Evening star., 1946-12-30

Judge and Mrs. Thurman Arnold
gave one of the best parties OF the
season Saturday night at Gadsby's
Tavern in Alexandria.
The event was given to introduce
to many of their friends their sons
and their attractive young wives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Arnold, jr,
are here from Yale University and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Arnold came
from Chicago where Mr.. Arnold is
attending the University of Chicago.
The quaint old tavern presented a
charming scene with hundreds OF
candles and CHEEKY log fires burning
in the fireplace. More than 300
guests dropped in to enjoy the event.
They began to arrive at 6-the party
was to end at 10-but there were not
a few guests still lingering on long
after that hour.
Supper was served and, of course,
there were varieties of beverages.
Assisting Mrs. Arnold were Mrs.
Stanley F. Reed, Mrs. Wiley B. Rut-
ledge, Mrs. William o. Douglas, Mrs.
Abe Fortas, Mrs, Carl Andrew
Spaatz, Mrs. Drew Pearson and
Mrs. Louis Dabney of New York.
One of the gay parties going on Fri
day evening took place at the United
Nations Club. Mr.. and Mrs. Neville
Gardiner entertained at a dinner
dance in honor of four debutantes
who are all cousins. They are Miss
Dody Dick, who made her debut in
New York Thursday; Miss Glenna
Gardiner, who was presented in
New York several weeks ago; Miss
Mary Stevens, who will have a
coming out party in New York soon.
and Miss Baba Foster, who will
make her formal bow in Waterford,
Va, in the very near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stevens
came down from New York with
their daughter, Mary, for the party
and are staying at the Carlton Hotel.
And Mrs. GARDENERS two sons, Mr..
Philip Maher and Mr.. Hilary Ma
her, are here for the holidays from
Amherst and Harvard respectively.
Mrs. Festus Foster, was also here
for the event and stood in the re-
ceiving line with Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardiner and Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens
and the four guests of honor.
The entire second floor of the
club was taken over by the party
which began at 7:30 and lasted until
after midnight. Among those pres
ent were Miss Janet Trowbridge,
Miss Katherine Stanley-Brown,
Miss Teckla Hilbert, Miss Aileen
Patterson, Miss Aase Olav, Miss
Diana Mowrer, Miss Malissa Childs
and her brother Mr.. Prentiss Childs,
and son Of columnist Mar
quis Childs; Miss Edome Ducross,
Miss Hope Erwin, Miss Mariana
Schoeffel, Mr.. George Jay Babson,
Mr.. Blair Childs, jr., Mr.. William
jr., Mr.. Courtland Parker,
jr., Mr.. John Anthony McVickar,
Mr.. Samuel Sterrett, Mr.. Quentin
Keynes, Mr.. Richard Thurber, Mr..
Valentine Schaeffer, Midshipman
Duke Rose, Mr.. Samuel Fordyce, Mr..
Jeremy Hodson, Mr.. Howard Peck
ham, Mr.. Trowbridge Strong,
Messrs. Macdonald and Norton
Goodwin, M. Jacques Boudeville, 1t.
George Toplas, Mr.. Duer McLana-
han and M. Jacques Mathenet.
Judge Richard Lester Disney of
the United States Tax Court and
Mrs. Disney presented their daugh-
ters. the Misses Iris Dawn and
Gloria Elizabeth Disney. Friday
afternoon. The occasion was an at
home which Judge and Mrs. Dis
ney gave from to Z o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lester Dis
ney, jr., shared honors with the
buds as the date was the sixth an
of their wedding. They
were among those assisting, others
including the Misses Winifred Will
lard, Barbara Gordon Murray, Char
lotte Rubel, Marian John, Nancy
and Jane Groseclose and Mrs. Ar
thur Page III.
The debutantes wore dresses of
white rayon jersey, Iris Dawns' dress
having a wide band of gold sequins
about the neckline and forming the
cuffs of the long full sleeves. She
carried an antique lace fan centered
with white sweetheart roses. Her
sisters dress was cut on classic lines,
the wide belt of gold mesh, bands
of which also were on the shoulders.
She carried a nosegay of white gar
denias in a gold lace frill.
The buds are graduates of the
National Cathedral School. Miss
Gloria Elizabeth Disney now is
member of the sophomore class at
Swarthmore College and her sister
a senior at the College of William
and Mary.
Mrs. John Oliver LaGorce enter
tanned at a luncheon Friday at
the Chevy Chase Club in honor Of
her daughter, Mrs. Byron Bruce
Newell, who has returned to make
her home here after an absence Of