Evening star., 1948-03-04

&t OGner reCepClOnS, tne 0UU OF 80
guests were greeted in the ballroom.
In the line with the Wilson's were
Mrs. Clifford Davis. president of
the Congressional Club, and Mrs.
Wallace II. White, tr., first vice
president.
Mrs. Vinson wore q black lace
and net gown and m orchid, q gift
of the club. Mrs. Davis had on
green crepe gown, trimmed with
sequins, and a gold and green Or
child, and Mrs. Whites dress was of
rust-color lace.
Mrs. william 4. Hess was In
charge of the flower decorations
and she did a wonderful job. In the
main hall there were huge bouquets
of red carnations. Pink and white
carnations were used in the dining
room, where sandwiches, cakes,
coffee and punch were served to the
guests Color in the ballroom was
provided by pink azalea plants and
the rest of the club was filed with
spring flowers. Music - not for
dancing-was furnished by a section
of the Marine Band.
WeIcoming Committee
At the door to welcome the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. W. Sterling Cole
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Bishop.
Upstairs, the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Clinton P. Anderson
were seeing that the reception
moved smoothly.
Alternating at dispensing the
coffee were Mrs. Paul j. Kilday,
Mrs. Alexander Wiley, Mrs. Ed
Gossett, Mrs. William LANCER, Mrs.
Forrest Donnell, Mrs. Harley M.
Kilgore, Mrs. Chapman Revercomb,
Mrs. J. Howard McGMtn, Mrs.
Lyndon B. johnson, Mrs. Noble j.
Gregory, Mrs. Chauncey w. Reed,
Mrs. A. S. Monroney, Mrs. Sam
Hobbs and Mrs. Albert L. Reeves,
ir.
Serving punch were Mrs. Jay Le-
Fevre, Mrs. Estes Kefauver, Mrs.
Earl r. Lewis, Mrs. John Jennings,
jr., Mrs. Angler L. Goodwin, Mrs.
E. Wallace Chadwick and Mrs. Law
renee II. Smith.
Among todays hostesSes at the
luncheon hour were Mrs. Everett M.
Dirksen, wife of the Representative
from Illinois; Mrs. Anton j. john
son, whose husband also represents
Illinois in Congress; Mrs. Albert
Thomas, wife of the Representa-
tive from Texas; Mrs. Lansdale G.
Sasscer. wife of the Representative
from Maryland, and Mrs. Anne ].
Forand, whose husband is Repre-
sentative from Rhode Island.
Mrs. Dirksen's group included
Mrs. John Taber. Mrs. Ralph E.
Church, Mrs w. Sterling Cole, Mrs
Charles r. Clason. Mrs. Rolla C.
McMillen. Mrs. Ellsworth B. Buck,
Mrs. Homer D. Angel, Mrs. Hal
Holmes, Mrs. Carroll D. Kearns,
Mrs. Edmund S. Kochersperger,
first vice-president of the League
Of Republican Women of the Dis
trict; Mrs. Fred Rieth. chairman of
production for the Red Cross; Mrs
Parker West and Lady Balfour, wife
of the British Minister. AS a CEN
terpiece for her table, Mrs. Dirksen
had violets and potted shamrocks.
Mrs. Sasscer Hostess
Spring flowers decorated Mrs.
Sasscer's table and among her
guests were Mrs. Moss Taylor Of
Roanoke, Va. Mrs. William STAN
ley, Mrs. Ladder Mackall, Mrs. Ar
thur Condor, Mrs. Wilbur Hub
bard, Mrs. Marjorie Hendricks and
Mrs. Irwin. Owings. Others we're
Miss Nora Hill, Mrs. Jerome Gra-
ham, Mrs. Hal Clagett and Mrs.
James Sasscer, sister-in-law of the
In the group Mrs. johnson invited
were Mrs. George Williams of Della
ware, Mrs. George w. Gillie, Mrs.
Albert Engel, Mrs. Tobey Morris,
Mrs. John Jennings, jr., Mrs. Pauline
Houff, Mrs. John Randall ArSpld,
Mrs. Claire Tice. Mrs. Bertha
Esterbrook. Mrs. Henry c. Dworshak
and Mrs. Cecil w. Bishop.
Mrs. Forand had smaller group
at her table Her guests were
Sonora de Mora, wife of the Uru-
guayan Minister: Mrs. Manuel j.
Davis, Mrs. Allen Cunningham,
Mrs. Leon Tashof, Mrs. Lucien
Mercier, Mrs. Jack Joslin, Mrs.
Harvey Warwick, Mrs. Joseph Her.
bert and Mrs. Amy Groner Cowing.
Among future activities planned
by the club are a supper and barn
dance on March II, with Represent
ative w. J. Bryan Dorm of South
Carolina calling some of the dances;
a brunch on March II for men,
bers only in honor of past presi-
dents of the club, and another
formal luncheon on the 18th. There
will be no activities at the club
during Holy Week except for Red
Crose v,orL