Evening star., 1941-12-09

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trimmed with green velvet, and Mrs.
Claude R. Wickard, an early ar
rival, in a smart gray costume with
a brown feather in her hat, and a
brown fur neckpiece.
Mrs. William o. Douglas, wife OF
Mr.. Justice Douglas of the Supreme
Court. was looking, as usual, about
l6. She wore a black dress under
her gray fur coat.
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace
Has Front Row Seat.
Mrs, Henry A. Wallace, wife OF
the Vice President, had front
row seat in the gallery. She was in
a black suit with black hat and
accessories and a white blouse.
Seated next to her. on the other
side of the rail which divided the
families of United States Govern
ment officials from the diplomatic
contingent, was Sonora de Espil,
wife of the Argentine Ambassador.
She arrived in the gallery over an
hour before the President was
scheduled to speak, and Whlled
away the time with a newspaper
until friends began to gather around
her. Sonora de Espil wore a tweed
suit in shades Of brown, and had a
striped orange scarf at her throat.
She was Joined later by her hus-
band, and seated nearby were the
Minister of the Union of South
Africa and Mrs. Ralph William
Close, the latter wearing a black
gown under her furs. Lady Halifax,
wife of His Britannia Majesty's
Ambassador, had a blue feather in
her hat to match the blue on her
black dress. Near her were the
Brazilian Ambassador and his strik-
ing wife. Senhora de Martins, IN
brown, with her brown off-the-face
hat edged with mink.
Mrs. Casey and Mime. Hassan
Watch Proceedings.
Mrs. Richard G. Casey, wife Of
the Australian Minister, whose
country earlier had declared war
against Japan, was in the gallery,
dressed in black with white waist
coat, and also in that section were
the Egyptian Minister and Nine.
Hassan. the latter wearing black
coat over her plaid dress.
Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins as
sistant chief of the Foreign Service
Buildings Office, was in the gallery,
wearing black velvet, with matching
hat and necklace of pearls. The
Chief of Protocol, Mr.. George t.
Summerlin, also was in the gallery.
Gen. George c. Marshall, Army
Chief of Staff. in his full dress uni
form, was present to hear the Presi-
dent speak. Miss Vera Bloom,
daughter of Representative Sol
Bloom, chairman of the Foreign At
fairs Committee of the House. was in
the gallery with friends. and many
other wives and daughters OF the
members of Congress, and other Of
ficials filled all the sections overlook
ing the floor of the House.
Women in Congress Take
Accustomed Places
The women in Congress took their
accustomed places in the large
chamber, creating bit of color here
and there against the black and
white background made by the
mems costumes.
For the first time in the history
Of her service Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers was noted without
her gardenia corsage. She appeared
on the floor in a black dress with
q string of pearls at the throat.
Representative Frances P. Bolton of
Ohio also was in tailored black, and
d, Representative Jessie Sumner was
in a soft yellow two-piece suit. For
mer Representative Virginia jerks
of Indiana had seat among her
former colleagues, and wore a ma
room print dress of silk. Representa-
tive Katherine Byron also was in the
chamber, as, of course, was Repre-
sentative IpaOpette Rankin