Evening star., 1948-02-22
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Capital Men Reaching Panic Stage;
Washington Visit Glamour-Ladened

Washington men invited to the
Leap Year dance at the Sulgrave
Club Saturday night are getting
jittery. For once the self-assurec
male is not feeling so confident
The thought that some lovely young
thing, or even something not sc
lovely or young, won't cut in on the
dance floor, has him in a panic
Every woman going will get all kinds
of attention throughout this week.
Therell be a big sign over the ba1
at the party saying, Gentlemen
will not be served unless accom-
panied by a doe" (That doesnt
mean the boys can't payD
Dinner parties before the dance
will be given by the Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs
Edward H. Foley, jr.; Senator
and Mrs. j. William Fulbright, the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy ane
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown. Mr.. ane
Mrs. Raymond Cox, Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. William
MacCracken, Jack Logan, the Thae
Browns, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Wyeth, the William Shepherds anc
the Burdette Wrights.
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Visitors may come and visitors
may go but no private citizens prob
ably ever had a more glamorous
whirl in this fascinating Capita.
oF o,,re +I,o, NV orI hErc TN, IN, a
Ellington of Crosse Pointe, Mich
They have just completed a weeks
visit with Betty Tyson Lyeth, who
lives with her aunt, Mrs. George
Mesta, and if they didn't 60 back
home popeyed, it wasn't Bettyh
fault.
While here, the young visitors hae
tea at the White House, were at {
dinner for Army Chief of Staff ane
Mrs. Omar Bradley when they me-
whole slew of prominent officials
went to the Senate where they were
greeted by no lesser persons thar
Senators Vandenberg and Barkley
saw the Supreme Court under tht
supervision of Justice Frank Murphy
and went to one of those smar
dinner dances at the Sulgrave Clut
where fashionable Washington hae
gathered 200 strong.
Nor is that all. Attractive Let
Ellington was on luncheon with
Margaret Truman and went to- two
more White House parties before
she left-a hen party that Margare
gave Wednesday night and thu
Jackson day tea Mrs. Truman gav'
Thursday afternoon. In addition
to all that, of course, there wer'
several smaller parties and lots O.
sightseeing. They've gone hom'
now to rest up and dream.
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Mrs. Harold Walker says that jus
as soon as she gets garden OF he
own-she's now renting the Patricl
Hurleys' house on Massachusetts
avenue-she is going to start a dos
nursery. She might as well, it seems
since she's always playing nursemait
to some ones prize pooch. Friend
who want to go out and don't wan
to leave their temperamental dog
alone, have a way of parking then
on Mrs. Walker. It's interfering
with her party life, she says.
Chief recipients of her good
natured hospitality are Mary Holmes
shepherd dog and Evie Roberts
miniature French poodle namet
Coco. Mrs. Walker says that sh
puts them in a room, turns on tn
radio, then leaves and the cut
canine guests think they're beinl
entertained and remain happy TO
hours. The Misses Marguerite
Griffin and Eta Mai Russell vii
be glad to hear about Mrs. Walker
They've been hiring dog site
To keep their toy rat terrier from
complaining when they both ste
out, they've been hiring dog sitter
Tch, tch, what next.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. James Z
Foskett will be guests Of honor a
a cocktail party Mrs. Mesta Is givin
for them on the 28th and they wi
be hosts at a small one themselve
on Wednesday. This one will be
combination farewell for handsom