and the
chief of international communica-
tions and Mrs. Thomas Burke were
; others from the State Department
circle. Mrs. Burke was dressed in
cream color chiffon and had a silver
fox jacket.
Mrs. Rudolph Max Kaufman ac-
companied Mr.. Kaufman, who is a
trustee OF the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art. She was a stately figure in
black, spray of rich red roses on
one shoulder giving color to the cos
tune.
The South African Minister and
Mrs. Close were among the last to
leave. Mrs. Close wore an amethyst
crepe embroidered in silver and did
not remove her sable jacket.
Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt,
widow of the former Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy, wore black taffeta
frock with tailored collar of white.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Emory Scott
Land attended the opening, Mrs.
Land wearing particularly becom-
ing frock of pale pink taffeta fash
ioned with full skirt and fitted bodice
cut low in the back.
Mrs. Newbold Noyes had with her
her house guest, Mrs. Howell Howard
of New York.
Commissioner and Mrs. King
Among Others Attending.
Also attending were Deputy Com
missioner of Internal Revenue and
Mrs. Eldon P. King. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel H. Kaufman were present,
the latter wearing rich blue crepe
gown and silver fox jacket. They
were accompanied by Mr.. Fleming
Newbold. With Mrs. Henry D. Flood
was her daughter, Miss Eleanor
Flood. Mrs. Flood wore black crepe
with pearl necklace and earrings
and her daughter was in black net
embroidered in flowers in various
shades of rose.
Others included Mrs. Truxton
Beale, Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Mr.. and
Mrs. David st. Pierre Gaillard, Mrs.
Walter Bruce Howe, whose white
and silver brocaded gown was un-
usually becoming; DR.. and Mrs.
Stanley K. Hornbeck, Mrs. Frederic
Atherton, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lin
coin O'Brien, Miss Mabel T. Board
man and her sister, Mrs. Frederic
/ a Dr
Krogh, the Misses Patten, Mrs.
Charles Parker Stone of New York,
who is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke; Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade H. Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Pine, Mrs. Harold N Marsh, whose
very becoming gown of cafe au lait
crepe, had an accordion -pleated
ruff1e about the low round neckline;
Mrs. Hiram Bingham and her
daughter, Miss Kitty Hill. Mrs.
Horace Smith, who accompanied
Maj. Smith to the reception, was
dressed in black, with which she
wore short white coat. Mrs. Milton
King wore striking costume of
gold brocade.
Gen. and Mrs William Crozier
were there, the latter wearing black
velvet with deep yoke in the bodice
OF exquisite white lace. Mrs. Ran
dali H. Hagner had an emerald
green crepe gown and wore jacket
of gold lame. Others seen were Mr..
anG Mrs. Russell Burchard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Feis, Judge and Mrs.
Ernest II. Van Fossen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Curt G. Schiffeler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Bishop, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe
Ross, Director of the Mint; Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. Harrison, Mrs. Mich
olas Longworth, in red taffeta with
diamond pendant earrings and dia-
mond necklace; Judge and Mrs.
Clarence Nonton Goodwin, Mrs.
Harvey Phelps, Mr.. Beekman Her
bert Seymour and the Misses Ran
dolph.
Powell Minnigerodes
Among Art Leaders.
The Director of the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art and Mrs. c. Powell Min
nigerode were among the large
number of leaders in the art world
who were present at this history
making event. Mrs. Minnigerode
was dressed in a soft gray crepe
gown which fell in graceful folds
and was trimmed with white. With
this she wore a cluster of orchids
on one shoulder.
Lady Decies, who is spending q
short time at the Mayf1ower since
her recent arrival from her home
in Paris, attended the opening. She
was dressed in a simply made gown
OF dark blue and white print with
which she wore pearl ornaments.
Mr.. Otis Ellery Taylor, distin-
guished archeologist of New York
City, was there with Mrs. Taylor.
Tonight they will be guests of Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend at the Philadel-
phia Orchestra concert with Nine.
Hurban, wife of the Czecho-S Slovak
Minister, and Mrs. Matthew John
Whittall.
Gen. and Mrs. Marshall
Head Service Contingent.
The Chief of Staff of the Army
and Mrs. George C. Marshall we're
among those of the service con-
tingent who attended the function
and the Librarian of Congress and
Mrs. Archibald MacLeish were
among the scores of officials who
have deep interest in the arts
attending the reception.
Justice and Mrs. Bolitha Laws
were among those from the circles
of District officials. Others attend
ing the historic event were DR.. and
Mrs. Riley Moore, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellsworth Alvord, Mrs. Samuel A.
Kimberly, Mrs. B. Smith TAFT, Mr.
Gerard TenEyck Beeckman, DR.. and
Mrs. F. L. Lawton, Mr.. and Mrs.
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