Evening star., 1947-05-07
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fits In the Nations Capital for many
years has been the tour of embassies
given to aid the Washington Home
for Incurables. This year the event
promises to be one of the most Sue
cessful ever. The Embassies to be
shown will be opened for the first
time. Yesterday there was much
qualification at the reports of officers
and chairmen made at the luncheon
which Mrs. James Lawrence Hough-
telling gave at the Sulgrave Club for
those in charge of the benefit.
Mrs. Houghteling is president of
the Board of Managers for the home
and her guests were other officers
who are working for the success of
the benefit. The tour viii be held
Saturday and all of the embassies to
be shown are located on upper Six
teenth street with the exception of
the Argentine Embassy on the cor
ner Of @ street and New Hampshire
avenue.
Mrs. Robert A. Taft, wife of the
Ohio Senator, who is chairman Of
the Benefit Committee, was ranking
guest at lunch and sat at the oppo-
site end Of the table from the
hostess. Mrs. Eric A. Johnston,
chairman Of the presale of tickets
for the tour, reported that the ad-
vance sale was very encouraging, but
that there will be tickets at each of
the embassies Saturday. Mrs. john
ston is assisted by Mrs. Richard T.
Mcdonnell, vice chairman of the
presale of tickets. Mrs. Mcdonnell,
like Mrs: Reeve Hoover, chairman
Of the Tea Committee, was without
a hat, the former having arranged
her iron gray hair high on her head
and In a French roll at the back.
Mrs. Edward r. Finkenstaedt, who
was president Of the board for nine
years, now is chairman of the Print
ing Committee for the benefit tour.
She attended the luncheon yester-
day and although she has been
taken for Mrs. Houghteling by
some, when they are together there
is marked difference.
Mrs. Paul B. Magnuson, wife Of
the Senator from Washington State,
who plans to make the Capital their
permanent winter home, is a men,
Der of the Board of Managers for
the home, having been elected to
serve until 1949. She also is chair
man of the flower arrangements for
the Embassies to be shown. on the
tour, and was at the luncheon yes
terday.
Mrs. Wayne Chatfield-Taylor,
chairman of the committee for
hostesses to serve in the Embassies,
left early as she said her sailing
had been advanced a week and she
will shove of Friday aboard the
American Scout. Mr.. Chatfield-
Taylor has arrived in Rome and
will meet her at the end of her
eight-day trip across the Atlantic.
She plans to be back in August.
Mrs. Henry T. Bodman, treas
urer for the Benefit Committee, who
also has charge Of the distribution
of posters, was there and others
present who are actively engaged in
making the tour a success were Mrs.
Emerson Bigelow, vice chairman of
the Flower Committee; Miss Eliza
beth Noting, chairman of the Ad-
missions Committee for the home,
who will assist Mrs. Bodman in the
collection Of money the day of the
tour, and Mrs. Daniel Blain, a re-
Gently elected member Of the board.
Mrs. Harold H. Burton is chair
man of the committee for securing
a group Of hostesses to pour tea,
which will be served at the Cuban
Embassy, but was unable to be pres
ent yesterday. Other absentees who
have important posts In the sue
cessful arrangements for the tour
were Mrs. Gordon r. Young, wife of