Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-18
Miss BieIaski
Fetes Friends
AtCOcktaiLs
Bv Betty BeaIe

~ ioOAOo 80 VAAOA6A yOu4b8,
attractive and good-looking person
in Washington was at the United
Nations Club yesterday afternoon,
when Miss Ruth Bielaski gave 4
knockout cocktail party. Although
her mother, Mrs. RoSalyn Bielaski,
was there too, it was impossible to
spot an older person in the group
because Mrs. Bielaski looks more
like her daughters sister.
The hostess, looking very pretty
in cool black marquisette dress
with two orchids at her waist, said
the party was an advance celebra-
ton of her 2lst birthday, which
would be around in two weeks
time. She had expected to be in
Mexico City by that time but her
trip has been postponed till August.
The guests comfortably filled the
dining room, where an out-of this
world buffet was spread, and the
drawing room where the bar and
frankie Tams guitar added consid-
cradle spirit to the occasion. Mr.
Julian Colquitt, who was introduce
ing his English wife to every one,
said this was the first time he had
seen all his friends in one gather
Mr.. Frank Meloy. one of the new
Foreign Service officers to be taken
in by the State Department, was
just back from an extended vaca-
ton. Pretty Miss Alice Nicolson was
surrounded as always by masculine
attention, while her sister and
brother-in-laW, the Dwight Girls
wolds, chatted with Mr.. John Keller.
Others there were debutantes of
next month-Miss Mira Moves, talk
ing to Messrs. Robert and Berkeley
Simmons: Miss Delight Wood with
Mr.. Lewis MacCracken, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Ayers. Miss Mary Nc
Laughlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Bowie
having a word with Mrs. John
Amussen, and Mrs. John Hull ex-
planning that her husband. Capt.
Hull. was detained at his new job
which he is thrilled about-as aide
to Gen. Eisenhower.
Mr.. Charles Maddox seemed to
be enjoying himself as usual and
so did the Thomas MoorheadS.
Miss Mariana Evans, Miss Marye
Thomas, who was sporting a
bandaged ankle. the result of an
automobile accident; Mr.. Kent Ives,
who was telling about his job with
the National Committee for Atomic
Information and Miss Leila Dickey.
Mr.. Leslie Douglas said he was
going up to see fiancee, Miss Jean
Wallace, on the 30th of June, which
is her birth date. The Secretary of
Commerce and his family are up
at their new summer home near
Westminster, N. Y.
CoSgroves Hon0red
Later in the evening there was
the dinner given for 1t. Col and
Mrs. c. Burton Cosgrove on the
starlit roof of the Army Navy Club.
A group of their friends were say
ing farewell prior to Col Cos
groves departure today for Albrook
Field, Panama, his new post Mrs.
Cosgrove will go to 'Sconset for a
month before joining her husband
in August.
Participating in this method of
dining, which is sheer delight on
warm summer night. were Capt. and
Mrs. Andrew Anderson, Mr.. Fred
erick Roy. Mrs. Edward Foote, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Schenck, the latter
stunning in a black satin strapless,
street-length dinner dress with
fllmy black shawl; Mr.. and Mrs.
William N. Sprague, who said they
have just moved to Dumbarton Oaks
for the summer: Mr.. Marshal Ex-
nlcios. Mr.. Charles Hume and Mr..
Donald Downs.