Evening star., 1947-12-27
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By Scbitfelers
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Four hundred or more friends Of
Mr. and Mrs. Curt C. Schiffeler
including Miss Margaret Truman
greeted them at the at home they
gave yesterday in the late afternoon
and early evening. Guests we're in
vited from to and many came
early and stayed late to enjoy the
friendly and gracious hospitality ot
these popular hosts.
Centering the long buffet, which
was laid in the Queen Elizabeth
room of the Raleigh Hotel, was a
tall silver vase filled with exquisite
red roses that were sent by Mrs
Truman, who was unable to be
present. Miss Truman was in a
smart suit of black and taupe wool
with a matching hat.
Mrs. Schiffeler received in a
dinner gown of white crepe, hand
some in its simplicity. with a dia-
mond clip at one corner of the
heart-shaped neckline. A narrow
gold belt matched her slippers and
she wore corsage of purple orchids
The buffet was laden with curried
chicken, Virginia and Tennessee
hams, roast turkeys, seafood salad
hot biscuit, pate de foie gras and
other delicious comestibles and
there were all varieties of French
pastries and cakes, coffee, tea and
cocktails.
Alternating at the handsome silver
tea service were Mrs. William j
Flather III, Mrs. Rudolph Max
Kaufman, Mrs. George E. Hamil-
ton, Mrs. Clark Clifford, Mrs. Sam
uel Hay Kaufman, Mrs. ]. K
Vardaman, Mrs. William j. Flather,
jr; Mrs. Chester Flather, Mrs. Har-
old L. Rust, jr.; Mrs. Y. E. Booker,
Mrs. Sidney Chappell. Mrs. Walter
Franklin Chappell and Miss Ann
Dudley Flannery.
The French Ambassador and
Nine. Bonnet, the Philippine Am
bassador. Mr.. Joaquin Elizalde, and
the Minister of Denmark and Nine.
de Kaufman were on the list of
guests, and from the cabinet circle
were the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs John Snyder, the Sec
retary of the Interior and Mrs.
Julius A. Krug, the Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs. Tom C. Clark, the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Clinton P. Anderson, the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. John L. Sui
livan and also the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. John
Nicholas Brown.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fred M.
Vinson, Associate Justice and Mrs.
Wiley Rutledge, Associate Justice
and Mrs. Stanley Reed, Associate
Justice and Mrs. Felix Frankfurter
and Associate Justice and Mrs
Robert jackson represented the Su-
preme Court circle, and also Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone, wife of the late
Justice Stone.
Admiral William D. Leahy was on
the list and also the Assistant to
the President and Mrs. John R.
Steelman, while others were District
Commissioner and Mrs. John Russell
Young, the Engineer Commissioner
and Mrs. Gordon R. Young, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Whitelaw Wilson, Mrs
David L. Wing, Mr.. and Mrs. Jean
Claude Winkler, Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
than c. Wyeth, Mr.. and Mrs Russell
Yates, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Davenport, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G.
Distler, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles De
We're Drayton, Mrs. Robert Dunlap,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward R. Finken-
staedt, Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Flan-
merry, MI. and Mrs. Robert Fleming
and Gen. and Mrs. Wallace Graham
DR. and Mrs Luther Sheldon were there
and others were Mr.. and Mrs. Jouett
Shouse, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith,
DR.. w. Calhoun Sterling, Rev. and
Mrs. H. H. D. Sterrett, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. P. Steuart, Mrs. Tillman Stirling,
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude L. Strauss, Mr..
and Mrs. Karl E. Stromsen. Mr.. and
Mrs. Corrin Strong, Mr.. and Mrs.
Garfield Swift. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Krock, Senator and Mrs. Robert
Taft, Mr.. and Mrs. Corcoran Thorn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, jr.;;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Van Fossan,
Mr.. and Mrs. James K. Vardeman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Wapler, Mrs.
Harry Wardman, Mrs. Edwin Wat
son, Mrs. Frank West, Mrs. Parker
West and Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Lacoste.
DR.. and Mrs. B. w. Leonard
were among those invited, and
also 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. B. H.
Lingo, Miss Jane Lingo, Mr..
and Mrs. T. Perry Lippitt, Mr.. Will
liam H. Lipscomb, Mrs. Reeve Lewis,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Powell Minnigerode,
DR.. and Mrs. David Moffett, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Carroll Morgan,
Mr.. Thomas P. Morgan, jr., Mr..
and Mrs Felix Morley, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Maurice Morris, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Wayne Morse, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Murray, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hewitt Myers, Mr.. and Mrs.
William McClelland, Mr.. and Mrs.
William L. Beale, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles McKenney. Mr.. and Mrs.
John K. Mckee, Miss Bessie Mckee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Morris, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry w. Morgan, jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. B. M. McKelway, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred G. Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
T. Nicholson and Mr.. and Mrs
LleWellyn D. Nicholson.
Christmas Dance
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