Evening star., 1949-01-21
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the throng with their guests, the
Chairman of the North Carolina
Democratic Committee and Mrs
Capus Waynick Of Raleigh and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Parker. also OF
Raleigh.
Mrs. Vincent M. Gaughan was
there with her husband, who is
executive secretary of the Young
Democrats of the Democratic Nat
ional Committee, and was dressed
in black MORE made with an over
skirt of changeable irridescent taf-
feta.
Mrs. Joseph j. O'Donnell was &C.
companied by her mother, Mrs. J.
H. Ashmore of Lincolnton, Ga, the
former costumed in black and the
latter in gray.
Mrs. George Earle Stewart. chair
man Of the Inaugural Ball Program
Committee, was most attractive in
an ankle-length gown of navy blue
faille made with a high neckline,
leg o'mutton sleeves and full
skirt, down both sides of which were
cascades Of large navy blue velvet
petals. Her hat was green tulle
and clusters of violets.
A black velvet hat trimmed with
feathers finished off the costume of
black crepe and lace worn by Miss
Rachel Whaley of Independence,
Mo-, and a cloche piaetted in blue
with rhlnestones matched the dress
of electric blue silk faille worn by
Mrs. George Hamlin Shaw.
A high collar and pointed neck
featured the dress of gold satin
made with elbow sleeves which Miss
Mae Fairchild wore with a hat
made OF royal blue and gold feath-
erS.
Heirloom Pearls
Mr.. and Mrs. Regan McCrary, the
latter the former Jinx Falkenberg,
were with the Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney. who said Mrs.
McCrary was just back from Ger
many where she appeared with the
Christmas show for our Servicemen.
Like most of those at the reception,
Mrs. Whitney had on an outfit of
black. The ballet-length skirt was
satin and the top sequin- -embroi-
dered net. She also wore heirloom
pearls and large cluster pearl ear
rings, long black gloves and a Rus
sian sable jacket.
Mrs. William Page Williams Of
the Maryland Democratic Commit
tee, was with her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bur-
we'll Williams of Perry Point, and
the Governor of Georgia and Mrs
Herman E. Talmadge had with them
the Governors mother, Mrs. Eugene
Talmadge; Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Peters,
Adjutant Gen. and Mrs. Ernest
Vandiver, Mr.. j. Robert Elliott, Mrs.
Iris Bitch and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Camp.
House guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Clarendon Smith here for the
inaugural events are Mr. and Mrs.
Remmie Arnold of Petersburg, Va.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Grimley OF
Ridgeway, N. j., who accompanied
them to the reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert T. Edwards,
the latter the executive director
of the Women's Division of the
Democratic National Committee, al
so had house guests with them, Mrs.
Robert Hoffman of Des Moines, and
Mrs. Edwards brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bourke
of Detroit; also Mrs. Edwards
daughter, Miss India Moffett.
Names Gov. Frederick G. Payne,
with Mrs. Payne and Col and Mrs
William B. Williamson of Augusta
joined the gayety, Mrs. Payne wear
ing black tissue faille and corsage
of white orchids. Mrs. Williamson
whose husband is on the Governor S
staff, was in navy blue wool, with
which she wore a feather-trimmed
hat and a corsage of camellias.
Black crepe appliqued with rhine
stones on the sleeves and shoulders
was the choice of Mrs. Vincent c.
Burke, wife of the First Assistant
Postmaster General, for the party
Their daughter, Miss Mary Virginia
Burke, and their son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. William v,
Burke of Bristol, Tenn, accom-.
panied them.
Gov. and Mrs. James e. Folsom OF
Alabama were there, and also DR.
and Mrs. Earl o. Noggle of Indiana,
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin Held, Mrs. Rob-
ert E. Mckay and DR.. George An
derson, the latter six occupying the
box with Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Ryan.