Evening star., 1949-01-06

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There was, however, no questio
fence any one was on. The location
message throughout was definitely n
from two places-the Democrats
seated on the floor of the House and
the ladies seated in the executive
gallery. Republicans, with a few
exceptions, sat quietly and unmoved
while the Chief Executive outlined
his liberal program for congress
sional enactment. Once or twice
Senators Arthur Vandenberg and
Henry Cabot Lodge, sitting side by
side, seemed to be in jocular mood
about something.
All galleries, predominantly FEM
inine. were filled well in advance of
the Presidents appearance. Mrs.
Truman and Margaret were among
the last to be seated, Mrs. Truman
wearing black topped by fur
scarf and white felt cloche; Miss
Truman in black suit with Scotch
plaid collar and cuffs and a large
black tam with jaunty feather
They took their places in the first
row of the executive gallery with
Mrs. Fred M. Vinson and Mrs.
George Mesta sitting between them.
Early Arrivals Attend
Early arrivals in the diplomatic
gallery were Nine. Dendramis, wife
of the Greek Ambassador, in smart
black and fur-trimmed hat; Mrs.
Robert A. Lovett, in pink hat and
mink coat, sitting beside Lady
Franks, wife of the British Ambas-
sador; Mrs. Stanley Woodward, wife
of the Chief of Protocol, next to
Nine. Bruggmann. wife of the Swiss
Minister: Nine LIE Calais in chic
gray suit with matching topcoat
thrown over her arm: Nine. We'll
lington Koo being greeted by Mrs.
Tom Connally; Mrs. Andrews, wife
Of the Ambassador designate from
South Africa, and Mrs. Charles D.
King, wife of the Liberian Minister.
At 12:45 Speaker Sam Rayburn
called the House to order and ar
nounced the arrival of members of
the Senate. The legislators OF the
lower House applauded them, but
1t was the only woman member Of
the august senatorial body-Sen-
ator Margaret Chase Smith-that
caused the gentlemen there to stand
for a second time and clap heartily.
Mrs. Smith was hatless and in a
black dress with one large gorgeous
red rose pinned to her left shoulder.
The diplomatic corps was then
announced and entered the chiefs
of foreign missions in the order Of
their precedence - seniority. Led
by the dean of the corps, Norwe-
gian Ambassador Munthe de Nor
genstierne, there were Belgian Am
bassador Baron Silvercruys. Italian
Ambassador Tarchiani, Iranian Am
bassador Ala, Philippine Ambas-
sador Elizalde, and Soviet Ambas-
sador Panyushkin, who heard, with
the others, the President say I'VE
are doing what we can to encourage
free states and free peoples through
out the world" Drawing particular
attention was Brazilian Ambassa-
dor Nabuco's snappy coffee-colored
vest, Irish Minister humans dap
per polka dot tie and Cuban Am
bassador Belt, with coat still on
arm, bringing up the rear instead
of following the dean as his prec-
edence rating allows.
Cabinet Procession
Next came the cabinet-Secreta-
ries Snyder, Forrestal, Clark, DON
aldson, Krug, Tobin. Brannan, Saw
yer and, lastly. Acting Secretary OF
State Lovett, whose chief, Gen.
George C. Marshall, would have
led the procession had he been
there.
At 1902 the President was an
nounced and he entered, making
sure that Vice President Barkley
was walking beside him rather than
q step or two in back.
Up there in the gallery whence
the applause kept coming through
out his speech were Mrs. Clark
Clifford, Mrs. India Edwards and
Mrs. Charles Brannan, who had
just stepped off plane from Flor
ida; Mrs. Jesse Donaldson, Mrs.
Julius Krug, Mrs. John Snyder, and
Mrs. Truxtun Beale. The ladies on
the floor drew more attention,
though. There was Representative
Edith Nourse Rogers, sporting two
orchids this time; Representative
Frances Bolton in a gray dress that
matched her trim coiffure, Repre-
sentative Katharine St. George in
simple black, and former Repre-
sentative Katharine Byron in bril-
liant red.
Little 4-year-old Linda Sue Wilson
put the finishing touch to yester-
days historic scene. AS soon as the
Chief Executive had left the cham
ber, she called Daddy" to Repre-
sentative Earl Wilson and waved
good-by from her seat in the gal
lery.
Glimpsed in the crowd as the
galleries emptied were Mrs. Clinton
Anderson and Mrs. Brien Mcmahon
who went on to the Senate dining
room to lunch with Mrs. Mesta, Miss
Truman and Mrs. Vinson; Mrs.
Homer Ferguson, wife of the Re-
publican Senator, who said, That
was quite message!"; Mrs. J. Will
liam Fulbright, who was joining
her husband, Senator Fulbright,
and Senator and Mrs. Scott Lucas
and Scott Lucas, jr, for lunch;
Mrs. Albert Thomas and Mrs.
Otis Bland with Mrs. Frazer
Bailey, whose chic hat was studded
with gold coins; Mrs. o. Max Gard
ner, who was with Mrs. Fred Nor
rison and said she is going to be
here until after the Inauguration;
Mrs. Owen Brewster, Mr.. Hugh D.
Auchincloss, and scores of others.
Installation Sunday