Evening star., 1943-05-20

the latter S1tJlng IN the PRESIDENTIAL
gallery with them.
The Duchess, looking very youth
full in her trim black suit and red
end white print blouse, sat next to
Sonora de Espil. wife of the Ar
gentine Ambassador and the rank
ing hostess of the diplomatic corps.
The rail between the two galleries
separated them, but they chatted
together in animated conversation
before the entrance of the Prime
Minister The Duke had beside him
the Third Secretary of the British
Embassy and Mrs. Humphrey
Clarke, and Mr.. Bernard NJ Baruch
sat on the step in the center of that
section. The ovation which greeted
the Duke and Duchess as they
started up the steps to the door of
the gallery was very warm and
entirely spontaneous from those on
the floor of the House as we'll as
in the galleries.
The Argentine Ambassador, Senor
Don Felipe Espil. whose country is
the only neutral republic of the
Americas, sat on the steps of the
gallery and the Swedish Minister,
M. Wollmar Bostrom, whose country
also is neutral, was in the front
row. Nine. Bostrom. who seldom
misses such important occasions at
the Capitol, sat farther back in the
gallery.
The Canadian Prime Minister,
Mr.. w. L. Mackenzie-K King, sat on
the Speakers rostrum while Mr.
Churchill was speaking and Viscount
Halifax had a Ilair on the floor.
With the latter were members of
Mr.. Churchill's party and the Min
listers of South Africa, Mr.. Ralph
William Close, and Australia, the
Hon. H. V. Evatt. The Canadian
Minister. Mr.. Leighton Mccarthy,
sat in the diplomatic gallery with
Mrs. Mccarthy and Mrs. Close was
among others in that gallery.
Senhora de Martins, wife of the
Brazilian Ambassador. who sat with
him on the steps, wore dark glasses
to protect her eyes from the brilliant
lights which flood the House of
Representatives when leaders ad-
dress joint sessions OF the Congress.
Following Mr.. Churchills S address
he was entertained at luncheon by
the chairman of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, Senator
Tom Connolly, and the chairman of
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, Representative Sol Bloom. The
luncheon was given in the Foreign
Relations Committee room and the
Vice President, Mr.. Henry A. WAL
lace. was the ranking guest. Others
at the luncheon were the Canadian
Prime Minister. Mr.. Mackenzie
King; the Secretary of State, Mr..
Cordell Hull; Viscount Halifax;
the Speaker of the House, Represent
ative Sam Rayburn; Senator Alben
w. Barley, Senator Charles l..
McNary, Senator Walter F. George.
Senator Arthur Capper, Represent
ative John w. Mccormack, Repre-
sentative Joseph w. Martin, jr,
Representative Luther A. johnson
and Representative Charles A.
Eaton. Lord Cherwell, Field Mar
shal Sir Archibald P .Wavel, Ad-
miral Sir James Somerville, Air
Marshal Sir Richard Peirce and
Mr.. Churchills secretaries, Comdr.
T. j. Thompson and Mr.. R. l..
Rowen, who accompanied the Prime
Minister to Washington, were others
at the luncheon. Guests also in
cluded the British Minister. Sir
Ronald Campbell, and the chief of
the British Supply Council, Col.
John Justin Llewellin, and the
Undersecretary of State, Mr.. Sum-
ner Welles.
The rush from the galleries, once
the Prime Minister and the Duke
and Ducrhess had left, made con-
siderable jam for the stairs and
elevators Guards at the revolving
doors-which were not opened to
make. the exit easy-had consider
able difficulty in preventing acci-
dents Many small and informal
parties were given in the Senate
restaurant after the joint session
when members OF Congress and
their families entertained.