Evening star., 1947-01-18

Mrs. Truman and Miss Margaret T
able party in honor of the new An
and Mrs. o. Max Gardner. The Sn
high in afternoon entertaining with
AS guests drove up to the Ca
policemen posted about. they susp
either already there or about to a
when lots Of Secret Servicemen wer
checked off the lists before they col
I Secretary and Mrs. Snyder rece
ner in the drawing room that leads
room was literally a bower of fern.
and palms that extended almost tt
the ceiling. Indirect lighting that
shone on the green's and on two
enormous bouquets of spring flow
ers on either side of the room gave
the whole a lovely effect. The same
decorative motif was carried out ir
the larger room where long
U-shaped table of food lined one en-.
tire end. According to those best in
formed sources, Mr.. Arthur Gard
ner, special assistant to Mr.. Sny-
der, was chiefly responsible for the
transformed setting. When he
leaves the Treasury he'll have nc
trouble getting job.
Both Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Gard
ner wore slim, floor length dresses
of black and corsages of pink and
white camellias sent to them by the
host. Mrs. Gardner also wore a
Istunning Florel hat of black, gly-
cerined ostrich feathers, which the
British Ambassador, Lord Inver-
chapel, is definitely in favor of her
taking to England.
The reception started at six
o'clock and first arrivals were Mrs
| Woodrow Wilson, the Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs. Ed
ward H. Foley, jr., with the latter's
mother, Mrs. Robert Ligon; Mrs
Arthur Gardner, in a lovely white
feather trimmed hat; Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Bell, who chatted with the
president of the Export Import
Bank and Mrs. William McChesney
Martin; Col. and Mrs. Curt c.
Schiffeler, Admiral William D
Leahy and Gen. and Mrs. A. A.
Vandegrift, the latter in his snappy
blue dress uniform.
Next arrived, in rapid succession
the Attorney General and Mrs. Tom
C. Clark, the Minister of Switzer-
land and Nine. Bruggman, the Min
lister of South Africa and Mrs. An
drews, the Minister of Sweden and
Mrs. Erickson, the Minister of Ice
land and Mrs. Thors, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Lippmann, the Italian Am
bassador, Signor Alberto Tarchiani
and his twin daughters, Dora and
Letizia, one dressed in red, one in
blue, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jouett
Shouse.
Suddenly at 6:35 the line was
halted and the curtains parted al
the door that opens from the draw.
ing room onto K street. The Presi.
dent and his wife and daughter en-.
tered followed by his military anc
naval aides, Brig. Gen. Harry H
| Vaughan and Rear Admiral James
H. Foskett. Miss Truman was wear
ing a hat of black velvet bows and
a tan broadtail coat, which, when
removed, revealed beige dress
embroidered in gold and pearls at
the yoke. Her mother was cos
TUNED in black and a very becom-
ing greige-colored felt hat.
They greeted the hosts ano
guests of honor, then moved into
the reception room, but were not
able to get very far during the 4(
minutes they were there. Each was
completely and constantly sur
rounded by friends eager to say
hello. The President shook hands
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Braniff OF
the Braniff Airways, who are here
from Dallas; Mrs. George Allen, the
Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Lewis
B. Schwellenbach, the Secretary o1
Agriculture and Mrs. Clinton P. An
derson, the Brazilian Ambassador
Mr.. Carlos Martins, and Miss Nora
Martins, and many others, including
Senator and Mrs. Tom Connally
who formed a huddle with the
President while the Senator told him
an amusing anecdote. 49,.
Mrs. Truman was greeted very
warmly by Mr., and Mrs. Walter
Maloney, the latter saying, 81
thought you must be here when
saw all the police!" Miss Truman
found several of her friends there
including Miss Drucie Snyder, Miss
Jane Lingo, Mr.. Marvin Braverman
Miss Jocelyn Freer, Mr.. Marvin
Coles. and Mr.. and Mrs. Jorge
Tristani, in whose wedding she par
ticipated last year.
Speaker Joseph w. Martin, jr.
was there, and Justice William o
Douglas, having a word with Mr.
Duke Shoop: the Special Counsel
to the President and Mrs. Clark
Clifford; Vice Admiral Emory S
Land. Field Marshall Lord Wilson
in civilian dress, Mr.. Steve Early
Senator and Mrs. j. William Full
bright, Senator and Mrs. Chapman
Revercomb, the Chinese Ambassa-
dor, Mr.. wellington Koo, Justice
and Mrs. Bennett Champ Clark, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Fleming, Mrs. A
Mitchell Palmer, Mrs. George Mests
and Commissioner John Russell
! Young.
The Secretary of the Interior is
away on fishing trip but his wife
Mrs. j. A. Krug, was there ano
said they have Just moved to q
house in Georgetown. The wife
of the Cuban Ambassador, Sonora
de Belt, was also there and sale
that she was going to Cuba next
week. Senator and Mrs. Leveret
Saltonstan were among those pres.
ent as were Mr. and Mrs. Elmel
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Beatty
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Miller. Two oi
the most chic women present were
Mrs. Ira G. Eaker, wearing dinner
suit of small-fgured brocade. ano
Mrs. Edward Townsend, whose brun.
cite good looks were set off by 6
small derby and scarf of cream satin
North Carolinian friends of the
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