Evening star., 1948-02-27

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Mrs. Norris Poulson of California
entertained. At another table for
mer Representative and Mrs. Maui
rice H. Thatcher were hosts in
honor of the junior Senator from
Kentucky, Mr.. John Sherman Coop
er, and the new members of the
United States House of Representa-
tives from the Bluegrass State.
Also, Representative and Mrs. VIII
liam M. Wilmington of Mississippi
entertained in honor Of Mississippi's
new Senator and Mrs. John c.
Stennis.
Ambassador designate and Mrs.
Davis are recently back from China,
where the former was United States
Consul General at Shanghai. 1t
was in China that Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis and Representative and Mrs.
Poulson's attractive daughter, Miss
Erna Bea Poulson, became friends.
Miss Poulson lived in China for
more than year, in Nanking and
Peiping as well as in Shanghai. She
also returned to this country only
recently and last evening she. as
sisted her parents at their party.
Other guests at Representative
and Mrs. Poulson's table were Sen
ator and Mrs. Zales N. Ecton of
Montana, Senator Joseph R. Nc
Carthy of Wisconsin, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Lowell Stockman of
oregon and Representative and
Mrs. Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois.
Guests of former Representative
and Mrs. Thatcher, in addition to
Senator Cooper, were Representa-
tive and Mrs. Thruston Ballard
Morton and Representative and
Mrs. w. Howes Meade of the home
State, Senator and Mrs. Owen
Brewster of Maine and Mrs. Ed
ward Everett Gam.
Fellow Mississippians in Congress
and members of their families were
guests at Representative and Mrs.
Wilmington table.
Spring flowers were everywhere
In attractive arrangements and on
each table there were low bowls
and mounds of jonquils, freesia, tu-
lips and other colorful blossoms.
And one of the high lights of the
evenings entertainment was tele-
vised version of the fashion show
that was presented at the brunch
given last week in honor of the
new members of the club.
Today the annual hobby show Is
being conducted at the club and
many unusual exhibits are on dis
play. Some of them already have
been mentioned, and another item
of interest is the collection of shells
entered by Mrs. Spessard L. Hol-
land, whose gleanings from the
miles of beaches of her home State
probably are the envy of every one
who has spent countless hours bent
over the Florida sands.
Mrs. Charles S. Dewey has her
stamp collection there, and Mrs
Walter K. Granger and Mrs. George
w. Gillie have hand-hooked rugs on
display. OF particular interest is
aircraft made by convalescents at
Mount Alto Hospital, and there is
a fascinating array of old buttons
entered by Mrs A. L. Vreeland.
Eagles, of all things, are the hobby
of Mrs. Charles Clason of Massachu-
sets. and Mrs. S. Wat Arnold goes
in for paperweights. Experts on
knitting are Mrs. Edward Burke and
Mrs. John Lesinski, Mrs. Albert
Reeves has a ven for salt modelling
and antiques of all descriptions have
been entered by Mrs. Daniel A. Reed
Mrs. Hal Clagett, jr., Mrs. Albert
Engle and others, and Representa-
tive Reed has Photographic ex-
hibit.
Mrs. August Anderson has tapes
try in the show, Mrs. Charles r
Mclaughlin, Mexican silver; Mrs
Leslie c. Arends, Mrs. Dow w
Harter and Mrs. Antonio M. Fer
nandez, sewing; Mrs. George S
Williams, quilts and the the collec-
tions of antique china, glass ano
silver seem almost endless