Evening star., 1948-02-19
'T1Vo Clubs Gipe
Their Largest cas-
of the Season
By Ruth Dean

By Ruth Dean
With the sprinklike weather in
their favor, two clubs gave their
biggest afternoon parties Of the sea-
son yesterday, both honoring dis
tinguished personalities and draw
ing record attendances.
Several out-of-town women, here
for the Jackson-Jefferson Day din
ner tonight, were among those at
the tea given by the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club for wives OF
the Democratic members of Con-
gress. -
The popular singing star. jeanette
Macdonald, and her husband, Gene
Raymond, were the drawing card
that brought approximately lac
members and guests to the tea given
in their honor by the American
Newspaper Women's Club.
A constant stream Of guests at
tended the 4 to Z Democratic fete.
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, presi-
dent of the club, received wearing a
black figured satin dress with gay
be-ribboned hat. Also present was
Mrs. William II. Davis Of New York
past president of the club, who re-
ceived a special welcome.
Other out Of town guests in
c1uded Miss Katherine Hickson and
Mrs. Thomas Curran who are both
members of the Maine delegation to
the dinner.
Officers of the club and members
of its Board of Managers presided
at a beautifully appointed tea table,
laid with lace cloth and arranged
with silver candelabra, pink sweet
peas and white daisies.
Taking turns at the tea and coffee
urns were Mrs. Ellis Meredith, Mrs.
Fred Morrison, Mrs. Samuel Herrick,
Mrs. Rose Yates Forester, Mrs. Ed
ward Stitt, Mrs. Leslie Bif1e, Mrs.
Loren johnson, Mrs. William Warne,
Mrs. Claude r. Orchard, Mrs. Curtis
Mrs. Arthur c. Smith, Mrs.
Wilbur Hubbard, Mrs. William Clay
ton, Mrs. Arthur B. Jones, Mrs.
White, Mrs. Norman Littell,
Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, Mrs. Charles
F. Brennan, Mrs. Wayne Chatfield
Taylor, Mrs. Jackson Davis, Mrs.
William j. Price, Mrs. Virginia Roser
and Mrs. Philip Owen.
Almost all the Democratic con-
gressional wives were present, as
we'll as Representative Mary T.
Norton of New Jersey and Repre-
Helen Gahagan Douglas
of California.
Meanwhile, the Newspaper Wom-
ems Club at 1904 Twentieth street
NV, was .overfiowing with those'
who wanted to meet Miss Mac
Donald and her husband. And the
couple had graciousness and
charm that one enthusiastic guest
declared was "just like that of the
Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Miss Macdonald, who received
with Mrs. Margaret Hart Candy,
club president wore becoming
French green dress and q small
wing-feathered hat in constrast-
Ing shade of coral velvet.
In reply to compliment on his
wife's beauty, Mr.. Raymond laugh
Ingly confided that my secret is
TO beat her every day with stick
only as long as my finger
Miss Macdonald retorted by COM
menting on their happy marriage.
1.-The first 10 years are the hardest
and we are in our 11th," she re-
marked.
She also told friends that her late
arrival at a party given in her honor
following her concert Monday was
because she was detained at Con-
stitution Hall by concert fans, plus
the fact that she had to return to
ner hotel to change her dress, which
was "wringing wet" after the con-
cert.
Miss Macdonald said she enjoyed
starring in her latest picture with
Jose Iturbi, but that she dislikes
'adio work. Mikes frighten her, she
and besides, she doesn't
ike unseen audiences.
She's a firm believer in equal op-
oortunities for women and pointed
out that there are "only" two women
producers in Hollywood. She's q
,tanch Republican, but said 'ff II
Gould be a Democrat I'd vote for
Truman"
Presiding at the tea table, deco
rated with pink azaleas, were
Mrs. Gerald Linke, Nine. Rybar,
Mrs. William s. Culbertsen, Mrs.
Spessard Holland, Miss Ann Cline,
Miss Anna Katherine Molster and
Miss Patricia McGerr, mystery
writer and sister of the clubs vice
Miss Grace McGerr.
Among the guests were Mrs.
Sean Nunan, wife of the Irish Min
ster; Sonora de Drago, wife OF the !
Counselor of the Argentine Embas-
"; Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Morris, Mrs.
James Waldo Fawcett, Mrs. Rufus
;. Holman. of Portland, Oreg.; Mrs.
carl Lomen of Nome, Alaska; Nine. |