Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-17

olOCklildll dflO MIS-. I1dITlS Ellis
worth, wives of Oregon members of
the Lower House of Congress; Mrs.
Marshall Digges, Mrs. Clifford
Bangs, Mrs william Burdick, Mrs.
Harold Titus, Mrs. Parker w. West,
Mrs. Claude Woodward, Miss Eliza
beth Salisbury and Miss Meredith
Howard. Mrs. James Wetherill of
Chicago, sister of Mr.. Summers, who
Is well known for her radio work,
also assisted. She is spending a few
days here on her way to New York.
Mr.. Paul D. Summers also came
from his home in Philadelphia for
the party.
Senator and Mrs. Robert A. Taft,
Senator and Mrs. Edward Robert
son and Representative Ralph
Gamble were among those from the
congressional circles in the COM
pany yesterday. The diplomatic
corps was well represented not only
among those assisting but among
the callers, the Turkish Ambassador
arriving with his attractive wife
when she took her place at the
tea table, and the Chilean Ambas-
sador also accompanying charming
Sonora de Michels. The Ecuador
Ambassador, Capt. Colon Eloy AL
faro; the Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de Castillo Najera, the Aus
tralian Minister and Lady Dixon,
with Gen. Sir John Lavarack, head
OF the Australian military mission,
and the Military Attache of the
Cuban Embassy and Sonora de
Munilla were among others from
the diplomatic circle, and there were
many there from resident society.
The party at the Morris was quite
informal, the hostess greeting her
guests In her Spanish room which
depicts a street in old Madrid.
Guests were first met by Mr.. Morris
in the spacious drawing room on
the first floor, where he saw to it
that they signed the guest book
already containing many famous
names. Here was placed the only
cluster of flowers, except the low
mound Of spring blossoms on the
dining table. A tall vase of Gala
lilies was on the baby grand piano.
This drawing room, like the other
formal rooms Of the ground floor, is
filled with rare pieces of old, heavily
carved ivory and unusual figures in
jade. So many of these seldom-seen
ornaments I'LL these rooms that ad-
ditional decoration of flowers is I'M
necessary.
After signing the guest book
guests went up the stairs, where
Mrs. Morris waited to receive them.
She wore a becoming gown of
champagne color lace, the circular
skirt falling long and having a short
train and the jacket having long
sleeves. Her only ornaments we're
diamonds. The long buffet table
was laid in the center of this street
of old Madrid" covered with a
bright red checked cloth and light
ed by single candles at intervals in
the center. There was indirect
lighting which added to the twin
king stars in the blue heavens
above, as well as lanterns in the
patio and the lights from the vari-
GUS houses" and the bell ringers
tower. All of this was visioned, and
executed by Mrs. Morris herself
Jose the bell ringer and his wife
who sits knitting at the back of the
tower" were dressed by Mrs. Nor.
ris who also dressed Marie, the
grandee's daughter who looks dowr
from her balcony at the herding O.
the goats. Across the street" is 6
patio covered with grape vines
shielding shrine of the Virgin
Nearby is banana tree with
punches of bananas hanging.
Mrs. Morris prepared the bakee