Evening star., 1948-10-05

letter. In recent years the official cal!
the Court has been in session.
Another unfailing sign OF the
nearness of the formal social sea-
son is the return to the White
house of the Presidents wife. Mrs.
Truman and their daughter, Miss
Margaret Truman, accompanied the
President from the West, reaching
the Executive Mansion Saturday.
This afternoon at o'clock Mrs.
Truman will receive ladies accom-
panying delegates to the sessions OF
the Institute of Electrical Engi-
neers. Yesterday at the same hour
she was hostess to the wives OF
members of the Small Businesses
Advisory Council now meeting in
Washington.
Mrs. Fred M. Vinson, wife OF the
Chief Justice of the United States,
joined him the end of the week, but
was not in her accustomed place
for the opening of the court be-
cause of a heavy cold. Mr.. Fred
M. Vinson, jr., who came back
with his father ten days ago from
their Kentucky home, was there.
Associate Justice and Mrs. STAN
ley F. Reed, got back at midnight
Sunday from their Kentucky home
where they spent the latter part OF
the summer, and she was in her ac-
customed place as the Court con-
oroin in their
apartment in the Mayflower.
Mrs. William o. Douglas had with
her yesterday Mrs. Samuel o. Clark,
wife of the former Assistant Attor-
ney General, and Mrs. Walter Wyatt
and they lunched together after the
session.
Associate Justice and Mrs. Harold
H. Burton have been back in their
apartment in the Dodge Hotel for
ten days or fortnight. They cut
short their vacation in Maine to
attend the services for the late
retired Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes. They came back to Wash
ington after that and were here
only brief time before going to
their Cleveland home to be with
their children and grandchildren.
Guests OF Associate Justice Frank
Murphy were Miss Hollis Patigan,
daughter of Mr. Haig Patigan, presi-
dent of the famous Bohemian Club
of California. Mr.. Patigan Is the
sculptor who executed the figures on
the United States Chamber of Com
nerve building on H street. Miss
Patigan was accompanied by Mrs.
Esther Hammofl, also of San Fran
cisco, and they left after lunch
con in Mr.. Justice Murphy's Cham
bers, to motor to Philadelphia. They
have been guests of Mrs. George r..
Holmes during their stay in the
Capital and will go on to New York
and then to Quebec before start
ing westward.
Associate Justice and Mrs. Robert
H. Jackson have had a family re-
union through the late summer at
Hickory Hill, their home in Mclean.
Mrs. Jackson did not attend the
opening session yesterday as has
been her habit through the years.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Elred jack
son and their 5-months-old 'daugh-
ter, Maranda, went back to their
home at Cole Spring Harbor, Long
Island, Saturday and plan to move
into their apartment in New York
before the end of this month. Mr..
Jackson's brother -in-law and sister,
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Lotus,
jr., and their two small sons, also
were with Associate Justice and
Mrs. Jackson through much of Sep
tember. TIE two young grandsons
of the Supreme Court Justice and
Mrs. Jackson are Thomas A. Lotus,
tr., and Robert Jackson LOTUS.
They went back to their New York
home about 10 days ago.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Tom Clark were present when the
Chief Justice and the Associate
Justices took their places on the
bench. Others there were the Attor-
ney General of Puerto Rico Mr.. Luis
Negron Fernandez, and the Assist
ant Attorney General Carlos San
tana Becerra, also of Puerto Rico.
The visitors from the Southern is
land were among the "a lawyers
admitted yesterday to practice
before the court. The only women
among the "a were Mrs. Betty P.
Stockvis and Miss Margaret Frances
Luers.
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