Evening star., 1949-01-22

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Every square foot between Ward.
man Park and the Shoreham Ho.
tel was bedlam yesterday from
o'clock in the afternoon until after
8 last evening.
The chain of cars before each
hotel inched forward SO slowly that
occupants had to get out and WALL
in the rain in order to see the
President of the United States al
the two parties he attended. Anc
except where the Chief Executive is
concerned, traffic is no respecter Of
rank.
The President, Mrs. Truman and
Miss Margaret Truman were the
guests of honor at a very brilliant
reception given by the Secretary Of
the Treasury, Mrs. Snyder and Miss
Drucie Snyder. They arrived with
absolute punctuality on the dot o1
5 for this first party which took
place at Wardman, and two hours
later they were on their way to
the Shoreham to greet 1000 Dem
ocratic leaders from all over the
country at Senator and Mrs. How
ard McGrath'S reception.
Nor was that all. Last night they
came back to the Shoreham for the
Kentucky Society Ball in honor OF
Vice President Barkley, and waved
to thousands more, the President
speaking briefly to packed ball
room.
The stamina of the whole Truman
family continued to be the most
talked of subject at the Snyders'
party. All three stood with their
hosts and shook hands with hun
dreds of guests from shortly after S
until 6::45, pausing only about half
way through for 10-minute rest!
They did not, of course, attempt to
shake hands with the 1000 Demo-
Gratis later cit looked more like
5000, but the latter had the ad-
vantage of hearing the President
speak to them informally from the
stage of the main ballroom.
Trumans Receive
The Trumans and Snyders stood
Just inside the entrance to the Con-
tinental Room to receive, screen
of palms in back of them, the Amer
ican flag and the Presidents flag
framing the Chief Executive. The
host stood first in line. his number
one guest next, Mrs. Truman next,
then Mrs. Snyder, Miss Truman
and Miss Snyder.
Little pink flowers and deep blue
oornf1owers alternated to form the
deep off-the-face border of the
First Ladys hat that matched the
dark blue of her ankle length, full
skirted dress. Dark blue gloves
and a corsage of fullsome white
orchids completed her costume.
Miss Truman was in bright blue
satin and taffeta ballerina-length
dress, white gloves, and wore Law
ender orchids in her hair.
The hostess was costumed in her
favorite black, her corsage Of peach
colored orchids presenting the only
touch of color, and Miss Snyder was
wearing black velvet dress with
alternating bands of black taffeta
in the skirt, the whole topped by a
velvet stole around her shoulders.
She carried her beautiful bouquet
of white orchids. -.
This couldn't have been a more
fascinating party for an out-of-
towner to 60 to. Just about every
most famous face in the Capital
could be seen there, including Gen.
and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
whose appearance always has an
electric effect on whatever function
they attend. They came in with the
George E. Aliens, whom they are
visiting, and were Immediately sur
rounded by friends, Mr.. Allen bringe
ing over Mrs. Truman's brother, MIR.
George Wallace, to introduce to the
general. Mrs. Eisenhower had on a
lovely mauve taffeta ballerina dress
and a little hat to match on the
back of her head.
Vandeeriffs Here
Creating something of stir, too,
were former Commandant OF the
Marine Corps and Mrs. Alexander
A. Vandegrift who are up from
Lynchburg for a few days. They
will 60 back next week, they said.
Late arrivals at this glamorous
affair, where nearly everybody was
v. I. P, were forced to wait in
the lobby half hour or so before
their turn came to enter the room.
Not in this category, however, were
the early ones such as former Un-
dersecretary of State and Mrs. Rob-
ert A. Lovett, the new Secretary
of State and Mrs. Dean AcheSon,
the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Edward F..
Bartlett and their pretty daughter,
Betty Jane, and the Chairman OF
the Federal Reserve and Mrs.
Thomas B. McCabe Mrs. Acheson
accented her black dress and high
black velvet hat with gold and pearl
necklace and gold earrings.
In quick succession entered Sen
ator and Mrs. Eugene Milliken, Mrs.
Evelyn Lehman of New York and
her son, Capt. Orrin Lehman; Gen.
and Mrs. Omar Bradley, the Presi-
dent of the World Bank and Mrs.
John j. McCloy, Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Harry H. Vaughan, she in a
Russian style gray fur hat; Mrs.
James v. Forrestal, Mrs. Paul Por-
ter, fur cape over her smart navy
blue costume; handsome Senator