Evening star., 1949-01-22
Snyders Hosts to Trumans at Wardman
President Greets Thousands
1t Three Big Receptions
Bv Betty BeaIe

~ BeaIe
/ Undersecretary of the Treasury ane
Mrs. Edward H. Foley, jr., with hel
daughter, Miss Helen Bowdoin; thu
British Ambassador and Lady
Franks, the Chief Justice and Mrs
Fred Vinson, the Secretary of thu
Senate and Mrs. Leslie Biffle, thu
Attorney General and Mrs. Ton
Clark and her sister, Mrs. Delaney
Walker and Mr.. and Mrs. MAJ
Truitt, the latter in white satir
hat, blue figured satin dress and ful
scarf.
Whole Family There
The entire good-looking. blone
Clark Clifford family were there
and the Governor of Maryland ane
Mrs. Preston Lane, Mrs. o. MAJ
Gardiner with her son, Mr.. RALPH
Gardiner; the Secretary of Agri.
culture and Mrs. Charles Brannan
Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer with Mr.
Herbert May of Pittsburgh, Mr.. ane
Mrs. Daniel Bell and Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard Lyons of New York.
An orchestra played throughout
the party and there was a long
buffet table on the raised side of
this attractive patent leather
trimmed room. The grape juice
punch was delicious but contained
no stimulant, but, as someone re-
marked, the presence of the Presi-
dent was stimulation enough. That
was the opinion too of Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt Whitney as she
partook of a cookie and chatted
with Mr.. Marvin Braverman about
the success of the inaugural ball.
Mrs. George Mesta was being con-
graduated on it, too, and looked
beaming after it all in deep blue
metallic dress and chic black feather
hat. Nearby Miss Jane Lingo and
her house guest, Miss Polly Wal
worth of Bryn Mawr, Pa, were eye
ing the fudge cake with considerable
interest.
Speaker Sam Rayburn and his sis
ter, Miss Lucinda Rayburn. were
at this party, too. and so were Sen
ator and Mrs. Tom Connally, the
Secretary of the Air Force and Mrs.
Stuart Symington, Senator and
Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall, and one
could go on and on.
Democrats Rally
The President and Mrs. Truman
finally did go on to the Shoreham
where the tremendous ballroom,
steps leading down to it and ap-
preaching halls were jammed with
loyal Democrats with nary a Re-
publican in sight.
Standing on the stage with his
wife, Vice President Barkley and
Senator and Mrs McGrath, the man
who was inaugurated yesterday
thanked the people who had worked
to send him back to the White
House, and asked for their con-
tinued support. He joked about
his schedule the day before,
then affirmed to one and all
that "the Democratic platform was
not a scrap of paper" Mr.. Bark
ley made an amusing story out of
a policeman's remark to him on the
way in. II don't know" said the
officer in response to Mr.. Barkley's
question, whether the President Is
coming or going"
The President and Mrs. Truman
left Immediately after his brief ad-
dress and guests milled about IN
search of Senator McGrath or q
cocktail. The cocktail room was
open to comparatively few at a time,
so there was much waiting outside
of the door so labeled.
So many wanted to shake the
hand of the host, who hadn't been
able to greet each personally, that
his progress down the length of the
ballroom was slow.
Glimpsed among the Democratic
politicos were Mr.. James Farley,
whose appearance caused .Barnee to
strike up East Side, West Side;
Senator Paul Douglas, Alabama S
Governor and Mrs. Jim Folsom, Mis-
souri's Governor and Mrs. Forrest
Smith, Senator Matt Nicely of West
Virginia, National Committeeman
Calvin w. Rawlings from Utah,
Paul Fitzpatrick from New York,
Frank Hale from Ohio, Frank Duffy
from Vermont, Arthur Koontz from
West Virginia and John j. Nangle
from Missouri. Mr.. and Mrs. Jouett
Shouse and Mr.. Lawrence Wood
Robert were familiar faces in this
tremendous throng where clothes
varied from afternoon to evening,
street length to long and with or
without hats.
In the receiving line when the
President and Mrs. Truman arrived
at the Kentucky State Society party
were the Governor of Kentucky and
Mrs. Earle Clements, the Vice Pres
ident, his daughter and official host
ess, Mrs. Max O'Rell Truitt, and Mr..
South Trimble, jr., president of the
society and his attractive wife.
Mrs. Truitt chose for this gay
Kentucky party for her father a
gown of champagne brocade, hand
woven in a silver, gold and green
thread.
McWilliams Orchestra furnished
the music and Mr.. Morton Downey
sang a number Of popular Kentucky
songs.