Evening star., 1948-08-22
GardnerLHces
Gipen Farewell
Cocktail PARTY
HOnOrs Shared
With Mrs. Lake
By Marsaref Germond

The Navy predominated at the
party given yesterday afternoon and
evening by Capt. and Mrs. Allen
Ingram Price at their home on Roll
ing Wood road. The fete was in
honor of Comdr. and Mrs. Gardiner
Luce, who will be sailing On the Sd
of September for Europe. And
sharing honors with Comdr. and
Mrs. Luce was Mrs. Harry Lake OF
Beverly Hills. Calf, who returned
only a few days ago from Europe
and is the guest of her brother-in-
law and sister. Navy Capt. and Mrs.
Rex Hicks.
Both house and garden were lit
orally abloom with summer flowers.
The hosts daughter, Miss Mary
Stuart Montague Price, received
with her mother and the two hon
ored ladies. while Capt. Price and
Comdr. Luce busted themselves
among the guests.
Mrs. Edward F. Bartlett, Mrs.
Hicks, Mrs. William A. Disque. Mrs.
L. Parker Fairlamb, Mrs. Millard
Hudson. Mrs. John Jacob, Mrs. A.
C. J. Sabalot and Miss Margaret
Louise O'Brien assisted in serving
pl1nch and other refreshments in
the dining room as well as on the
terrace, which overlooks Rock Greek
Park.
Among those enjoying this de
lightful $50 to 8 o'clock affair were
the Polish Ambassador and Mrs.
WinieWicz, the Siamese Ambassador
and Princess Wan Waithayakon, the
Assistant to the President and Mrs.
John r. Steelman, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. John Cassidy, Capt. and
Mrs. C. B. Platt, Capt. and Mrs. V.
H. Schaeffer, Capt. Sabalot, Capt.
Robert Peden, Capt. and Mrs. Ed
ward Gibson, Capt. and Mrs. c. B.
Kitchen and Comdr. and Mrs. r. E.
Stanley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Birch Bedeal Phil
lips of Williamsport. Pa. brother-in-
law and sister of Mrs. Luce. came
to Washington for the party, and
two other guests from out OF
town were Mr.. James Scott
Damon. nephew of the hostess. and
Mr.. Cary Coward. who came up
from Quantico to be house guests
over the week end of Capt. and Mrs.
Price Both young men are taking
the officers training course at the
Marine base.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland Gillian
were among the guests and others
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Pennington,
Mai and Mrs. Jackson Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. James Robinson, Col. and
Sonora de Suero. Col. and Mrs.
Burnett Olmstead, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bean, Mrs. Christie Angeles,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Benson, Mrs.
Herbert Smith, Mr.. Disque. whose
wife was among those assisting,
and Mr.. Bartlett, whose wife also
was assisting.
Col. Jacob accompanied Mrs.
Jacob and Mr. Fairlamb came to the
party with Mrs Fairlamb, and still
other guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
son Hoff, Mr.. and Mrs. James w
Boyer, Col. and Mrs. F. H. Pearson
and Mrs. George Y. Worthington
Tomorrow Capt. and Mrs. Price
Miss Price and Mr.. Allen Ingram
Price, jr, will leave by motor for
Easthampton, Long Island, where
they will be guests for week OF
Mr.. and Mrs. william ]. Devine
and their son and daughter, Paul
and Pat. They will then go tc
Rockland County, N. Y, for visit
with young Mr.. Damon's parents
DR.. and Mrs. Virgil Green Damon
Of New York. who are spending the
season at Many Waters, their sum-
mer home.
On the way back to their Chevy
Chase home the Prices will stol
over in Baltimore for a visit with
Mrs. Prices brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. George Morton
Scott.