Evening star., 1948-12-19
nerPla,1ned
For Women IN
8lst Congress
Margaret Smith
To Be Speaker

Socially speaking, there will be a
sort Of joint session Of the Eighty
first Congress at the dinner to be
given by the Women's National
Press Club on January in honor
of Senator -elect Margaret Chase
Smith of Maine and the women
members of the House.
The dinner will be held in the
Sapphire room of the Maydower
Hotel, following reception at 7:30
IN the Jefferson room.
Mrs. Smith will be the principal
speaker, while the eight women
members of the House to be hon.
ored include two newcomers, Rep
resentatives Reva Beck Bosone OF
Utah and Cecil Harden Of Indiana.
Representative Chase Going Wood
house of Connecticut, who was
elected to the House after an
absence of two years, also will be
on hand, while a former member
of Congress, Mrs. Emily Taft Doug
las, will attend with her husband,
Senator ELECT Paul Douglas Of Illi-
nois.
Among members Of the congress
sional circle planning to attend are
the retiring Senator and Mrs.
Wallace H. White of Maine, Senator
and Mrs. Owen Brewster of Maine.
Senator and Mrs. Ralph E. Flanders
of Vermont, Senator and Mrs. Spes-
sard L. Holland of Florida, Senator
and Mrs. Claude Pepper of Florida,
Representative Hugh D. Scott,
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, and Mrs. Scott,
Representative Joseph w. Martin of
Massachusetts,, Senator and Mrs.
John w. Bricker of Ohio, RepR-
sentative and Mrs. Ken Regan of
Texas and Representative and Mrs.
Mike Mansfield of Montana.
Invitations have also been ex-
tended to Vice President-elect
Alben Barley, Senator j. Howard
McGrath, chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, and Mrs.
McGrath, Senator and Mrs. Arthur
Vandenberg of Michigan, Senator
and Mrs. Robert A. Taft Of Ohio,
Senator and Mrs. Scott Lucas Of
Illinois, Senator Kenneth McKeller
Of Tennessee, Representative and
Mrs. John w. Mccormack of
Illinois and Representative and Mrs.
A. S. Mike Monroney Of Oklahoma.
Other distinguished guests who
have accepted include Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross, director of the Mint,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Biff1e, Col.
Mary Hallaren, director of the
WAC. Col. Geraldine P. May, direc-
tor of the WAF, Miss Frieda Hen
mock of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, Mrs. James M.
Helm. social secretary of the White
House, and Miss Reathel NJ. Odum,
secretary to Mrs. Truman.
Still others expected to be present
include the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Jesse NJ. Donaldson. Capt. Joy
B Hancock. director of the WAVES,
and Miss Frances Perkins Of the
Civil Service Commission.
The entire congressional delega-
ton from Maine will attend the
dinner, along with Mrs. Smiths
mother. Mrs. George Chase, and her
sister Mrs. Rexford st. Ledger.
Others in the Maine group will be
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy P. Gannett.
A number of newly elected Sena-
tors are also expected to attend
the dinner with their wives. Those
who already have accepted include
Senator ELECT and Mrs. Estes Kefau-
yer of Tennessee, Senator elect and
Mrs. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma
and Senator elect and Mrs. Lyndon
johnson of Texas.
Miss Dorothy williams, president
of the club, will preside at the
dinner. The program will include
musical entertainment by a string
quartet from the United States
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