Evening star., 1945-01-26

ksSl ONCA w tAA4S "a
The clubroorns themselves have
been enlarged and re-decorated and
because of this enlargement wives
of officer members also may enjoy
the privileges of lunching there,
playing bridge and taking few
guests, which meets an equally
pressing need. So many young Of
ficers and their wives are living in
small quarters with no place to
entertain that the Junior Ofdcers
Club viii be one of the very popular
spots for service families.
Mrs. George c. Marshall, wife OF
the general of the Army, who is
a member of the Board OF Gov
ernors of the club and has been
extremely active in the expansion
of the club, spoke briefly at $50
o'clock. Maj. Gen. Philip Fleming
of the Federal Works Agency, who
had much to do with the auot-
nent of funds for the work, spoke
after Mrs, Marshall's talk. Others
serving on the Board of Directors
are Mrs. Ernest j. King, wife OF
the commander In chief of the
United States Fleet; Mrs. Robert P
Patterson and Mrs. Ralph A. Bard,
wives of the Undersecretaries OF
War and Navy; Mrs. Edwin M.
Watson, Mrs. Wilson Brown, Mrs.
Philip Fleming, Mrs. Russell Max
well. Mrs. Louis McCarty Little,
Mrs. James Clement Dunn, Lady
MacReady, wife of 1t. Gen. Sir
Gordon MacReady of the British
Joint staff; Mrs. Walker, wife OF
Admiral John Walker, British Royal
Navy; Mrs. Rudolph Max Kauff-
mann, Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, and
Mrs. Michael Wright, wife of the
Counselor of the British Embassy.
The Vice President and Mrs.
Harry S. Truman were the honor
guests at a reception from 6 to 8
o'clock last evening at which Comdr.
and Mrs. B. Harrison Lingo were
hosts, entertaining a large group Of
officers, as we'll as officials and their
wives.
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie was
hostess at an latter g. party yes
terday, entertaining in her apart
ment on Sixteenth street in honor
of old friends, Admiral and Mrs.
Edward Clifford Kalbfus. The
guests included many high-ranking
officers of the Navy, State Depart
ment officials and other members
of residential society in the Capital.
Assisting the hostess, who chose
for the occasion a gown of black
lace, were Mrs. Vance Chapline, Mrs.
Alfred Atkins, Mrs. Harry Pence,
Mrs. Richard Glass, Mrs. Foster
Stearns, Mrs. w. E. Pattison
French and Miss Margaret Mary
Fitzgerald.
Among the large company of
guests were Nine. SEE, wife of the
former Ambassador of China; Ad-
miral and Mrs. William Standley,
Admiral Arthur Hepburn, Repre-
sentative Foster Stearns, Capt. and
Mrs. Randolph Braxton, Capt. and
Mrs. John Wellbrock, Capt Dud-
ley w. Knox, Capt. and Mrs. Eric
Zemke, Col C. r. Bennett, Capt.
and Mrs. William H. Fitzgerald and
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Culhane.
An earlier party yesterday was
that of Mrs. William H. Davis, wife
of the Chairman of the National
War Labor Board, who entertained
at luncheon at the 1925 F Street
Club Her guests were asked to meet
Miss Perley Bryant Davis of New
York, sister of Mr.. Davis, and
among those at the luncheon were
Mrs. James F. Byrnes, Mrs. Harold
Butler. Mrs. j. H. Mcgowan, Mrs
Charles Warren, Mrs. Howell Moor
head, Mrs. Andrew Carey, Mrs
Josephus Daniels, jr.;; Mrs. Hallett
johnson. Mrs. Edward B. Meigs and
Miss Laura Harlan.
The first of the three concerts OF
our local orchestra, arranged es-
pecially for those between the ages
of Is and 30, was given in Consti-
tuition Hall last evening with a
bright array of young faces in the
audience. 1t. Kenneth Todd Young
jr., and Mrs. Young, the latter
chairman of the Box Committee for