Evening star., 1943-12-02

Cne CSe J0ple were MfS. wright, WI
aide to the Secretary, and Mrs. Wat
now = prisoner of war in Poland.
Beatrice Patton, daughter of 1t.
Gen. George s. Patton, was accom-
panied to the party by her mother.
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Waters were
the only younger hostesses included
in Mrs. Stimson's guests yesterday.
Another late afternoon fete was
that given by Mrs. George Mesta,
who entertained several hundred at
the Sulgrave Club, the guests in
cluding ofncials, diplomats and many
from resident society. Mrs. Mesta
spends 4 part Of each winter In the
Capital, where she first came with
the late Mr.. Mesta from their home
in Pittsburgh during the Great War.
With few exceptions she has come
back for at least q few weeks each
winter and since the start of the
present war she has been active in
various activities toward the war
effort, devoting much Of her time
to the Stage Door Canteen.
N4lS. NACOed o PuAty yCctCludy Wuo
in honor of Mrs. Charles M. Kittle
of Chicago, who came here a year
ago and planned and arranged the
Blackout Ball at the Mayflower
for the benefit of the Stage Door
Canteen. The fetee also was in the
nature Of an au revoir party for the
hostess, as she will leave Sunday for
= brief visit in New York and then
60 West for Christmas planning to
return here early in January. The
several hundred guests included the
Postmaster General, Mr.. Frank c.
Walker; the Speaker of the House,
Representative Sam Rayburn; Sem
ator James J. Davis Of Pittsburgh,
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Jane Davis; Senator Joseph F. CUT
fey and his sister, Miss Pauletta
Guiiey, also OF Pittsburgh; Senator
Theodore Francis Green, Senator
Arthur Capper, and the minority
leader OF the House, Representative
Joseph w. Martin, jr.
Political leaders predominated
among the guests. Mrs. Charles w.
T1llett, vice chairman Of the National
Democratic Committee, stood in line
with Mrs. Mesta and Mrs. Kittle for
some time; Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam, president of the League of
Republican Women; former Gov.
Alfred M. Landon, who Is spending
several days at the Mayflower con-
ferring with Republican leaders
here; Mrs. William f. Borah, Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon, Mrs. Peter A.
Drury, former Senator Henry F.
Ashurst, Mrs. Gordon English, Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua Evans, Mrs. Ollie
James and Mr.. Clarence Hewes,
Mrs McCeney Werlich, wearing the
uniform of an officer in the AWHRC,
and Mrs. Emil Hurja.
Through the reception hours a
delightfully."- informal atmosphere
prevailed and adding gayety to the
party was an accordion player who
strolled among the guests playing
popular and favorite melodies.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who returned last |
evening from New York, was present
at the epening yesterday of the
United War Relief Christmas bazaar
which is being held through today
and tomorrow. The Presidents wife
also met with the members of the
Women's Hospital Reserve
Corps, making her initial appear
ance as head Of the honorary COM
mittee. The meeting was held at
the Sulgrave Club and Mrs. Roose-
velt made a brief address there at
4 o'clock. She was met at the door
Of the club by Capt. Jane Dixon
Wells and 1t. Ruth Perry, who
escorted her to the speakers chair.
She was introduced for her talk by
Maj. Dorothy Lee Ward, director of
the Washington Unit Of the
AWHRC.
One Of the very informal and gay
fetes yesterday was the Christmas
party of the 78 Club composed of the
wives Of members OF the Seventy
eighth Congress. Mrs. Harris Ellis
worth, wife of Representative Ellis
worth of Roseburg, Greg, is presi-
dent Of this group and Mrs. Barrett,
wife OF Representative Frank A.
Barrett of Lusk, Wyo., secretary,
and Mrs. Compton, wife of Repre-
sentative Ranulf Compton Of Madi-
son, Conn, is treasurer.
The party yesterday was given at
the Hotel Continental, where the at
tractive decorations of poinsettias