Evening star., 1942-08-06

Executive Mansion, but they were
nonetheless effective. Delicate ferns
were on the mantel in the state
dining room under the massive por-
trait Of President Abraham Lincoln.
In the delicate vases about the
mirrored plaque, which is the cen
trail part of the famous Monroe gold
service, were dainty snapdragons,
delphinium and rosebuds. the colors
harmonizing with the larger flowers
in the low mounds in the center OF
the table which alternated with the
graceful epergnes and compotes OF
the service. Adding to the beauty
Of the dining table was the simple
white and gold china of the present
administration with the gold plate
which had its origin in the President
James Buchanan regime, and the
sparkling cut glass goblets and wine
glasses with the Presidents seal cut
In the glass.
Others at the dinner were the
members OF her majestys party. her
secretary, Jonkheer George van Tets
van Goudriaan; her aide de camp,
Maj. Gen. L. H. van Oyen, and her
lady in waiting, Baroness van
Boetzelaer, with her husband, Baron
w. van Boetzelaer, Minister OF the
Netherlands attached to the EN-
bassy in Washington. The Minister
Of Foreign Affairs for her majesty,
DR.. Eelco van Kleffens, and her AM
bassador and Nine. Loudon were in
cluded in the guests.
Also invited to meet Queen Will
helnina were the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Cordell Hull; Senator Tom
Connally, chairman OF the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, and
Mrs. Connally; Senator Alben w.
Barkley, majority leader Of the Up
per House of Congress, and Mrs.
Barley; Representative Sol Bloom,
chairman of the House Foreign Af-
fairs Committee, with her daughter,
Miss Vera Bloom; the Presidents
chief of staff, Admiral William D.
Leahy; the chief OF staff, U. s. A.,
Gen. George G. Marshall; the chief
of naval operations, Admiral Ernest
j. King, and Mrs. King; the COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, 1t.
Gen. Thomas Holcomb, and Mrs.
Holcomb; the chief of protocol, Mr..
George r. Summerlin; the Adviser
on Political Relations of the State
Department and Mrs. James Clem-
ent Dunn; the Surgeon General OF
the Navy and Mrs. Ross T. McIn-
tire; the acting chief Of the Division
of European Affairs of the State De-
partment, Mr.. Ray Atherton; the
conductor of the National Symphony
Orchestra, DR.. Hans Kinder, ma
tive Hollander, though now citi-
zen of the United States, and Mrs.
Kinder; Miss Malvina c. .Thomp-
son, secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt;
Miss Grace G. Tully, secretary to
the President; Maj. Gen. Jay l..
Benedict, U. S. A., military aide to
her majesty, and Mrs. Benedict; the
U. s. naval aide to the Queen
Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, and
Capt. and Mrs. John L. McCrea.
The present very popular and dis
tinguished ruler of the valiant peo-
ple Of the Netherlands arrived mere
late yesterday afternoon IN the rair
and was greeted at the Union Sta
ton by the President and other Of
ficials and the customary cere-
mony. When they reached the
south entrance of the White House
the Vice President and Mrs. Wallace
and the members of the cabinet ane
their wives were waiting to gree
her.
In this small group were the Sec
retary Of State and Mrs. Hull, th'
Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs
Henry Morgenthau, jr.; the secre'
tary of War and Mrs. Henry L. Stim
son, the Attorney General and Mrs
Francis Biddle, the Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. Frank G. Walker, th'
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Frank Knox, the Secretary of th'
Interior and Nrs. Harold L. Ickes
the Secretary of Agriculture ant