Evening star., 1947-06-13

little larger and little older than
they were in prewar days II still
spreading their branches to shield
the multitude from a sweltering sun.
There were fewer long flowing
gowns and huge picture hats. than
in former years, but yesterdays heat
might have been responsible Tor
that. Flower prints predomlnated
and large black straws were more
in evidence than any other color
e One of the prettiest costumes at
the party was that OF Mrs. Joseph
Davies. Her white silk dress had
design of royal blue flowers, and tiny
flowers of the same shade peered
out from the gossamer folds OF her
white tulle hat. One of the smart
est costumes was Mrs. Deborah
Glassford's. Her white crepe gown
was pencil slim and fashioned the
new ballet length A double strand
of pearls ornaniented the square
neckline and her black cartwheel
hat was trimmed with a spray OF
pink and white flowers.
The Diplomatic Corps was repre-
sented by the Brazilian Ambassador.
Mr.. Carlos Martins, with his pretty
daughter, Nora; the Honduran Am
bassador and Sonora de Caceres. the
Portuguese Ambassador and Nine.
de Bianchi, the Cuban Ambassador
and Sonora de Belt, the French Am
bassador and Nine. Bonnet, the
Guatemalan Ambassador, Senor
Don Jorge Garcia Granados; the
Chinese Ambassador and Nine. Koo,
the Australian Ambassador and Mrs.
Norman Maxim. the Luxembourg
Minister and Nine. LIE Calais, the
New Zealand Minister and Lady
Berendsen and the South African
Minister and Mrs. Harry Andrews,
Prominent officials at the party
were Chief Justice and Mrs. Fred
Vinson, Associate Justice and Mrs.
Harold Burton, Associate Justice
and Mrs. Stanley Reed, the Secre-
tary of War and Mrs. Robert Pat
terson, the Undersecretary of War
and Mrs. Kenneth Royal, Speaker
Joe Martin, Mrs. Dean Acheson,
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, Mrs
Howard Peterson, Mrs. Paul " Nc
Mutt. Senator and Mrs Tom Con-
nally, Senator and Mrs. Homer Fer
guson. Senator and Mrs, Robert
Taft, Veterans Administrator and
Mrs. Omar Bradley. Representative
Edith Nourse Rogers, Representative
Sol Bloom and Miss Vera Bloom.
Military uniforms added color to
the scene yesterday, though num-
ber of high-ranking officers wore
the more comfortable civilian
clothes. In the throng were Fleet
Admiral and Mrs. Chester W. MINI
itz, 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Ira Baker, 1t
Gen. and Mrs. Wade Haislip. 1t
Gen. and Mrs. Leroy Lutes, Rear
Admiral and Mrs Emory Land,
Mai. Ger. and Mrs. Willard S. Paul,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Stephen Cham
berlin, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas
B. Larkin, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Everett S. Hughes and Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Gordon Russell Young.
Other prominent guests included
Admiral Sir Henry Moore, with his
daughter, Mrs. James Farnol, and
his aide. Flag 1t. David Bethune
Holdsworth; Gen. Sir William Nor
gan and his daughter, Pauline; Lady
Wilson, Maj. Gen. and Mrs John A.
Chap praan and their daughter,
Betty; Air Commodore and Mrs. j.
l.. Findlay. Capt Richard King,
Comdr, and Mrs. F. J. D. Pember-
ton, Comdr. and Mrs. S. H. K. Spur
geon, Comdr. and Mrs Charles
Evans, Sir John and Lady Mcgowan,
Sir Alwyn and Lady Grove, Lady
Puckle, Mr.. and Mrs. John Oldham,
Mrs M. O. A. Raig and Miss Irene
Boyle.
Still other guests were Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mrs. J. Borden Harri-
man, Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, Mrs
Eleanor Patterson, Mrs. Eugene
Meyer. Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, Mr..
and Mrs. George Maurice Morris
Nine. Rene Van Swinderen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Randolph Leigh, Mr. and Mrs
Walter r. Tuckerman, Col. and
Mrs. James w. Boyer, Judge and
Mrs. George D. Nelson, Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph Lloyd Thomas, Mrs.
Godfrey Peckitt, Mrs. Robert Love
Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone
Williams, Mrs Frederick w. Witt,
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