Evening star., 1946-02-11

The former United States Amhas-
sador to Russia and Mrs. Joseph E,
Davies helped to turn the spotlight
on the National Symphony Orches-
tra's sustaining fund campaign with
a brilliant reception yesterday at
their palatial home on Klingle road
The guests-more than 500-had
been invited to meet Miss Rise Stew
ems, following her appearance IN the
afternoon with the symphony at
Constitution Hall. The occasion
also llonored members Of the Board
Of Directors Of the Orchestra As
Sociation.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Davies are
sponsors of the association and Mrs.
Davies is a member of the Board
Of Directors.
Although the invitations read from
to 8, the snowstorm made it nee
essary for many of the guests to
|linger much longer as they waited
for attendants to bring their cars up
the white-blanketed driveways. The
interlude, however, gave them the
opportunity to admire the beautiful
paintings and objects of art which
Mr.. and Mrs. Davies have collected
from all parts of the world.
The hostess and Miss Stevens were
a glamorous pair as they received
together in the handsome drawing
room at Tregaron, Mrs. Davies wear
ing a street-length dress Of black
studded with paillettes and the
pretty singer in black velvet with a
long -sleeved black net bodice.
Mr.. Davies spent most Of the
afternoon in the dining room, chat
ting with friends and presenting a
number of them to Mrs. Rufus Pat
terson of New York, who will be
a guest at Tregaron until Wednes-
day.
Both official and residential cir
cles were represented in the gath
ering, with the list of guests read
ing like who's Who"
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Tom c. Clark were among the early
arrivals, as were 1t. Gen. Ira C.
Eaker and his attractive brunette
wife, Sir Willmott and Lady Lewis,
Mrs. Clarence Aspinwall and Mr..
j. p. Hayes, campaign manager for
the National Symphony Orchestra,
with Mrs. Hayes.
Mrs. Paul v. McNutt. clad in
gray and wearing a feather black
hat with pink and rose feather tips
made a pretty picture at the tea
table in the sunroom, with her
handsome husband nearby.
Others glimpsed in the sunroom
included Mrs. Carroll c. Glover, jr.,
who is the first woman to serve as
chairman of the symphony's Cam
paign Committee; Mr.. Frank r.
Jelleff, a member of the Board OF
Directors, with Mrs. Jelleff; Mr..
Walter Bruce Howe, another board
member, chatting with Capt. and
Mrs. Charles Maddox, and Mrs
Janos de Bekessy, in dubonnet vel
vet with a feather hat in a beige
pink shade.
Mime. Gromyko, wife of the Am
bassador of the Union of Soviet So
cialist Republics, was among those
pouring, and Nine. Wei, wife of the
Chinese Ambassador, who had en-
tertained at luncheon earlier in the
day. was glimpsed about Z o'clock
The Ambassador of Cuba. who came
with Sonora de Belt, was telling
friends that his duties in connec-
ton with the United Nations Or
ganization have kept him travel
ing so much that he has been un-
able to go to Moscow, although he
has been accredited there as his
country's envoy for about year.
The Greek Ambassador, Mr.. Ci-
mon P. Diamantopoulos, was chat
ting with a group as he waited for
his car, and others from the diplo-
matte corps included the Minister
Of Luxembourg and Nine. LIE Gal
lais, the latter wearing an attrac-
tive hat Of white fur, and Nine.