Evening star., 1947-06-22
Tu0 Parties
Hold Interest
O'Neals Feted
At Club Dance
By Margaret Germ ond

Parties for young people claimed
much Of society's interest yester-
day. One Of two exceptionally
colorful events was q garden party
given at The Shadows, the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Westcott
Hill in Alexandria, at which q
quartet of debutantes were pre-
sented to society. The other was
the dance given last night at the
Congressional Club in honor Of
Miss Lydia O'Neal and Miss Mary
O'Neal, daughters of the United
States Ambassador designate to
the Philippines and Mrs. Emmett
O'Neal.
Gayety was the keynote at the
Congressional Club, where a pro-
fusion of white f1owers-lilies,
gypsophila, jasamine and bridal
wreath-mixed with tropical ferns
and foliage were artistically ar
ranged in the ballroom, and gar
lands of the ferns decorated the
snowy covers Of the small tables
that ringed the dance floor. Music
was by the Marine Band Orches-
ira section.
The dance was given by the as
Sociate members of the club, of
which the two honor guests are
long time members. They came
to Washington in 1885 when their
father assumed his duties as a
member of the United States House
of Representatives from Kentucky,
and they've been here ever since.
except for seasons spent at school
and trips home to Louisville be-
tween sessions of Congress.
In Receiving Line
The Philippine Ambassador. Mr..
Joaquin M. Elizalde, was the rank
ing guest at the party, and was in
the receiving line with Mrs. Cliff
ford Davis, president of the club;
Miss Ruth Alden Reed, chairman of
the associate members; the two
guests of honor and the newly-ap-
pointed Ambassador and Mrs.
O'NeaI.
Guests were received in the Ha-
waiian room, where white'and pur-
pie iris were arranged in an effec-
tive background. Both honor guests
wore of-the shoulder costumes,
Lydia in white taffeta with turquois
and green trim, and her sister in
blue marquisette. Both also wore
corsages of gardenias.
Mrs. Davis was becomingly gowned
in gray chambray featuring a very
full skirt and wide belt fastened
with a buckle Of clear crystal. 4
shoulder corsage of orchids added Q
perfect touch of color.
Miss Reed was in crepe print.
the background cream with an all
over design Of tropical flowers, and
she too, wore gardenias. Mrs.
O'Neal chose black net for the oc-
casion, and wore a lovely corsage
OF Hawaiian orchids.
Guests
Guests of the Misses O'NeaI at
the dance were the Misses Mary
Ellen Swenson and Elizabeth Pack
ard Of Northampton, Mass. Cecily
Moot of Buffalo, Eleanor Thomp-
son of Wilmington, Del; Grace
Hunt Davis, Mary Johnston, Miriam
Titman, Louise Vance, Lillian Will
lett, Alice Childers and Vivian Cis-
sci. Young men in the party in
cluded James Brown Of Charleston,
w. Va, 1t. Comdr Richard Moot of
Buffalo, James Madison Macon of
Richmond, John Friant, Robert
Crowder, John Furman, Robert Neu-
hauser, John Grindle, Henry Clag-
get, Henry Dworshak, jr., DR.. Joe
Zimmerman, Frank Crenshaw and
William Willett.
Miss Mary Allan Trimble, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. South Trimble,
jr., was hostess to the Misses Betty
Ann Kline. Mary Lee Longeran,
Virginia Collins. Nancy Burdick.
Nell Townsend, Helen Devereux, Pat
Morgan and Janet Gilchrist, their
escorts including Richard Nicoladis,
Charles Townsend, Norman Forrest,
Richard Hynson and William Lucas.
Mr.. James G. Strong III was there
with Miss Patricia Ann Wait and
Mr. and Mrs. William Aikens and
Miss Vivian Vestal also entertained
a small group Of guests.
Those in Miss Reeds party who
we're invited to honor the Misses
o'Neal were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
6. Moore, MIR. and Mrs. Daniel j.
Andersen, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ger
'ack, Mr.. and Mrs. Tflford Dudley,
he Misses Evelyn Kenison, Lucille
Stringer, Betty Lou Brown, Marjorie
Lee and Josephine Birdsall. Those
,scorting the young ladies were Paul
3. Walter, Joseph Stonesifer. Nor
nan Farquhar. Stewart Dickson,
Dexter Riyes, Legare Obear, John
xlotz and Clarke Cole.
Another hostess was Miss Dorothy
Ballard, niece of Mrs. Hal Holmes of
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