Evening star., 1948-04-12


scores Of names prominent, in ON
the country.
Introducing the entertainment
rehearsed for weeks, the newly ins
Phelps Adams, explained that the G.
their wives where they had been a
The presentation of songs thai
stag dinner the evening before did
not start until q little after 6
o'clock, when the Chief Executive
and his wife arrived. As usual, they
made their appearance an hour
after the beginning of this to
affair, which, incidentally, is always
such a tremendous success that 1t
invariably lasts about i've hours.
Mrs. Truman was wearing a black
dress, sable scarf and pale pink
straw hat trimmed with pink flow
ers as she and her husband en-
tered the Congressional Room to
greet their hosts. Standing first
In the receiving line were Mr.
Adams and his attractive and very
likeable wife, the latter in an OFF,
the-face white straw hat and black
dress that was literally decked with
orchids. There must have been SC
blossoms in the two Ieis of small
lavender orchids that had beer
flown from Hawaii. The vice
president of the Gridiron Club, Mr.
Richard Wilson, stood next IN line
with Mrs. Wilson, who was also
smart in black, and every is min
utes during the first hour of the
reception the other officers Of the
club and their wives took turns re-
ceiving with them.
It looked as though every seat in
the Presidential Room was occu-
pied when the President escorting
Mrs. Adams, and Mrs. Truman
with Mr.. Adams entered to the
well-known strains of Hail to the
Chief" played by the Marine
Band Orchestra, under the con-
dutorship Of Maj. William F. San
telmann. To the latter, director
Of the Gridiron music, is always at
tributed much Of the pep, snap and
precision of the chorus singing.
In its customary place high on
the north wall was the brilliantly
lighted gridiron in a huge bed Of red
roses.
Program High Lights
After greeting the audience from
his place on the stage, Mr.. Adams
introduced Mr.. Marshall Mcneil of
the Scripps- Howard Newspapers and
Mr.. William Mylander OF the Cowles
Publications as chairmen Of music
and entertainment, respectively
Then he turned over the proceedings
to Mr.. Walker Buel of the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer who has been
writing Gridiron skits and lyrics for
years. -.
Then the amusing songs began.
Drawing perhaps the most applause
was Gene Archer's representation
of Attorney General Tom Clark
singing, Harry (Chloe), We Got to
Go Where You Are" and Dwight
Rohrer's rendition Of Gen. Eisen-
hover singing the "Bonga, bonga,
bonga" song. Arthur Pierce was ex-
ceptionally funny in his roles and
called back for encores too we're
George Myers and william Ray
mond. .s%z.
Mrs. Robert A. Taft. was there
with her husband to Hear the rib
bing he had received the evening
before. and Mrs. Clinton P. Ander-
son listened beside the Secretary of
Agriculture as performers poked fun
at the latter. Next to them sat As
sociate Justice and Mrs. Harold Bur-
ton. Speaker Joseph w. Martin,
jr. was another In this politically
minded gathering as were Secretary
Of the Treasury John w. Snyder,
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Drucie Snyder, and the Attorney
General and Mrs. Clark.
Lady Astor, whose own quips are
famous the world over, was highly
Interested in the -humored
jibes being tossed about. She and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth must have
had q conversation well worth hear
FFlg when they put their heads
Rgether just before leaving. Prob
Hpfy the most amused person in
3he audience was Maj. T. P. Wang
T the Chinese Army. In one skit
be Republicans were looking for
= candidate in Chinatown ION the
theory that the Republicans this
year could nominate and win with
Chinaman), so Maj. Wang decided
he must be the Republican nominee
since he was the only Chinese in
the room.
Without pausing to chat. the
President and First Lady left as
soon as the show was over around
7 o'clock. Then club members and
their friends went back into the
Congressional Room where there
was large buffet and two bars.
Famous 1Wrifers Present
Nationally known newspapermen
coRld be glimpsed in every direc-
ton. There was Mr.. Roy Roberts
Or the Kansas City Star; Mr.. STAN
~ Barnett, managing editor of the
oReyeland Plain Dealer; Mr.. Benja-
min Reece' of the st. Louis Post
patch, Mr.. Donald Sterling of
Oregon journal and Mr.. Frank
" 04y1nett of. the Gannett Newspa-
yoks. And m the Gridiron group were
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lloyd Wright,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Hayden, the Ray
Henles, the Duke Shops, the
William l.. Beale, jrs., Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bergman, Mr. and Mrs
Gould Lincoln, Mr.. Lowell Mellett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander F. Jones,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Price.
Mrs. George Mesta was there with
her brother-in-law, Mr.. George
Tyson. and Miss Reathel Odum
looked very pretty as she chatted
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Ayers.
Col. M. Robert Guggerheim es-
corted his wife who had on a crisp
gray taffesa spring outfit, and Mr..
p. Landoh Banfield was on hand
with Mrs. Banfield, the latter In a
flowered &print and flewered spring
bonnet Mr.. and Mrs Samuel II