Evening star., 1943-07-06

husband greeted old friends as they
arrived or stood and chatted with
various groups in the different
rooms. Mrs. Bergman wore black
crepe with lace bodice and be-
coming black de-brimmed hat
trimmed with white. Orchids and
Rardenias were on one shoulder AS
Sisting her parents was Miss Flor
ence Bergman dressed in a street.
length gown of black and white
crepe with a white hat trimmed
with black Also assisting through
the reception hours were Mr. and
Mrs. William E. Knight of Tryon.
N c.. who are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bergman and came for this
anniversary, the Berrymans having
gone to their home last year for
their golden wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Knight was dressed in rose
beige with a small figure and had a
straw hat with generous brim.
The guests were representative
of the various circles of Washington,
art. scientific and resident circles
with a goodly number of Mr.. Berry,
mans colleagues from The Evening
Star, where he has been cartooniSt
for Sc years Mr.. Frank B. Noyes
and Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. MckelWay
were among these. Others proml-
nent in affairs of the National Capt.
tai were Mr.. Corcoran Thorn and Mr..
Charles Carroll Glover, jr., first and
second vice presidents OF the Cor
coran Gallery of Art: the Director
of the gallery and Mrs. c. Powell
Minnigerode, the former Surgeon
General, U. S. A., and Mrs. Mer-
riette w. Ireland: Rear Admiral
Edward Rhodes Stitt, Miss Leslie
jackson. Miss Hattie Burdette, Miss
Bertha Noyes. DR.. John Oliver La
Gorce, Dr. Cabell Moore, Mr.. Will
liam Montgomery, Mrs. Samuel }.
Campbell, treasurer general of the
N. S. D. A. R. Mrs. Robert Locke, DR..
and Mrs. Marvin Custis, the chap
lain of the Senate, DR.. Frederick
Brown Harris. pastor OF Foundry
Church, and DR.. George F. Bower
man, former librarian of the Dis
tr!ct.
Mrs. Rudolph Max Kaufman was
among those arriving early, and 9TH
ers attending the reception were the
Chaplain of the House OF Repre-
sentatives and Mrs. James Shera
Montgomery, Dr. and Mrs. Frank F.
Bunker, Mr.. Leon Henderson, the
former United States Ambassador |
to the Argentine and MIS-. Robert |
Woods Bliss, Mr. and Mrs. Edward |
/. Hillyer, 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. B. /
H. Lingo, Mrs Finley Calvert, pres /
ident of the Colonial Danes; Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Hurja, Mrs. Wilton
J. Lambert, Mrs. Robert A, John- /.
son of Laurel, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. !
Armistead Peter, III, Mrs. Moncure
Burke, Miss Temple Bayley former
Senator and Mrs. James E. Watson,
DR.. Magill James.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Freeman Clark
and their daughter. Mrs. John 5.
Carpenter; MI. James CollltloWer.
Mr.. Eugene Meyer, present owner OF
the Washington Post, where Mr.
Bergman started his work as car
tOOnlSt 81 years ago, lne Cldllllldil
of the Maritime Commission and
Mrs. Emory Scott Land, former Dis
trict Commissioner and Mrs. Sidney
F. Taliaferro, Mr.. and Mrs. D. J.
kaufman. 1t. Comor. Charles Bit
finger, former president of the Arts
Club. and Mrs Bittinger; Mr.. |
Everett Warner, the secretary OF
the Smithsonian Institution, MI.
Charles G. Abbot: Mrs. Charles w.
Fairfax. Mrs. Willoughbv CheSley
Miss Grace Burton, Miss Ann
Tuohv. Maj. and Mrs. Guy Withers,
end Mrs. Samuel Burton, who, as
Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry, was
leading soprano singer and was mu-
sic editor when Mr. Bergman
started his work as cartooniSt.
Guests fingered we'll after the ap-
pointed hours to enjoy the pictures, /
one of them being Mr. Berryman'S |
Illustration of the Inaugural ball of |
the late President Theodore Roose- |
welt. in which the faces of the lead !
ing political figures of that day are !
eaSilv recognized