Evening star., 1948-04-29

Jr. Mrs. Reeve Lewis, ST., honorary
president of the board, had Just
ushered Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to
her place in the front row, where
Mrs. Fred M. Vinson, Mrs. Tom
Clark, Mrs. Julius D. Krug and Mrs.
Clinton P. Anderson were already
sitting.
The First Lady was very smart
and trim in a gray suit with navy
blue hat trimmed in bright green
ribbon. Her daughter was clad in
beige and black suit topped by
natural straw trimmed with char
treuSe velvet Each wore a fur
scarf.
When all were seated in the great
hall of Anderson House, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, chairman of the
benefit, spoke briefly. introduced by
Miss Meredith Howard, who was
in charge of the program, Mrs.
Dougherty paid tribute to the Thrift
Shop personnel and announced that
the sale of the articles contributed
yesterday would take place on
Friday, May 7. Then she told one
anecdote, proving how interesting
work in the shop could be.
Mrs. Truman, Margaret, Mrs. Vim
son, everybody from the front row
to the back, laughted out loud when
Mrs. Dougherty said that one day
Junior League Salesgirl at the
Thrift Shop came in to- her and said,
There's some one out here who
wants to know if we have any
eunuch for sale"
mo, we're out of them TODAY"
said Mrs. Dougherty, but tell them
to come back" Then, pondering the
curious request, she decided to 90
see what kind of person had made
1t. There in the SaleSroom was the
indignant woman. What do Won
mean" she was saying to the Junior
Lacquer, telling me you don't have
any eunuch, when I've found three
OF them right here" and she pointed
10 rack of clothes where three
tunics conSpicuouSly awaited sale,
WaShlngton's well-knoWn pianist
Evelyn Tyner, who has Just fin
lShed an engagement in New York
and Will go back for another on
May II, was first on the musical
program. In her inimitable style
she played two of her own arrange
ments, medley from "Porgy and
Bess" and medley of nursery
rhymes. Then Lawrence Tibbett,
who made a special trip to the Cap
ltal to appear at the benefit, sang
the Pilgrim Song" and "Old Man
River" He was accompanied bv
Mr.. Edward Harris, whose plane
from New York was so late he
barely made it. Mr.. Tibbett ended
the program by leading the Star
Spangled Banner" when all joined
IN, Miss Truman'S soprano voice
ringing out clearly.
Tea followed the concert, the
special guests having theirs in the
dining room on the second floor,
1t was at this time that Peter
Brown, the young son of DR.. Leo
Brown, appeared on the scene. He
had gone up to Mrs. Cutler and
asked II he could have just one
little peek at Mrs. Truman, because.
he added, he had never seen a.
member of the presidential family,
Mrs. Cutler did better than that
she took him upstairs and intro
duced him to Mrs. Truman. Miss
Truman, Mr.. Tibbett and Miss
Tyner. There was a serious look
on Peters face but a definite light
in his eyes.
and Margaret attended buffet SUD-
per celebrating the 81st anniversary
OF Beta Phi. Mrs. Truman was the
only nonmember present at the
supper. Mrs. Tom Clark assisted
In receiving the guests.
The Washington Alumnae Clubs
OF Pi Beta Phi presented Mrs. Tru-
man with silver tray engraved
with her name and Margaret was
given special Pi Phi pima golden
arrow set with stone. The evenings
program included music by chorus
from the active chapter at George
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