Evening star., 1949-02-15

corted the President to their box.
The fashion show was modelled
by associate members of the club
and several diplomatic daughters
Mrs. John R. Steelman was the
first of the models presented by
\ Mrs. Gladstone Williams and Mrs
William Randolph Hearst, jr., &C
tive members of the club who were
the narrators. The other models
were. in addition to Mrs. Clark
and Mrs. Steelman. Mrs. Harold
Burton. Mrs. Charles F. Brannan
Mrs. j. William Fulbright, Mrs
Kenneth c. Royal. Mrs. John
Nicholas Brown, Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney. Mrs. Clinton
P. Anderson, Mrs. Clifford Davis
Mrs. Atherton Macondray. Mrs
Robert Whitney Imbrie. Mrs. Ro-
bert Elliott Freer, Miss Marguerite
Griffin. Mrs. Nitya Wagle, the
Senoritas Baraibar. and Miss
Margret Thors.
They had all the poise OF pro-
fessional models as they showed
last nights brilliant audience
what the dressed woman
would like to wear. They were oo'
viously getting a big kick out o1
their new roles and out OF show
ing their husbands and families
how divinely becoming new turs
could be.
Mrs. Elizabeth Churchill, an ac-
tive member of the club, drew pc
riodic bursts of laughter when she
appeared first as caveWoman II
a leopard skin, then as an old
fashioned lady and again as a
f1apper of the "torrid twentles
all set for a football game.
Mrs. Truman wore a handsome
black velvet gown with a beauti-
full lace yoke and carried an old
fashioned nosegay. Seated with
her and her husband in the cen
ter box were Miss McGerr. IN q
lovely f1ame-colored chiffon dress
and the latter's young nephew
Mr.. Malcolm C. McKinnon. Jr., q
cadet at st. Johns School.
In nearby box were tne
Assistant Secretary of the All
Force and Mrs. Whitney and thell
dinner guests. At least Mrs
Whitney joined them when the
show was over and the dancing tt
Sidney's music began. With then
were the Attorney General ane
Mrs. Clark, the Assistant Secre'
tary of the Army and Mrs. Gordor
GRAY. the Special Counsel to the
President and Mrs. Clark Clif1orc
and the Chief of Protocol and Mrs
Stanley Woodward.
The dancing was interrupted
for the drawing of the numerous
door prizes. Mr.. Steelman pulled
the numbers as every one waited
with bated breath and fingers
crossed. Senator Anderson won
a. gold pin and matching earrings:
Mrs. James Boyer won the III
wards of American Beauty satin,
Miss Creel Dorrance claimed the
$50 worth of frozen foods and
Mrs. Macondray found hersel1
faced with the prospect OF a
series of free Swedish messages.
The dean of the diplomatic
corps, the Norwegian Ambassador
and Nine. Munthe de Morgen-
stierne were there. and others
from that group inclded the
French Ambassador and Nine
Bonnet and the Dominican Am
bassador and Sonora de Thomen
The Turkish Ambassador anc
Nine. Erkin we're guests OF MRS
Frederick Mitchell Gould. Alse
with her in the box were Rep
resentative and Mrs. Albert
Thomas, Capt. and Mrs. William
Henry Watson, the Counselor Of
the Spanish Embassy, Senior Dor
Gaspar SAM, Mrs. Wayne Steuar1
and Mr.. John Montgomery OF the
State Department.
Representative and Mrs. Rlchare
w. Hoffman were guests OF Mis-
Eta Mai Russell and Miss Mar
guerite Griffin who also enter
tanned Mrs. Bouma. Mrs. Liza
Eastin McEntee. Mrs. Marie BarskI
and DR.. Eugene Rivoche.
Senator and Mrs. Owen Brew
ster, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas de
Rachat, Comdr. and Mrs. Edward
Halloran, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Morris and Mrs. Ernest Eder
Norris were in boxes.
The Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy for Air and Mrs. John
Nicholas Brown were in a box
where Rear Admiral and Mrs
Luther Sheldon also were sitting
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Elliott
Freer had as their guests Mr.
Philip CortneV. the Secretary OF
the Senate and Mrs. Leslie Biff1e
Mrs. Bruce Kremer. Miss Cecile
A. Mara, DR.. and Mrs. John v
Dolan. Mr.. A. w. De Birney ano
Mr.. Simon T. Michelet.
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie was
hostess to Judge and Mrs. Richard
Furlong Mitchell. DR.. Fernando
Sacasa, Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Ma.
gill and Mr.. Donald Luttrell.
DR.. and Mrs. William H. Clem.
ents and Miss Jackie Martin en-
tertained Miss Nancy Lea Glenn
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester A. Smith
Mrs. George r. Holmes and MIR
and Mrs. A. M. Mcnamara.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph MAJ
Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs. Samue
H. Kaufman and Mrs. Gilber
M. Hitchcock shared box.
Mrs. Cordell Hull received
warm welcome from her wide cir
Gle of friends at the ball. She ha
been an associate member Of th'
club since its early days.
Mrs. George Mesta. Mr.. and Mrs
Dale Miller and Mr.. and Mrs
Latta Lawrence shared a box.
Miss Emma Perley Lincoln hat
ae ber y,,oefe Mr. ond Mrs Lind