Evening star., 1949-03-21
Society News
Vice President BorkIey Feted
With DAUGHTER at Reception

The Congressional Club was a
when Vice President Alben w. Ba
O'Rell Truitt, were feted at a large
honor.
Hundreds of members and t.
circular ballroom between 4 and 6
and his charming daughter.
In a setting of ferns, spring fl
ceiving line stood along the right GU
Ralph E. Church, president of the
Other officers in the line were Mrs.
Mrs. Olin D. Johnston, Mrs. Lawre
Lodge, Mrs. Paul j. Kilday and N
Downey and Johnston and Rep
resentatives Holmes, Hayes, Lodge,
Kilday and Smith also were in the
receiving line.
Punch was served in the alcove
at the far end of the ballroom
and tea, coffee and variety OF
dainty delectables were served in
the dining room. Alternating at
the urns were Mrs. James r.
Byrnes, Mrs. Edward R. Burke,
Mrs. Will M. Wilmington, Mrs.
Clifford Davis, Mrs. Daniel A.
Reed, Mrs. Porter H. Dale and
Mrs. John Taber, all former presi-
dents of the club.
Hostesses Assist
Assisting as hostesses were Mrs.
Homer Ferguson, Mrs. Carol
Kearns, Mrs. Virgil M. Chap
man, Mrs. Walt Horan. Mrs. w.
Sterling Cole, Mrs. Noble j.
Gregory, Mrs. Aime j. Forand.
Mrs. Clarence Cannon. Mrs. Carr
rett L. Withers, Mrs. Frank L.
Chelf, Mrs. Thomas B. Under
wood, Mrs. Robert Hale, Mrs.
Clarence Hancock, Mrs. John A.
Whitaker, Mrs. James S. Golden,
Mrs. Harold D. Cooley, Mrs.
Owen Brewster. Mrs. Albert R.
Cole, Mrs. Thruston B. Morton,
Mrs. Wesley A. DEwart, Mrs.
Carl D. Perkins and Mrs. Judson
Clement. Mrs. John c. Kunkel
was in charge of the hostesses and
was assisted by Mrs. William
Reed and Mrs. Harold H. Burton.
Arrangements for the reception
were made by Mrs. Kearns, who
had as her assistants Mrs. Clin-
ton P. Anderson, Mrs. Raymond
Baldwin, Mrs. John w. Bricker
and Mrs. Clark Thompson. with
Mrs. Schuyler Otis Bland, Mrs.
Walter F. George, Mrs. James c.
Davis, Mrs. John Stennis, Mrs.
Prince Preston, Mrs. Andrew
Schoeppel, Mrs. Edward Miller
and Mrs. William Poage also as
sisting.
Those from official circles in
vited to the reception were the
Chief Justice of the United
States and Mrs. Fred M. Vinson.
Speaker Sam Rayburn of the
United States House of Repre-
sentatives and his sister, Miss
Lou Rayburn; Associate Justice
and Mrs. Hugo L. Black. Associ-
ate Justice and Mrs. Stanley F.
Reed, Associate Justice and Mrs.
Felix Frankfurter, Associate JUS
tice and Mrs. William o. Doug
las, Associate Justice Frank
Murphy, Associate Justice and
Mrs. Robert H. Jackson, Assocl-
ate Justice and Mrs. Wiley Rut-
ledge and Associate Justice and
Mrs. Harold H. Burton.
Guests from Cobinet
The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Dean Acheson were on the
list, as were the Secretary OF
Treasury and Mrs. John w.
Snyder, the Secretary of Defense
and Mrs. James Forrestal, the At
torney General and Mrs. Tom c.
Clark, the Postmaster General and
Mrs. j. M. Donaldson, the Secre-
tary of the Interior and Mrs. Ju-
Illus A. Krug, the Secretary OF
Agriculture and Mrs. Charles F.
Brannan, the Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Charles Sawyer,
the Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Maurice j. Tobin, the Administra-
tor of the Economic Cooperation
Administration and Mrs. Paul G.
Hoffman, the Secretary of the
Army and Mrs. Kenneth C. Roy
all. the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. John L. Sullivan, the
Secretary of the Air Force and
Mrs. w. Stuart Symington.
Other invited guests were the
Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Brown
Harris, the Rev. and Mrs. James
Shera Montgomery, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Watkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Deschler, Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Roy, Sergeant at Arms
of the Senate and Mrs. Joseph
S. Duke, Sergeant at Arms of
the House and Mrs. Joseph CAL
lahan, Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Frederick, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
George w. Calver, Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Chalmers, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. B. Galloway, Mr.. Andrew j.
Kramer and Mr., and Mrs. Earl E.