Evening star., 1949-12-30
Yours,
Ouips From Celebrated Quipper Porter,
HoopIo to Be Early This New Year Eve

The father of the bride has
nothing on the father Of the debut
tante, allows former o. p. A. Ad-
ministrator Paul Porter. Glib at
torney Paul, whose daughter Bet
sy Goodloe made her bow last
Monday, has been full Of quips
ever since. "Betsy's first debut 18
years ago." he says, was made
amidst far less confusion and it
was much less expensive. This
one" he went on. beaming broad
ly. was organized under statute
77B." (Ed. note: relating to bank
ruptcy. natch.)
Someone complimented tall
Paul at the Sulgrave party on his
snappy appearance in his morn
ing coat, grey waistcoat, striped
tie and striped pants. GAS I was
leaving the house in this get-up
today" he grinned, my houseboy
said, Mr.. Boss. where you're gon-
ma preach tonight'?"
More gleanings of the week:
Clark Clifford, who steps out of
the job as Special Counsel to the
President on February / in favor
Of Charles s. Murphy. says Mr..
Murphy will do a good job. has.
in fact, been training for it for
two years. Clark says he has
known for two years that he would
have to leave the White House
contingent. So all that talk a
year ago about Clark's prospec-
tive retirement was true. It's get
ting so that a great big mo"
means Eyes" In Washington.
Don't be surprised If there Is
a sudden female trek West now
that the holidays are practically
over. The reason is elementary.
Muriel Maddox simply told a few
friends about her set-up in Holly
wood and the news spread like
wfIdflre. Muriel. who has made
her first movie as the second fem
inine lead and has returned to
make another, is living in an
apartment house in Hollywood
that came equipped with a SWIM
ming pool and IL attractive bache-
lor tenants! What's more she's
the only unmarried girl in the
whole building. Two Of the bache-
lors are former Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Frank Mccarthy
and his good friend and sidekick,
Rupert Allen. 'Tis said that Frank,
who resigned that Job in 1945
because Of i'll health, was asked to
come back to the State Depart
ment during recent months with
the same title. but refused. He's
doing too well in his chosen career
in the motion picture business.
Tomorrow night, the only night
In the year when women can go
into the bar at the Chevy Chase
Club and see what's been keeping
the men in there all these years,
Capitalites will play but in Mary
land they'll play longer. The Dis
trict blue law is apt to dampen,
or rather dry up the spirits Of
local merrymakers in public
places, but out in Maryland they
can still be going strong come
the dawn. Come what may, local
hotels. nightclubs, etc. will have
to see to it that all liquor is re-
moved from tables at HAS on
the quietest New Year eve since
it last came on Saturday. They
expect their customers will no
sooner get look at the 1850 baby
than they will be of to a private
home.
Among those whipping it up at
the Sulgrave Club come the din
ner hour tomorrow night will be
the Robert Portners, Stephen Dor
seys. Grosvenor Chapmans, Rob-
ert Waggamans with a party Of
"a. Rose Saul with II guests. the
James McSherry Wimsatts, Joe
Stanleys, Nancy Ordway Haight
and husband Joe who are coming
down from Princeton for the big
hoopla and Dick Davis, who will
check In from New York for same.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William
A. Borden are here for the week
end and stopping at the Shore
ham. They came to see q new baby
but not the one arriving on the
scene tomorrow night. Their