Evening star., 1941-06-26

lowered ChlntZ. Inc IlOOr mas
deep lounge chairs and sofas are in
Guests Linger to Enjoy
Punch, Cakes and Cookies.
Between the house and the new
annex is the walled garden dotted
with gay umbrella tables and garden
chairs. 1t was here that guests lin
gered yesterday to enjoy refreshing
punch and delicious cakes and
cookies made by members of the
league The new recreation hall and
dormitories are the last word in
comfort and Mrs. Thomas Robbins
and members of the House Commit
tee are responsible for their gay and
efficient air.
The basement of the clubhouse,
Under the able guidance of Mrs.
Kemper Williams, has been trans
formed into one Of the smartest and
well equipped canteens, with large
ktorerooms and airy pantrieS.
Democrats and Republicans have
given their aid in completing the
club, the Women's National Demo-
ocratic Club having pledged the cam
teen, and the garden is being land
scaped by wives of Republican men,
bers OF the Senate.
Past Presidents View
Work of Successors.
Past presidents who viewed the
work of their successors yesterday
were Mrs. Lorenzo D. GaSser, wife
of Mai. Gen. Gasser, U. S. A, re-
tired, and Mrs. Walter B. Woodson,
wife of the judge advocate general
of the Navy, whose administrations
came in peace time and laid the
foundations for the expansion OF
today.
Mrs. George C. Marshall was
among the early arrivals, and
from the Navy side were Mrs.
James V. Forrestal, wife of the
Undersecretary of the Navy, &C
companied by the Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy and Mrs.
Ralph A. Bard; Mrs. Harold R.
Stark, wife of the Chief of Naval
Operations, also attended the fete
and others included Mrs. William
Dryden, wife of the deputy chief
of staff. u S. A: Mrs. John K.
Herr, wife of the chief of cavalry,
u. S. A.; Mrs. Laurence V. Benet,
Mrs. Randolph Minor, Mrs. William
p. Borah, Mrs. James Lawrence
Haughteling, Mrs. George c.
Thorpe, Mrs. McCook Knox, Mrs.
Arthur Macarthur, Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman and her sister, the
Countess de Castellane; Mrs. L. w.
Jennings. Mrs. A. B. Reed. Mrs. A.
A. Vandergrift, Mrs. Charles J.
Brand. Mrs. John Callan OLaugh-
lin, wife of former Assistant Sec
retary of State and now editor of a
service journal, and Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, president of the
League of Republican Women.
Mrs. Charles w. Kutz
Among Those Present.
Also present were Mrs. Charles
W. Kutz wife of the new En-
gineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and the Com
nissioner's assistant, Maj. Beverly
G. Snow, and Mrs. Snow; Mrs.
Hubert f. Paddock and Mrs. Charles
r. Harris. Miss Daisy Prentice, Mrs.
Bruce Wallace, Mrs. M. Stanton
Western, Col. and Mrs. James W..
Boyer, jr.; Mrs. Oliver Spald-
Ing and Mrs. Thomas M. Spald-
ing, Mrs. George Whyte, Mrs.
Enos A. Newman, Mrs. George Lang
don Whitford and her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
G. Kintner, jr; Mrs. Felix Gygax,
Lady Tute of Nassau, Mr.. and Mrs.
Watrous B. Miller, Mrs. Truxtun
Beale. Mr.. Albert w. Atwood, Mrs.
s. Wallace Dempsey, Mrs. Edwin G..
Kintner, 1t. Comdr and Mrs. E. ".
1verson, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Will
liam c. Rose and Mrs. Robert c..
Davis and her daughter, Miss Bar
bara Davis.
Joining their wives late in the aft
Srnoon were Maj. Gen. Schley, Maj.
Hen. Dryden, Maj. Gen. Peterson and
eapt. Sheldon.
Army and Navy Juniors
Assist in Affair.
Army and Navy juniors who as
sisted through the afternoon in
cluded Miss Betty Ralston, the
Misses Patricia and Eleanor Jones,
Miss Ruth Woodson, Miss Jean
Bernard, Miss Pat Robbillard, Miss
Betty Workman, Miss Margaret
Pence, Miss Emala James and Mrs.
Thomas Robins, jr.
Acting as guides for the guests
interested in seeing the work done
in remodeling and enlarging the
club were members of the house
committee, including Mrs. Virgil l..
Peterson, chairman; Mrs. Samuel
Karrick, Mrs. w. H. P. Blandy,
Mrs. Edmond H. Leavey, Mrs. H.
L. Pence, Mrs Emory S. Adams,
Mrs. Seth williams and Mrs. Rex
Rhoades