Evening star., 1949-01-23

Besides all the important events
that attracted inaugural visitors
during the week, there was the usual
crop of parties that bursts forth
the minute an out-of-toWner ap-
pears on the local scene.
When Gen. and Mrs. Dwight D.
Eisenhower came down from New
York for the Inauguration, their
friends Immediately set about en-
tertaining them. Since bridge and
mah-Jong are two of their faForite
diversions, the group with whom
they used to play arranged for
games at each others houses.
There was one going on last night
at Maj Gen. and Mrs. Henry B.
Sayler's which followed a small
supper party in the Eisenhowers'
honor; another the night before at
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Alfred M.
Gruenther's. and tonight the George
E. Aliens. with whom the Eisenhow-
ers are staying while IN Washington,
will be their hosts.
Another party took place at the
Sayler residence during the week.
Their son. Cadet John Jack M.
Sayler, entertained II other cadets
(all 6-footersp and six young girls
at supper on Inauguration night.
Mark Andrews' Hosts
The Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs Mark E. Andrews
were hosts at cocktails yesterday in
their apartment at the Hay-Adams.
They had planned another in the
series of parties they began in
November, and when the Secre-
tary's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Andrews. arrived from Houston for
the Inauguration. that seemed the
best excuse of all for entertaining
again.
The hostess wore a lovely ankle
length gown ingeniously combining
gray satin with wool jersey. Gray
satin trimmed the bodice, which
featured a dropped shoulder neck
line and long sleeves, and yards of
satin fashioned the very full skirt.
And she wore brown shoes to match
her orchids. The flowers that dec
Grated the apartment were all potted
plants, all white, and all Symbolical
of spring - tulips, hyacinths and
Cyclamen.
Among the guests were the French
Ambassador and Nine. Bonnet, the
Attorney General and Mrs. Tom
Clark, Senator and Mrs. Tom Con-
nally, the Secretary of Defense and
Mrs. James V. Forrestal, the Under
secretary of State and Mrs. Robert
A. Lovett, the Associate Justice and
Mrs. Wiley Rutledge, the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. John L. Sulli-
van, the Secretary of the Army and
Mrs. Kenneth Royal, the Com
mandant of the Marine Corps and
Mrs. Clifton B. Gates, the Under
secretary of the Navy and Mrs. w.
John Kenney and Representative
and Mrs. Albert Thomas.
Tandesriffs Here for Visit
The former Commandant of the
Marine Corps and Mrs. A. A. Vande-
grift arrived from Lynchburg the
early part of the week to take in
the inaugural festivities. They'll be
at the Shoreham till Friday.
Today, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Ray
A. Robinson will give a cocktail
party in their honor. It'll be one of
series and another already Is
planned for next Sunday. Among
today's guests will be Mrs. Alexander
Walker of Honolulu, who Is visiting
her son-in-law and daughter, 1t.
Comdr. and Mrs. P. A. Lilly. Mrs.
Walker came to see her newest
grandson, Anthony Craig Lilly, who
was born on January 4.
The baby, incidentally, has two
sisters, Male and Sheila, and a
brother, Mike. His grandmother will
stay till the 3Oth, then fly out West
to visit her own mother, Mrs. New
ton Craig, who will be 80 on Feb
ruary 2. From there she will fly
back to Honolulu to join her
husband
Tomorrow Mrs. Harold E. Rose
Grams will entertain Mrs. Vandegrift
and few of her close friends at
luncheon at the Army and Navy
Club. Wednesday night Mrs. Alfred
A. Cunningham will be Gen. and
Mrs. vandegrift's hosts at dinner,
and the same day, Maj. Gen. and
a.