Evening star., 1946-01-12
Nations Head Honored
President Attends First Affair
Giuen for Him BY Ne1Vs1V0nzen

" NebSLbOVIeW
ington, and the best man in Missouri
will come here"
When Mr.. Vinson was asked
whether a man, when he was
thinqing of the 'clinging vine type
of woman, was thinking of honey
suckle or poison ivy?" he quipped
in a very southern drawl, why
honey chile, suth'n men always
think of honeysuckle!"
The evenings entertainment ended
on a musical note with the fine
guitar playing and dancing of Senor
and Sonora Carlos Montoya, who
were flown here by plane from New
York especially for the occasion.
The program was presented fol-
lowing the reception, when the
President and Mrs. Truman received
the guests at the east end of the
ballroom, with Genevieve Reynolds,
president of the club and club edi-
tor of the Washington Post. Mar
garet Hart. society editor of The
Star and chairman of the party,
introduced the guests as they passed
down the receiving line, which stood
against a setting of palms and
cybotium fern.
The President and Mrs. Truman
and Miss Margaret Truman were
received at the entrance to the
hotel by Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson, club
editor of the Washington Times
Herald, and Miss Ruth Dean, rep
Iresenting Mrs Gretchen Smith, club
editor of The Washington Star, un-
able to attend because of illness,
and Katharine Brooks, co-chairman
Of the party.
A buffet supper was served at
the conclusion of the evenings en-
tertainment, with the President and
Mrs. Truman served in the box from
which the White House guests
viewed the entertainment. Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Clark and
Secretary and Mrs. Vinson also en-
joyed refreshments with the Presi-
dent and Mrs Truman in the box,
where two small tables were artis-
tically decorated with bowls OF
spring flowers.
Small tables were placed through
out the ballroom for members and
guests. Supper was served from a
long table fragrant with spring
flowers, and a punch fountain play
ing its amber liquid over colored
lights made an attractive picture at
table close by.
Those who helped make the party
such an outstanding success were
Evelyn Boyer, Reservation Commit.
! tee; Bah Lincoln, Hostess Commit
tee, and Lucy Eberle, Invitation
Committee.
Throughout the evening music
was played by Sidney and his or.
chestra, which greeted the President
upon his arrival with Hail to the
Chief" Favorite Missouri airs oi
the President were included in the
musical numbers featured.
Those glimpsed in the gatherins
OF over 500 members and guests at
tending were the Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace
the Secretary of Labor and Mrs
Lewis B. Schwellenbach, Chief Jus
tice and Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone
Mrs. Robert Patterson, wife of tn
Secretary of War; the Chinese Am
bassador and Nine. Wei, Gen
and Mrs. Fisher T. Hou, the Chilean
Ambassador and Sonora de Mora
the Honduras Ambassador and Sen
ora de Caceres, the Finnish Min
lister, K. T. Jutila; the Secretary t,
the President and Mrs. Charlie
Ross, Mr.. Clifford K. Bergman, Sen
ator and Mrs. Alben Barkley, Mis-
Reathel Odum and Mrs. James M
Helm, Mrs. Paul Miller, Mrs. Bryal
Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fox, MI
and Mrs. Alexander Jones, Mr.. an
Mrs. Raymond P. Brandt, Mr.. an
Mrs. Charles M. Stevenson, Mr.. an
Mrs. Edward Jameson, Mr.. an
Mrs. Benjamin McKelway, Mr.. an
Mrs. Arthur Clarendon Smith, Ger
and Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Admiral an
Mrs. Philip B. Eaton, Mr.. and Mr..
w. L. Stevenson, Mrs Nellie Taylo
Ross, Mrs. George Mesta, Brig. Ger
Harry S. Vaughan, military aide t
the President, and Mrs. Vaughan
Senator Warren G. Magnuson, for
mer Senator Henry Ashurst, Ma
Gen. James A. Ulio, Mrs. Will I
Lowrie, Mr.. and Mrs. James "
Boyer, jr., Mrs. Gilbert Hitchcock
Nine. Vladimir S. Hurban, Nine
Karel Cervenka, Nine. Vladimi
Palic, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hurjs
Mrs. Julian Gillespie, Mrs. w. E. T
French, Col. and Mrs. Frank Morrow
Commissioner and Mrs. Robert
Freer, Secretary of the Senate an
Mrs. Leslie L. Biffle, Mrs. Tha
Brown, Gen. Thomas jackson Gray
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Car
Senator Josiah Bailey, Mr.. and Mr.
Douglas L. Hatch, Maj. Gen. ALE
w. Guillion, Mrs. Richard Eatol
Mrs. Irene Caldwell, Mr.. and Mr..
Oliver T. Carr, Mr.. William N
Candy, Mrs. Robert w. Imbrie, D.
and Mrs. Sigurd Won Numers, Mr..
: Edward E. Gam, Mrs. Ellen
Woodward and Mr.. Julius Rapapor