Evening star., 1950-04-10
By Margaret Germond

Easter SUNDAY parties began at
breakfast time yesterday and con-
tinued at lively pace until long
after dark. Mr.. and Mrs. Corneal
J. Mack started the round of. fes-
tivities when they were hosts at
their third annual Easter break
fast, and Miss Marilyn Mack,
home from college for spring va
cation. assisted her parents in re-
ceiving.
Guests at this gay event were
Associate Justice and Mrs. STAN
ley Reed, Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Francis P. Matthews,
the Attorney General and Mrs.
Howard j. McGrath, Senator and
Mrs. Walter F. George, Senator
and Mrs. Burnet r. Maybank,
Senator and Mrs. George w. Ma
lone. Senator and Mrs. Owen
Brewster. Senator and Mrs. Ed
ward L. Leahy, Senator Richard
B. Russell, jr.. Representative and
Mrs. August H. Andersen, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Erland H.
Hedrick, the Secretary of the Sen
ate and Mrs. Leslie L. Biffle, Mrs.
John Steelman and Mrs. Matthew
j. Connolly, whose husbands are
out Of town, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Ross.
Others who accepted invitations
were Judge and Mrs. E. Barrett
Prettyman. Judge and Mrs. Rich
mond B. Keech, Judge and Mrs.
Edward M. Curran, Judge and
Mrs. Matthew F. Mcclure, Judge
and Mrs. David S. Let's, Judge
and Mrs. Wilbur K. Miller, Com
missioner and Mrs. Russell Young,
Commissioner and Mrs. Gordon
Young, Commissioner of Patents
and Mrs. John Marzall and the
Director General of the Pan
American Union and Sonora de
Lleras.
Also among those present were
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph F..
Battley. Mrs. Lawrence Wood Rob-
ert, jr., Mr.. Frank Rediker, Mrs.
Peyton Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Welles March, Mrs. Roy st. Lewis,
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, Mrs.
Carolyn Hagner Shaw, Mrs. Min
nigerode Allen. Mrs. Maxwell Muir
ray. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E.
Freer, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren l..
Stephenson, DR.. and Mrs. E. R.
Thomas of Frederick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis D. Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Schaefer and Col.
and Mrs. Anthony j. D. Biddle.
Around midday a small num-
ber of guests was invited to
farewell brunch given by Mrs.
Helen Sparks in honor of Nine.
Rybar and DR.. Mica Trbojevic of
the Yugoslavian Embassy, both of
whom will be leaving Washington
soon. MIR. and Mrs. John Shields
were hosts at an at-home from
4 to 8, and former Associate JUS
tice Justin Miller of the United
States Court of Appeals and Mrs.
Miller began their reception in
honor of Mrs. Henry F. Grady,
wife Of the United States Am
bassador to Greece. at 430.
Mrs. 1rumon Guest
Mrs. Truman was among the
guests at the Miller party and
many of the others also had been
at earlier parties during the day.
There also was a number of |
Californians among the guests as
Mr. and Mrs. Miller have been
making their home in Pacific
Palisades since he became presi-
dent OF the National Association
of Broadcasters. Mrs. Miller came
east to spend the spring in Wash
ington and their daughter, Mrs.
Jean Miller Abbot and her young
daughter, Susan. also are visiting
here, and both shared honors with
Mrs. Grady.
Among those alternating at
pouring tea and coffee were Mrs.
William o. Douglas. Mrs. Harold
Hitz Burton, Mrs. Tom C. Clark
and Mrs. Sherman Minton from
the Supreme Court circle, and also
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs.
Cordell Hull, Mrs. Oscar Chap
man, Mrs. Harold Stephens, Mrs.
Henry Edgerton, Mrs. Clarence F.
Lea, Mrs. Chet Holifield, Mrs. John
Philip Wayne Coy and Mrs. S. B.
Warner.
Mrs. Walter Wyatt, Mrs. Mont
fort Noodle, Mrs. Lorton Sims and
Mrs. Tomas Cajigas were among
those assisting, and others were
Mrs. John Davies, jr., Mrs. Ber-
nard j. Gallagher, Mrs. Ralph
Hardy, Mrs. G. Emerson Mark
ham, Mrs. Richard P. Doherty,
Mrs. Neal McNaughton, Mrs.
Robert K. Richards, Mrs. Lowell