Evening star., 1945-11-01

a hearty welcome to the National
DR.. Hans Kinder. and the guest arti
stitution Hall last evening.
The occasion was the first In the
concerts of the orchestra, which til
and while Mrs. Harry 8. Truman. v
daughter, Miss Margaret Truman, v
to be there, almost every box was fl
Of the auditorium remained vacant
Miss Lawrence was the guest of
honor at an informal party, given
after the concert by the Naval At
tache OF the British Embassy and
Lady Mary Abel Smith, who re-
turned to Washington from New
York yesterday afternoon in time
to arrange for their party and attend
the concert.
DR.. Kinder shared honors with
Miss Lawrence at the party, and
other guests were members of the
British Embassy staff and members
of the Australian Legation staff.
Capt. Abel Smith and Lady Mary
occupied the box of His Brittanic
Majesty's Ambassador and the
Countess Of Halifax at the concert.
The presidential box was given
by Mrs. Truman to servicemen,
and the French Ambassador and
Nine. Bonnet gave their box to
eonvalescent servicemen from Wal
ter Reed Hospital.
The former United States AM
bassador to Argentina and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss were out of
town and, following their usual Gus
tom. convalescent servicemen from
Walter Reed Hospital occupied their
box.
Col and Mrs. L. Corin Strong were
among those who late in the after
noon found they would not be able
to 60 and turned their box over to
servicemen.
Another interesting service group
in the audience was that arranged
by Miss Betty Huidekoper, new
chairman of the Hospital Commit
tee of the Women's Committee of
the orchestra, for the seating on
the main floor Of servicemen I'M
able to climb the steps to the boxes.
Two interesting visitors who ar
rived in Washington yesterday aft
ernoon in time to have dinner with
their hosts and go to the concert
with them were the Justice Of the
Supreme Court of Mexico, DR.. AL
fonso Francisco Ramirez and Sonora
de Ramirez. They accompanied the
new Mexican Ambassador, who has
not yet presented his credentials to
President Truman, and Sonora de
Monteros. The Counselor of the
Embassy, Senor Don Salvador Du-
hart, also was a guest in the box of
Ambassador and Sonora de Mon
teros. DR.. and Sonora de Ramirez
will be here only couple of days,
and no entertainment has been ar
ranged for them.
The Chinese Ambassador and
Nine. Wei were hosts in their box
to a group of ladies from the EN-
bassy circle.
Associate Justice and Mrs. Felix
Frankfurter occupied box with Mr..
Adolph C. Miller and had with them
as their guest Mrs. Ralph Ellis.
Admiral Thomas C. Hart, the
junior Senator from Connecticut
and Mrs. Hart had with them in
their box their daughter, Ensign
Caroline B. Hart of the Naval Re-
serve, Miss Elizabeth Armstrong and
Mr.. Fritz Real, Second Secretary of
the Swiss Legation.
Mrs. Matthew John Whittall has
with her for visit her two nephews,
1t Gordon Clark, recently back from
duty in the Pacific, and 1t. Comdr.
Allen Clark, both of whom were
with her last evening. Her guests
also included 1t. and Mrs. Hickerson
of Iowa City, and before going to
the concert Mrs. Whittall enter
tanned the entire party at dinner.
Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Guggen-
helm entertained as their guests at
dinner before taking them to the
concert, Mrs. Robert Clifford of
Miami, Mr.. Edward Van Devanter
and Count de Manois.
Mrs. Reeve Lewis also entertained
at dinner before going to the con-
cert. her guests being the Chief
Justice of the Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia and Mrs. D.
Lawrence Groner, Mrs. D. Buchanan
Merryman and Mrs. william Gal
braith.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Willett were
In the box with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee D.
Butler, the four dining together be-
fore going to the concert.
The Bishop of Washington and
Mrs. Angus Dun were guests of Mrs.
Edwin B. Parker, and her nephew
and niece, Senor Lopez Fersquet
and Sonora de Fersquet, who are
here from their home in Havana
for a visit, also were with her.
Mrs. w. T. Wooton of Hot Springs,
who has been the guest for several
weeks of her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Col. and Mrs. Lawrence West
brook, was with them and they
also had as guests in their box Mrs
Harry Semmes and Mrs. Howard O..
Hunter
Guests of Mrs. H. Russell Bishop
were Mrs. Rudolph Winslow and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Mulligan, and
in the box with Mrs. French Myers
were Miss Bertha Noyes, Mr.. Henry
Ward, Col. William Davis and Mrs.
Myers daughter, Miss Emily French
Myers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur p Drury and
Mrs. George Wilder Reed shared a
box and Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe
was accompanied by her son, Maj.